As night falls across Sydney, a group of divers slips into the warm, pitch black, water off Manly. They slowly work their way around Quarantine Station using their flashlights to lead the way, spying a two-metre grey nurse shark, cuttlefish and octopuses.
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This year s federal budget will be the second one to be overshadowed by the coronavirus pandemic, but this time it won t just be the health threat of the virus that will have an impact.
On top of that, the nation s vaccination rollout, hit by logistical delays, supply issues and concerns over vaccine hesitancy, is posing some potential fiscal problems for Treasurer Josh Frydenberg.
While Australia s overall economic recovery is strong, there are some sectors desperately relying on the vaccine for their survival.
Dive Centre Manly in Sydney has been a local institution for almost 60 years but has navigated uncharted waters for the past 14 months.