Victoria has recorded zero new locally acquired cases of coronavirus on Monday as more than 13,000 people were tested in the past 24 hours. But the Department of Health and Human Services revealed four new infections in returned overseas travellers in hotel quarantine. There are...
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Anthony Albanese faces calls to stand aside as leader before the election
Just weeks after surviving a horror car smash, speculation is once again swirling that Anthony Albanese could be dumped as the Labor leader before the next election. His most likely replacement? The woman who ruled out a run for the top job after the last...
Minister slammed for getting punched at pub
Queensland’s shadow minister for police has appeared to blame a Townsville minister for being punched at a pub in the state’s north after Labor’s Les Walker was rushed to hospital on Saturday night. The Mundingburra MP was reportedly celebrating his 56th birthday when he was...
‘Answer is no’: Daniel Andrews slams precious Aus Open players
Daniel Andrews has hit back at Australian Open players unhappy about the 14-day hard lockdown, saying the rules “apply to them as they apply to everybody else”. It comes as four new infections in hotel quarantine on Monday were all linked to international arrivals landing...
Top NSW regions waiting for home care revealed
More families in northern Sydney are desperately waiting to get their loved one a home care package than anywhere else in NSW. New figures reveal more than 3700 older Australians in the area were among 32,660 people statewide yet to be offered their approved level...
The Whole Table to feature past, present and future of indigenous voices in the arts
Shari Sebbens remembers seeing all the black tiles flood social media last year and wondering what those people posting would do next to support the fight against systemic racism. As the Black Lives Matter protests in the US inspired COVID-restricted marches in Australia, campaigning against...
‘Threat to lives and homes’ as Perth bushfire rages
A bushfire that has destroyed at least one home and threatened lives in Perth’s south remains unpredictable, as firefighters continue to battle the blaze. An emergency warning is in place for parts of Oakford, Casuarina, Wandi, Anketell and Oldbury in the Shire of Serpentine-Jarrahdale and...
Gladys hits out over Victorian border restrictions
New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian has lashed out at the Victorian Government saying state border restrictions should have been dropped “quite a while back”. In a daily press conference where the NSW government confirmed six new local cases of COVID-19, Ms Berejiklian said Victorian...
Masks to stay until testing rises: Gladys
New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian says mandatory mask wearing rules will stay in place while testing numbers remain low. Up to 8pm on Saturday night, the state recorded six new locally acquired coronavirus cases which are all linked to a man who was identified...
Great white shark stalks tourist beach
Authorities have warned families and tourists to stay vigilant after a great white shark was spotted at one of WA’s most frequented beaches. A great white shark is said to be stalking the coast near Meelup Beach, near Dunsborough in WA. Authorities have warned the...