Six million eligible Australians will get free rapid antigen tests as Prime Minister Scott Morrison overhauled the country’s testing regime while still refusing to bow down to calls that they should be free for everyone. 

Tennis legend Rod Laver says he understands Aussie anger over Novak Djokovic being allowed to compete in the Australian Open, urging the nine-time champion to come clean on why he was granted a vaccination exemption.

The Daily Telegraph can reveal detectives investigating the disappearance of little William Tyrrell are conducting a fresh round of interviews.

And in sport, ARLC chairman Peter V’landys has declared that Covid will not stop the NRL season from kicking off in March and  that 30,000 rapid antigen test kits are rugby league’s weapon in the fight against the virus. 

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