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The Loop: Morrison’s Office Ordered Boat Advertising, Majority Seat Work, Amber Heard’s Final Testimony

Hello. It’s Friday, May 27th and you’re reading The Loop, a quick summary of today’s news. Let’s start here One of Scott Morrison’s final acts as Prime Minister was to instruct the Australian Border Force to publish the interception of a suspected asylum seeker ship on election day. The ABC may reveal that the highly …

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Simona Halep suffers a panic attack during the defeat of the French Open while the first seeding round continues

Romanian Simona Halep, the 2018 French Open champion, and American Danielle Collins are the latest big figures to disappear from the women’s singles at Roland Garros, and Halep admitted that he suffered a bout of panicked during his shock defeat to Chinese Qinwen Zheng. Key points: Simona Halep called for medical staff twice during the …

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Live updates on the results of the 2022 election: Darren Chester confirms his candidacy for national leadership; Peter Dutton hoped to present himself without opposition to liberal leadership; Foreign Minister Penny Wong is sent to Fiji

The Murugappan family of Biloela will have the outcome of their case decided today, according to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. As we reported last night, Albanese told Perth 6PR radio station that on Friday Interior Minister Jim Chalmers will make a decision on the family case, with an upcoming announcement. Nades and Priya Murugappan with …

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Influenza vaccinations are requested as cases increase. So how effective is this winter’s jab?

Australia was virtually flu-free for a couple of years, but the disease has recovered, and then for about the last month or so. All 10,600 cases of influenza were reported to the National Notification Disease Surveillance System during the first third of this year, with more than 7,000 diagnosed in the fortnight between April 25 …

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Final Fantasy XIV players are free again for AFK (and dancing) forever

With long waiting times a distant memory, the Final Fantasy XIV team is ready to return to normal by letting people stay connected forever, no matter how much time passes without, you know, really playing Massive multiplayer online game. In July 2021, Final Fantasy XIV introduced a system that expelled players after 30 minutes of …

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Barnaby Joyce will face the challenge of national leadership

Nationals leader Barnaby Joyce will face a leadership challenge when the party room meets next week. Former Minister Darren Chester has confirmed overnight that he will oppose Joyce when the party meets on Monday in Canberra. Victorian MP Darren Chester will challenge Barnaby Joyce for National Party leadership. (Dominic Lorrimer) “We need to be honest …

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Melbourne Storm vs. Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | Party Highlights | Round 12, 2022 | NRL – NRL – National Rugby League

Melbourne Storm vs. Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | Party Highlights | Round 12, 2022 | NRL NRL – National Rugby League Munster “sinks” with a startling response; Manly Problem Since Can’t Excuse: 3 Great Fox Sports Hits “Final competitor”: The storm star responds to its news.com.au critics Storm prostitute Grant under a cloud of injuries …

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