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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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PERTH, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos FEBRUARY 3, 2021: Aerial view of the bushfire north-east of Perth which has burnt through more than 7000 hectares of land and destroyed multiple homes. .NCA NewsWire / Tony McDonough

WA fires under control, firey injured

Fire authorities in WA have stopped bushfires at Avon Ridge Estate and Shady Hills Estate which posed an overnight threat.

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Arts

28/2/2020 Tim Minchin here to perform at 60th Birthday Concert for Adelaide Festival in Elder Park. Picture MATT TURNER.

Festival presses pause, with regret

Plans are in disarray as dozens of WA festival shows, including Fringe World and Tim Minchin’s Perth Festival opening concert this Friday, have been postponed

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LIVE: Politics NowNation

PERTH, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 31: Premier Mark McGowan is seen placing his mask on at Dumas House Press Room on January 31, 2021 in Perth, Australia. Premier Mark McGowan has announced a five day lockdown across the Perth, Peel and South West regions of Western Australia, effective from 6pm local time on Sunday 21 January. The lockdown measures come following the discovery of a positive COVID-19 case in a worker at a quarantine hotel. (Photo by Matt Jelonek/Getty Images)

Palaszczuk’s quarantine camp rejected

The Queensland Premier’s hopes to quarantine overseas arrivals at a regional workers camp has been dealt a blow with the local mayor insisting his community is against the idea.

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ExclusivePolitics

(FILES) In this file photo taken on June 16, 2017 the remains of Grenfell Tower, a residential tower block in west London which was gutted by fire, are pictured against the London skyline. - The London Fire Brigade has been condemned for

Cladding a high risk in 100 Sydney towers

More than 100 apartment and office buildings in the City of Sydney have been classified as at ‘high risk’ of fire.

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‘Never say never’Nation

PERTH, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos JANUARY 31, 2021: Veteran sailor, Jon Sanders returns to Fremantle after his 11th solo circumnavigation of the globe. Sanders has sailed more than 40,000 kilometres since leaving Fremantle almost a year ago, on a voyage to raise awareness of plastic pollution. NCA NewsWire / Tony McDonough

Historic 11th solo voyage for anti-plastics sailor

One of Australia’s greatest yachtsmen, Jon Sanders, has returned home with a historic 11th solo circumnavigation adding to his already remarkable sailing record.

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COVID-19 PANDEMICNation

(FILES) A picture taken on January 7, 2021 shows a vial and a syringe of the Pfizer/BioNTech Comirnaty Covid-19 vaccine at the Bordeaux CHU hospital. - Sanofi will help Pfizer and BioNTech to produce their Covid-19 vaccine and should package more than 100 million doses for the European Union by the end of 2021, the general manager of the French laboratory announced on January 26, 2021 in an interview with Le Figaro. (Photo by MEHDI FEDOUACH / AFP)

Pfizer vaccine effective against mutant strains

Pfizer and BioNTech say their vaccine can combat the strains which have emerged in the UK and South Africa, as NSW names the locations of its first vaccination hubs.

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Bizarre excuseWorld

(COMBO) This combination of file pictures created on July 2, 2020 shows Ghislaine Maxwell (L) during an event on September 20, 2013 in New York City and an undated handout photo obtained on July 11, 2019 courtesy of the New York State Sex Offender Registry of Jeffrey Epstein (R). - Accused sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell repeatedly denied that she recruited underage girls for her former partner, the disgraced US financier Jeffrey Epstein, in a deposition released on October 22, 2020, that she had fought to keep secret. The denials form part of perjury charges brought against the British socialite, who is accused of grooming girls as young as 14 for Epstein, who killed himself in prison last year. (Photos by Laura Cavanaugh and Handout / various sources / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT

Ghislaine: jurors not diverse enough

Ghislaine Maxwell asks judge to dismiss her case, claiming jurors who indicted her didn’t include enough blacks or Hispanics.

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Davos addressWorld

This video grab taken on January 26, 2021, from the website of the World Economic Forum shows Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel speaking during an all-virtual World Economic Forum, which usually takes place in Davos, Switzerland. - Ursula von der Leyen urged today the United States under President Joe Biden to work together with Brussels on regulating the tech giants. (Photo by Handout / various sources / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT

This is the hour for multilateralism: Merkel

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has reflected on the global impact of COVID-19, as well as plans for economic recovery, arguing that ‘this is the hour for multilateralism’.

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PoliticsNowNation

CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos JANUARY 25, 2021: Tasmania Australian of the Year: Grace Tame, advocate for survivors of sexual assault and #LetHerSpeak campaigner at Parliament House, Canberra. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Martin Ollman

Abuse survivor is Australian of the Year

Grace Tame, the Let Her Speak advocate who campaigned for survivors of sexual abuse has been announced as Australian of the Year for 2021.

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Free speechWorld

Rowan Atkinson stars as Johnny English in JOHNNY ENGLISH STRIKES AGAIN, a Focus Features release.

Cancel culture a ‘medieval mob’

Actor Rowan Atkinson condemns social media’s push to silence public debate after recent run-in with woke warriors.

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