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SwitchDin CEO Andrew Mears in Newcastle, Australia, where his DER-management company is based. He says, "The clean energy system is rapidly changing... SwitchDin is delighted to be collaborating with Q Cells to deliver intelligent solar power In Australia...

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Good evening, and welcome to our daily roundup of the latest developments on the coronavirus pandemic in Australia. This is Justine Landis-Hanley bringing you the main stories on Wednesday 22 April. Australian government to buy $100m of fuel for stockpile...

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The Australian government is to spend $94m to begin building up a stockpile of crude oil – but will initially store the fuel in the United States. The move is intended to ease longstanding concerns about Australia’s fuel security in the event of a major...

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The head of the Australian Medical Association has urged the health department to prioritise processing Covid-19 tests of frontline healthcare workers. There have been reports that some doctors and nurses have been in isolation for days waiting for results....

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Australia's central bank today announced it would use the full extent of its monetary policy powers to stem the economic fallout from COVID-19. The Reserve Bank (RBA) announced on Thursday it would commence quantitative easing tomorrow, as well as cutting...

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As the global coronavirus pandemic continues to leave a trail of panic and confusion, governments across the world are tightening their borders, and in some cases, locking them down altogether. For some travellers, bunkering down and waiting out an uncertain...

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Australians intending to soon travel to Europe on holidays have been grounded as authorities attempt to slow the spread of coronavirus. The European Union (EU) has introduced a 30-day ban for non-essential travel to its 27 member states for people from...

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Australians have been told to brace for a six-month battle with coronavirus as the federal government weighs up further measures to ease the economic impacts of the pandemic. Prime Minister Scott Morrison will base himself in Canberra ahead of what’s...

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When Archie Roach speaks, his eyes close, deep in thought, as if taking on the countenance of an ancient, blind seer. Reflecting on his life takes considerable courage; removed from his family as a child as part of Australia's Stolen Generations, Roach...

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Australia’s newly minted national cabinet will consider banning groups of more than 100 people in enclosed areas when it meets on Tuesday, as it responds to the rapidly escalating spread of the coronavirus. The proposal, which was first flagged with state...

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