Hope for city’s Covid curfew capital as vax rates soar
Fairfield in Sydney’s west was Australia’s worst hit suburb during the spread of the Delta strain – but now it’s poised to bounce back after months of Covid horror.
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Stay across all the latest developments on COVID-19 outbreaks in NSW.
Australia probes ‘game changer’ Covid pill
Australia is in the final stages of pre-ordering a groundbreaking new pill to treat Covid hailed as a pandemic game changer.
Major changes to NSW isolation rules
Vaccinated close contacts of a confirmed Covid case will have their isolation period significantly shortened from next week.
Vaccine rule changes; NSW records 864 cases
Scott Morrison has confirmed changes to Australia’s vaccine rules when international borders reopen next month. Follow our live blog.
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Australian health officials are noncommittal about making a bid for one million vaccines headed for the tip.
Tipping spikes as patrons show hospitality workers appreciation
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‘Don’t use shopping as an excuse to go out’: Plea to stay home
Premier Gladys Berejiklian has issued a stern warning for people to adhere to lockdown restrictions over the weekend and, more specifically, not to shop too much. Follow our live blog.
How Covid vaccine rollout is our ‘greatest health failure’
Mistakes, missteps and squandered opportunities have brought us to the brink of losing control of Covid, says the professor who led our response to HIV/AIDS.
More Sydney tourists fined for visiting zoo in regional NSW
Police have issued fines to another two tourists from Sydney who visited a Dubbo zoo and travelled through various regional communities during lockdown.
Freebies and lotteries to help get Aussies vaccinated
Lotteries, competitions and freebies to encourage Australians to get vaccinated are all ‘on the table’ as the man in charge of speeding up the rollout reveals his plan.
Second aged care nurse tests positive; NSW records 24 cases
A second nurse at an aged care facility in the Hills has contracted Covid-19. It comes as the Premier issued a stark warning after NSW recorded 24 new Covid cases. Read our Thursday blog.
Stop the presses: Dan Andrews just made sense
The Victorian premier’s idea for when the right time is to end lockdowns makes more sense than anyone else’s, writes James Morrow.
Daughter in rush to dying dad’s bedside lands in Melbourne
A woman told she’d have to pay for a private plane from Sydney to Melbourne to see her dying father has landed at Essendon airport after a generous donation.
MP ordered into isolation after NSW Health backflip
A senior minister will go back into isolation after NSW Health admitted they incorrectly released him from quarantine.
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