There is anxiety within the Labor party over Opposition Leader Jodi McKay’s proximity to a YouTube comedian who last week released a 26-minute diatribe against Deputy Premier John Barilaro.
In a game-changer for footy fans, capacity limits are set to be doubled at ANZ and Bankwest stadiums within weeks. It comes as NSW recorded five new COVID-19 cases overnight, and Victoria hit a 12-week low of just 28 new cases and eight deaths.
Liberal MP Craig Kelly has taken aim at Queensland Premier Palasczuk and her Chief Health Officer Jeannette Young over their refusal to let a 26-year-old ACT woman attend her father’s funeral this afternoon, sharing a post on Facebook describing the pair as “wicked evil bastards”.
NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard has slammed the Queensland Premier over border closures, accusing her of engaging in “base, loopy politics” over the matter. Meanwhile, a club in the eastern suburbs is the newest hotspot.
A Woolloomooloo restaurant has shut after being visited by a suspected COVID-19 case. It comes after NSW recorded nine new cases overnight, including several healthcare workers as an emerging cluster linked to two Sydney hospitals continues to grow.
A Victorian man and woman who tried to sneak into NSW via taxi have been fined for not possessing valid permits and escorted back across state borders. It comes as the state recorded five new cases of coronavirus today, while in Victoria, 41 people were diagnosed.
Queensland has revealed the “trigger” point that will see it reopen the border with NSW but Premier Gladys Berejiklian has criticised the rule, saying it’s a “big ask”. NSW has recorded 12 new COVID cases including one “mystery” case.
A case of COVID-19 in the Parkes area is among 17 new cases detected in NSW. Meanwhile, two attempts by a 27-year-old woman to sneak into NSW did not end well.
A western Sydney primary school has been evacuated after a student tested positive to coronavirus. Meanwhile Premier Gladys Berejiklian confirmed difficulties in receiving information from Victoria is stopping NSW from planning a reopening of the southern border.
Tough restrictions on Sydney residents visiting aged care homes could be scrapped in time for Fathers’ Day, NSW Health has revealed after the state recorded just 10 new COVID cases – six in hotel quarantine. FULL DETAILS
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