Treasurer ‘shocked’ by Covid slush fund
The NSW Treasurer has ordered an urgent investigation into Covid emergency payments being funnelled into a “slush fund”.
The NSW Treasurer has ordered an urgent investigation into Covid emergency payments being funnelled into a “slush fund”.
New restrictions will be introduced in Western Australia this week when the hard border comes down as Covid-19 cases soar.
Western Australia has broken a record for the number of new Covid-19 infections, while more people have also been admitted to hospital with the virus.
Covid cases in NSW and Victoria contine to fall, despite changing mask mandates, with more than 12,000 new infections recorded across the two states.
Queensland has recorded 3118 new cases of Covid-19 after a grim warning from the state’s top doctor that infections will soon surge.
Queensland has recorded 714 new Covid cases, a drop on the previous day, as authorities warned one group made up most hospitalisations.
South Australia is introducing new Covid rules, to begin tonight, saying they needed to take decisive action against Omicron.
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South32 says it has detected a second case of Covid-19 at its Groote Eylandt manganese mine in the Northern Territory.
The emergence of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 is the new rising tide lifting the value of some health stocks as investors rush to cash in.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has given a statement about New Year’s Eve after today’s emergency national cabinet meeting.
A Covid cluster linked to Perth’s backpacker community continues to grow, with an unvaccinated man testing positive.
Tasmania has followed Queensland by dropping a Covid testing rule for interstate arrivals that was clogging testing sites. Compare state, territory rules.
Scott Morrison has taken a thinly veiled swipe at two states over booster shots as new vaccine mandate rules come into effect.
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