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New South Wales records its first Omicron death, Queensland opens vaccination for 5 to 11-year-olds, Channel 7 forced to make changes to Ashes commentary team, tributes for a five-year-old boy who died after a Gold Coast dog attack on Christmas Eve, Covid and wild weather causing carnage on Sydney to Hobart yacht race, Amber Heard, Barnaby Joyce, Johnny Depp, Arnold Schwarzenegger See omnystudio.c...

Tributes to South Africa’s Archbishop Desmond Tutu continue, hospital has apologised after 400 Covid cases were wrongly sent a negative text, South Australia has announced new Covid restrictions, Former Formula One chief executive Bernie Ecclestone believes Lewis Hamilton will quit the sport before the 2022 season, The Queen, Prince Phillip, Sex and the City, Sara Ramirez, Sarah Jessica Park...

Aussie shoppers expected to spend $4 billion during Boxing Day sales, South Australia restrictions to ease, cities around the world cancelling New Years celebrations, international tennis stars due to arrive in Australia for the Australian Open, The Matrix Resurrections, Keanu Reaves, House Of Gucci, Lady Gaga, Adam Driver See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A man had died in a light plane crash north of Mackay, Queensland Covid case numbers continue to surge, major changes to Australia’s Covid booster program, New Zealand cricketer Trent Boult scoring a six with the last-ball, Prince Harry, Meghan Markle, Chris Noth  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fatal stabbing in Sydney leaves father dead, positive community Covid case in Western Australia, New South Wales Premier urges people without symptoms to avoid getting PCR test, Andy Murray granted Australian Open wildcard, Prince Harry, Meghan Markle, Lilibet, Home Alone, Devin Ratray See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Queensland Chief Health Officer makes bold statement that the spread of the virus is necessary, Victoria has reintroduced mask mandates indoors, family and friends gather for funeral of Zane Mellor who was tragically killed school jumping castle accident, Marcus Harris will open for Australia in the Boxing Day Test, Queen, Princess Anne, Sir Timothy Laurence, Chrissie Swan See omnystudio.com/liste...

Prime Minister Scott Morrison says nationally consistent rules for casual contacts will be introduced, encouraging signs have emerged from Omicron’s ground zero, US Food and Drug Administration has authorised first oral antiviral treatment for Covid-19, Australian boxing great Jeff Fenech has criticised former NRL star Darcy Lussick for an “illegal” strategy, Chris Noth, Sex and...

Prime Minister Scott Morrison and state & territory leaders are gathering today for an emergency national cabinet meeting, Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has added theatres, cinemas and hospitality staff to the list of places where masks will be mandatory, Christmas Day weather forecasts have been released, Australian Open hopes in jeopardy after multiple tennis players test positive...

Two people who arrived in Perth on a flight from Brisbane have tested positive to COVID, national cabinet is to be urged to continue indoor mask use, a man sentenced to 110 years in prison has had 4.5 million people petition for mercy, Josh Hazlewood, Scott Boland, Chris Noth, Tom Holland and Zendaya. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NSW has broken its record for daily Covid cases, recording over 3000 cases today, Prime Minister Scott Morrison has called a snap emergency national cabinet meeting to discuss the rise of Omicron, body of a teenage girl who went missing in Far North Queensland has been found, judge has ordered former NRL star Michael Jennings to pay his wife almost $500,000, Frozen, Sayaka Kanda, Disney, Duke and...

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has called an emergency national cabinet meeting as Omicron cases pile up across the country, a teenager who allegedly continued to party despite being told he was COVID positive has sent hundreds into Christmas lockdown, violent protests in the Netherlands, Rafael Nadal, Bryce Ruthven and Brian May. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sydney-based clinical immunologist has warned that Christmas could turn into a superspreader event, one woman dead and three people injured when a tree fell in a car park during Sydney storm, nervous Australians are cancelling their travel plans amid Omicron fears, Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai has now denied making sexual assault allegations, Sunrise, Kochie, Woman’s Day, Rita Ora, Taika W...

Heartbreaking details of a plane crash that claimed the lives of a family of three and a pilot Sunday have emerged after the “family joy flight” went terribly wrong, New South Wales Premier Dominic Perrottet is facing increasing pressure to re-introduce restrictions, North Koreans have been banned from laughing and drinking for 11 days, NBA season thrown into chaos, Trevor Noah and Rap...

Experts have suggested Aussies hold their festive celebrations outside as the best way to keep them Covid safe, The Queen has cancelled her traditional pre-Christmas family lunch, lab grown chicken breasts will be released in Singapore next week, Ghislaine Maxwell’s trial continues, and News.com.au's Wenlei Ma with new shows and movies coming out next week. See omnystudio.com/listener for pr...

NSW records highest daily number of Covid cases since pandemic began, Former Wallaby David Pocock has announced he’s running for the Senate, detectives obtain warrant to seize Alec Baldwin’s mobile phone, Jake Paul claims he’s suffering from memory loss, Sex and the City, Chris Noth,Isla Fisher, Home and Away See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Five children are now dead and four remain in a critical condition after yesterday's jumping castle incident in Tasmania, Premier Daniel Andrews is in isolation after being exposed to a positive Covid case at a party on the weekend, a Taylor Swift album party in Sydney identified as a Covid superspreader event, the second Ashes test, Sam Frost and Bruce Springsteen.   See omnystudio.com/liste...

Child killed and others critically injured after jumping castle blown into air in Tasmania, President Joe Biden has nominated Caroline Kennedy to be next US ambassador to Australia, 67 year old UK man receives two life sentences for vile crime, Australian captain Pat Cummins ruled out as a close contact of positive COVID case, Married At First Sight, Jessika Power, Only Fans, KIIS FM, Mitch Churi,...

Josh Frydenberg expected to tell Australians the nation is experiencing the strongest post-Covid recovery in the world, Princess Mary has COVID, Lewis Hamilton is now Sir Lewis Hamilton, new documentary about Shane Warne, Holly Madison opened up about the first time she slept with Hugh Hefner, and Cher. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

New South Wales health officials warning state could be recording 25,000 new covid cases per day by end of January, flight passengers thrown into hotel quarantine released, OJ Simpson finished his parole, Golden State Warriors star Steph Curry breaks record for the most three-pointers scored in the NBA, Ben Affleck, Jennifer Garner, Flavour Flav See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pfizer claims its anti-Covid pill reduces hospitalisations and deaths among at-risk people by almost 90 per cent, the search for William Tyrell’s remains set to come to an end, former NRL star Brett Finch arrested for allegedly making comments about child abuse material in an online chatroom, Sir Donald Bradman’s old cricket bats has sold, Prince Andrew’s lawyers hit out at the w...

Alarming spike in number of COVID cases in NSW, Australia's Greatest Fish & Chips restaurants revealed, victims of Larry Nassar, the former US national gymnastics team doctor, are set to receive 534 million in compensation, NRL’s two biggest stars, Nathan Cleary and Tom Trbojevic, are among around 30 players and 10 officials forced into isolation, Parasite, Park So-dam, Tom Cruise, Missi...

Australia set to become one of the largest producers of the Moderna vaccine in the world, Western Australia finally opens its border on February 5 next year, Time magazine named its person of the year, Melbourne United’s court announcer apologised after making a racially insensitive comment, The Golden Globe nominations, Nicole Kidman, Sarah Snook, Kodi Smit-McPhee and Devin Ratray. See omny...

Australia’s borders will be reopen to skilled migrants and students on Wednesday, travellers are being hit with inflated prices as they rush to book holidays across the country ahead of the festive season, a gunman is on the run in Tasmania after shooting another man in the chest this morning, fast bowler Josh Hazlewood ruled out with a side injury, Kim Kardashian, Karl Stefanovic, Willow St...

Queensland’s border is officially open, Australians now have a choice between two Covid booster jabs,More than 90 people were killed on the weekend after tornadoes hit six states, Max Verstappen has won the Formula One world championship after a thrilling race in Abu Dhabi, Tom Holland has admitted that he accidentally farted on his Spiderman: No way Home co-star, Zendaya, Armie Hammer has l...

Final decision on approval from Australia’s leading vaccine body on Moderna’s covid booster shots is expected, Ghislaine Maxwell trial enters its third week, Geminid meteor shower set to light up the sky early next week, Tiger Woods is about to hit the golf course for his first tournament since horror crash, second Ashes Test gets underway in Adelaide, and News.com.au's Wenlei Ma with...