Australia

Gerry Harvey mum on why he repaid JobKeeper as profits pile up

By: Dominic Powell Harvey Norman founder Gerry Harvey has refused to reveal why his company chose to repay $6 million in JobKeeper subsidies to the federal government, while warning that letting current COVID lockdowns drag on for too long could tip the economy into a recession. Following the company’s release of record earnings for the 2021 financial year on Tuesday, ...

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Australia’s property boom continues to slow down due to affordability rather than lockdown

By: Tawar Razaghi Australian property values rose again in August but the boom is losing steam – new figures show it is the lowest monthly rise since January – as affordability, rather than disruption from lockdowns, takes its toll on the market. CoreLogic’s latest national Home Value Index showed property values had recorded their fastest annual growth since 1989 – ...

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Victoria records 176 COVID-19 cases as state races to vaccinate its way out of lockdown

Victoria has recorded 176 new locally acquired COVID-19 infections on Thursday, a day after the Premier conceded driving the state’s Delta outbreak down to zero was no longer possible. Contact tracers have linked 83 of the new cases to existing outbreaks. Health authorities say more information will be provided later about the number of cases who were in quarantine while ...

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Splashup announced as Xccelerate21 winner

    Simplifying the ecommerce shopping and comparison experience and finding ‘just the right item’ is the mission for Aussie startup Splashup, and they are now one-step closer to achieving that goal after securing a $150,000 SAFE note through Commonwealth Bank’s venture-scaling entity, x15ventures. Announced this morning, Splashup co-founders, Nathalie Rafeh and Vivek Bharadwaj, are the winners of Xccelerate21 – ...

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Call from Iraqi doctors to the community 

We , Iraqi Australian doctors, have been privileged to look after your health for many years. Our main goal is to work with and for you. You have for many years entrusted us with your health and listened to our clinical judgment. Now we are asking you again, to trust our judgment about the safety and efficacy of the COVID-19 ...

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New vaccination clinic for Canterbury-Bankstown

Community members including the priority group of 16-to-39 year olds can receive their free Pfizer vaccination at a new clinic opening in Bankstown tomorrow (Thursday 19 August). The clinic at Bankstown PCYC at 55-57 Meredith St will open seven days a week from 8.30am to 6pm and futher expand South Western Sydney Local Health District’s vaccination program in the region. ...

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Australia rescues just 26 people from Afghanistan on evacuation flight with space for 128

By: Daniel Hurst Australia’s first evacuation mission to Afghanistan rescued just 26 people amid growing fears about dangerous conditions outside Kabul’s airport, but the prime minister says he hopes those numbers will ramp up with further flights in coming days. Scott Morrison confirmed the low initial figure – believed to be mostly Australian passport holders – as he said Australian ...

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NSW records 681 new COVID-19 cases, another death

NSW recorded 681 new locally acquired COVID-19 cases in the 24 hours to 8:00pm on Thursday. It is the highest number of new cases the state has ever recorded in a day. There was also one COVID-19 death, bringing the state’s total fatalities in this Delta outbreak to 61. The man was in his 80s and had underlying health conditions. ...

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