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Coronavirus live news: 'Noise': PM lashes Labor's skills policy
Scott Morrison has lashed out at the Labor party's $1.2bn pledge to boost university and TAFE funding to address skills shortages.
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The Therapeutic Goods Administration has confirmed it has provisionally approved the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine for use in children aged five to 11.
Parliament House will be closed to the public until further notice after a staffer for Greens leader Adam Bandt tested positive for coronavirus.
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