What's Happening

Facebook announces news partnerships and Google praises 'constructive path forward' after Australia passes an amended media bargaining code into law

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Australian news is officially back on Facebook, soon after an amended version of the media bargaining code passed the Senate

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Job ads spiked almost 15% on February 2020 levels, according to Indeed, but fresh unemployment data suggests not everything is rosy

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Qantas has booked a $1.08 billion half-year loss, as it pins financial hopes on international travel returning in late October

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TikTok says it faced 32 government requests to remove content in Australia in the second half of 2020 – with only Russia and Pakistan making more requests

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The ABS has confirmed Australia’s mortality rate actually declined in 2020 – and funeral companies like Invocare are feeling the pinch

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Australia's buy now, pay later titans are reportedly days away from signing a new code of conduct, capping late fees and forcing credit checks on large transactions

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Australian charities and financial counsellors are bracing for the worst after JobSeeker was lifted by just $3.50 a day

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The government wants employers to dob in applicants who turn down work as part of its $3.50 a day JobSeeker increase

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'Cruel joke': JobSeeker will reportedly increase by $50 a fortnight when coronavirus support ends, leaving recipients with less than $4 more per day

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TikTok Australia joins forces with Shopify, promising to turn a 'subset of culture' into a marketing boom for e-commerce

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As Australian companies pledge to repay a further $44 million in JobKeeper payments, Labor wants to know which firms profited from that taxpayer cash

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'The banks are going to be the winners': Consumer advocates launch last-ditch attempt to stop the government from axing responsible lending laws

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Australia's long-awaited COVID-19 vaccine rollout is set to start on Monday as states receive the Pfizer vaccine

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Facebook’s silencing of health department pages is a ‘public safety issue’, the government says in response to the blanket news ban

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Australian health departments and the Bureau of Meteorology have been caught in the crossfire of Facebook's massive news ban

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'We will be proceeding with the Code': As Facebook bans Australian news, the government says it won't back down on new media laws

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'Driven by rideshare businesses': Fresh ABS data shows courier and delivery services lifted Australian business figures even before the pandemic

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Victoria's snap lockdown will end at midnight tonight, as the state government hails zero new locally acquired cases

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'We are an industry in crisis': Australian live music giants call for urgent extension to JobKeeper in open letter to federal government

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The AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine has been approved for use in Australia, clearing the way for nearly 54 million doses in the national rollout plan

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Victoria will construct a dedicated COVID-19 quarantine complex, with Daniel Andrews pointing to potential sites near Tullamarine and Avalon airports

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Victoria faces an anxious wait for the lockdown to be lifted, as the state finds another 2 locally-acquired COVID-19 cases

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Queensland has reinstated border restrictions for Victorians, as Melbourne's Holiday Inn COVID-19 cluster grows to 10

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School banking programs will be scrapped in ACT schools after a unanimous vote against 'sophisticated marketing techniques' aimed at children

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Australia could face a new wave of homelessness as rent deferrals come to an end, a new report warns

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'Hyper-infectious': Melbourne Holiday Inn closed for 'terminal' deep clean as Victoria prepares for new review of hotel quarantine system

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Anthony Albanese flags new gig worker protections and a rolling contract crackdown ahead of Labor's industrial relations announcement

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A rolling list of companies which have vowed to repay their JobKeeper subsidies after turning big profits in 2020

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Nick Scali will pay back $3.6M in JobKeeper subsidies after it made huge profits in the second half of 2020

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The last of Sydney's lockout laws will be lifted next month, 6 years after hardline restrictions crushed the city's nighttime economy

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'Thrown on the scrap heap': Victoria's live events industry predicts a curtain call for businesses if JobKeeper ends as planned on March 28

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'Death sentence': Australian businesses damaged during lockdowns could face another hit if Google Search leaves, analysts say

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Food delivery apps urged to crack down on 'unrealistic' delivery times and rider fatigue in NSW draft safety guidelines

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More Australians stranded overseas will be welcomed home from February 15, as Morrison confirms boosted intake caps

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Victoria led Australia's retail recovery through the December quarter – but ABS data suggests things won't stay festive for long

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NSW gamblers fed a staggering $2.17 billion to poker machines in late 2020 – the highest yearly increase since 2017

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For the tennis elite, million-dollar prizes are the norm. But lower-ranked pros face an anxious wait for their $100K first round Australian Open fixtures.

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Australia has secured 10 million extra Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine doses, as the government confirms free shots for asylum seekers and detainees

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Victoria has reintroduced COVID-19 restrictions after a hotel quarantine worker linked to the Australian Open tested positive

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Here’s what could happen if Google really does pull Search from Australia, according to experts

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Microsoft hits out at Google, saying Bing is ready to fill the gap if Search pulls out of Australia

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Here's why the Brisbane firm manufacturing at-home COVID-19 tests for the US can't sell or advertise them in Australia

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Brisbane diagnostics firm Ellume has secured a $303 million deal to manufacture DIY COVID-19 tests for the US

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Advocates for unemployed workers have slammed a 'divisive' industry proposal to introduce a two-tiered JobSeeker payment from March 31

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Gig economy workers would receive at least minimum wage under a planned policy proposal from the Labor Party

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Every Australian will be offered COVID-19 vaccination by October, according to Scott Morrison – but international border closures will likely remain

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Victoria declares all but one NSW region a 'green' zone, allowing isolation-free travel for nearly all visitors

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WallStreetBets turned memes into market history. Australian investment experts weigh in on whether it could happen here.

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Uber Eats has revealed a new contract with its Australian riders – but unions say it’s another way to claim delivery riders aren’t employees

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