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  1. 7 hours ago

    Missed tonight's ? You can always catch up on iview here:

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  2. 7 hours ago

    . suggested this week that some unemployed Australians are turning down job opportunities to stay on . With changes to both the JobSeeker and schemes looming, satirist has this update.

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  3. 9 hours ago

    Heart disease and diabetes largely preventable illnesses but the biggest killers of adults. Chronic kidney disease is also a major issue, killing Indigenous men and women at four times the rate of the rest of the population.

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  4. 9 hours ago

    babies are twice as likely to be born underweight. One study found they were on average 300 grams smaller.

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  5. 9 hours ago

    “We’re just sick of being sick. We don’t want to close that gap, we want to smash that gap.” Melanie Briggs, Aboriginal health worker.

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  6. 9 hours ago

    babies die at twice the rate of other children despite a decade of targeted policy. The plan was supposed to improve persistent gaps in Indigenous health, education and employment but 12 years on it has failed.

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  7. 9 hours ago

    “We're definitely worried because we're just constantly working and we’re exposed, but we'll do the best we can.” – Calvin Luu, grocer in St Albans, Melbourne.

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  8. 9 hours ago

    “I feel that this has been one of the worst times that I've had to deal with in my lifetime.” – Ciro Lombardi, 85, resident of St Albans, Melbourne, which is in lockdown.

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  9. 9 hours ago

    “The lockdown in the 10 postcodes has definitely heightened the anxiety in the community. So a lot of frustration as well because people are going back to working from home. It’s a bit of a waiting game at the moment.” - Shabnam Tawfi, nurse.

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  10. 9 hours ago

    People living in 10 postcodes across Melbourne are now back in lockdown as Victoria grapples with a surge in cases.

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  11. 10 hours ago

    Coming up on : & on the Melbourne lockdowns; interviews acting Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly; on Closing the Gap; looks at boogaloo; on Cox's Bazar; & satire from

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  12. 14 hours ago

    Communities in northern NSW became part of living history last week with a re-enactment of the first official air mail delivery. It came after years of detective work by a local stamp collector.

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  13. 15 hours ago

    Defence Minister discusses China and the government's new military strategy.

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  14. 16 hours ago

    The government has launched a much more aggressive military strategy for Australia, clearly reflecting concerns about China.

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  15. 17 hours ago

    "It is incredibly important that we put this back in the box ... otherwise I won't be locking down some postcodes, I'll have to lock down all postcodes.” warns Victorians to follow lockdown rules.

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  16. 18 hours ago

    With a vaccine still months or even years away, looks at whether Australia's controls are up to the task.

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  17. 19 hours ago

    The Andrews Government has acknowledged failures with hotel quarantine allowed to spread to the wider community.

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  18. Jul 1

    “Most Australians would not know that most of the time Australia has barely days or perhaps a week's worth of ammunition - of munitions - and indeed fuel as well, for military purposes located on its territory.”

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  19. Jul 1

    “It was in some ways inevitable that the Australian government would try to turn the Australian military into a force that is capable of actually fighting wars in our region.”

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  20. Jul 1

    . has launched a much more aggressive military strategy - which clearly reflects the government’s concerns about .

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