COVID-19

Two new Covid cases in Shepparton, more expected

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Goulburn Valley Health chief executive Matt Sharp confirmed the positive tests on Tuesday morning.“One of these cases is linked to ...

Just how fresh are Woolies, Coles online food deliveries?

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A retail survey from consumer advocacy group Choice found supermarket giants Coles and Woolworths are often delivering food that needs ...

Premier to update Victorians on Covid crisis; NSW unveiling road map

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Victoria has announced 705 new Covid cases, along with another death.There are currently 8538 active cases across the state.More than ...

Aussie border closures may trigger new legal stoush

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Constitutional lawyer Professor Kim Rubenstein told Ten’s The Sunday Project that anyone adversely affected by the states’ refusal to open ...

Covid case closes Newcastle Courthouse

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Defendants and legal representatives arrived for a usual 9.30am start only to find the building locked and a sign that ...

$13.5m plan to poach 500 overseas teachers to NSW

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The $13.5 million program to lure overseas and interstate STEM teachers will help address an “urgent shortage” of teachers in ...

Two dead, 779 new cases in Victoria

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The total number of active virus cases in the state has now hit 8011, the Department of Health announced on ...

Two dead, 779 new Covid cases in Victoria

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The total number of active virus cases in the state has now hit 8011, the Department of Health announced on ...

Leaked plan reveals drastic back-to-school steps

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High-level leaked planning documents from the Education Department, obtained by the Sunday Herald Sun, reveal the actions under consideration for ...

Plan for makeshift Covid hospital as cases surge

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Amid the state’s highest ever daily case number the Sunday Herald Sun can reveal high level briefings have again discussed ...

779 cases, two deaths; boost to speed jab rate

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Two more Victorians have died with Covid as the state recorded another 779 new cases overnight.It comes as 76.9 per ...

Vic reaches grim new Covid record

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The Department of Health also confirmed one more Victorian had died from the virus. Saturday’s total is the state’s highest ...

Hundreds flock to Bondi for Covid cool-off; Vic’s grim stats

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Saturday’s total is the state’s highest daily figure of infections since the pandemic hit.Under the lockdown exit road map plan, ...

PM’s bold promise to stranded Aussies

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Speaking from Washington DC following talks with leaders from United States, India and Japan at the Quad meeting, the Prime ...

Call for 24-hour vax hubs to help hit jab target

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Golf, tennis and basketball were set to be allowed from Sunday and the 10km travel limit was to be increased ...

Startling detail about Qld Covid case

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The new case – a young child – was linked to the Sunnybank cluster.However Health Minister Yvette D’Ath said the ...

Australia hits huge vaccine milestone

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Official federal government figures show 50.1 per cent of Australians aged over 16 have received both doses, following a record ...

Latest Melbourne west Tier 1 Covid-19 sites

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The DHHS listed Sunshine North Primary School as a Tier 1 exposure site on Thursday night, after a case was ...

Tools down for more than two weeks

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On Monday the state government ordered tools down for a fortnight to address concerns around poor Covid-safe practices, ballooning infection ...

‘Going to 1000’: Grim warning as Vic has 733 new cases

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One new death was also announced by the health department on Friday, which takes the death toll of the outbreak ...

Backflip after jab NRL giveaway furore

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A joint Queensland government and NRL initiative to give vaccinated footy fans 3000 free double passes to Friday and Saturday’s ...

NSW records 1063 new local Covid-19 cases

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NSW records 1035 new virus cases

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There were also five deaths of people with the virus, she added. More than 83 per cent of eligible residents ...

NSW records 1035 new Covid cases, Vic has 628

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It came as the State Government will announce further mandatory vaccination requirements for Victorian workers.On Tuesday, more than 60,829 Victorians ...

First arrests as cops promise new tactics for lawless mob

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A man wearing a cap and a high-vis orange vest was handcuffed about 9.45am.Another man and a woman were also ...

More industries to get vaccine mandate

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While fronting the media to condemn the violence, Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews said more industries would need to get the ...

More positive cases in emergency rooms

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A case attended the waiting room from 1pm – 3.10pm on Monday, September 20, according to a Department of Health ...

Border bubble at risk over Tweed case

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But Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said there were major concerns over a traveller who arrived in the Northern Rivers region of ...

Newcastle airport, supermarkets on Hunter exposure list

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Anyone who attended the venues on specific dates and times are casual contacts, unless contacted by NSW Health as a ...

Police barricade CFMEU entrance as protesters return

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More than 100 demonstrators have gathered at the intersection of Victoria and Elizabeth streets, away from any police presence near ...