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Joseph Lam is a technology and property reporter at The Australian. He joined the national daily in 2019 after he cut his teeth as a freelancer across publications in Australia, Hong Kong and Thailand.

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PERTH, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 20: Clinical nurse Wendy Dickinson receives a BCG injection in the trial clinic at Sir Charles Gairdner hospital on April 20, 2020 in Perth, Australia. Healthcare workers in Western Australia are participating in a new trial to test whether an existing tuberculosis vaccine can help reduce their chances of contracting COVID-19. 2000 frontline staff from Fiona Stanley, Sir Charles Gairdner and Perth Children's Hospital are taking part in the research trial, which will see half of participants receiving the existing Bacillus Calmette-GuÃ©rin (BCG) vaccine in addition to their flu vaccine, while the other half receive the regular flu shot. The BCG vaccine was originally developed to work against tuberculosis, but it is hoped it might help reduce the chance of contracting coronavirus as well as lessen the severity of symptoms and boost immunity in the long term. The BRACE trial is being led by by the Murdoch Children's Research Institute. (Photo by Paul Kane/Getty Images)

Local vax rollout planned as US leaders line up

Australia’s vaccine rollout plans have been detailed as Joe Biden and three former US presidents say they will receive a Covid jab publicly.

Joseph Lam, Adam Creighton and Tom Dusevic

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How has 2020 changed you?

In 2020 Australians faced one crisis after another from bushfires to the global coronavirus pandemic and an election which kept the world on its toes.

Joseph Lam

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CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA-NCA NewsWire Photos 30 NOVEMBER 2020: The Prime Minister Scott Morrison during a virtual press conference from his quarantined accommodation at the Lodge in Canberra.Picture: NCA NewsWire / Gary Ramage

‘Afghan lives matter’: China’s outcry widens

China’s Foreign Ministry spokeswoman has asked whether Australia believes the murder of innocent civilians is justified, urging Scott Morrison to ‘bring the culprits to justice’.

Richard Ferguson and Max Maddison

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Oxford vaccine ‘up to 90pc effective’

Australia’s preferred vaccine, the Oxford AstraZeneca jab, also appears to reduce the transmission of the coronavirus, eagerly awaited stage-three data shows.

Ewin Hannan, Richard Ferguson and Angelica Snowden

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 05 2020:NSW Ambulance Services in Sydney Australia, on OCTOBER 05 2020. Picture: NCA Newswire / Gaye Gerard

Student stabbed at school

Teen is hospitalised after being stabbed in the back at a high school in Sydney’s west.

Angelica Snowden

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ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos November 18, 2020: South Australian Chief public health officer Nicola Spurrier is seen during a COVID announcement at the State Administration Centre in Adelaide. Picture: NCA NewsWire / David Mariuz

Police guard supermarkets as lockdown looms

Officers will assist supermarket staff to avoid panic buying in South Australia, Police Commissioner Grant Stevens warned.

David Penberthy and Angelica Snowden

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Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc is pictured on the screen (R) as he addresses his counterparts during the 4th Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Summit at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit being held online in Hanoi on November 15, 2020. (Photo by Nhac NGUYEN / AFP)

Regional partnership forms world’s largest trade bloc

Australia has joined 14 Asian countries to create the world’s largest trade bloc, in a move exporters hope will improve strained relations with China.

Patrick Commins

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$CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 12: Leader of the Opposition Anthony Albanese during Question Time in the House of Representatives at Parliament House on November 12, 2020 in Canberra, Australia. The Coalition has relied on One Nation and Centre Alliance to pass its $4bn recession-busting wage subsidy JobMaker for young workers fracturing with Labor over a COVID-19 emergency relief measure. JobMaker is estimated to create 450,000 jobs, with Labor insisting on a job security amendment that would prevent employers sacking existing workers in order to qualify for the scheme. (Photo by Sam Mooy/Getty Images)$

Albanese to drop in on Fitzgibbon’s turf

The Opposition leader’s planned visit to disaffected frontbencher’s electorate will likely further inflame tensions within Labor.

Patrick Commins

CORONAVIRUS CRISISNation

Simon Birmingham greets Prime Minister Scott Morrison before being sworn is as Finance Minister by the Governor General Peter Hurley at Government House in Canberra. Picture by Sean Davey.

Aus trade pact ‘most important since WTO’

Australia has joined its Asian regional partners including powerhouses China and Japan to create the world’s largest single trade bloc.

Patrick Commins

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CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA-NCA NewsWire Photos NOVEMBER 10 2020.The Shadow Minister for Agriculture and Resources, Joel Fitzgibbon during a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra.Picture: NCA NewsWire / Gary Ramage

Fitzgibbon quit after shouting match with Albo

Anthony Albanese and Joel Fitzgibbon went toe-to-toe in a heated argument in shadow cabinet over the party’s strategy on climate change.

Greg Brown, Simon Benson and Richard Ferguson

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