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        <title><![CDATA[Tens of thousands of Sydney residents told to evacuate as rains flood suburbs]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[* Third major flood this year for some Sydney suburbs* 30,000 New South Wales residents face evacuations* Rescue of ship crew underway, military helping stranded familiesSYDNEY, Ju...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 04 Jul 2022 11:11:38 +0545</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Floods hit southeast Australia, forcing evacuations]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[MELBOURNE, July 3 Thousands of residents were ordered to evacuate southwest Sydney, Australia&#039;s biggest city, on Sunday with torrential rain and damaging winds pounding the ea...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 03 Jul 2022 16:09:52 +0545</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Australia&#039;s new PM Albanese sworn in, off to Tokyo for Quad summit]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[* Anthony Albanese becomes Australia&#039;s 31st prime minister* New PM, foreign minister headed to Japan for Quad meet* Australian financial markets offer muted reactionSYDNEY, Ma...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2022 11:42:02 +0545</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Major floods swamp Australia&#039;s east coast, claiming 7 lives]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[BRISBANE, Australia, February 28Parts of Australia&#039;s third-most populous city Brisbane were under water Monday after heavy rain brought record flooding to some east coast area...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 28 Feb 2022 11:24:06 +0545</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Australian PM signals reopening borders to tourists &#039;not far away&#039;]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[February 6 Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Sunday that the reopening of the country&#039;s borders to international tourists may not be far away, adding that the p...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 06 Feb 2022 11:28:59 +0545</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Australia anxious as schools back in full swing amidst Omicron wave]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[MELBOURNE, Jan 30 Thousands of Australian students return to school on Monday after a summer break, as the country remains anxious about the spread of COVID-19, which on Sunday kil...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 30 Jan 2022 11:34:18 +0545</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[A divided nation: Western Australia stays shut as COVID deaths mount in east]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[SYDNEY, Jan 21 Australia will remain a divided nation with the vast mining state of Western Australia cancelling plans to reopen its borders on Feb. 5 citing health risks from a su...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 21 Jan 2022 12:00:14 +0545</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Australia calls on backpackers to help ease Omicron-fuelled labour shortage]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[* Victoria hospitals move to higher alert* 67 deaths on Wed vs Tue record 77; nearly 80,000 new cases* More deaths expected in next few weeks, officials say* U.S. CDC includes Aust...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 19 Jan 2022 14:53:57 +0545</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Australia nears Omicron peak as daily infections hover around records]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[SYDNEY, Jan 15 Australia has likely neared the peak of its Omicron wave, authorities said on Saturday, but warned daily infections will linger near record levels for "the next few...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 15 Jan 2022 12:16:19 +0545</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Australia vows to &#039;push through&#039; Omicron wave as infections cross 1 mln]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[* Half a million cases reported over past week* Govt seeks to ease isolation rules for more sectors* Woolworths sees supply chain woes for three more weeksSYDNEY, Jan 10 Australia...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 10 Jan 2022 11:42:37 +0545</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Sydney Omicron outbreak could peak by late January, modelling shows]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[SYDNEY, Jan 7 The Omicron outbreak in Australia&#039;s most-populous state could peak by the end of January, official modelling showed on Friday, as authorities reinstated some res...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 07 Jan 2022 11:15:25 +0545</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[New Australian COVID-19 cases dip, but hospitalisations rise]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[SYDNEY, Jan 2 New Australian COVID-19 cases dipped on Sunday as testing slowed over a holiday weekend, but remained well over 30,000 and hospitalisations rose further in New South...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 02 Jan 2022 12:04:28 +0545</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Australia records first Omicron death, authorities stick to reopening plan]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[SYDNEY, DECEMBER 27Australia reported its first confirmed death from the new Omicron variant of COVID-19 on Monday amid its biggest daily surge in infections, but the authorities r...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 27 Dec 2021 14:37:34 +0545</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Australia&#039;s new COVID-19 cases hit record high]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[MELBOURNE, DECEMBER 18 Australia reported record high new COVID-19 cases on Saturday for a third day, with outbreaks growing in the two most populous states, however Prime Minister...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 18 Dec 2021 13:49:02 +0545</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Australia&#039;s New South Wales sets daily COVID case record]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[SYDNEY, DECEMBER 17The premier of Australia&#039;s most populous state said he is not considering lockdowns or other restrictions as a record 2,213 new COVID-19 cases were reported...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 17 Dec 2021 13:07:08 +0545</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Australia confirms two cases of Omicron COVID-19 variant]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[MELBOURNE, NOVEMBER 28Australia confirmed on Sunday that two people arriving from southern Africa over the weekend had tested positive for the Omicron coronavirus variant, adding t...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 28 Nov 2021 14:05:16 +0545</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Australia to reopen to foreign visa holders in bid to revive economy]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[CANBERRA/SYDNEY, NOVEMBER 22Australia will allow foreign visa holders to enter the country from the start of December, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Monday, the latest step...]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Pro and anti-vaccination protesters take to Australia streets]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[MELBOURNE, NOVEMBER 20Several thousand people took to Australia&#039;s streets on Saturday protesting COVID-19 vaccination mandates, while smaller crowds gathered to support the me...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 20 Nov 2021 11:06:22 +0545</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Australia vaccine-mandate protesters compare state govt to Nazis: media]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[MELBOURNE, NOVEMBER 13 Several thousand people rallied in Melbourne against new vaccination mandates on Saturday, with a few comparing the state government to Nazis and calling for...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 13 Nov 2021 11:19:22 +0545</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Australians reunite as border reopens after 20-month ban]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA, NOVEMBER 1Sydney&#039;s international airport came alive with tears, embraces and laughter on Monday as Australia&#039;s border opened for the first time in 20...]]></description>
        <author>Associated Press</author>
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        <title><![CDATA[Australia prepares to reopen borders for first time during pandemic]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[SYDNEY, OCTOBER 27 Australia will start lifting its outbound travel ban for fully vaccinated residents from Nov. 1 amid a strong uptake of COVID-19 vaccines, as Sydney and Melbourn...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 27 Oct 2021 10:57:41 +0545</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Melbourne to ease world&#039;s longest COVID-19 lockdowns as vaccinations rise]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[MELBOURNE, October 17Melbourne, which has spent more time under COVID-19 lockdowns than any other city in the world, is set to lift its stay-at-home orders this week, officials sai...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 17 Oct 2021 09:43:38 +0545</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Australia to ease international border restrictions from November]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[* Australia to allow citizens to travel abroad from November* Vaccinated citizens allowed to quarantine at home on return* Unvaccinated must complete hotel quarantine* Plans for en...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 01 Oct 2021 11:52:22 +0545</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Sydney COVID-19 cases fall as curbs ease in virus hotspots]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[* Premier warns of more deaths in Sydney* Victoria logs year&#039;s biggest rise in cases* Construction workers protest against mandatory shotsSYDNEY, SEPTEMBER 20 Australia&#039;s...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 20 Sep 2021 12:05:39 +0545</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Australia reports 1,607 COVID-19 cases as states learn to live with virus]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[MELBOURNE, SEPTEMBER 19 Australia reported 1,607 new coronavirus cases on Sunday as states and territories gradually shift from trying to eliminate outbreaks to living with the vir...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 19 Sep 2021 11:50:18 +0545</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Sydney nightly curfew to end as COVID-19 vaccinations hit fresh milestone]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[* First-dose vaccination tops 80% in NSW, nears 70% in Victoria* NSW premier warns only vaccinated may enjoy freedomsSYDNEY, Sept 15A curfew imposed on more than two million people...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 15 Sep 2021 10:57:48 +0545</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Australia reports 1,684 new COVID-19 cases but planning a merry Christmas]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[MELBOURNE, SEPTEMBER 5Australia reported 1,684 new cases of the coronavirus on Sunday as authorities race ahead with vaccinations in a bid to end lockdowns on the populous southeas...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 05 Sep 2021 11:35:30 +0545</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Australian state warns COVID-19 hospitalisations to peak in October]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[* NSW records record one-day rise in COVID-19 cases* State warns hospitals will see surge in October* Victoria state records more than 70 cases CANBERRA, AUGUST 30 Australia&#039;s...]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[AUGUST 28 Australia reported a record 1,126 coronavirus infectious on Saturday, the vast majority in New South Wales, the epicentre of the Delta-fuelled outbreak.More than half of...]]></description>
        <author>Reuters</author>
        <pubDate>Sat, 28 Aug 2021 11:55:40 +0545</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[* NSW cases fall to 882 vs record 1,029 previous day* National cabinet to meet later on Friday on reopening plans* Vaccine panel okays inoculations for children aged 12-15SYDNEY, A...]]></description>
        <author>Reuters</author>
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        <description><![CDATA[* Australia racks up biggest daily rise in infections* New South Wales sees record rise in cases for 2nd day in a row* Outbreak spurs surge in vaccination rates* Those aged 16 and...]]></description>
        <author>Reuters</author>
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        <description><![CDATA[* Troops help police set up roadblocks in Sydney* Melbourne faces nightly curfew, extended lockdown* Victorian premier says state at "tipping point"* 55 COVID-19 deaths in Australi...]]></description>
        <author>Reuters</author>
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        <description><![CDATA[MELBOURNE, AUGUST 7Australia reported a record daily number of new coronavirus cases this year on Saturday with the highly infectious Delta variant continuing to spread through the...]]></description>
        <author>Reuters</author>
        <pubDate>Sat, 07 Aug 2021 11:33:30 +0545</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[SYDNEY, APRIL 12A tropical cyclone on Australia&#039;s west coast destroyed several homes and cut electricity to tens of thousands of people overnight before weakening on Monday mo...]]></description>
        <author>REUTERS</author>
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        <description><![CDATA[MELBOURNE, APRIL 11Tropical cyclone Seroja strengthened off Western Australia on Sunday, with emergency services broadening a warning to immediately take shelter to several towns g...]]></description>
        <author>REUTERS</author>
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        <description><![CDATA[MELBOURNE, MARCH 20Australia&#039;s east coast was smashed by heavy rains on Saturday, forcing multiple evacuation orders and pleas from authorities for people in Sydney to stay at...]]></description>
        <author>REUTERS</author>
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