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Manufacturing mRNA vaccines will be the jewel in the crown of Australia’s pandemic response for many years to come and local organisations are now lining up to occupy this empty centrepiece.
No one yet knows how it will be filled. Will it be with one powerful entity such as CSL? Will there be a cluster from select states or something else?
Moderna has done a deal to supply 25 million doses of its vaccine to Australia.
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The government commissioned McKinsey, at a cost of $2.2 million, to provide professional advice on a business case for onshore mRNA manufacturing capability, but the report remains confidential.
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On the fence of a hilltop home in the Upper Hunter, a local construction manager and father of four is smiling down reassuringly on the traffic below.
Itâs the cardboard face of Dave Layzell, the Nationals party candidate plucked to save the regional state electorate â and help manage the woes of Berejiklian minority government â in next weekâs make or break byelection.
Former Nationals candidate George Souris stands outside his home with poster for current candidate David Layzell.
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The fence line is prime real estate for Layzellâs campaign poster in the 13-horse race, bordering the federation home of the man who once held the seat for 27 years: George Souris.
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In just a matter of weeks the Berejiklian governmentâs majority has dissolved, with scandal after scandal forcing Coalition MPs to the crossbench or out of Parliament altogether.
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklianâs government has been plunged into minority.
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March 3 - John Sidoti
Liberal member for Drummoyne and former sports minister John Sidoti announces he will move to the crossbench after the Independent Commission Against Corruption confirms it will hold a public inquiry into his conduct.
Mr Sidotiâs move reduces the Berejiklian governmentâs majority to just one seat in the Legislative Assembly.
The ICAC is investigating whether Mr Sidoti used his position to improperly influence local Liberal councillors between 2011 and 2018. It is alleged he engaged town planners and persistently lobbied council to rezone blocks where his family owned property.
âDesperately disappointingâ setback for ovarian cancer screening hopes
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Long-awaited results of a major ovarian cancer study three decades in the making found screening women detected the disease before they developed symptoms but didnât save lives.
The findings are a devastating blow for ovarian cancer researchers, patients and their supporters who had hoped the trial involving more than 200,000 women would lead to early diagnosis and ultimately national screening programs that would prevent thousands of ovarian cancer deaths every year.
Christy Smith was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in February 2020.
From the Archives, 2004: Homegrown royal is the new jewel in the crown
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From the Archives, 2004: Homegrown royal is the new jewel in the crown
On May 14, 2004, the whoâs who of European royalty turned out for Tasmanian-born Mary Donaldsonâs marriage to Crown Prince Frederik in Copenhagen Cathedral.
By Peter Fray
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Sydney Morning Herald on May 15, 2004.
With a soundly delivered âjaâ, or âI willâ in Danish, the remarkable journey of Mary Elizabeth Donaldson from Australian commoner to European crown princess ended in Copenhagen Cathedral.