The Update

Some States Ramp Up Calls For Boosters To Be Shortened To Four Months Consumer Confidence High Despite Omicron Outbreak Harmful Apps To Be Removed From Aussie Search Engines Police Investigating Theft Of One-Million Dollars Worth Of Silver See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Victorian health officials are pushing for tougher COVID restrictions to return while South Australia plans to make rapid antigen tests available to the general public. Rex Airlines has entered the domestic market with flights connecting Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. New research has found environmental factors play a larger role than genetics when it comes to Alzheimer's Disease. In sport, Aust...

Three new COVID testing sites have been set up across Melbourne and another 20 will open an hour earlier as people race in to get tested before Christmas. A popular Adelaide nightclub says it will be seeking justice after a teenager continued partying at the venue for hours, despite being told he had COVID. Two adults and two children have died when a light plane crashed into waters near Brisbane....

Health experts are urging the New South Wales Government to reintroduce a mask mandate The mayor of London has declared a major incident, as Covid cases surge across the U-K Football legend Ron Barassi has successfully fought off Covid19  Australia remains in the box seat in the second Ashes test See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

More than 1 million dollars has been raised from a GoFundme page in the wake of the Jumping Castle tragedy  Mass vaccination hubs across the country will remain open into the new year to help deliver boosters England makes a shaky start to its first innings at the Adelaide Ashes test Brynne Edelsten reveals she's pregnant See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

New South Wales and Victoria To Scrap 72hr Iso For International Arrivals Australia's Covid Booster Roll-Out To Stay The Same Major Investigation Into Tasmania's Jumping Castle Tragedy And Snake And Spider Numbers Soaring Thanks To Hot And Wet Weather See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A  fifth child has died after a jumping castle tragedy at a primary school in Tasmania. More than 600 people have been forced into isolation after attending an event at Sydney's Metro Theatre last week. Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews is isolating after a Covid scare.  Melbourne United has taken out its first win of the season, beating the Sydney Kings  89 to 47.  See omnystud...

Four Children Killed In Freak Jumping Castle Accident In Tasmania Newcastle's Covid "Patient Zero" Fined $10k For Allegedly Breaching Iso Orders Australian Economy Bouncing Back  Aussie Skipper Pat Cummins Ruled Out Of Second Ashes Test See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Victorians are waking to new freedoms, with restrictions easing overnight Unvaccinated customers are allowed back into non-essential retail settings. Vaccine certificates are no longer needed for real estate inspections, auctions, weddings and funerals. The mask mandate has been scrapped for weddings and funerals, they still need to worn in retail settings. The new pandemic orders came into effect...

NSW Cases Doubling Every TWO Days -- But Hospitalisations Remain Steady A Fourth Covid Booster Likely To Fend Off Omicron Former Aussie Cricketer Michael Slater Back In Court And Aussie Customers Spent 90 Million Hours On Hold To Call Centres in 18 Months See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For the first time in nearly two years, Australia's border reopens to eligible visa holders today. Fully vaccinated visa holders, including international students and skilled migrants, no longer need an exemption to enter the country.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Australia will become one of the biggest producers of M-R-N-A vaccines, as part of a high-tech deal with Moderna. A case of OMICRON is one of four new infections in quarantine in Queensland. Urgent contact tracing is underway in W-A after several interstate truck drivers who recently spent time in the state returned positive COVID tests. In sport, David Warner will undergo a fitness test on Friday...

A landmark deal will see Victoria become one of the world's biggest vaccine producers  The deal struck between the state and federal governments as well as biotech giant Moderna will see 25 million doses of the vaccine produced per year at the mRNA factory from 2024. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

W-A To Reopen To Domestic And Interntaional Arrivals From Feb 5, 2022 Serial Conman To Spend Christmas And New Year Behind Bars Historic Defence Deal Between Australia And South Korea And.. Champagne Shortage Reaches Australia   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After 141 days, Queensland's border is officially open to travellers. Border restrictions were eased at 1am, allowing fully vaccinated travellers into the state without the need to quarantine. Thousands queued up at Tweed Heads to cross over, while a number of flights are scheduled to depart Melbourne Airport for Queensland today See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

More than 30 Twisters have been reported in five states including in Kentucky where as many as 70 people have died. Australians will be able to get their Covid booster shot a month earlier with ATAGI updating its recommendations.  New research shows a driver's history can help predict their chance of having a dangerous accident.  Despite a nine wicket loss in the first Ashes test, Englan...

A British High Court has deemed Julian Assange fit to stand trial in the United States on espionage charges. Beer is being rationed in bottle shops with two of the country's largest brewers facing delays and shortages ahead of Christmas. A new rapid Covid test is being rolled out at Sydney airport.  A homesick Daniel Ricciardio coming home to Australia. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy...

The PM is positive about the uptake of COVID vaccines among the country's children, with 5-11 year-olds able to receive a smaller dose of Pfizer from January 10. The Federal Government has announced a new emergency payment scheme for Aussies who lose work due to COVID case spikes. Petrol prices in capital cities have climbed to their highest in seven years. In sport, Australia has a commanding lea...

Australia's COVID vaccination program has officially been expanded to include kids aged 5 to 11, with the rollout to kick off on the 10th of January. ATAGI has provided its recommendations on how the rollout should work.. Children will wait 8 weeks between their first and second doses. Kids will also receive a smaller dose.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The PM has re-iterated booster shots may be brought forward depending on the medical advice. Deputy PM Barnaby Joyce believes he caught COVID in London, before he flew to Washington. Western Australia is now the only Australian state that hasn't reached a double-vax rate of 80 per cent. In sport,  Australia has the lead after day two of the first Ashes test against England at the GABBA. And i...

What appears to be a new mutation of the Omiron strain has been detected in Queensland The new Omicron-like variant was detected in a traveller who recently arrived from South Africa See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Australia is joining a global pushback against china announcing a diplomatic boycott of the beijing winter olympics. Moderna has been given the green light to provide covid booster shots to australian adults. And Australia is updating its financial regulation system! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Australia's payment systems are in store for a major overhaul The Federal Government says with the growing use of digital payments, greater scrutiny is needed There's also set to be more checks and balances around the buy now, pay later sector.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're being told not to panic about the new covid variant Notorious conman peter foster has been arrested by federal police in Victoria  And The R-B-A kept rates at a record low of point-1 of a per cent See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The countdown has already started for eager travelers, after confirmation the Queensland border will reopen four ahead of schedule From 1am Monday December 13 the hard border will ease for fully vaccinated travelers. They will need to undergo a PCR test in the 72 hours before entering the state, they'll also need a second test on day 5. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.