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Double The Misery 15/07/22

Covid reinfections are on the rise with more than 4000 cases reported in South Australia, as authorities warn they “will become more common” due to the rise of Omicron subvariants.

The price of nearly 900 prescription medicines is set to rise on October 1 under a deal struck with the generic medicines industry to overcome drug shortages.

Long-serving Burnside councillor Julian Carbone has resigned over an Instagram post about a young girl posing in a bikini.

And in sport, as a state-level swimmer, Lucy Fawcett was told that having her period would be a “block” to her sport and that she was “too fat” to swim competitively.

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