Nearly 2400 people are in Covid-19 quarantine as authorities grapple with the prospect of similar numbers being isolated on their own for Christmas.

One of the state’s most private and wealthiest tycoons is urging against demonising those choosing not to be vaccinated and calling for greater tolerance of opposing views, warning of the potential erosion of civil liberties.

Matty Roberts will be training with the Sydney Swans when his year 12 results come out at 8.30am this morning.

And it’s unlikely Australia’s new Test captain, Pat Cummins, has ever set foot in the tiny SA town that bears his name. 

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