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Australia news live updates: campaign trail ‘truce’ for Easter weekend; first debate confirmed; 25 Covid deaths
More aged care deaths in 2022 than first two pandemic years combined; campaign trail ‘truce’ for Easter weekend; NSW records 16 Covid deaths, Victoria records 7 deaths; Queensland records 2 deaths; first election debate confirmed for 20 April – follow all today’s news
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Queues are so far moving faster than expected at major airports, after a week of huge delays. There were some concerns about another chaotic day at the airport on Good Friday. About 80,000 passengers were due to travel through Sydney airport alone.
Queues are moving well at Sydney airport even as hundreds of people fill the country’s busiest airport as they head out for Easter holidays.
Airports around the country will remain busy over the break and school holiday period.
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