Pocket of mystery Sydney COVID cases
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has revealed one area of Sydney is causing her extreme concern, as cases of COVID-19 are diagnosed every day that cannot be traced.
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Sydney hotel guard tests positive to COVID
A security guard overseeing hotel quarantine in Sydney’s Circular Quay is believed to have contracted coronavirus from a returned traveller.
$28m for sport facilities ahead of M6
Sporting facilities in Sydney’s south will receive a $28 million upgrade ahead of construction finally starting on the M6 toll road next year.
Gladys’s ‘unreserved’ apology for Ruby Princess
The NSW Premier has apologised “unreservedly” to those who suffered as a result of the bungled disembarking of the Ruby Princess cruise ship.
‘We are humans too’: Protest at ScoMo’s
Protesters have descended on the PM’s Sydney residence and demanded he face them, holding signs saying “Come outside and learn the truth”.
NSW records nine new COVID-19 cases
One of the new cases, a staff member at Chopstix Asian Cuisine at Smithfield RSL, has no known source.
‘Inexplicable’ error led to cruise virus disaster
The report into how an ill-fated cruise ship spawned hundreds of COVID-19 cases and 28 deaths has finally been made public.
Killer elephant ‘died of a broken heart’
The owners of a circus elephant that crushed her handler to death in 2007 say they regret what happened to the animal next.
‘New threat’: Aussie border crackdown
Peter Dutton has flagged major changes to the way Australia polices its borders in the wake of the Ruby Princess fiasco.
‘Just do it’: Strongest hint yet on masks
The NSW Government has delivered its strongest suggestion yet that masks will soon become mandatory as COVID cases continue to rise.
22 new COVID cases in NSW
There have been 22 new cases of coronavirus in New South Wales up to 8pm on Monday, with a third of the new cases linked to an outbreak at a Sydney school.
14 new cases of COVID in NSW
There have been 14 new cases of coronavirus diagnosed in New South Wales up to 8pm on Sunday, with only one of these in hotel quarantine.
NSW mask supply ‘massive’
NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard has revealed how many masks are available in NSW after a heated clash with the state’s Labor Leader Jodi McKay on the radio.
‘Unnecessary risk’: What fireys urgently need
Firefighters across a bushfire-ravaged region of NSW have told an inquiry what they desperately need to help them do their job.
$35k taxpayer-funded retreat canned
The NSW Southern Highlands was set to be the backdrop for senior public servants to “stay and play”. That was until COVID-19 ruined the party.
Fears suburb revamp will miss the mark
Residents fear a 20-year construction project to revamp an inner-city Sydney suburb won’t contain the essential services they need.
Tax cut good news for renters
Renters will be given more choice and more security under a new scheme that gives developers tax cuts to build properties for rent only.
Help for more first-home buyers
The New South Wales government has expanded its first home buyers assistance measures in a bid to support economy.
‘Ridiculous’ border change angers locals
Hundreds of border residents have been put out of work, forced to change doctors and generally left in limbo after restrictions were tightened.
Seven new COVID cases in NSW
There have been just seven new cases of coronavirus diagnosed in NSW overnight but experts advise you stay home this weekend and put on a mask.
Treasurer vows to fight NSW lockdown
NSW Treasurer Dominic Perrottet says he will do “everything in my power’ to avoid a second lockdown, worrying it would have a catastrophic impact on the economy.
Annastacia v Gladys in border battle
The NSW and Queensland Premiers are at loggerheads over the placement of the Qld-NSW border checkpoint, which is causing traffic and headaches for border communities.
Almost 50 cases linked to pub outbreak
More virus cases have been linked to the Crossroads Hotel cluster in Sydney’s southwest, with almost 50 infections associated with the pub.
Federal parliament canned over COVID
The next Federal parliament sitting has been cancelled because of the growing coronavirus case numbers in Victoria and NSW.
NSW announces new restrictions
As the Sydney coronavirus cluster continues to grow, NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has been forced to impose tough new restrictions.
Celeste’s plea to fix donation debacle
Comedian Celeste Barber has made a desperate plea to parliament to help her redirect funds from her $51.3 million bushfire-relief fundraiser.
Only one option for virus: Premier
Suppression of coronavirus is “the only option” for NSW, with the population too large to effectively eliminate the virus, Premier Gladys Berejiklian says.
QLD shuts border to 77 Sydney suburbs
Queensland will close its borders to 77 Sydney suburbs from noon on Tuesday as NSW fights to prevent another outbreak of coronavirus.
Come home now, NSW residents warned
NSW residents in Victoria have been given an urgent warning to get home, as the State Government looks at further lockdown measures.
Outback town to be home of the flying car
A small town in rural NSW is set to become the birthplace of the flying car in Australia, with testing to begin just months from now.
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