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The latest news and headlines from Yahoo! Unemployment is a policy choice as much as an economic problem. After a swathe of cancelled music festivals, promoters are pledging to get Australian punters back partying in 2021. Hong Kong police shot a protester at close range as tensions escalate. Here are some things to know. A cargo ship has been forced to anchor off the Sunshine Coast amid concerns a previously undetected strain of COVID-19 is on board. Geoffrey Boycott says the BBC "sacrificed quality for equality" when reshuffling its radio commentary team, which was incorrectly reported by the Daily Mail as Isa Guha "replacing" the former Test great. The Small Business Administration in August started accepting applications to have PPP loans forgiven, and it began approving them this month. Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews gives a coronavirus update as the state records five new cases and launches a testing blitz in Melbourne's northern suburbs. The latest data shows he probably is going against the grain. Two teenagers are mounting legal action in a final attempt to overturn the approval of Adani's Carmichael coal mine and rail project to save the Great Barrier Reef and limit the effects of climate change. Tesla CEO Elon Musk is steering his automaker into a new phase. Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews gives a coronavirus update, Follow our live coverage for the latest news on the coronavirus pandemic, Install the ABC News App to stay up to date with the latest news, By business reporters Nassim Khadem and Daniel Ziffer, By business reporter Sue Lannin and wires, By Charlotte King, Angus Verley and Christopher Testa.

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The childcare sector calls for urgent action as stressed, exhausted and low-paid staff contemplate leaving the industry in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. As Crown Resorts holds its annual general meeting today, hanging over its head will be class actions for misleading investors and an AUSTRAC investigation into allegations it did not do enough to stop criminal gangs using its casinos to launder large sums of money. Home loan deferrals halve leaving rest still reliant on emergency bank support, Regional Victoria left guessing when 'ring of steel' will reopen, Thousands sign a petition calling for a Royal Commission into News Corp, Manufacturers and tech firms eager to take up budget job incentives.