Revealed: NSW’s most Covid exposed areas
With NSW due to lift a raft of Covid restrictions next week or at 95 per cent double dose, we reveal the communities still behind in vaccination rates.
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Stay across all the latest developments on COVID-19 outbreaks in NSW.
Spike in Omicron cases linked to Sydney private school
NSW has recorded its highest daily spike in Omicron Covid cases with a western Sydney school cluster growing by nine.
Omicron proof we can’t hide under the doona from Covid
Australia, with its highly vaccinated population, should step off the treadmill that will see us going in and out of restrictions forever, writes James Morrow.
WHO warns of ‘severe’ Omicron consequences
Scott Morrison and the national security committee have signed off on delaying the easing of border restrictions after the emergence of the Omicron variant.
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1288 cases, 7 deaths and hotspot rule eased
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Labor quickly becoming the party of lockdowns
The ALP is losing the battle to look competitive while the government rallies to re-open the country, writes James Morrow.
‘Unforgivable’: Palaszczuk blasted as family fights to get 3yo home
The Queensland Premier has been called on to apologise to the family of an immune compromised three-year-old boy who has been trapped in NSW for eight weeks.
‘Absolutely get vaccinated’: Sick Sydney lawyer’s vax plea
A high-profile Sydney lawyer has urged the community to get vaccinated after he caught Covid-19 a week before he was due to get his first jab.
Why top health official wants to free prisoners
NSW Deputy Chief Health Officer Marianne Gale has backed the prospect of releasing inmates from jails to stop Covid transmission.
PM reveals 500k Pfizer boost in ‘dose swap deal’
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McGowan’s wild rant: ‘We don’t live in caves’
WA Premier Mark McGowan has decried Australia’s plan to reopen borders at 70 per cent vaccination rate and hit out at a joke about cave dwellers.
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