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1.20am BST
Meanwhile, in Clive Palmer orbit land, Palmer's media adviser, Andrew Crook, has sent out this statement:
Media advisor Andrew Crook has been cleared of all charges involving the National Australia Bank.
Mr Crook said today he felt an enormous sense of relief that the matter had been finally dropped and his name has now been cleared.
1.11am BST
Ben Butler has more on the latest cuts to Flight Centre:
The travel agency Flight Centre is to close an additional 91 Australian stores and further cut its staff numbers as flight bans and closed borders continue to ravage its business.
The new cuts target its flagship Flight Centre brand, where the company has already closed 330 of the 740 stores it operated pre-Covid. The company also operates other brands including FCM Travel Solutions, Stage and Screen, GOGO Vacations and Student Universe.
Related: Flight Centre announces another 91 Australian stores will close as coronavirus ravages business
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