@Sarah_Orr
 Brisbane, Australia
Joined August 2011
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Experts are warning that motorists won’t necessarily find immediate relief at the petrol bowser after the fuel excise cut announced in Tuesday night’s federal budget. couriermail.com.au/news/quee…
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Petrol prices are set to surge above $2 a litre but there's still time to shop around before the new cycle starts in Brisbane au.finance.yahoo.com/news/ho… via @YahooFinanceAU
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Six things you need to know if you're making an insurance claim via @TheNewDailyAu thenewdaily.com.au/finance/2…

Six tips to keep your money safe from natural disasters with insurance

Recent floods have wreaked billions of dollars worth of damage, shining a spotlight on the need for Australians to have up-to-date insurance.

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Lots of debris loose on the river this morning, including a runaway boat and pontoon. #brisbanefloods
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Homeowners to face higher insurance costs due to construction boom | @JennieDuke smh.com.au/politics/federal/…

Homeowners to face higher insurance costs due to construction boom

Homeowners are being told to prepare for big jumps in insurance payments, with soaring construction costs leaving experts warning households are at risk of being under-insured.

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Booking an overseas holiday next year? Here's what you need to know about travel insurance via @ABCaustralia abc.net.au/news/2021-11-24/t…

You can now get COVID travel insurance. Here's what it does and doesn't cover

Australians travelling overseas for the first time since international borders reopened are paying hundreds of dollars for travel insurance — but the fine print reveals some very big COVID-related...

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Australia ranks 27th on @comparethemktAU's list of countries for first home buyers... that's just above Switzerland! @YahooFinanceAU au.yahoo.com/finance/news/35…
What sort of country are you when political leaders rejoice in their victory in locking out their citizens after already making it near financially impossible for them to get home in emergencies etc as it is? People will never forget when this is over.
Annastacia Palaszczuk@a_palaszczuk2 Jul 2021
This Delta strain is like nothing we have encountered before. If we reduce the numbers of international arrivals, we reduce the risk of Delta. I’ve been calling for a reduction in the number of international arrivals so I welcome National Cabinet’s decision today to halve it.
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Sarah Orr retweeted
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@abcnews17 May 2021
#ANALYSIS: A positive COVID test bumped me off the plane from India. First came panic. Then I got suspicious abc.net.au/news/2021-05-18/a…

A positive COVID test bumped me off the plane from India. First came panic. Then I got suspicious

I will never be able to fully describe the emotions that flooded my body when I was told I was positive for coronavirus. But when other Australians trying to leave India contacted me, my journalism...

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Seriously? Suggesting Australians go to another country to quarantine, before being allowed home to hotel quarantine, to escape jail? It’s like a parody 😳
7NEWS Sydney
@7NewsSydney3 May 2021
Prime Minister @ScottMorrisonMP says he's trying to prevent a third wave of COVID-19 swamping Australia by banning travel from India. But 7NEWS can reveal his government is preparing to lift the ban on May 15th. 7NEWS.com.au 7NEWS at 6pm. #Coronavirus #7NEWS
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I rubbed my eyes and woke up back in Brisbane...
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Sarah Orr retweeted
GMC
@gmcuk8 Mar 2021
It takes #EverydayCourage to #ChooseToChallenge inequality. Our Chair Dame Clare Marx thanks women in medicine for their courage during the pandemic and beyond #InternationalWomensDay #IWD2021
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When you realise it's March next week even though you're still coming to terms with the events of last March.
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Here’s what it feels like to watch Australia’s pandemic response from afar. afr.com/world/europe/how-the…

How the pandemic set Australian expats adrift

We may choose to live outside Australia, but the sealed border can still cut us like a knife.

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Sarah Orr retweeted
abc730@abc73019 Jan 2021
Many of the quarantine hotels being used in Sydney don’t have opening windows or balconies – and of those that do, @abc730 can reveal some are charging quarantine guests hundreds of dollars extra for access to fresh air. #abc730 abc.net.au/news/2021-01-19/h…

Returning Australians slugged up to $1,400 extra for fresh air in hotel quarantine

Some quarantine hotels are charging a premium for rooms with balconies, with returned Australians revealing they have paid hundreds of dollars extra for access to fresh air.

abc.net.au
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Australians love to brag about their doughnut days /elimination of Covid. But they rarely remember to mention the terrible cost to our social fabric that it comes with, where Aussie is pitted against Aussie. Tens of thousands literally can no longer call Australia home. – at London, England
Latika M Bourke@latikambourke8 Jan 2021
Australia makes it even harder for its own citizens to return home, with a major reduction in the cap on how many can enter per week. #strandedAussues
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This is the moment that 90-year-old grandmother Margaret Keenan returned to the ward at her local hospital in Coventry, after she became the first person in the world to receive the clinically-approved #COVIDVaccine this morning 👏🏾👏🏼👏🏽
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This is exciting! Today @gmcuk reveals five new council members to start in the new year.
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Waking up to good news and pink views in London this morning @bbcweather
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