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David Ross is a Sydney-based journalist at The Australian. He previously worked at the European Parliament and as a freelance journalist, writing for many publications including Myanmar Business Today where he was an Australian correspondent. He has a Masters in Journalism from The University of Melbourne.

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02/10/2020. Tony Pearson, CEO of AH Beard pictured on the factory floor at their warehouse in Padstow in Sydney's West. The family owned bedmaker is having a booming COVID. Sales are soaring and they expect them to stay up as Australia stays home. Britta Campion / The Australian

Covid no nightmare for mattress maker

The COVID-19 crash has turned into a bed-driven rebound for mattress maker A.H. Beard, with September sales at their highest ever.

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(FILES) In this file photo taken on July 11, 2020 US President Donald Trump wears a mask as he visits Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. - US President Donald Trump said early on October 2, 2020 that he and First Lady Melania had tested positive for the coronavirus. (Photo by ALEX EDELMAN / AFP)

PM wishes Trump ‘speedy, full recovery’

Scott Morrison has sent a private message to US President Trump as he and First Lady Melania recover from coronavirus.

Richard Ferguson, David Ross and Rachel Baxendale

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An old lady's hands in generic photo for Aged Care.

Report slams lack of pandemic plan for elderly

Royal commission criticises absence of federal preparedness for COVID-19 for aged care residents, calls for funding so those in quarantine can receive visitors.

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24709/2020: Stonefruit grower Angus Ferrier, with backpacker workers Eleanor Smith 24 from the UK and her partner Kilian Hoeckman 26 from Belgium, thinning Nectarine trees so the fruit will triple in size on his property west of Stanthorpe, southern QLD. Angus has described the impact the picking shortage could have on the industry. It's tough for the region because last year they were crippled by drought, whereas this year it's the looming shortage that's the problem. Pic Lyndon Mechielsen

Inquiry to probe infections since hotel revamp

The inquiry into Victoria’s bungled hotel quarantine scheme will examine how nine workers became infected at hotels after the program’s July revamp.

Olivia Caisley, Tom Dusevic and Ewin Hannan

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AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - SEPTEMBER 29: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern tours Douglas Pharmaceuticals on September 29, 2020 in Auckland, New Zealand. Douglas Pharmaceuticals is a New Zealand business that researches and develops, manufactures, markets and distributes pharmaceutical and nutraceutical products in domestically and internationally. Earlier today the Labour Party today announced it will expand mental health services to young people, undertake more planned care including elective surgeries, fund more medicines and provide targeted dental support to those who need it the most in the next phase of rebuilding New ZealandÃ¢â¬â¢s health system. (Photo by Phil Walter/Getty Images)

Ardern: NZ waiting for Oz to open borders

Jacinda Ardern has suggested a trans-Tasman bubble was near but depended on Australia’s approach to open borders.

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3/5/2020WA premier Mark McGowan, holding a presser and walking along Rockingham Beach.Pic Colin Murty The Australian

WA softens borders … with conditions

Amid falling case numbers, WA Premier Mark McGowan will ease tough restrictions on people seeking to enter from Victoria and NSW.

Richard Ferguson, Rachel Baxendale and David Ross

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA-NewsWire Photos SEPTEMBER 28, 2020 : Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews announcing the latest COVID-19 infections across the state which continue to fall in the second wave. Picture : NCA / NewsWire / Ian Currie

Andrews shoots down Mikakos ‘eradication’ tweet

Daniel Andrews disputes tweet from former health minister Jenny Mikakos, says suppression remains aim, and digs in on masks.

Rachel Baxendale and David Ross

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25/09/2020. Mortgage Choice mortgage broker James Algar, photographed near his office in Dee Why on Sydney's northern beaches. Britta Campion / The Australian

Netflix or loans? Borrowers put to the test

Mortgage brokers welcome moves from the Morrison government to scale back lending verification requirements.

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Ross Townsend's portrait of Prime Minister Scott Morrison.

UN not perfect, must work for all: PM

Scott Morrison will argue that the UN faces new challenges responding to the pandemic, as well as maritime and territorial disputes, in a speech on Saturday.

Remy Varga, Olivia Caisley, Rachel Baxendale and David Ross

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos AUGUST 10, 2020 : Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews announcing latest COVID-19 infection numbers as the state battles a second wave of the virus. Victorian Health Minister Jenny Mikakos looks on, Monday August 10, 2020. Picture : NCA NewsWire / Ian Currie

Andrews stands by ‘clueless’ health minister

Premier Daniel Andrews backs Jenny Mikakos as union representing tens of thousands of aged care, disability and hospital workers demands she resign.

Tessa Akerman, Rachel Baxendale and David Ross

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