COVID-19
Could businesses deny service to Australians who refuse the coronavirus vaccine?
The Australian government says it won’t make COVID-19 vaccines compulsory when they begin being rolled out next month, but that ...
PM to ‘see how things play out’ with international borders
Prime Minister Scott Morrison said he would make a decision on opening Australia’s borders ‘over the course of the year’, ...
Joe Biden picks transgender woman Rachel Levine to be assistant health secretary in historic first
The incoming president says his ‘deeply qualified’ pick for assistant health secretary will make history as the first transgender person ...
Travel vouchers gone in 13 minutes, push for more
Three new COVID cases were announced in hotel quarantine on Wednesday, with one linked to the Australian Open. But since ...
Russian star reveals quarantine plan
The dual Grand Slam champion voiced her opinion of the hard lockdown measures overnight and urged players to be grateful, ...
Restrictions could ease within days
With NSW recording no locally acquired cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, it is expected that Ms Berejiklian will on Wednesday ...
‘I’m real’: Tomic’s girlfriend defends outburst
The OnlyFans star took to Instagram to backtrack on her controversial comments, saying she was “poking fun” when she made ...
Virus rule likely to stay ‘indefinitely’
Premier Gladys Berejiklian said the three-day streak of no community transmission of COVID-19 had made her and the state’s health ...
Nick Kyrgios blasts Australian Open tennis players over ‘ridiculous’ hotel quarantine complaints
Nick Kyrgios has called Novak Djokovic a ‘tool’ after the world champion reportedly demanded Australian Open organisers ease quarantine restrictions ...
Thousands of stranded Victorians can now return home as Sydney’s coronavirus restriction zones are downgraded
More stranded Victorians are now permitted to return home as the state eased border restrictions with the NSW Blue Mountains, ...
Norway has found no direct link between Pfizer coronavirus vaccine and elderly post-jab deaths
Norway has reported 33 post-vaccination deaths, but no links to the vaccine have been established. Powered by WPeMatico
Joe Biden appeals to America to ‘heal, unite and rebuild’ as security ramps up ahead of Inauguration Day
The 78-year-old Democrat’s appeals for optimism and healing are running up against the hard reality of multiple crises in the ...
Tunisia arrests more than 600 people, deploys troops as riots continue
The social unrest comes at a time of economic crisis that has sparked rapid inflation and high youth unemployment and ...
Twist in Aussie Open virus testing
It comes as another three COVID-19 cases in hotel quarantine were linked to the tennis overnight.But Premier Daniel Andrews flagged ...
Top cop’s gloomy virus prediction
Police Commissioner Mick Fuller doesn‘t believe we will get rid of the virus precautions before the end of the year. ...
‘Cruel’: Aussies slugged extra for fresh air
Returned overseas travellers pay the New South Wales government a standard minimum fee of $3000 to stay at the hotels ...
More border changes for NSW
“This reflects the improved (coronavirus) situation in that local government area,” ACT chief minister Andrew Barr said. The change will ...
Andrews hints at Brisbane green zone
Three of the latest four new cases in hotel quarantine are linked to the Australian Open.However, Premier Daniel Andrews has ...
Why Indonesia is choosing Instagram influencers to receive the first round of coronavirus vaccines
Although Indonesia faces the most severe coronavirus outbreak in Southeast Asia, there has been skepticism around the safety and efficacy ...
Victoria reopens to parts of Greater Sydney as it records zero locally-acquired cases
Victoria has recorded a 12th consecutive day without a local coronavirus case, though there have been four new cases in ...
Novak Djokovic slammed after making six hotel quarantine requests
Serbian tennis player, Novak Djokovic, has been ridiculed over claims he wrote a list of six hotel quarantine requests ahead ...
NSW records zero new locally-acquired coronavirus cases as testing drops
New South Wales has recorded zero locally-acquired coronavirus cases in the 24 hours leading up to 8pm on Sunday. Powered ...
Russian police detain prominent Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny as he returns to Moscow
The 44-year-old opposition politician was swiftly detained as he returned to Russia for the first time since being poisoned last ...
NSW records no new cases
There were however eight cases in overseas travellers who are in hotel quarantine. NSW Health also confirmed seven cases reported ...
Victoria records no new cases
But the Department of Health and Human Services revealed four new infections in returned overseas travellers in hotel quarantine.There are ...
Victoria reopens border to majority of Sydney
In total, 25 of the Harbour City’s LGAs will be classed as an orange zone, along with the Blue Mountains ...
‘Answer is no’: Dan slams tennis demands
It comes as four new infections in hotel quarantine on Monday were all linked to international arrivals landing in Melbourne ...
No international travel in 2021 despite vaccine rollout
Secretary of the Department of Health, Professor Brendan Murphy, who lead Australia’s coronavirus response in his former role as chief ...
Armin Laschet calls for ‘continuity of success’ as he’s elected new leader of Angela Merkel’s party in Germany
Armin Laschet had been trailing in surveys in the run-up to the vote, but his promise to stay the course ...
Australian Open thrown into chaos as 47 players are forced into lockdown over coronavirus cases from charter flights
There have been three positive COVID-19 tests from Australian Open charter flights, forcing the players on board into 14 days ...
