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Tensions between Aussie PM, states up amid fresh virus outbreaks
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Australian PM Scott Morrison faces pressure from the states to step up purchases of vaccines.
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Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison is - supposedly - the most powerful person in the country, yet recent Covid-19 outbreaks have demonstrated that there is much beyond his control.
In the past month, state leaders have imposed lockdowns that have brought a sudden end to economic activity in Sydney and Melbourne, the two most populous cities in the country.
