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Question time starts with focus on aged care deaths; Dfat says China seeks to exploit' social divisions; Alex Hawke says government would be open to' waiving Djokovic ban; questions over leaked message from French president; Victoria bids for 2026 Commonwealth Games; elective surgery to resume in Victoria by end of February; at least 57 Covid deaths recorded. Follow all the day's news live

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Public school funding has effectively been cut, while private school funding has increased. Is Gonksi goneski? Adeshola Ore has the numbers:

Western Australia premier Mark McGowan will make an announcement about when the state's hard border will lift by the end of the month, AAP reports.