Premier Dominic Perrottet has urged the community to “stay strong” through what he described as a challenging time.

Health care workers have been asked to cancel holidays and work extra shifts to cover for colleagues off due to Covid, as leaked emails shed light on how widespread exposure is in health care workers. 

Forget simply paying $1m for a house – seven figures was the sum many home sellers received over already high reserves at frantic Sydney auctions this year.

And Boxing Day sales could result in Sydneysiders splashing out big, regardless of whether the coronavirus keeps them at home or not.

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