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Facebook will restrict Australian users and organisations from sharing and viewing news content. Melbourne returns to normal with the end of a 5-day lockdown. Investigations continue into the mishandling of a rape allegation in Parliament. Rafael Nadal is out of the Australian Open. The trailer has dropped for Disney's 'Cruella' starring Emma Stone. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informat...

Victorians to be released from lockdown at midnight. The states announce Covid-19 vaccine roll-out plans. Growing calls for an independent inquiry into Perth's Crown Casino. Ash Barty knocked out of the Australian Open quarter finals. Rita Ora to start filming The Voice Australia after being released from quarantine. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Victoria's 5-day lockdown is due to end at midnight, depending on today's case numbers. People won't get to choose which Covid-19 jab they receive. The music industry is calling for a JobKeeper extension. Novak Djokovic is into the semi finals of the Australian Open. Disney hints trailer for new 'Cruella' film starring Emma Stone. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"AstraZeneca is cleared for lift off" - Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt Victoria awaits a decision on the end of lockdown. A formal review into workplace culture at Parliament House in Canberra. A Married At First Sight star faces court over an alleged telemarketing scam. Naomi Osaka makes it into the Australian Open semi-finals. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Two leading businessmen have held talks with the Federal Government over remote quarantine camps in Victoria and Queensland. NSW residents can now travel to WA without having to quarantine. Sexual assault incident in Parliament brings calls for a cultural revamp. Ash Barty is into the quarter finals of the Australian Open. Oprah is set to interview Prince Harry and Meghan. See omnystudio.com/liste...

Australia's first doses of the coronavirus vaccine have arrived on our shores WA is easing its border restrictions for new south wales from midnight. The PM says he's "deeply distressed" by reports a Government staffer was sexually assaulted in federal parliament AND Taylor Swift's newly re-recorded version of love story is outperforming the original. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy inform...

Australia has suspended a 'Trans-Tasman' travel bubble with New Zealand after new Covid-19 cases in Auckland. Day 3 of Victoria's lockdown continues. Donald Trump welcomes the news of his acquittal.  Djokovic is into the quarter finals of the Australian Open. Meghan Trainor welcomes a baby boy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A player at the Australian Open, who left Australia during the week has tested positive to Coronavirus Closing arguments in Donald Trump's second impeachment trial are underway  Romance is in the air at Sydney's Taronga Zoo - where 40 weddings will be held on Valentine's Day today Ash Barty is through to the 4th round of the Australian Open after a straight sets victory  Actress Ashley J...

It's day one of lockdown 3.0 in Victorian to contain the latest Covid outbreak In response to the lockdown - several states have placed restrictions on Victoria and Greater Melbourne A second man has died after being swept off rocks at a deadly fishing spot south of Sydney Nick Kyrgios has blown a two set lead to bow out of the Australian Open Justin Timberlake has issued an apology to Britney Spe...

All of Victoria will go into lockdown from midnight, for five days.  The entire terminal 4 at Melbourne airport has been listed as a Covid exposure site Aussies lost a record 37-million-dollars to romance scams last year. And The Australian open will go ahead -- but without crowds See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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.