Police establish formal investigation into Maroubra party at heart of COVID-19 cluster – Sydney Morning Herald
The illegal gathering, attended by up to 60 people, has been linked to an outbreak of 81 COVID-19 cases.
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Apple, Google put on notice – NEWS.com.au
Apple and Google have been put on notice as the government considers new powers that could see the tech giants forced to change…
McDonald’s Monopoly returns with $616 million prize pool | news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site – NEWS.com.au
You can’t call yourself a Macca’s fan unless you’ve played Monopoly at least once.
COVID-19 tester Healius braces for Delta case deluge – Sydney Morning Herald
The $3 billion listed pathology operator is preparing for a scenario where both NSW and Victoria continue to see rising COVID…
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‘Selling a promise’: what Silicon Valley learned from the fall of Theranos – The Guardian
The company’s collapse has changed the startup environment, but some say the industry still hasn’t faced a ‘true reckoning’
Officials call for no gatherings over Labor Day weekend as Hawaii goes through ‘most severe part’ of COVID pandemic – KHON2
Case numbers continue to rise, hospitals remain stretched thin, the morgue is near capacity and 25 residents died in the last…
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Scepticism grows in El Salvador over pioneering Bitcoin gamble – The Guardian
Country will be first to adopt cryptocurrency as legal tender next month – but economists are sounding warnings over risks
New Zealand woman dies after receiving Pfizer vaccine – BBC News
Officials say she also had other medical issues which could have contributed to her death.
IR extends hassle-free, tax-free option for reimbursing home working expenses – Stuff.co.nz
Scheme lets employers pay staff total of up to $20 a week for general and telco expenses.
Air New Zealand to retire all Boeing 777s – its largest jet – Stuff.co.nz
The airline will gradually move to more fuel-efficient Dreamliners for all its longhaul flying.