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Mitchell Van Homrigh is a reporter and producer for The Daily Telegraph. He has previously worked in radio and television in Queensland before joining the Telegraph in 2019. In that time he has worked as a breaking news reporter, general reporter and night chief of staff. He has extensively covered the state’s worst drought in living memory, the black summer bushfires and the coronavirus pandemic.

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ONE TIME WEB USE FOR NEWS.COM.AU ONLY - FEES APPLY - Katie Hopkins pictured at Sydney Airport on Monday 19 July 2021. Picture: Diimex

Katie Hopkins deported, fined $1000

That was quick. New photos show a downcast Katie Hopkins at Sydney Airport, about to be deported from Australia.

Travel News

A Qantas Airbus A330 and a Jetstar Airbus A320 wide body passenger jet aircraft sit on the tarmac at the Cairns Airport international terminal. The large passenger planes have begun to fly internationally for the first time since the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic halted international air travel worldwide, with limited direct flights from Cairns to Auckland in New Zealand. Picture: Brendan Radke

International flight prices to soar post covid

Cap numbers on flights and growing environmental concerns about the impact of international travel is expected to cause a price hike.

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‘Could be a disaster’: Dire SA Covid warning

South Australia will put in place harsh new restrictions, including closing retail, after another covid case emerged.

National

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JULY 18: NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian arrives for a COVID-19 update press conference on July 18, 2021 in Sydney, Australia. Lockdown restrictions have been further tightened as NSW continues to record new community COVID-19 cases. and work to stop the spread of the highly infectious delta coronavirus strain in the community. New rules which came into effect at midnight on Saturday across Greater Sydney including the Central Coast, Blue Mountains, Wollongong and Shellharbour require all non-essential retail to close. Businesses can still operate click and collect, takeaway and home delivery. In addition to stay at home orders, residents in the local government areas of Fairfield, Canterbury-Bankstown and Liverpool cannot leave their areas for work except for emergency services and healthcare workers. Where those workers do need to leave their local government area for work, they are required to be tested every three days, even if they do not have symptoms. Residents of Greater Sydney, the Blue Mountains, the Central Coast and Wollongong are subject to stay-at-home orders with people are only permitted to leave their homes for essential reasons. Essential reasons include purchasing essential goods, accessing or providing care or healthcare, essential work, education or exercise. Exercise is restricted to within the local government area and no further than 10km from home and with a maximum of two people per group. Browsing in shops is prohibited and only one person per household can leave home for shopping per day. Outdoor public gatherings are limited to two people, while funerals are limited to 10 people only. The restrictions are expected to remain in place until 11:59 pm on Friday 30 July. (Photo by Jenny Evans/Getty Images)

Fourth person dies of Covid-19 in NSW

A Sydney woman in her 90s is the fourth person to die of Covid-19 in NSW since the Delta outbreak exploded in Greater Sydney.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JULY 17: A construction worker outside his work site in the CBD on July 17, 2021 in Sydney, Australia. Lockdown restrictions have been further tightened as NSW continues to record new community COVID-19 cases and works to stop the spread of the highly infectious delta coronavirus strain in the community. New rules which will come into effect at midnight on Saturday across Greater Sydney including the Central Coast, Blue Mountains, Wollongong and Shellharbour require all non-essential retail to close. Businesses can still operate click and collect, takeaway and home delivery. In addition to stay at home orders, residents in the local government areas of Fairfield, Canterbury-Bankstown and Liverpool cannot leave their areas for work except for emergency services and healthcare workers. Where those workers do need to leave their local government area for work, they are required to be tested every three days, even if they do not have symptoms. Residents of Greater Sydney, the Blue Mountains, the Central Coast and Wollongong are subject to stay-at-home orders with people are only permitted to leave their homes for essential reasons. Essential reasons include purchasing essential goods, accessing or providing care or healthcare, essential work, education or exercise. Exercise is restricted to within the local government area and no further than 10km from home and with a maximum of two people per group. Browsing in shops is prohibited and only one person per household can leave home for shopping per day. Outdoor public gatherings are limited to two people, while funerals are limited to 10 people only. The restrictions are expected to remain in place until 11:59 pm on Friday 30 July. (Photo by James D. Morgan/Getty Images)

‘A massive blow’: Bleak lockdown figure

A leading business figure has painted a grim picture following NSW’s restrictions, which will put 500,000 tradies out of work and a massive bill on the government’s table.

National

Scots College in Bellevue Hill has put forward a $10.6 million development application to demolish and rebuild the tennis courts in order to excavate an underground carpark

Elite schoolboys allowed to flee lockdown

Students at an exclusive private school have been allowed to leave Sydney while their peers remain in lockdown.

World

Man wearing protective face mask pointing at his arm with a bandage after receiving the covid-19 vaccine.

How many people get vaccine side effects

Understanding the risks and benefits of vaccination can help you make the right decision for you or your family about having a Covid-19 vaccine.

Retail

LIVERPOOL LEADER/AAP. Ru'a Abed at the Amazon centre Moorebank on Friday 28 June, 2019. Amazon's fulfilment centre in Moorebank. The 43,000sq m facility, located beside the M5 motorway, is the companyÕs second fulfilment centre in Australia.(AAP IMAGE / Carmela Roche)

Amazon postage delays after Covid cases

The online retailer has been forced to shut down its Sydney distribution centre after two employees tested positive for the virus.

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The letter Rudd sent to the PM after his discussions with a Pfizer exec. Picture: Supplied

Another twist in Pfizer letter saga

The Kevin Rudd, Pfizer, Australian Government saga rolls on with the former PM denying he leaked the now infamous letter to the ABC.

Cricket

Aaron Finch (L) and Matthew Wade (R) of Australia kneel for Black Lives Matter during the 2nd T20I between Australia and West Indies at Darren Sammy Cricket Ground, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia, on July 10, 2021. (Photo by Randy Brooks / AFP)

‘Rubbish’: Cricketers urged not to kneel

The historic moment where Australian cricketers knelt alongside West Indian players in support of BLM has been branded as “political rubbish”.

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