COVID-19

NSW records 97 new local Covid cases

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She revealed 24 of those cases were in the community while infectious. More to come. Powered by WPeMatico

Alert for Maccas as Covid jumps border

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The Department of Health added the venues in Melbourne’s outer-northern fringe to its list of exposure sites on Tuesday night, ...

‘That’s just nonsense’: ScoMo snaps

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With his back to the wall, the Prime Minister faced a barrage of questions from both Sunrise and Today show ...

NSW records 89 new local Covid cases

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Ms Berejiklian said three quarters of the positive tests were close contacts of existing cases.More to come. Powered by WPeMatico

How Australia can reset the war on Covid

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At its heart is one simple objective: getting the nation vaccinated.The government needs to get on a war footing to ...

‘Critical’ detail in 2 new Qld cases

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The new infections, linked to known clusters, were already in forced isolation and didn’t test positive until day 12 of ...

Daniel Andrews’ big lockdown call

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Daniel Andrews said “opening up” communities and the country to the rest of the world was still risky after one ...

Covid exposure at major Sydney vaccine hub

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People who visited the Royal Prince Alfred (RPA) vaccination hub at Mallett St in Camperdown on July 6 have been ...

PM under fire as Turnbull, Rudd meddle in vaccine rollout

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Mr Turnbull tweeted his thanks on Monday to his fellow former PM for “speaking to the chairman of Pfizer to ...

Sydney doctor reveals grim virus reality

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NSW recorded 77 new locally acquired cases of Covid-19 on Sunday, and Premier Gladys Berejiklian hinted Monday’s numbers would be ...

NSW records 112 new cases of Covid-19

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It comes a day after the state registered 77 new infections and the Covid-19 death of a woman in her ...

State reveals huge restrictions change

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Queenslanders will also be able to visit loved ones in aged care and hospitals, while the cap on social gathering ...

‘Come home’: Palaszczuk’s border warning

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It comes as more than 100 cases are expected to be announced in NSW on Monday and after tourists in ...

Coles alert as lockdown extension ‘likely’

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People who have been to Coles in Kareela and Roselands must get tested and isolate for 14 days, after NSW ...

How to get your Covid jab at the chemist

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To date just 49 chemists in Queensland have been given the right to offer the jabs but there will be ...

Ad blitz to boost Covid vaccination rates

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Featuring TV, radio, social media and billboard ads under the slogan “Arm yourself”, the campaign will tell people that getting a ...

Victorians told to come home amid fragile open border

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Authorities warn the Victoria-NSW border is on a “razor’s edge” and could close at any time after Sydney’s Covid crisis ...

Sydney woman’s alleged bold Covid breach

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On Saturday, a 24-year-old Paddington woman faced ACT Magistrates Court after allegedly travelling to the ACT without a necessary exemption ...

Radio funnyman breaks lockdown for holiday

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The 56-year-old comedian has spent the past nearly two weeks holidaying in Byron Bay despite having been working in Sydney ...

Gladys’s lockdown dispute with top ally

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Several political allies of the NSW Premier have questioned her decision to extend the city’s lockdown for another week.And some ...

Jabs at Westfield: Top ideas for getting Australia back to normal

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Scentre Group chief executive Peter Allen said some of the company’s Westfield Shopping Centres would be ideal places for vaccination ...

All the Covid-19 rules easing in Victoria

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After seven consecutive days of no new infections in Victoria the state will ease the following rules from 11.59pm on ...

Qld outbreak grows as Opera House on high alert

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The site was being deep cleaned on Wednesday morning and has been closed since June 26, in line with the ...

Fury over private school jab queue jumpers

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Amid revelations on Tuesday the year 12 students at St Joseph’s College in Hunters Hill received their first dose of ...

Restrictions loosen as Victoria hits a Covid milestone

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Victoria has marked a stunning Covid milestone since the outbreak that forced metropolitan Melbourne into lockdown.The state has now gone ...

Australian Grand Prix, MotoGP scrapped again

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The state government is expected to announce on Tuesday afternoon that both major events will be suspended, due to the ...

Sydney woman escapes hotel quarantine; Qld records new case

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The new case is linked to the Portuguese Family Centre/ Greek Community Centre cluster, which originated when a flight attendant ...

Woman’s quarantine act caught on CCTV

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The wild dash from the mandatory hotel stay was caught on CCTV and sparked a hunt for the interstate traveller.Deputy ...

NSW records 18 new local Covid cases

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NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian announced that 11 of the infections were in isolation throughout their infectious period while five were ...

Thousands sign for Palaszczuk travel ban

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Ms Palaszczuk, who last week received her second dose of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine in preparation for her trip later ...