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Coronavirus Australia live news: Josh Frydenberg says post-COVID economic recovery 'will take years'

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg says it's "going to take years" for Australia to make a full post-COVID economic recovery, and pledges to be "ambitious" in the October budget.

 

Millions of dollars have been scooped up in CEO bonuses and paid out in stock dividends by corporations that also claimed the JobKeeper wage subsidy, a Labor MP claims, in a situation described as “disgraceful”.

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The rush to immunise populations against Covid-19 could lead to the rollout of a vaccine that is not very effective and risk worsening the pandemic, leading scientists have said.

   With a device surgically implanted into the skull of a pig named Gertrude, Elon Musk demonstrated his startup Neuralink's technology to build a digital link

 

Marise Payne had been Australia's Foreign Minister for just over two months in early November 2018. 

   We know that the results of some historical events were greatly influenced by the weather of the day.

Ten new Sydney ferries will not be able to pass under two bridges on the Parramatta River if commuters are seated on the top deck, the government has confirmed.

Advocates are welcoming substantial changes to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) which they believe will make the system quicker and easier to navigate.