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NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian at today’s press conference.
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Australia news LIVE updates: Victoria lockdown likely to be lifted as NSW COVID cases continue to soar

Victorian schools are set to re-open, Sydney will give the green light to walk-in AstraZeneca jabs at mass vaccination clinics and there are now more than 50 high-risk exposure sites in Queensland.

  • by Broede Carmody
Executive Director Tony Farley says disadvantaged students end-of-year results will be impacted by Sydney's continuous lockdowns
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Head of Sydney Catholic Schools calls for HSC exams to be scrapped

Missing sisters Bushra, 14, on the right, and Aruba, 12, were last seen at an address in Little River.
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Police appeal for assistance to find missing sisters from Little River

  • by David Estcourt
South Australia's lockdown is expected to end at midnight but a range of restrictions will remain in place.
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South Australia lockdown to end at midnight

Former Home and Away actor Dieter Brummer has been found dead at his Glenhaven home, aged 45.
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Actor Dieter Brummer found dead in Sydney home

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Coronavirus pandemic

Fed up? Take a walk on the mild side

A simple walk, particularly for those of us who live alone during this lockdown, can offer moments of reflection, discovery, solidarity and peace.

  • by Vicki Tennant
Pacific Fair Shopping Centre at Broadbeach Waters on the Gold Coast has been added as a close contact site following the most recent case.
Coronavirus pandemic

Vaxxed man testing positive can be good news for containing Qld cases

Experts say there is a silver lining to a fully vaccinated man testing positive for COVID-19 in Brisbane.

  • by Stuart Layt
Dr Young said they were still waiting for genomic testing on the man to find out where he picked up the infection.
Coronavirus pandemic

Fully vaccinated man tests positive after quarantine in Brisbane

  • by Stuart Layt
Matt Formston: “It’s all about trust.”
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‘Simply mind-blowing’: blind surfer Matt Formston’s wave of glory

  • by Heath Gilmore
For most people, their experience of COVID-19 is of drudgery rather than drama.
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Coronavirus pandemic

Our COVID testing strategy needs updating

  • by Dean Whiting
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