COVID-19

‘I’ve got it’: Former anti-vaxxer’s call to arms

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Aaron Desira walked out of Geelong hospital on Monday after spending more than two weeks fighting to survive Covid – ...

20 new Covid-19 cases in ACT

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Of the 20 cases, 14 are linked to known cases or outbreaks. There has been eight deaths.There were 15 people ...

NSW records 319 new virus cases

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There were also two deaths reported and two new overseas acquired infections.About 66,311 people underwent testing in the past 24 ...

1993 cases: Vic Covid crisis deepens

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It came after 79,214 tests were conducted in the past 24 hours. More the 63 per cent of the state’s ...

‘Freedom day’ for Australia’s most vaxxed city

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The ACT’s nine week lockdown officially came to an end at 12am on Friday with pubs, restaurants, gyms, entertainment centres, ...

Kerry Chant ‘missing’ from major presser

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The NSW Premier revealed hotel quarantine would be scrapped for fully vaccinated international arrivals from November 1 in arguably one ...

How Ballarat will meet Melbourne Covid demand

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Ballarat Health Services announced it had become a streaming hospital, joining the statewide network, last week.When demand is high in ...

Covid infected truckie revealed in Qld

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A new case recorded in the hotel quarantine system was also revealed to be a flight crew member who had ...

Delayed again: Premier backs regional travel delay

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Dominic Perrottet said that ongoing concerns around the regions’ vaccination rates caused the pushback, and stood by what he acknowledged ...

Anna drops Christmas border hint

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Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk on Wednesday night posted a curious tweet noting that the holiday season was just around the corner ...

Vax data for kids ‘within weeks’; 2297 cases in Vic

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In what is only the first step of the approval process, the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has granted Pfizer provisional ...

Unvaxxed pollies to be blocked from parliament

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The state’s authorised worker mandate – which extends to politicians – will come into effect from Friday.It will mean that ...

New daily record: Hunter-New England passes 100 Covid cases

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There were 103 more positive cases across the entire health district in the 24 hours to 8pm on Wednesday, taking ...

‘Really p***ed off’: Fury at alleged jab exemption chasers

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At least four carloads of police were sent to the General Practice of Dr Denes Borsos in the Colac suburb ...

Surprise locations for vaccine pop-ups

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The state government launched it’s latest push on Wednesday in the rush to get the population protected.The neighbourhood pop-up vaccine ...

‘Breaks my heart’: Covid myths taking a toll on Aussie-Muslims

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Islamic community identity Steve Dabliz, who runs the popular Request Dua Facebook page, said he has been flooded with requests ...

Round 2: Hunter Valley pub fined again over Covid laws

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Licensee Brad Hill at the Caledonian Hotel in Singleton — which is well known for it stance on being pro-choice ...

Pop-up vaccination clinics coming to Melbourne suburbs; 1571 cases

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Pop-up vaccination clinics will be deployed on shopping strips, inside community centres and within retail, food and gym outlets. Victorians ...

Victoria records 1571 new Covid cases

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The state’s health department confirmed the new figures about 9am as a key vaccination milestone was reached on Tuesday night.At ...

Virus hits Macca’s stores

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In a statement, McDonald’s Australia confirmed some staff members at its Rowville restaurant had tested positive for the virus.“The initial ...

Why Qld’s vaccine milestone won’t help border

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Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk on Tuesday announced Queensland’s seventh straight day of zero new local cases, while there were four cases ...

International healthcare workers to ease strain Vic’s Covid frontline

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Victoria has recorded 1466 new Covid cases overnight, along with eight deaths — including a man in his 40s.Tuesday’s figure ...

How we really stack up in Covid modelling

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But virus experts say the roadmap — based on Burnet Institute modelling of current and possible post-lockdown scenarios — forecast ...

Shepparton aged care staffer tests positive to Covid

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Shepparton Villages announced on Monday night an employee from its Maculata Place facility had tested positive.“We immediately put Maculata Place ...

66 new Hunter Covid cases, flight on alert list

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The local cases were at Newcastle, Lake Macquarie, Maitland, Port Stephens, Cessnock, Upper Hunter and Muswellbrook.Additional cases were recorded at ...

‘Tough’: Pub owner’s emotional message

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Michael Watson, co-operator of Watson’s pub, in Moore Park, joined the NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet on Monday to mark the ...

New rules as stores reopen

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New freedoms were four months in the making after Sydney and parts of NSW were plunged into lockdown in June ...

Top cop’s blunt warning to unvaccinated

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Police Commissioner Mick Fuller warned police would be patrolling Greater Sydney and NSW ready to reprimand rule breakers who are ...

‘Disappointing’: Premier on Gladys absence

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Ms Berejiklian stepped down as Premier two weeks ago, after the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) revealed it was investigating ...

NSW cases plunge as freedom looms

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He said there were also six deaths of people with Covid-19.NSW has reached a milestone vaccination rate with 90 per ...