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Scott Morrison details the new definition of a close contact, isolation times to be discussed at national cabinet on Thursday.
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‘Tricky’ pricing tactics, hidden fees in Labor’s sights
Labor’s efforts to ease the cost-of-living crunch will extend to the ‘tricky tactics’ used by business to ‘rip off’ consumers on everything from concert tickets to gym memberships.
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Buying into trouble: PM’s political judgment on a cliff edge
Anthony Albanese has been forced to deny he is contemplating life after politics just months before an election campaign, after paying $4.3m for a clifftop house on the NSW central coast where he will live with future wife Jodie Haydon.
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