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Fri, 15 Oct 2021 08:00:00 +0000
Judge dismisses challenges to NSW vaccination orders for workers
The cases before the Supreme Court were initiated by unvaccinated workers from health, aged care, construction and education sectors arguing there was insufficient long-term data on COVID-19 vaccine safety and side effects.

Fri, 15 Oct 2021 05:04:57 +0000
Morrison, derided as the Prime Minister for NSW, is being stalked by a man fast becoming the Premier for Australia
Labor likes to dub Scott Morrison the "Prime Minister for NSW". But Dominic Perrottet is fast earning the reputation of "Premier for Australia" — and that's likely to give Morrison headaches.

Fri, 15 Oct 2021 04:08:45 +0000
Disgraced former Sony Music boss stripped of award days after Four Corners reveals toxic work culture
The Australian Recording Industry Association says it is stripping disgraced former Sony Music Australia chief executive Denis Handlin of a lifetime achievement award, just days after a Four Corners report revealed detailed allegations of sy...

Fri, 15 Oct 2021 04:34:12 +0000
Qantas to fly Sydneysiders overseas from November 1, while Virgin brings forward its Fiji flights
Qantas will resume international flights earlier than expected, after the NSW Premier allowed quarantine-free vaccinated arrivals from November 1, while Virgin will offer flights to Fiji from December 16.

Thu, 14 Oct 2021 20:15:20 +0000
Live: Tasmanian health authorities 'disappointed to be here' as parts of the state prepare for new restrictions
Tasmania's Director of Public Health Mark Veitch says the state is "at the highest risk of having COVID transmission in our state … at any time this year". Follow live. 

Fri, 15 Oct 2021 02:32:02 +0000
Ambition isn't in short supply for Andrew Forrest, but will science and economics bring his green hydrogen projects back to earth?
Andrew Forrest went on a green hydrogen blitz this week, standing alongside premiers in NSW and Queensland to announce multi-billion-dollar plans for renewable energy exports. Ian Verrender looks at just how feasible these grand plans are. ...

Thu, 14 Oct 2021 22:16:06 +0000
Prime Minister backs NSW's quarantine-free international travel for Australians
Prime Minister Scott Morrison says NSW's opening up will allow more Australians to leave and return to the country, and that it is another step towards reclaiming freedoms lost during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Fri, 15 Oct 2021 01:37:43 +0000
'We can't continue to wait': Hobart enters three-day lockdown after 'uncooperative' COVID case
Tasmanian Premier Peter Gutwein announces a snap three-day lockdown for the state's south, saying "we can't continue to wait" after it was revealed a COVID-positive traveller fled hotel quarantine and visited a supermarket.

Fri, 15 Oct 2021 02:59:53 +0000
Everything you need to know about NSW's new border blueprint
Australia's most populous state is preparing to open its international border, quarantine free, for the first time in more than 18 months. Here's what you need to know.

Fri, 15 Oct 2021 06:14:00 +0000
Police investigating murder of pregnant mother search park after tip-off
Homicide detectives and forensic officers investigating the murder of heavily-pregnant Perth mother Janet Dweh search a park after receiving a tip-off.

Fri, 15 Oct 2021 02:25:37 +0000
UK bakery reported for using illegal US sprinkles
The owner of a Leeds bakery in England says the company was reported for using illegal sprinkles, which they had imported from the United States.

Fri, 15 Oct 2021 05:03:43 +0000
Mass exodus threatened as shearers seek to escape Victorian COVID-19 vaccine mandate
The shearer shortage could soon reach crisis point in Victoria as some threaten to move interstate to escape the COVID-19 vaccine mandate.

Thu, 14 Oct 2021 19:01:43 +0000
Judy's kids don't know why she can't get out of bed. Judy doesn't either
As Australia comes to grips with the idea of living with COVID-19, Freya, Judy and Adam already know what that's like. They're part of a growing number of people with long COVID and they want to help you understand what it feels like. ...

Fri, 15 Oct 2021 04:17:22 +0000
Sonny Bill Williams is facing up to the man in the mirror
He had talent, money and fame, but Sonny Bill Williams was "extremely unhappy". The star sportsman opens up about his career highs and lows, the off-field drama, his mental health struggle and what’s driving him now.

Thu, 14 Oct 2021 19:02:32 +0000
Confused about why all your online shopping orders are so late? Let's catch you up
Around the world, ships are lined up waiting to enter port and companies can't find containers or truck drivers to take their goods to their final destination. Meanwhile, you're still waiting for that delivery. What's going on with the gl...

Fri, 15 Oct 2021 08:34:53 +0000
Fake COVID-positive text message no joke as community on high alert
A practical joke causes unnecessary strain on the local health department and anxiety within the community. 

Fri, 15 Oct 2021 03:50:43 +0000
Scott Morrison to attend COP26 climate change conference in Glasgow, no decision on net zero
Prime Minister Scott Morrison confirms he will attend an international climate conference in Glasgow, but he has not yet reached a deal about whether Australia will sign up to a net zero emissions by 2050 target.

Fri, 15 Oct 2021 00:03:27 +0000
This week in US politics: Bill Clinton has been hospitalised and Trump's big hint at 2024 plans
The former president is doing all the things someone who is running in 2024 would do, without saying he's running.

Fri, 15 Oct 2021 05:17:33 +0000
Boeing 787 Dreamliner production hits another hurdle with defects found in parts
The parts include fittings that help secure the floor beam in one fuselage section, as well as other fittings, spacers, brackets, and clips within other assemblies.

Fri, 15 Oct 2021 05:38:26 +0000
Elephant kills elderly tourist in front of his son while on a morning walk in Zimbabwe
A "tuskless" female elephant at Mana Pools National Park kills a South African tourist while he and his adult son took a morning walk in the park.

Thu, 14 Oct 2021 20:24:04 +0000
Tornado tears off rooftops as severe weather warnings remain in place in eastern Australia
Vehicles were turned over and roofs were torn from houses after a tornado was seen forming over a northern New South Wales town late last night.

Thu, 14 Oct 2021 22:04:16 +0000
Victoria unveils plan to ease interstate border rules as state records 2,179 new cases
Fully vaccinated travellers entering Victoria from red zones will no longer need to complete a fortnight's quarantine from Wednesday, as the state records 2,179 new COVID-19 cases and six deaths.

Fri, 15 Oct 2021 03:20:54 +0000
Six ground handling staff charged with attempt to import drugs into Sydney Airport
Police allege the men were part of an international syndicate that used accredited staff inside Sydney Airport to smuggle in large quantities of illegal drugs.  

Fri, 15 Oct 2021 02:30:25 +0000
UK police boss resigns for saying women should be more 'streetwise' after Sarah Everard's murder
Commissioner Philip Allott says he is "devastated at the effect" his comments have had on victims of crime, after saying a woman raped and murdered by a London police officer should never have "submitted" to being arrested.

Thu, 14 Oct 2021 20:02:03 +0000
Women who were told they were getting their appendixes out later discovered they'd been sterilised, inquiry hears
Alarming statistics about the violence and abuse experienced by women and girls with disability have been laid bare at a royal commission, including increased reports of strangulation during the pandemic.



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