A diplomatic investigation is under way after two police security cars crashed as Australia’s High Commissioner to London George Brandis tried to catch up to and join the Prime Minister’s official motorcade at the Glasgow COP26 climate summit.

Genomic sequencing of the sickest Covid-19 patients in NSW has found that 74 per cent of them have the Delta strain despite Omicron rapidly becoming the dominant variant in the state.

Outdoor venues are proving to be an island of prosperity in an otherwise bleak hospitality landscape.

And in sport, an emotion-charged Sam Stosur will approach this year’s Australian Open as if it’s her last – not only in singles but almost certainly also in doubles.

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