COVID-19
‘We’re back in action tomorrow’: Premier ‘excited’ to reopen
In a live update on business reopening this morning, Premier Dominic Perrottet said it’s been (more than) 100 days of ...
Victoria records 1890 new local cases
The health department confirmed the new figures about 8.30am after the state broke the national record for the highest number ...
PM’s quarantine BBQ sparks outrage
Scott Morrison is isolating inside The Lodge in Canberra following his return from the United States last month. During his ...
Prison vax split: Offenders can refuse but not officers
The Sunday Herald Sun can reveal movement has been restricted at prisons and an “extensive surveillance testing regime” implemented to ...
More details on new Delta strain
Chief health officer Kerry Chant said authorities had linked the strain to a person who returned from overseas in September.However, ...
‘Ludicrous’: NSW slams Victorian rule
Victorian students in years three to six will be required to wear a mask while at school. Mr Toole, who ...
Tony Abbott rips into Covid rules
The former prime minister has been a consistent critic of the country’s pandemic response.But he has gone much harder than ...
11 deaths, 580 cases as new vax milestone nears
Dr Chant — who was noticeably missing from the Premier’s first health press conference this week when he announced changes ...
NSW nears new jab milestone; Vic has 1965 new cases
NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet applauded the state for reaching the new jab milestone.“Vaccination is incredibly important. We know it keeps ...
Chant wasn’t sidelined, says new Deputy Premier
Mr Toole clarified on Sunrise this morning that Sydneysiders, including those with the new Greater Metro category including the Central ...
New Delta strain in NSW; Vic sets grim Aussie case record
Chief health officer Kerry Chant announced the new figures and said the deaths included two women and nine men.She also ...
Aussies to get Covid ‘booster’ shots
Australia’s peak advisory group on vaccines has now officially given the green light for booster shots for those whose immune ...
‘Nonsense’: Dutton’s stark Covid warning
Both states only on Thursday passed the 50 per cent threshold for fully vaccinated residents aged 16 and over. The ...
New Delta strain as NSW clocks 646 cases
Chief health officer Kerry Chant announced the new figures and said the deaths included two women and nine men.She also ...
Australians love rules but the Covid coercion won’t work
“(Eff) Joe Biden — and De Blasio too! (Eff) Joe Biden – and De Blasio too!” Joe Biden is, of ...
Restaurants ‘flabbergasted’ by booking cap backflip
Former Deputy Premier John Barilaro told industry last week that the cap would be removed when the state hit 80 ...
All the changes to NSW’s road map out of lockdown
Here are the changes: CHANGES TO SCHOOLSStudents will now return to face-to-face learning with NSW Health approved Covid-safe settings on ...
Wife, kids isolated from husband fighting for life
Luke McAuliffe suffered a bleed to the brain on September 24 when he was rushed to St Vincent’s Hospital.The 31-year-old ...
Covid cluster linked to teen birthday party
Students from St Columba’s College in Essendon, as well as pupils from at least two neighbouring schools, have tested positive ...
Covid silver lining for businesses
New businesses have also launched since the pandemic, with more than 365,000 entering the market in the year to June ...
Covid-positive mum arson ‘victim’: cops
Investigations into the “suspicious” Mount Gambier blaze began after the vehicle was destroyed and a home sustained surface damage. Emergency ...
Vaccination blitz hits full steam in virus hot spots
The same figures reveal Greater Dandenong has 78 per cent of eligible residents with at least one dose, a jump ...
Maroondah school shuts after family Covid scare
Ringwood’s Aquinas College emailed and texted parents late on Tuesday night, advising a Year 12 student attended its Great Ryrie ...
Businessman begs Queen to stop lockdown ‘carnage’
Bendigo businessman Paul Banks invoiced the government for $47,000 in lost earnings in June, but was never paid.Now in a ...
Suburbs targeted in vaccine blitz; Latrobe lockdown to end
Twenty-seven Victorian suburbs, with current first-dose coverage rates of under 75 per cent, will be targeted by a vaccination blitz.Premier ...
Sydney’s first drive-through rapid antigen test site opens
Blooms The Chemist at Royal Randwick shopping centre opened the clinic this morning in the underground carpark and so far ...
How Shepparton Covid outbreak is growing
Health authorities confirmed 14 of the 87 cases recorded in regional Victoria overnight came from Shepparton.The number active of cases ...
Number of jabs needed to hit next vax target
A record 1763 cases were recorded on Tuesday, the highest in Australia since the start of pandemic.Earlier this month Victoria ...
Qld mystery case spooks health expert
Queensland chief health officer Jeannette Young on Monday reassured the state’s capital that a lockdown was not yet necessary despite ...
Positive case at Yarra Ranges Woolies store
The employee last worked at the Maroondah Highway store from 11am- 4.30pm on September 26.“The team member has received Department ...
