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By Hope NewsroomTuesday 27 Oct 2020NewsReading Time: 1 minute
Today’s headlines from the Hope News team
Church leaders are urging MPs to back plans for a state-issued gambling card.
In a letter, they say “harm minimisation measures” are inadequate.
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A cautious approach will be taken to reopening the New South Wales–Victorian border as restrictions ease south of the border.
Senior state government ministers will discuss the move tomorrow.
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Business confidence is improving in the first clear signs of recovery in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Police are restricting the movements of 22 people, following recent violence in Sydney’s south-west.
The orders on crime figures restrict where they can go and who they can see.
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NSW State Emergency Service is preparing for more wet weather after heavy rain caused flooding and downed trees.
Drivers are being reminded not to risk going through floodwaters.
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Two new studies indicate there is water on the moon, and it might be much more widespread than previously suspected.
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Republican Senators are expected today to confirm conservative judge Amy Coney Barrett to the US Supreme Court.