“It’s something out of
Yes, Minister or
Utopia,” he said, remarking of the Berala cluster: “More than half of those don’t live here, they just passed through.”
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The changes come after Tasmania and the Northern Territory reopened to most of the city’s local government areas earlier this month, leaving a handful of western Sydney regions on their hotspot lists.
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South Australia and Queensland have kept their bans on arrivals from Greater Sydney in place, with Queensland flagging earlier this week that their rules will be reviewed on January 28.
The sunshine state requires a region to record 28 days without a mystery coronavirus case – a case without a known source – to reopen its borders. There have been six such cases recorded in Sydney since the start of January.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison's comment that January 26, 1788, "wasn’t a particularly flash day" for convicts either has drawn criticism from Labor and the Greens.
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In the eyes of John Howard, Donald Bradman was the greatest living Australian , not a batsman to be associated with an Adelaide sex shop or a cafe filled with cricket memorabilia.
Cabinet papers from 2000 reveal Mr Howard – then Prime Minister – gave a presentation to senior ministers on September 12, telling them he had spoken to the Bradman family about potentially protecting the name against inappropriate commercial use.
Don Bradman and Sid Barnes going out to bat in 1930. Prime Minister John Howard in 2000 moved to protect Bradman s name from commercial misuse.
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It was prompted by a move in Adelaide to rename a section of Burbridge Road as Sir Donald Bradman Drive on January 1 the following year.
Charm and disarm: Farm boy Dan Tehan embarks on diplomatic challenge
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Charm and disarm: Farm boy Dan Tehan embarks on diplomatic challenge
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Behind Dan Tehan’s country drawl is a man well versed in diplomacy, political theory and international relations.
In a decade in federal Parliament he has managed to avoid drawing attention to the fact he’s actually an establishment figure, born into the Liberal Party, politics and schooled in Melbourne’s influential Catholic network.
Dan Tehan has long been underestimated and regarded as a country bumpkin, despite his establishment roots.