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Australia news live update: diplomatic boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics confirmed; Morrison says Christensen should retire ‘quietly’ | |
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Five people on board a Sydney Harbour cruise on Friday night have tested positive to Covid, with two likely the new variant. Follow all the day’s news | Five people on board a Sydney Harbour cruise on Friday night have tested positive to Covid, with two likely the new variant. Follow all the day’s news |
Here is the clip of Scott Morrison discussing George Christensen that I mentioned earlier. | |
Shayna Jack is on the verge of returning to competitive swimming after serving her two-year drug ban. Jack has entered five events at the Queensland state championships in Brisbane which start on Saturday and her first competitive swim will be on Monday in a heat of the 100m freestyle. | |
The 23-year-old has also entered the 50m freestyle, 50m backstroke, 1,500m freestyle and 50m butterfly. Jack was initially banned for four years after testing positive to Ligandrol on 26 June 2019, almost three weeks before the world championships in South Korea. | |
The Queenslander appealed her ban to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, which reduced her suspension to two years, finding Jack did not knowingly ingest the substance. | |
You can read the full report below: | |
Big battery news for Melbourne: | |
Junkee Media, publishers of youth website Junkee, has been bought by the RACAT Group, a digital publishing business headed by media entrepreneur Piers Grove, one of the men behind the Betoota Advocate. | Junkee Media, publishers of youth website Junkee, has been bought by the RACAT Group, a digital publishing business headed by media entrepreneur Piers Grove, one of the men behind the Betoota Advocate. |
“It will be a huge thrill and responsibility to lead Junkee in the months and years to come,” Grove said. “Our mission at RACAT is to own and operate media companies that in one way or another add something to our world and Junkee does exactly that. | “It will be a huge thrill and responsibility to lead Junkee in the months and years to come,” Grove said. “Our mission at RACAT is to own and operate media companies that in one way or another add something to our world and Junkee does exactly that. |
“We are huge fans of Junkee’s brands, its loyal audiences and the huge array of content it delivers every day. We value the exceptional team that make Junkee the go-to news and entertainment source for millions of young Australians every month. | |
RACAT’s portfolio includes Australian Geographic, game developer and publisher Runaway Play as well as Northern Pictures, the production company behind TV shows Love on the Spectrum, Hardball and Lukewarm Sex. | RACAT’s portfolio includes Australian Geographic, game developer and publisher Runaway Play as well as Northern Pictures, the production company behind TV shows Love on the Spectrum, Hardball and Lukewarm Sex. |
Junkee Media was bought for $11m in 2016 by Out of Home media company oOh!. | Junkee Media was bought for $11m in 2016 by Out of Home media company oOh!. |
All editorial and sales staff will move across to the new owners. | All editorial and sales staff will move across to the new owners. |
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OK, we are jumping around a bit, but the prime minister has been asked about the National MP George Christensen’s appearance on the InfoWars webcast. | OK, we are jumping around a bit, but the prime minister has been asked about the National MP George Christensen’s appearance on the InfoWars webcast. |
Christensen has already announced he will not contest the next election and the prime minister said he “should quietly go into retirement.” | Christensen has already announced he will not contest the next election and the prime minister said he “should quietly go into retirement.” |
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Morrison says that any further economic or political sanctions from the Chinese government in response to Australia’s diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympic Games would be “utterly unacceptable”. | Morrison says that any further economic or political sanctions from the Chinese government in response to Australia’s diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympic Games would be “utterly unacceptable”. |