Rising numbers prompt wider mask rules
Amid case and hospitalisation rebounds nationally, Queensland reintroduces wider mask rules and there’s been another testing bungle, this time in SA.
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Fingers crossed for ‘normal’ as we kiss 2021 goodbye
Fireworks returned to the sky in towns and cities across the nation on Friday as revellers kissed goodbye to 2021, hoping the new year brings something resembling normality.
Shattered restaurateurs crying out for help
Hospitality across the nation faced a ‘trifecta of a disaster’ on New Year’s Eve as the industry battles a fast-moving third Covid wave.
Jubilation as children found after night in the bush
There were tears of joy and relief the moment two children were reunited with their family after spending the night lost in dense bush in rural NSW.
More than half caught in testing bungle positive
Almost 500 people in Sydney issued with a negative result are confirmed positive, as testing changes flagged for pregnant women.
Warring states fail the Covid test at border
Queensland has been accused of ‘perverting’ the fight to contain Omicron after its demand that travellers return a negative Covid-19 test paralysed the NSW system.
Tight finish as big seas take toll
More than a third of the competing fleet in the Sydney to Hobart have pulled out by the end of day two of the race, but spectators are in for a thrilling finale.
Hotels ready to ring in the new year as bookings soar
Luxury hotels in Sydney and Melbourne are filling up and some are already booked out.
Virus outbreak stops Aussie sports in their tracks
A Covid-19 outbreak has struck some of the nation’s top horse jockeys, as the sport joined many others derailed by Omicron.
‘Human error’ blamed for 400 wrong Covid results
More than 400 people with Covid-19 were incorrectly told they did not have the virus due to a “human error” at a pathology lab.
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