Victoria restrictions to ease in September; QLD and SA on alert after NSW truck drivers test positive – as it happened
by Nino Bucci and Amy Remeikis (earlier) from on (#5P0JD)
Victoria announces lockdown changes for 23 September, after reporting 120 new cases and confirming two deaths; NSW records 1,164 cases and four deaths, with state to open to international Australians at 80% vaccination; June quarter economic growth revealed.
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Here are the main stories on Wednesday, 1 September:
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This is an interesting piece about how youth radio station Triple J copped it the past day or so for a tweet some people found ageist":
Related: Ageism is alive and well': Triple J lampooned for insulting' tweet
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