Covid clinics turning Aussies away
Covid testing clinics in WA are experiencing “high demand” in the wake of the Victorian outbreak and impending lockdown, forcing them to turn people away.
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State shuts border to greater Melbourne
South Australia will close its border to greater Melbourne from 6pm tonight, in a bid to protect itself from Victoria’s growing Covid-19 outbreak.
Four new cases in Victoria
Victoria’s coronavirus outbreak has grown again, with another four new community cases bringing the Melbourne cluster to nine.
Fears of ‘missing link’ in Melbourne
Health authorities “cannot rule out” the possibility of a “missing link” in Victoria, after four new cases were reported in Melbourne.
‘Destroying our future’: Teen unleashes
A teenager has lashed out at the government’s climate policy in a searing statement given at the School Strike for Climate today.
53yo in intensive care with blood clots
A 53-year-old South Australian man is in intensive care in a “very serious condition” after he developed blood clots possibly linked to the AstraZeneca jab.
Hairdresser refuses vaccinated customers
The owner of a Gold Coast salon has announced the business will not take bookings from vaccinated customers due to “unknown health effects of the mRNA vaccine”.
Tiger King star arrested
One of the stars of the hit Netflix documentary Tiger King has been arrested in the US state of Oklahoma according to breaking reports.
70 Aussies barred from flying out of India
Dozens of Australians due to fly home today were told they cannot board their flight after a number of passengers tested positive for coronavirus.
Students scam $23,000 from KFC
A group of students have been jailed after they scammed tens of thousands of dollars out of KFC after discovering a glitch in the company’s app.
Sales lashes biggest budget issues
The federal budget has big hopes for Australia in a post-COVID world – but Leigh Sales grilled the Treasurer on some of his more unrealistic ideas.
Brutal reaction to town’s ‘sh*t’ ranking
The mayor of what’s just been dubbed one of the nation’s “sh*ttest towns” isn’t taking the ranking lying down.
PM scores more Pfizer jabs – with a catch
Australia has secured an extra 20 million doses of the Pfizer COVID vaccine, the one anyone under 50 is advised to wait for. But they’ll be waiting for quite a while.
Child in hospital after ‘toxic smell’ at pool
A child has been hospitalised after a “toxic smell” caused multiple children breathing difficulties at a Sydney aquatic centre.
Terrifying new claim about ‘Killer Clown’
One of America’s most prolific serial killers and sex offenders made a stunning admission as he was being taken to jail, a new series reveals.
Fears as Aussie put in NZ quarantine
A traveller who visited an infection site in NSW before flying to New Zealand has been placed into managed coronavirus isolation by Kiwi authorities.
List of NSW exposure sites explodes
The list of coronavirus exposure sites has been expanded as NSW Health issued a new public health alert on Thursday.
‘Get tested and isolate’: New venues added
NSW has added several new venues to Sydney coronavirus exposure sites and put new suburbs in alert because of sewage fragments.
Bizarre burglary stumps butcher
A butcher shop manager discovered a thief hadn’t just broken in for cash, he also decided to cook up some meats and even make himself a Milo.
‘Wintry blast’ to hit multiple states
Aussies are being warned to brace for rain, storms and plunging temperatures as an upper low will change conditions in multiple states tomorrow.
Aussie COVID patient rushed to hospital
A 60-year-old returned traveller with coronavirus has been put on oxygen in ICU as the state records two new cases in hotel quarantine.
Fears over state’s 44 cases in four days
There has been a sharp rise in one state’s hotel quarantine cases for the fourth day in a row, leading to fears the system could put us all at risk.
Biden repeats the same bizarre lie
One line in President Joe Biden’s speech today, where he deviated from the prepared text, stuck out because it was so obviously wrong.
ScoMo’s huge China call amid war rumours
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has delivered a huge clue about Australia’s future with China amid growing talks of a war.
PM suspends all flights from India
Flights to and from India into Australia have now been suspended, amid increasing concerns over the nation’s escalating COVID-19 situation.
PM’s ‘profound sorrow’ at tragedy
Scott Morrison has expressed his “profound sorrow” over the tragic deaths of a Gold Coast mum and South Australian baby girl.
Man facing 47 sexual assault charges
A Sydney man will face court after being charged with close to 50 sexual assault-related offences against 19 alleged victims – some as young as 14.
NZ airport worker infected with COVID-19
A border worker at Auckland Airport in New Zealand has tested positive for COVID-19, a day after the travel bubble with Australia opened.
Mistake that could spark new lockdowns
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has issued an ominous warning to those complaining about international travel restrictions.
Dance group says ABC was ‘upskirting’
The director of a dance group who performed at the commissioning of a naval ship have asked the ABC to apologise to them over a camera angle.
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