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The health minister, Mark Butler, has said a new Covid-19 variant is spreading around Australia, encouraging Australians to stay up-to-date with their boosters. He told RN Breakfast:

I do encourage, particularly as we head into winter, for people to think about the last time they got a Covid vaccine.

If you are over 75 you should have one if it's more than six months since you had your last booster. If you're 65 to 74, if it's more than 12 months. And for everyone else have a serious think.

Like so many of her generation, she weathered uncertain times with strength and determination.

I have taken inspiration from her every single day of my life and I always will.