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Israel and Hamas agree to a cease-fire, potentially ending the bloodiest fighting the region has seen in years Human-rights groups have accused both sides of committing what may amount to war crimes with their fighting tactics over the past 11 days.

Vaccine passports are the 'next step' for Australia, Morrison says, but Labor argues higher immunisation rates are needed first Under a vaccine passport plan, Australians immunised against COVID-19 would be permitted to travel interstate and abroad without quarantining.

The pandemic has cost Qantas 'at least' $16 billion. Workers will now pay the price via a new round of cuts. Qantas is expected to announce another pre-tax loss this financial year of $2 billion, following $2.7 billion in the last one.

Unemployment has fallen to 5.5% but the Australian labour market remains a 'mixed bag' The development is shaded by the impact of JobKeeper's demise.

Amazon is investing big in Australian content as the government pushes streaming giants to produce locally Amazon has announced a major investment in local Australian content, in line with increasing spending on local content by streaming companies globally.

'We need to do better': Business leaders and economists say the $3.4 billion 'women's budget' wasn't nearly enough The 2021-2022 Federal Budget will do little to assist financially vulnerable older women.

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin says bids for a seat on its 11-minute rocket flight to space have reached $2.8 million The auction winner gets a seat on the New Shepard rocket - the company's first space-tourism flight.

Snap just unveiled new AR Spectacles glasses with built-in screens Snap's next-generation Spectacles are the company's first glasses to use augmented reality.

Dogecoin jumps 15% after another cryptic tweet from Elon Musk referencing the ever-volatile cryptocurrency "How much is that Doge in the window?" the Tesla chief tweeted. The spike was short-lived but reinforced yet again the volatility of the token.

The Fed is advancing its efforts to develop a digital currency - and says it will publish a research report this summer Fed Chair Jerome Powell highlighted how technological advancements have enabled the bank to develop a potential digital currency.

This young couple live in a van and travel around Australia - here's how they make a living on the road There isn't one Australian who hasn't thought about packing it all up and bailing on their average, day-to-day life. Luke and Jess, an Australian and New Zealand couple, not only had that thought, they acted on it.

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