The Update

Melbourne's Covid-19 cluster has grown to 13. Anyone from Victoria planning to travel to Queensland will require a border declaration. NSW Covid-19 rules relax again from today. Day 3 of Trump's second impeachment continues. Alex Di Minaur is through to Round 3 of the Australian Open. Taylor Swift has finished re-recording her 'Fearless' album. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Melbourne's holiday inn Covid cluster has grown -- with 11 infections now linked to the hotel quarantine. The PM says the federal government is still considering the future of Job Seeker. The second impeachment trial of former U-S President Donald Trump has been shown security footage of the deadly riots at the Capitol building. and  Pink has teamed up with her daughter Willow for her latest...

South Australia has closed it's border to Greater Melbourne after Covid-19 hotel cluster. Trump's impeachment trial continues. Calls for a national review into gambling laws. Kyrios moves into Round 3 of the Australian Open. Bruce Springsteen is in hot water. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Another two people linked to the holiday inn quarantine hotel at Melbourne airport have tested positive to covid  James Packer will no longer have any representation on the board of crown resort The national broadband network has posted a profit off the back of covid-19. The major upsets continue at the Australian Open  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The second impeachment trial of former president Donald Trump has begun. New Melbourne cases prompts NSW Health Alert. The W.H.O. says a bat at a wet market may not be the source of Covid-19. Ash Barty wins her First Australian Open match in 44 minutes. Princess Eugenie gives birth to her first child.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Victoria has recorded two new Covid cases - in what is now a cluster linked to the airport holiday inn. An emotional Eddie Mcguire has stepped down as Collingwood president -- effective immediately. James Packer could be forced to sell his shares in crown resorts - following a damning report. Facebook is expanding the list of false health claims it bans from the platform See omnystudio.com/listene...

Chinese-Australian journalist Cheng Lei has been formally arrested in China after being detained for almost 6 months. UK Prime Minister defends the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine. W-A quarantine hotel security only allowed the one job. Day 2 of the Australian Open. Chrissy Teigen opens up to Ellen Degeneres.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

From the ads to the half time performance this years superbowl had it all NSW origin star Payne Haas has been slapped with the maximum penalty by the NRL -- after his foul-mouthed tirade at police. A person has tested positive for Covid-19, three days after leaving hotel quarantine. AND The latest from Australian Open  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NSW and Victoria are on alert after a new Covid-19 case was confirmed in each state. Vaccine experts work to modify jab for South African strain of Covid-19. Qantas offers unlimited changes to bookings. The Australian Open finally gets underway today. It's Superbowl day.... See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Deep concerns are being held for an Australian academic detained in Myanmar who was an economic adviser to the country Extreme weather has lashed parts of Western Australia  Police have nabbed 10 people driving while under the influence of drugs in one day across Sydney's south The Sydney Sixers have claimed its 3rd BBL title Production on Jennifer Lawrence's new film remains suspended after...

Western Australia is now out of lockdown - after a fifth straight day of no local COVID cases A group of scientists will spend another week in the Chinese city of Wuhan to determine the origins of Coronavirus  Welcome news on the fire front in Perth's north east  Ash Barty earns a walkover semi final victory And a Hollywood legend dies See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The P-M insists there are no plan to change the current hotel quarantine system. There have only been six new cases of coronavirus recorded across the entire country today -- all of them in hotel quarantine. Google has backed out of its threat to leave Australia -- after meeting with the federal government and The Weekend has confirmed he's going solo for his halftime performance at the Superbowl....

Perth's Covid-19 lockdown is scheduled to ease tonight if no new cases are reported today. W-A fire crews are now working to control another bushfire in Perth. National Cabinet meets today to discuss the vaccine rollout. Gay conversion therapy is now illegal in Victoria. The Australian Open is scheduled to go-ahead as planned, despite Covid-19 case. SAG Award nominations have been released. See om...

Everyone living in Australia will be entitled to a free covid shot. The number of homes lost to a bushfire on the outskirts of Perth has increased to 81. "fake news" has been named Macquarie dictionary's word of the decade and  The Australian Open will get underway as planned on Monday. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A hotel quarantine worker in Victoria has tested positive to Covid-19. The bushfire emergency ramps up in Perth. The International Olympic Committee announces Covid-19 rules for Tokyo. Tennis matches on-hold in Melbourne due to new Covid-19 case. Streaming services lead the Golden Globes nominations. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Victorian health authorities are scrambling to work out how two separate families in hotel quarantine came to be infected with the same strain of the virus. Worsening conditions for Firefighters in Perth's north east Liberal MP Craig Kelly has been reprimanded by the PM over his views on Covid-19 A hand waving from a car's tail-light has alerted police to a kidnapping south of Sydney See omnystudi...

Captain Sir Tom Moore who raised millions for the fight against Coronavirus has died, aged 100. The Defence Force has been called in to assist an out-of-control bushfire in Perth. Cricket Australia has bailed on the Test in South Africa. Marilyn Manson dropped by his agent over abuse claims.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Smoke from the out-of-control bushfire burning in the city's northeast is reaching dangerous levels across the metro area. W-A's premier says he's encouraged by the latest COVID figures The Reserve Bank is keeping the official interest rate on hold - at a record low of point-1 of a per cent. MARILYN MANSON has broken his silence after several women accused him of sexual and physical abuse forcing...

The P-M says some Covid-19 restrictions will remain in place even after the vaccine rollout from this month. Overwhelming amount of Aussies say they will get the jab. Day 2 of Perth's lockdown. No new Covid-19 cases. Australia Open warm ups continue. Evan Rachel Wood speaks out about Marilyn Manson.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

No new cases of Covid-19 have been diagnosed in Perth.. after a hotel quarantine worker contracted the virus  Queensland  and South Australia have imposed border restrictions on WA In AFL Collingwood says they will commit to the 18 recommendations handed down in a report into racism at the club And The Weekend putting in 7mill of his own cash to Superbowl Halftime show See omnystudio.com...

W-A's first coronavirus case in 10-months has forced Perth into a five-day hard lockdown. The Queensland border re-opens to Sydneysiders. New Zealand travel bubble re-opens. Sydney Thunder have been knocked out of the BBL Finals. Kelly Rowland gives birth to baby #2. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Australians are being assured the Coronavirus vaccine schedule is on track - despite the European Union tightening export rules Pharmacies will be allowed to give the vaccine to help cope with the demand Western Australia is loosening its border restrictions The last Holden built goes under the hammer Kylie Minogue makes a surprise appearance in country Victoria See omnystudio.com/listener for pri...

A survivor of sexual assault and advocate for a law allowing survivors to speak out has been awarded 2021 Australian of the Year. Journalist Kerry O'Brien rejects appointment as Officer in the Order of Australia, over Margaret Court's OAM. Invasion Day rallies to be held across the country today. Joe Biden reverses Donald Trump's policy against transgender people in the army. 'January 26' Big Bash...

For the first time in weeks, all of New South Wales is now welcome in Victoria,  quarantine free A new vaccine is set to be rolled out - this time from Johnson and Johnson, releasing a single jab vaccination WA's north bracing for severe weather Ash Barty loses her exhibition match in Adelaide  South Sydney signs on Benji Marshall for a year Pamela Anderson accused of a being a home wrec...

A key transit hub for Aussies wanting to get home from the UK closed. Telstra vows to move all call centre operations back to Australia. The world's best tennis players take to the court in Adelaide. The Big Bash finals get underway. US Vice President Kamala Harris' step-daughter signs a modelling contract. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.