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    Australians with Severely Compromised Immune Systems Can Get a Third COVID-19 Jab From October 11

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    Fifty Percent of Eligible Australians Are Now Fully Vaccinated Against COVID-19

    More than 26 million jabs have been given so far, and almost 75 percent of eligible population has received their first dose.

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    Three COVID-19 vaccinations, from AstraZeneca, Pfizer and now Moderna, are now available in Australia.

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    The Pfizer Vaccine Will Be Rolled Out to Australians Under 40 From August 30

    Every Aussie aged between 16–40 will finally be eligible to roll up their sleeves for the Pfizer jab as part of Australia's vaccination campaign.

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    All Australian Adults Regardless of Their Age Can Now Get the AstraZeneca Vaccine

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    A Pivotal Change to New South Wales' Sexual Assault Laws Is Underway

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    It's the single largest Commonwealth commitment to mental health and suicide prevention in history. 

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    The Federal Government Will Spend $3.4 Billion on Women's Health, Safety and Financial Security

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    Travel Requirements and Border Rules Are Changing in Response to Perth's COVID-19 Lockdown

    The city has gone into lockdown, so Australia's states have implemented new requirements regarding entry, testing and quarantine.

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    The aim is to give four million Aussies their first jab by the end of March.

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    The Australian Government Is Planning to Roll Out the COVID-19 Vaccine From Early March

    An exact date hasn't been announced yet, but the rollout has been moved forward from the end of March.

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    Queensland Will Reopen Its Borders to Adelaide If There Are No New Unlinked Cases Before December 12

    That date will mark 28 days since the first case in the South Australian capital's current cluster.

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    Qantas Will Only Let Passengers Fly Overseas If They've Had a COVID-19 Vaccination

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    Queensland Has Declared Adelaide a COVID-19 Hotspot and Is Shutting Its Borders to the City

    The news comes after 17 cases were identified in the South Australian capital in the past 24 hours.

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    The Government Has Announced It Will Provide Every Aussie with a Free COVID-19 Vaccine (If It Works)

    The government has an arrangement with a UK-based drug company, which is trialling a vaccine Prime Minister Scott Morrison called "one of the most advanced and promising in world".

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