Australia news live update: nation records 76 Covid deaths; Anthony Albanese announces Labor election priorities
by Caitlin Cassidy (now) and Matilda Boseley (earlier from World news | The Guardian on (#5VC50)
Labor leader outlines election priorities; nation records 76 Covid deaths; Peter Dutton warns against Russia invasion of Ukraine; giant ram survives 4.7 magnitude earthquake in WA. Follow all the latest news
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The benchmark ASX200 is set to fall 1.7% this morning, according to futures data, following further losses on overseas markets overnight.
In the US, the S&P500 fell 0.72% and the tech-heavy Nasdaq index dropped 0.43%, while London's FTSE100 shed a whopping 2.63%.
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