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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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LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 26: A traveller arrives by coach at the Holiday Inn hotel at Heathrow Airport to complete a mandatory quarantine period on February 26, 2021 in London, England. Travellers arriving in the UK from February 15 2021 onwards from countries on the

NZ restrictions after new local case is confirmed

New Zealand faces a week of restrictions after another new local case emerged. And more has come out on Queensland’s refusal to pay a NSW hotel bill.

Nicholas Jensen and Ellie Dudley

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Quarantine: 5000 haven’t paid

Returned travellers are refusing to foot the bill for their two-week quarantine, with many adamant they won’t be paying.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 20: Pete Evans is seen at an anti-vaccination rally at Hyde Park on February 20, 2021 in Sydney, Australia. Evans is a controversial celebrity chef and conspiracy theorist who was recently banned fromÃÂ InstagramÃÂ and Facebook for sharing misinformation about the coronavirus and vaccines. The protestors are demonstrating against mandatory COVID-19 vaccines. The COVID-19 vaccine is due to be rolled out to frontline health workers across Australia from next week. The Australian government has purchased enough vaccines for all Australians to be vaccinated, should they choose to do so. While vaccinations are not mandatory, some industries might require workers to get the COVID-19 vaccine as a condition of employment. (Photo by Brook Mitchell/Getty Images)

‘Ignore the anti-vaxxers’, health authorities urge

Disgraced celebrity chef Pete Evans vows to ‘speak his truth’ as dissenters arrested in nationwide protests targeting roll-out of COVID-19 vaccine.

Daniel Sankey and Nicholas Jensen

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(Emily) DRY LUNGS: John Shearer uses his nebuliser to give relief to his dry lungs. 19/11/02. Picture: david Hill

Virus cluster claim shrouded in mist

A Deakin University aerosols expert has cast doubt on the theory Victoria’s Holiday Inn COVID-19 outbreak was caused by nebuliser mist.

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epa06027804 A view on the burning Grenfell Tower, a 24-storey apartment block in North Kensington, London, Britain, 14 June 2017. According to the London Fire Brigade (LFB), 40 fire engines and 200 firefighters are working to put out the blaze. Residents in the tower were evacuated, a number of people were treated for a 'range of injuries,' and six people have died in a fire, Metropolitan Police said. The blaze broke out at around 1:00 am GMT. An unconfirmed number of fatalities were reported in the incident, London Fire Commissioner Dany Cotton said during a press conference. The cause of the fire is yet not known. EPA/ANDY RAIN

Dodgy cladding still a threat

Dangerous combustible cladding continues to be used in construction of high-rise buildings despite new regulations.

Nicholas Jensen

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NEWCASTLE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos - February 8, 2020. Apprentices at HVTC crafted Prime Minister Scott Morrison a Cronulla Sharks trophy out of metal. Prime Minister Scott Morrison visits HVTC Training Company at Rutherford in the Hunter Valley. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Peter Lorimer.

PM accused of dodging Kelly row

Scott Morrison has been accused of avoiding concerns over Craig Kelly after saying his treatment of the controversial Liberal MP ‘got enough oxygen last week’.

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Released traveller tests positive

A returned overseas traveller has tested positive to COVID-19 two days after being released from two-weeks of mandatory hotel quarantine.

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CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 03: Member for Hughes Craig Kelly arrives in the Media Gallery at Parliament House on February 03, 2021 in Canberra, Australia. Liberal MP Craig Kelly has been told by Prime Minister Scott Morrison to heed expert medical advice, after the outspoken politician promoted unproven coronavirus treatments and questioned the safety of vaccinations. (Photo by Sam Mooy/Getty Images)

Kelly defies PM on Covid drugs

Liberal backbencher Craig Kelly has again endorsed the use of controversial drugs against COVID-19 on social media.

Nicholas Jensen

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CANBERRA, AUSTRALIANewsWire Photos FEBRUARY 05, 2021: Prime Minister Scott Morrison during a National Cabinet press conference in Parliament House Canberra.Picture: NCA NewsWire / Gary Ramage

Travel caps lifted; WA lockdown set to end

More Australians will be able to return home after the PM’s announcement; WA records another day of zero cases.

Joe Kelly, Nicholas Jensen and Rachel Baxendale

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CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 04: Prime Minister Scott Morrison (right) and Minister for Health Greg Hunt during a press conference in the Prime Minister's Courtyard at Parliament House on February 04, 2021 in Canberra, Australia. The Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine has beenÃÂ provisionally approvedÃÂ by theÃÂ Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA)ÃÂ for peopleÃÂ 16 years and older with the COVID-19 vaccine to be available in Australia at 50 hospital sites across the country, and in residential aged care and disability facilities. As part ofÃÂ AustraliaÃ¢â¬â¢s Vaccine and Treatment Strategy, the Australian Government has purchased an additional 10 million doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine, and has the option to purchase more doses.ÃÂ (Photo by Sam Mooy/Getty Images)

PM quashes push for remote quarantine

Daniel Andrews among those suggesting remote quarantine may be ‘useful’; Pfizer to send 10m more vaccine doses.

Richard Ferguson and Nicholas Jensen

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