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VaccinesNSW hits new vax milestone

NSW is hurtling toward the vaccination figure that will trigger a relaxation in lockdown measures as it hit another milestone on Sunday.

Heath Parkes-Hupton

UpdatedSuburbs with highest Covid-19 cases

Another 961 new Covid-19 cases have been recorded in NSW as the state reaches a major vaccine milestone. But there are some problem areas.

Helena Burke

PoliticsActing PM’s bizarre ‘early settlers’ comment

Deputy prime minister and Nationals leader Barnaby Joyce has made an odd reference when quizzed about coal jobs and a potential net zero target.

Caroline Schelle

COVID WRAPCommentsVictorian woes continue as virus deaths mount

Victoria has recorded a slight dip in COVID cases after yesterday’s record high of 847. A further 11 people have succumbed to the virus in the Eastern States. ALL THE LATEST FROM ACROSS THE NATION

Staff reporters with AAP

Lockdown?Big Sydney beach crowds moved on by cops

Hundreds of revellers defied Sydney’s lockdown to gather en masse at iconic beaches, forcing cops to disperse them and hand out breaches.

News Corp Australia

UPDATEDWorrying Covid-19 trend in Canberra

A worrying new trend has emerged in Canberra’s hospitalisations as the ACT recorded 32 new Covid cases.

Blake Antrobus

UpdatedThree undiagnosed with Covid die at home

NSW has recorded 1007 new Covid-19 cases and 11 deaths including three people who died at home while unknowingly infected.

Rebecca Le May

CrimeGang links in shocking servo brawl

Five men linked to a notorious crime family have been arrested after allegedly brawling with police outside a petrol station.

Blake Antrobus

COVID WRAPCommentsVictoria cases hit record high as NSW reports 11 deaths

Victoria has recorded 847 COVID cases as NSW reports 11 new deaths. In Queensland, thousands are isolating as a child tests positive and cases surge in the ACT. ALL THE LATEST FROM ACROSS THE NATION

Staff reporters with AAP

CRISIS CABINETMassive hurdles ahead for unvaccinated

The NSW government is preparing to unveil the next step in its reopening plan, but not everyone will get to enjoy the freedoms.

Catie McLeod

CourtGladys’ Today Show remark raised in court

A one-line remark Gladys Berejiklian made on the Today Show has been dragged into a lawsuit over mandatory jabs.

Steve Zemek

CourtNazi’s sick dog sex fantasies revealed

A white supremacist will spend more time in jail due to vile sex drawings of children and a dog found in his prison cell.

Frances Vinall

PoliticsBig catch with Stolen Generation cash

Some members of the Stolen Generation are set to receive huge cash payments from the government, but there is a major catch.

Frances Vinall

UPDATEDMajor change to NSW picnic rules

NSW has relaxed a picnic rule for fully vaccinated people that will delight anyone looking to soak up some sun.

Anton Nilsson

CovidRegion that wants to ban Sydneysiders

Five MPs have banded together to demand the state government ban Sydneysiders from visiting their region until it can lift vaccination rates.

Alex Druce and Catie McLeod

UPDATEDSydney student quarantine rooms revealed

Five hundred international students will return to Sydney in December as part of a trial – here’s a look inside the luxury building where they’ll quarantine.

Anton Nilsson

BREAKINGNSW records 1043 new virus cases

Another 1043 new virus cases have been recorded in NSW with 11 people also dying from the virus.

Erin Lyons

Covid'It's worse': Why hospital cases could double

The number of people hospitalised with Covid-19 in NSW could double after the ‘consequences’ of Delta were underestimated in early modelling.

Alex Druce

Coronavirus wrapCommentsNSW records 1043 cases as Victoria hits 733

Victoria has recorded 733 new infections, including a man who attended an anti-lockdown protest, and another death — while NSW remains in four-figure territory. ALL THE LATEST FROM ACROSS AUSTRALIA

Staff writers & AAP

Vaccines‘Most vaccinated man’ reveals Moderna plan

The Sydney man who has been fully immunised with both the AstraZeneca and Pfizer vaccines has been asked if he’ll try for a jab hat trick.

Erin Lyons

ChargesMum allegedly poisoned 2yo daughter

A woman has been arrested and charged with attempted murder for allegedly trying to poison her two-year-old daughter.

Erin Lyons

PestsHorror mouse plague surges again

The mouse plague that horrified the nation is back – and a new surge is seeing it spread even further than before.

Anton Nilsson

UpdatedCost of lockdown ‘a government secret’

The NSW Chief Economist has done calculations on what the state’s lockdown has cost – but won’t say it publicly, arguing it’s a secret.

Anton Nilsson

BreakingNew vaccine arrives in ACT

A ‘significant’ amount of a new vaccine has arrived in the nation’s capital as the territory records 16 Covid-19 cases.

Helena Burke