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NRL teams Round 2: KFC SuperCoach teams analysis, rage traders put on notice

The Dolphins captured the hearts of the NRL community with their inaugural win over the Roosters and it appears they’ve also captured the hearts of KFC SuperCoaches. Backline stars Jamayne Isaako (first) and Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow (fourth) both sit in the most popular buys this week, but are KFC SuperCoaches jumping the gun? KFC SuperCoach editor Tom Sangster thinks so. Read ...

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Withdrawal of NSW Covid fines to cost government $30million

Almost half of all Covid-19 public health order fines issued in NSW will be withdrawn in a decision which is expected to cost the state government more than $30 million. The NSW government sensationally decided to withdraw two types of Covid fines on Tuesday, which will see more than 33,000 fines cancelled or refunded. The extraordinary decision comes after the ...

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500 caught driving with drugs in their system during two day blitz

Cocaine snorters, dope smokers and meth users on the roads will increasingly be targeted by police with evidence drug taking drivers are outstripping drunk drivers. Nearly 500 people were caught driving with drugs in their system during a two day blitz on NSW roads. More than 45,000 motorists were tested for either drug or alcohol last weekend with 485 returning ...

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 Broken wings: Engineer who built a flight simulator in his Sydney shop now faces deportation

By: Ala’a Al Tamimi Aviation electrical engineer Ahmed Abdelwahed Saied Nasreldin tells SBS Arabic24 that since media outlets caught wind of the Airbus A320 flight simulator in the back of his EzyMart convenience store on Elizabeth Street, hundreds have taken the opportunity to live out their dream in the pilot’s seat.He assembled the 2000-piece simulator himself earlier this year, at the ...

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Argentina: There is no economy without health

Latin America is now the center of the COVID-19 pandemic, with no peak in sight. “You can recover from a drop in the GDP, but you can’t recover from death.” With that grim but straightforward logic, Argentina’s President Alberto Fernández instituted a tough lockdown early in the pandemic to limit the spread of COVID-19. When the pandemic first hit, Argentine ...

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Australia’s manufacturing future is not its past

In capitalising on this opportunity, no one could claim our past experience has been an unalloyed success. While Australia has enjoyed almost 30 years of continuous economic growth, this record has been marred in more recent times by a productivity slowdown, wage stagnation and increasing social inequality. And now we must face the prospect of a deep recession. Moreover, Australia ...

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Business groups see economy shrinking 5%-8% this year

Thailand›s economy is expected to contract between 5%-8% this year, deeper than the 3%-5% contraction projected in May, due to the impact of the coronavirus outbreak, a group of the country›s leading business associations said on Wednesday. Despite the easing of virus restrictions, most economic indicators declined in May and June, weighed by the weak purchasing power of households and ...

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Australian economy will need up to $90bn extra after coronavirus shock, report says

Australian governments need to pour an extra $70bn to $90bn into stimulus and support measures to help the nation weather the biggest economic shock since the second world war, according to a new report. Setting out a wide-ranging agenda for the next six months, the Grattan Institute argues governments need to phase out coronavirus-related emergency support measures more slowly than ...

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Australia central bank urges ongoing government stimulus for economy

Australia’s economy will need “considerable” support for some time, Reserve Bank of Australia Deputy Governor Guy Debelle said on Tuesday, adding it would be a “problem” if the government ended fiscal stimulus in September as initially flagged. Australia’s fiscal response to the coronavirus pandemic is among the biggest in the world at almost 10% of gross domestic product. It comes ...

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