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NSW records 18 new COVID infections as other states act to address new cases

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Prime Minister Scott Morrison has called a meeting of the national security committee of federal cabinet to discuss the outbreaks, and convened a national cabinet meeting.

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Prime Minister Scott Morrison has called a meeting of the national security committee of federal cabinet to discuss the outbreaks, and convened a national cabinet meeting.

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