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Midday bulletin 23 August 2021

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Calls for Australia to stop counting COVID-19 cases, and focus on vaccination rates as New South Wales records another 818, More than 470 people have been evacuated by Australian planes from Kabul overnight, And in sport Australian and world number one Ash Barty claims her fifth title of the year...



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