Coronavirus live news Australia: NSW cases fall below 500 amid vax milestone, Vic cases drop slightly to 1890, five deaths
Dominic Perrottet praises NSW residents ahead of reopening, but warns tomorrow’s lift in restrictions is a cautious move that requires 'personal responsibility'.
Welcome to The Weekend Australian's live coverage of the Covid crisis and the national response.
NSW cases have dropped to 477, with six deaths. Victoria cases drop slightly to 1890, with five deaths. Sydneysiders decided Freedom Day had come early and flocked to beaches, with police forced to intervene.
Crisafulli dodges ‘please explain’ on nuclear
LNP leader David Crisafulli has been unable — or unwilling — to say why he opposes federal Opposition leader Peter Dutton’s nuclear power policy as Queensland’s pre-polling booths open.
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The ruling that found Bruce Lehrmann raped Brittany Higgins left him as ‘Australia’s most hated man’ and was so devastating he will be unable to find a job locally or overseas, the Federal Court has heard.