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From: PTG (anotherPTG)
1/22/21
What on earth is happening?
Google threatens to withdraw search engine from Australia
The tech giant says it will remove its main search function from Australia if it passes a new law.
Read more from BBC NewsFrom: Jenifer (Zarknorph)
1/22/21
Google are pissed off because Australia is asking them to pay for their news content.
There are plenty of search engines out there that don't take any of your data for tracking purposes.
Google is worried we are setting a precedent that will cost them money globally.
From: Jenifer (Zarknorph)
1/22/21
Cyclone Lucas warning: Tourists and residents in Pilbara and Kimberley brace for dangerous weather
The most destructive weather from Cyclone Lucas is expected to hit on Saturday, with residents and visitors in the Pilbara and Kimberley regions urged to take action now.
Read more from www.abc.net.auFrom: Jenifer (Zarknorph)
2/5/21
Helicopters sent in to rescue dozens trapped in WA floodwaters
Parts of Western Australia's north have been inundated with flooding rain, sending choppers into action to pull dozens of motorists from floodwaters.
Read more from www.abc.net.auFrom: Jenifer (Zarknorph)
2/6/21
WA emerges after snap five-day lockdown following COVID scare
Cafes, shops and fitness studios are back in action across the state's south-west as Western Australians return to the streets - albeit with masks on - after WA's snap COVID lockdown ended last night.
Read more from www.abc.net.auFrom: Jenifer (Zarknorph)
2/13/21
Victoria to enter snap five-day coronavirus lockdown from midnight tonight
Victoria will enter a "short, sharp circuit-breaker" lockdown for five days to respond to fears the highly infectious UK strain of the virus has spread in the community, Premier Daniel Andrews confirms.
Read more from www.abc.net.auFrom: PTG (anotherPTG)
2/21/21
Australian PM is vaccinated as rollout begins
Scott Morrison received the Pfizer vaccine as Australia begins its nationwide inoculation programme.
Read more from BBC NewsFrom: Jenifer (Zarknorph)
2/22/21
He was in such a hilarious predicament.
On the one hand he needed to be vaccinated first to show the vaccine was safe.
On the other, he couldn't barge to the front of the queue.
Solution? Have a little old lady vaccinated first, then him.
From: Jenifer (Zarknorph)
3/14/21
What happens when your government gets COVID response right:
Labor party: 50 seats and counting
Liberal (Conservative) party: 2 seats and counting.
4 seats still in doubt.
Western Australia Election 2021 Results - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Western Australia Election 2021 Results
Read more from ABC NewsHistoric Labor victory will cast long shadow over future governments
Labor has secured total control of WA politics and could become the first government in the State's history to win a third four-year term if it continues to ride the unprecedented wave of popularity to the 2025 election.
Read more from www.abc.net.auFrom: Jenifer (Zarknorph)
3/24/21
Thousands evacuated in Australia's worst floods in nearly half a century
Australian authorities issued fresh flood warnings and evacuation orders on Tuesday as torrential rains again pummelled several parts of the country, sweeping away homes, roads and livestock in the worst downpour in more than half a century.
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