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Australia politics live updates: PM cancels afternoon campaigning after security detail involved in car accident; 45 Covid deaths

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Members of Scott Morrison’s security detail injured during campaigning in Tasmania; underemployment down to 6.3% in latest ABS labour force data; Russia’s oil and gas sector targeted in new sanctions; at least 45 more Covid deaths around Australia, with 21 in NSW. Follow all the day’s news

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