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Oliver is the editor at news.com.au and has been a journalist for more than 15 years. Oliver completed a Bachelor of Arts – Journalism at Charles Sturt University before working as a sports reporter at Rural Press. He then moved to NewsLocal in Sydney where he was a reporter and editor at a range of newspapers. Oliver started at news.com.au as a copy editor before becoming news editor then deputy editor.

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Coronavirus

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos AUGUST 06, 2021 - A woman with a mask in Sydney.Picture: NCA NewsWire / Christian Gilles

Aussies want masks, but don’t fear Omicron

With just days until Christmas, questions over masks, checking in, travel plans and booster shots continue to divide our country.

Climate Change

CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos OCTOBER 26 2021: Prime Minister of Australia, Scott Morrison holds a press conference at Parliament House. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Martin Ollman

One word ScoMo uttered 80 times

When Scott Morrison fronted cameras to reveal a major policy he said this word 80 times. But he is already facing some tough questions.

OpinionClimate Change

Why the PM should snub world leaders

Scott Morrison may now attend a crucial climate conference with other world leaders. But he shouldn’t bother unless he makes a big change.

PollAustralian Coronavirus

How we should treat the anti-vaxxers

Should Australian businesses be allowed to keep their doors closed to those who choose not to take a Covid vaccination?

OpinionAustralian Coronavirus

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos, AUGUST, 20, 2021: NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian speaks to the media during a COVID-19 press conference in Sydney. New South Wales has recorded 642 new locally transmitted coronavirus cases overnight. Picture: NCA NewsWire/Bianca De Marchi

One word exposes shambolic NSW position

It’s not a good sign when you have to stress your team is united. But one issue forced Gladys Berejiklian to try and convince NSW just that.

OpinionNSW

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos, AUGUST, 10, 2021: NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian speaks to the media during a COVID-19 press conference in Sydney. New South Wales has recorded 356 new locally transmitted coronavirus cases overnight. Picture: NCA NewsWire/Bianca De Marchi

NSW seems to have run out of ideas

The daily NSW press conferences have become grim viewing for millions. But today it seemed like the state was out of ideas.

Australian Coronavirus

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - Newswire Photos AUGUST 05, 2021: Gus Magee gets the Covid-19 vaccine at the Roseville Vaccination centre in Sydney. Picture: NCA Newswire /Gaye Gerard

Six questions that reveal Aussie divide

The target has been set by the PM for the number of vaccines we need to end lockdowns. But it remains a divisive topic. Have your say

Olympics

(From L, front) Australia's forward Hayley Raso, Australia's forward Kyah Simon, Australia's midfielder Tameka Yallop, Australia's forward Caitlin Foord, Australia's forward Sam Kerr and (From L, Rear) Australia's goalkeeper Lydia Williams, Australia's midfielder Emily van Egmond, Australia's defender Ellie Carpenter, Australia's midfielder Aivi Luik, Australia's defender Steph Catley and Australia's defender Clare Polkinghorne pose for a team photo with the Australian Aboriginal flag prior to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games women's group G first round football match between Australia and New Zealand at the Tokyo Stadium in Tokyo on July 21, 2021. (Photo by Yoshikazu TSUNO / AFP)

Why this team should be celebrated

It was labelled a “slap in the face to all Australians”, but it’s just one example of how this Aussie team will stand up for what it believes.

Olympics

KASHIMA, JAPAN - JULY 30: Sam Kerr #2 of Team Australia celebrates with team mates after scoring their side's fourth goal during the Women's Quarter Final match between Great Britain and Australia on day seven of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Kashima Stadium on July 30, 2021 in Kashima, Ibaraki, Japan. (Photo by Atsushi Tomura/Getty Images)

‘Suck on that one’: Stunning comeback

Two years ago an under-pressure Sam Kerr hit out in a fiery interview. Ahead of the biggest game of her career, things have changed.

OpinionPolitics

CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos JULY 21, 2021: Prime Minister Scott Morrison addresses the media at a press conference at The Lodge. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Gary Ramage

Comparison ScoMo needs to stop making

Scott Morrison finally owned up to his failures around the vaccine rollout. But there’s one thing he needs to stop for Australia to move forward.

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