US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has fired another shot at China, calling the $US2 billion it pledged to fight the coronavirus pandemic "paltry" compared to the hundreds of thousands of lives lost.
In Australia, unfair dismissal claims lodged with the Fair Work Commission have increased by 70 per cent since the pandemic began and state premiers are continuing their feud over domestic borders.
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