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A person in their 20s is among 16 people to lose their lives while battling COVID.
They had significant underlying health conditions and had received four vaccine doses.
The figures released this morning show eight men and eight women among the COVID-related deaths, including one person aged in their 60s, two in their 70s, eight in their 80s and four in their 90s.
Four people were unvaccinated.
One person was from the South Coast, three were from the state’s Mid Coast, two were from the Lake Macquarie area, one was from the Blue Mountains, five were from northern Sydney, two were from south-western Sydney, one was from Sydney’s Northern Beaches and one was from Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs.
This brings the total number of COVID-19 related deaths in NSW since the beginning of the pandemic to 2,686.
There are currently 1,617 COVID-19 COVID patients admitted to hospital, including 60 people in intensive care, 20 of whom require ventilation.
There were 12,633 positive test results notified in the 24 hours to 4pm yesterday
That included 1615 cases from the Hunter New England area, 1231 from the South-Western Sydney Local Health District, 666 from the Illawarra Shoalhaven and 370 from Southern NSW.
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The Coalition has promised to build 14 new Veteran Wellbeing Centres if it wins next month's election.
Five of the new centres will be in NSW in Greater Sydney, Western Sydney at the Scheyville Veterans Centre in partnership with the Hunter Anzac Memorial, Mid-north coast region, Newcastle/Hunter region and Wagga Wagga region.
$70 million has been promised to build the centres in areas with significant veteran populations.
The centres centres are aimed at providing a one-stop shop, in partnership with ex-service and community organisations, to better help connect veterans to the extensive support and advocacy already available, with a strong focus on health and wellbeing.
They provide a place where communities can partner with and support veterans, Defence members and their families at the local level, while drawing on national integrated veterans support services.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Australia was proud of every single veteran.
“We must look after our vets and their families and provide support for the men and women who have served in our Australian Defence Force and put their lives on the line for our nation, our values and our way of life,” he said.
Defence Minister Peter Dutton said the investment was just one way to recognise the service of veterans, ADF members and their families.
“Just as it is important to provide our ADF with the best equipment and facilities, we also know it is equally important to recognise the unique challenges our veterans can face,” he said.
“Investment in these new centres, and new models of operation, offers an opportunity for local communities to work together and tailor their support services to support veterans, serving ADF members and their families.”
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Indonesia's plan to ban palm oil exports will deal a blow to the world's top food and consumer products companies including Unilever, Procter & Gamble and Nestle.
Indonesia accounts for more than half of the global supply of the edible oil, which is used in everything from cakes, chocolate, margarine and frying fats to cosmetics, soap, shampoo and cleaning products.
It is also key to Ferrero Rocher chocolates and Nutella spread, giving them a smooth texture and longer shelf life.
Here is a summary of how much palm oil companies use, based on the most up-to-date data available:
UNILEVER
Unilever said in 2016 that it used about one million tonnes of crude palm oil and its derivatives and about 0.5 million tonnes of crude palm kernel oil and its derivatives.
It said it was the largest user of physically certified palm oil in the consumer goods industry.
The company declined to give more up-to-date data.
NESTLE
In 2020, the maker of KitKat chocolate bars bought about 453,000 tonnes of palm oil and palm kernel oil, mostly from Indonesia and Malaysia, its website says.
It uses about 88 suppliers from more than 1600 mills in 21 countries. It also buys from Latin America, Africa and other parts of Asia.
PROCTOR & GAMBLE
The company used about 605,000 tonnes of palm oil and palm kernel oil, and their derivatives, in its 2020-2021 fiscal year, a company document showed. It is used in its fabric and home care categories and beauty products.
Its purchases account for about 0.8 per cent of global palm oil production and it sells palm oil byproduct it cannot use. About 70 per cent of its palm oil is sourced from refineries in Malaysia and Indonesia.
MONDELEZ INTERNATIONAL
The Oreo cookie maker said that it purchases "large quantities" of palm oil in a securities filing.
It accounts for 0.5 per cent of palm oil consumption globally, according to its website.
DANONE:
Danone said it purchased a total of 71,000 tonnes of palm oil in 2018.
FERRERO:
The Italian maker of Nutella sourced 85 per cent of its palm oil supplies from Malaysia and only 9 per cent from Indonesia in the first half of 2021, according to its website.
L'OREAL:
L'Oreal said in 2021 that it purchased less than 310 tonnes of palm oil and also used, from its suppliers, ingredients including palm derivatives in a quantity equivalent of 71,000 tonnes.
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Anthony Albanese is confident he'll hit the ground running when he emerges from isolation next week, just in time for Labor's campaign launch.
The opposition's campaign has been dealt a major blow after Mr Albanese tested positive for COVID-19, with Labor frontbenchers stepping in for the next few days.
Labor is expected to be campaigning in NSW on Saturday during the second day of the opposition leader's isolation period.
Mr Albanese said the timing of the positive test was unfortunate, but he was ready to get back on the campaign trail as soon as possible.
"We were getting momentum, but I'll be back for the second half," he said.
"This is a long campaign, and if I was going to get COVID, it is better to have got it now than in the last three weeks of the campaign."
Mr Albanese will spend time in isolation at his home in Sydney, before Labor's campaign launch in Perth on May 1.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Scott Morrison will spend day 13 of the election campaign in marginal seats on the NSW Central Coast.
Mr Morrison spent much of Friday defending the government's response to the Solomon Islands signing a security pact with China.
The prime minister reiterated that Australia would not "throw its weight around" and tell other countries what to do.
"These are not simple issues. I mean, if it was just as easy as picking up the phone or sending a foreign minister, then these issues wouldn't occur (but) it's not that easy," he said.
However, Mr Albanese said he would look to strengthen relationships with neighbouring Pacific nations, should Labor win office at the election.
The Australian Electoral Commission has finalised the ballot draw for all 151 lower house seats and eight Senate races ahead of the May 21 poll.
However, the commission referred former WA senator Rod Culleton to federal police for potentially making a false declaration on his nomination form.
Mr Culleton, who intends to represent the Great Australia Party, declared in his nomination he was not an undischarged bankrupt or insolvent.
The commission said it noted Mr Culleton was listed as an undischarged bankrupt on the National Personal Insolvency Index.
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