Anthony Albanese elected Australia’s leader in complex poll result
Unclear whether Labour able to form majority government or will rely on independents
Sydney extends lockdown by four weeks as Covid-19 cases spike in Australia
Financial supports expanded but government under fire for slow vaccine rollout
America at Large: Crane a passionate early advocate for hurling in the USA
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Morrison court case about Dalkey sea view is dismissed
Singer Van Morrison had already dissociated himself from High Court legal action
Pacific leaders rebuke Australian minister’s sea-level joke
Peter Dutton caught making fun of low-lying nations’ struggle with rising water-levels
Australia to reintroduce temporary visas for refugees
PM won election on hard immigration line but 30,000 in detention centres awaiting processing
One killed in Papua New Guinea asylum camp violence
Thirteen people seriously injured during riot in immigration centre run by Australia
Perfect midlands day
Van Morrisson’s song Coney Island , describing a perfect day on the Co Down coastline, prompted me to consider whether one could have a similar day in the midlands. What would be the equivalent of his potted herrings in Ardglass and bird-watching at St John’s Point?
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