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Nicholas Jensen is commentary editor at The Australian. He previously worked as a reporter in the masthead’s NSW bureau. He studied history at the University of Melbourne, where he obtained a BA (Hons), and holds an MPhil in British and European History from the University of Oxford.

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Live: CoronavirusNation

CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos APRIL, 08, 2021: Prime Minister Scott Morrison during a late press conference at Parliament House in Canberra.Picture: NCA NewsWire/Gary Ramage

Feds secure 20m extra Pfizer vaccines

PM Scott Morrison says the overnight agreement would ensure Australia would now have access to 40m Pfizer jabs this year.

Greg Brown, Nicholas Jensen and Remy Varga

‘Like planets colliding’Nation

Tropical Cyclone Seroja is heading towards the WA coast

Tourists flee cyclones off WA

Three tropical cyclones are set to converge off north WA, in a rare clash of systems that could have devastating consequences.

Nicholas Jensen and Erin Lyons

Science

WHO team member Peter Ben Embarek (L-in car) and other members of the group leave their hotel after the World Health Organization (WHO) team wrapped up its investigation into the origins of the COVID-19 coronavirus in Wuhan in China's central Hubei province on February 10, 2021. (Photo by Hector RETAMAL / AFP)

Lies, deception plague WHO probe

Three Australian scientists have joined 24 international researchers urging the WHO to launch another investigation into the origins of COVID-19 with or without Beijing’s involvement.

Nicholas Jensen

LIVE: Coronavirus crisisNation

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA- NewsWire Photos APRIL 04 2021: Australian Health Minister Greg Hunt provides a COVID update at Mount Martha Surf Club. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Sarah Matray

Shot in the arm coming for jab rollout

Health Minister Greg Hunt says Australia will have access to an additional 1.6 million doses within three weeks, adding the nation is in a ‘extraordinarily fortunate position’.

Olivia Caisley and Nicholas Jensen

LIVE: COVID-19 PANDEMICPolitics

An ambulance arrives at the PA Hospital in Brisbane. Picture: Tertius Pickard

Man dies from Covid in Queensland

A man has died in a Queensland hospital from complications related to COVID-19, officials have confirmed.

Richard Ferguson and Nicholas Jensen

EXPLAINERNation

New Zealanders on Air New Zealand flight NZ103 return to Sydney Airport from Auckland. Kiwis who have not been in a designated Covid-19 hotspot in the past 14 days will be able to travel to Australia without needing to go into quarantine. Picture: Brett Costello

Trans-Tasman travel bubble: what we know

Will you need to be vaccinated? What happens if there’s an outbreak? Here’s what we know on the NZ travel bubble.

Nicholas Jensen

LIVE: Coronavirus crisisNation

CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA NewsWire Photos FEBRUARY 25 2020: Deputy Chief Medical Officer Professor Michael Kidd during a COVID-19 update in Parliament House in Canberra.Picture: NCA NewsWire / Gary Ramage

Stadium vaccination sites ruled out

The top health officer says supply and administration of jabs will increase in the coming weeks, and established facilities are up to the task of inoculating the nation.

Charlie Peel and Nicholas Jensen

Travel bubblePolitics