The Update

Curfews are being scrapped in hotspot areas of Sydney, as New South Wales hits another vaccination milestone. South Australia's home quarantine trial is being expanded to Aussies returning from overseas And Qantas has already scheduled flights overseas for this year. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Victorian health workers will be required to have at least one dose of the COVID vaccine or risk losing their job. Concerns over vaccine passports for those without a smartphone. Apply has unveiled features of the new iPhone 13. Conor McGregor says he has no bad blood with Machine Gun Kelly.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Australia is set to hit a key vaccine milestone this week, when 70 per cent of the adult population would have received at least one Covid shot. The PM will travel to the United States next Tuesday for security, pandemic and climate talks. And  Billie Eilish has turned heads at this years met gala. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Risky worksites in Victoria will be monitored to ensure public health orders are being followed. A teen will face a Queensland court after stabbing a woman while she sunbaked. The UN's dire warning about starvation in Afghanistan. Tim Paine is undergoing surgery to be fit in-time for the first Ashes Test. Fashion's MET Gala event returns in New York.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy...

Pfizer And Moderna Vaccines Now Available For 12-15 Year Olds Calls for Tighter Controls For High-Risk Terrorists When They're Freed From Jail Qantas And Japan Airlines Joint Business Venture Blocked And Drama On the VMA's Red Carpet See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NSW residents with both doses of the COVID vaccine can now gather outside in groups of five. Children aged 12-15 can no book for a Pfizer vaccine. Daniel Riccardo has taken-out the Italian Formula One Grand Prix. The winners of Survivor and The Voice revealed.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

US President Joe Biden has called for  unity on the 20th anniversary of the 9-11 terror attacks. New South Wales Investigators have revisited the site where William Tyrell disappeared seven years ago. Fruit and vegetable prices are expected to rise towards the end of the year because of Covid. The Western Bulldogs into the AFL Grand Final   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informa...

The NSW Premier insists she will still be accountable despite ending her daily Covid media briefings. The PM is confident the WA Premier will re-open his state to New South Wales ..  by Christmas. And Telstra says it expects unions to support mandatory vaccination for its more than 8-thousand frontline staff. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Regional Victoria - with the exception of Shepparton - has emerged from lockdown. The Australian Medical Association is concerned over the ease of restrictions in NSW next month. It's women's semi-final day at the US Open in New York. The trailer for 'The Matrix Resurrections' has dropped. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As NSW and Victoria move closer to easing restrictions, the p-m has warned premiers to get their health systems ready. Fully vaccinated residents in New South Wales covid hotspots could still be subject to tougher rules And Victorian police won't be laying charges over a video in which social media influencer Nadia Bartell See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NSW set to reopen on October 18 when the state reaches 70% full vaccination. A man has been arrested in relation to the death of a Melbourne woman in Europe. Today is R U OK? Day - be sure to check-in with friends and family. Alexander Zverev has won his US Open semi-final. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Claims today, the federal government delayed negotiations with Pfizer Regional Victoria will come out of lockdown Friday  And Brisbane will host the 2021 NRL grand final    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Police issue fines after surrounding Melbourne synagogue over COVID breach.  International vaccine passports due to issued within weeks. A 10th qualifying win-in-a-row for the Socceroos. The NSW 'Great Southern Nights' live music industry revival will return in 2022. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A war of words has erupted between the PM and the Victoria premier The Reserve Bank has left the official interest rate on hold And Australia Post is getting its parcel delivery service back on track   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NSW Police will speak to a new 'person of interest' in the case of missing boy William Tyrell. Three-year-old AJ found alive in the NSW bush will return home from hospital today. Alexander Zverev is through to the US Open quarter finals. Cardi B has given birth to baby number two.. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There have been scenes of elation in the NSW Hunter -- with a missing toddler found alive after three nights on a remote property. NSW is making preparations for an increase in covid-hospitalisations expected in October. And Melbourne influencer Nadia Bartel and three other women haver been fined See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Almost half-a-million Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine doses have arrived in Sydney. The search continues for a little boy missing from the NSW Hunter region. The Paralympics have wrapped-up in Tokyo overnight. A member of 'Girls Aloud' has died. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Police in NSW aren't ruling out the possibility of a kidnapping as the search continues for a missing toddler Hospitals stretched to the limit treating Covid patients Australians spend 800 million on their Dads this Fathers day The Bulldogs score a thrilling 1 point win over the Lions in the AFL semi finals See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A new case of Covid19 has emerged in Queensland - with fears it could spark a new outbreak A search continues for a three year old boy, missing on a property in the NSW Upper Hunter region The Melbourne Storm crowned the NRL's minor premiers And Keith Urban rocks the stage in New York See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Police In NZ Shoot Attacker Dead After Supermarket Stabbing Rampage Four-Million Pfizer Jabs Secured For Aus In Dose-Swap With U-K Another Record Day Of Cases In NSW And S-A And QLD Still On Standby To Host AFL Grand Final If Perth Hit By Covid  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Iconic Swedish band ABBA are back after 40 years with a new album and high-tech concert. 500,000 doses of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine have arrived in Australia from Singapore. At least 14 people are dead in extreme floods in New York in the wake of Hurricane Ida. Australia picks-up more Gold and some world records at the Tokyo Paralympics. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

New South Wales And Victoria Lead the Vaccine Race W-A To Tighten Border With Victoria After Spike In Cases 50-Thousand Afghan Refugees To Be Housed In U-S Military Bases And.. a Massive Win For Our Paralympians See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Over-60;s are being urged not to wait for the new supply of Pfizer vaccines. Australia Post has put parcel pick-ups for online orders on-hold. Another four medals in the pool for Australia at the Paralympics. The Women's Weekly Party Cake Cookbook is back...with a twist. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Gladys Berejiklian Says NSW Has Done Well To Control Covid -- Despite 11-Hundred Cases Today. Victorians To Wait Three More Weeks Until Restrictions Ease Australia Post Under Pressure From Pandemic Shoppers Nation Records Warmest Winter In Four Years See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There's a new campaign for all childcare workers to be vaccinated. Doctors are welcoming 500,000 additional Pfizer doses from Singapore. U-S President Joe Biden has defended his military withdrawal from Afghanistan. Ash Barty has won her first round match at the U-S Open.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.