‘Zero’ truth to reports of NSW lockdown
There are no plans to announce NSW lockdown by Friday despite reports, NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard has told news.com.au.
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Big change to your gym workout
NSW has announced a significant change to how people are allowed to workout at gyms, starting from 4pm today.
‘A mess’: Aussie border chaos slammed
State border closures are creating turmoil in the Australian community – but show no signs of changing despite the vaccination program.
Vic won’t get any more federal support
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg says support for Victorians is now a matter for the state government after its lockdown ‘dented confidence’.
PM’s crushing border warning
Scott Morrison has dashed the hopes of keen travellers once again, warning that there’s “no finish line” when it comes to the virus.
Why VIC can’t seem to avoid lockdowns
It’s the question on every Victorian’s lips — why is the state so unlucky when it comes to lockdowns? And what is NSW doing differently? Here’s what we know.
Aged care vaccine mandate ‘unlikely’: PM
Aged care workers are ‘unlikely’ to be forced to get vaccinated despite Victoria’s growing Covid-19 outbreak, Scott Morrison has revealed.
Why NSW has not hit the panic button
While Victoria settles in for a longer lockdown, NSW has ruled out restrictions even after a family tested positive to Covid-19. This is why.
Decision that cost Melbourne man $4k
As Victoria braces for news of an extended lockdown, one business says it won’t survive if restrictions continue for weeks longer.
Vic facing ‘another 7 days’ in lockdown
Victorian residents should brace themselves for another seven days in lockdown as the state’s Covid-19 cluster continues to grow – fast.
Fringe group targets ‘ignorant’ Aussies
The uprising against lockdown led to wild scenes in Melbourne as a new group denying Covid-19 took aim at “mindless, ignorant” Australians.
Change to Trans-Tasman travel bubble
New Zealand has introduced a new requirement for certain people flying in the trans-Tasman travel bubble from Australia.
Leigh Sales fumes in TV interview
Leigh Sales has ripped into Health Minister Greg Hunt over the slow vaccine rollout in a night of TV heavily focused on Covid-19.
Victoria’s fury over snap lockdown
Irate Victorians have taken to the streets and social media to voice their outrage as the state’s fourth brutal coronavirus lockdown looms.
Fears outbreak has jumped the border
NSW Health is urgently contacting people from a state sporting club after one person tested positive for Covid-19 linked to the Victoria cluster.
Melbourne on brink of new lockdown
The Victorian Government is said to be considering five-day lockdown as an epidemiologist says he is “nervous” about the Melbourne outbreak.
Warning over Indian variant in Victoria
The Indian variant of Covid-19 detected among the nine cases in the Victorian virus outbreak is ‘of concern’, experts have warned.
How ‘fortress Australia’ can ever reopen
Experts have revealed just what it will take to help reopen “fortress Australia’s” international borders — and there’s a few steps to go.
‘Not safe’: ScoMo’s border message
Scott Morrison has a message for critics as he comes under increased pressure to outline Australia’s reopening with the world.
What we really think about closed border
The reopening of the international border has become a vexed issue, but a new opinion poll makes it clear what the majority of Aussies think.
PM urged to fix border confusion
A timeline for Australia’s borders reopening remains elusive after the prime minister rejected reports the nation was shut off indefinitely.
‘Spoiled prat’: Slater slammed over tweets
Michael Slater has received a stinging rebuke over his criticism of the India travel ban as a minister tells the former Test cricketer to ‘grow up’.
‘Unsustainable’: Hotel crisis revealed
An alarming statistic has shown how heavily the hotel sector has been hammered by COVID-19, and the industry is begging for help.
COVID breakout once again fails to spread
Days after millions of Perth residents were forced into lockdown, just one new case has been found, so are snap shutdowns worth the pain?
‘Thought bubble’: Quarantine plan blasted
A Labor minister says there is a significant reason why home quarantine for vaccinated returned travellers could not be successfully managed by the Federal government.
PM: No ban on AstraZeneca
The Prime Minister has stressed there is no blanket ban on people under 50 taking the AstraZeneca vaccine, despite its links to a rare form of blood clotting.
Bad news for international travel
As dancefloors open and flights to New Zealand are set to return, could we be travelling further across the Pacific this year? The news isn’t good.
New step to contain ‘worrying’ cluster
A new measure has been introduced for residents of Greater Brisbane as a COVID-19 outbreak causes concern across the city.
Mardi Gras protest hits Sydney streets
Mardi Gras protesters have hit Sydney’s streets protesting against rape, the police, the lack of the usual parade, and demanding rights for transgender people.
‘Shattered’: Qantas issues border demand
Sudden domestic border closures have had a devastating impact on travel confidence and must be ruled out as Australians become vaccinated, Qantas says.
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