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Premium Content  Afghanistan veteran Bradly Carr suicided on Anzac Day in the most harrowing of statements about the fate of troubled veterans in Australia but the desperate pleas of families and those who have served have been heard. Mr Morrison said the great risk Defence Force personnel take was not just when they deploy to war. That immediate risk that is there, that is rightfully and well considered when those decisions are sensibly made and wisely made, we hope, by governments at those times, he said. But increasingly, we must also understand the long tail of cost. I mean the human cost. And that cost is most significant when we see it in the death by suicide of our veterans.
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A bilateral energy and emissions agreement which will increase South Australia's gas target and is worth more than $1 billion has been struck between the state and federal governments.
$1b green energy deal with SA aims to shore up gas supply
Apr 18, 2021 – 6.07pm
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The Morrison government has signed a $1 billion energy deal with South Australia to help deliver more gas to help support the state’s renewable energy assets and alleviate a potential shortfall on the east coast.
The second bilateral state energy deal – following a $2 billion agreement struck with NSW at the beginning of last year – calls on the Commonwealth to inject $660 million towards new technologies such as hydrogen and carbon capture and storage, as well as a new interconnector between South Australia and NSW.
The Moomba gas fields are going to help alleviate the east coast gas shortage.
Almost 1.5 million vaccine doses have been administered across Australia so far during the rollout, including just over 22,000 on Saturday. More than half of those have been administered through GP clinics, while the states have given out almost 644,000.
Earlier this month, the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation updated its vaccine advice to say Pfizer was the preferred vaccine for those under 50, after the AstraZeneca vaccine was linked to a rare but serious blood-clotting side effect.
Opposition health spokesman Mark Butler said the Prime Minister must come out of national cabinet with a clear plan for the rest of the rollout that gave more responsibility to the states.