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WATCH: Aussie schoolgirl reaches ‘death zone’ on Mt Everest
A Melbourne teen got within 400m of Mt Everest’s summit until treacherous conditions forced her to abandon the mission, but she is refusing to give up.
Senior NSW public service staff set to go bush
Jobs such as a senior position at TAFE NSW – with a salary of almost $160,000 a year – will head to regional NSW under a new state government plan.
NSW cases rise by 1035 as wedding rules change
NSW has recorded 1035 new Covid cases on the back of what was the state’s biggest day of vaccinations. This comes as NSW Health HQ was partially closed for deep cleaning after a worker tested positive, and the easing of some restrictions for weddings.
Even higher Covid case numbers expected
With 319 locally acquired cases and five deaths on Saturday, authorities fear the numbers will continue to rise if people continue to congregate together.
Desperate freight SOS plea amid lockdown
A Sydney-based charity is urgently trying to push out $2.5 million worth of products like hand sanitiser and masks but have come up against a big problem.
Staggering cost of Sydney’s tolls on truckies
Frustrated fright companies are spending more dollars on expensive toll roads than they are on the drivers who use them.
Sydney faces tougher lockdown rules
More restrictions have been placed on NSW as health authorities lock the regions out of greater Sydney. This comes as additional infectious venues —including two major shopping centres — were released after 50 new cases were recorded overnight.
Fears virus moving undetected in Sydney’s west
Health authorities are zoning in on Sydney’s west and southwest fearing new potential areas of transmission as new venues were added to the alert list. Follow our updates.
Aged care ‘total lockdown’ over nurse case
An aged care nurse who is a close contact of a Covid-infected student nurse has tested positive, prompting a “total lockdown” of the facility.
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