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'We need to be cautious': Perth's snap lockdown will come to an end tonight, but some restrictions will linger at least four more days The three-day lockdown of Perth and the neighbouring Peel region will end as planned at midnight tonight. The state counted no new community cases of COVID-19 overnight, WA Premier Mark McGowan announced.

Medical experts and the Federal Opposition call for Commonwealth-run quarantine sites after the Perth hotel cluster Medical experts and the Federal Opposition have renewed their calls for the Federal Government to oversee the COVID-19 quarantine system. "More specific and purposeful facilities should be made available in each state and territory," Australian Medical Association President Dr Omar Khorshid told "Today".

Queensland has joined Victoria and the ACT in eliminating school banking schemes like Dollarmites Queensland has announced it will remove the Commonwealth Bank's much-criticised Dollarmites program from its schools. The state joins the ACT and Victoria in its rejection of school banking schemes, which have been criticised by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission.

Australia has just 2 universities left in the top 100 as closed borders threaten future funding The University of Melbourne and University of Sydney were again ranked as Australia's best universities on Monday. Maintaining their places at number 63 and 98 on the global rankings respectively, most other Australian institutions lost ground on previous years, according to the Centre for World University Rankings (CWUR)

Almost every state has written off plans for international students to return to Australia. Where does that leave the $38 billion university sector? Newly-released parliamentary research recorded a 66% spike in international student enrolments over the past decade, throwing into sharp relief the dire consequences of missing international students in 2021.

Westpac confirms a $282 million first-half profit reduction, despite a massive windfall on Coinbase and Zip holdings Westpac has unveiled a $288 million windfall after selling around half its Coinbase shares, profiting strongly from the cryptocurrency trading platform.

Tesla reveals $101 million bitcoin profit following its massive cryptocurrency investment In February, Elon Musk's automaker announced that it had bought $1.5 billion worth of the cryptocurrency, helping its price soar even higher.

Dogecoin's slide after the failed 'Doge Day' has crypto traders eyeing a replacement for the world's favorite meme token On April 20, dubbed 'doge day' by meme-token fans, newly created safemoon took the spotlight. Dogecoin has slid since, dipping below $0.20 Friday.

Tools business-owners will have their eye on as we become more reliant on automation There are plenty of reasons why a business struggles to expand, remaining at a standstill while similar businesses flourish. Granted, the past year has thrown an unpredictable spanner in the works, however, there are a few tools at your business' disposal that can assist in recovery and more importantly, growth.

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