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Australia's Tourism Industry is pleading for assistance to get through 2021 Fresh Produce being pulped in Victoria because Pacific Island Farm Workers not allowed in North Queensland could face a fresh Cyclone Threat within a week And.. Tiger King Star Joe Exotic is convinced he'll be granted a Presidential Pardon. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Overseas travel for Australians remains unlikely this year, despite the rollout of vaccinations from next month. The UK is now vaccinating people between the ages of 70 and 80 as it strives towards a target of September for every adult to have received the first jab. John Alexander says the Australian Open should be delayed. Preparation continues ahead of Thursdays inauguration of U-S President-el...

Experts are predicting the Aussie Economy will perform much better than first thought. Thousands more Victorians to return home from tonight Final Charter flights have now arrived in Melbourne ahead of the Australian Open. Tropical Cyclone to make land-fall in Far North Queensland! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Chaos has hit the Australian Open in Melbourne with a 5th person testing positive to Covid-19, forcing 25 players to be forced into hard lockdown. Sporting stadiums could be used for the rollout of the Covid-19 vaccine. National Guard troops prepare for Thursdays inauguration in Washington D-C Australia will need quick runs to have a chance of winning the 4th Cricket Test. Caitlyn Jenner could mak...

NSW has recorded a spike in coronavirus case numbers with six new local cases. Victoria has racked up 11 days straight of NO locally acquired cases, but there are seven in hotel quarantine, including three linked to the OZ Open flights to Melbourne A security scare in Washington DC, where police have arrested an armed man with fake inauguration credentials. Julia Stiles is all up for a sequel to h...

The Oz Open preparations for almost 50 players have been thrown into chaos  after a non-playing passenger of a charter flight tested positive for Covid-19. Victoria has eased some of the travel restrictions for Queensland with Greater Brisbane moved to an Orange permit zone. The United States is on high alert for possible violent protests ahead of Joe Biden's inauguration  Prince William...

Emirates Airlines has announced its suspending flights to Australia's three biggest cities until further notice and will no longer fly to Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. Western Australia is relaxing border restrictions for Victorians. From Monday anyone travelling from Victoria will no longer need an exemption, . but must still quarantine for 14 days and return a negative test for the virus. John...

An earthquake rocks Indonesia. Portugal goes back into lockdown. The plight to save an American racing pigeon far from home. An all-star line up announced for Joe Biden's inauguration.  The fourth test between Australia and India kicks off at the Gabba.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Victoria Police have spent the night investigating the death of a mother and her three young children in Melbourne's North West. Queensland Health deny breach of Covid-19 protocols as cause of U-K strain outbreak. WHO team heads to Wuhan to investigate the original source of the coronavirus outbreak. Andy Murray remain hopeful for Australian Open, despite testing positive to Covid-19. Macaulay Cul...

Donald Trump makes no mention of his second impeachment in a new video message to supporters. Victorians prepare to head back to the office. A man attacked by a shark in Perth's Swan River. Tennis players arrive in Melbourne ahead of the Australian Open. Another delay for James Bond fans.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The U-S House of Representatives have voted to impeach outgoing President Donald Trump...so what happens now? The Queensland government is considering remote worker camps in response to the Covid-outbreak at a Brisbane quarantine hotel. Cherries are the latest Australian export to be targeted in China. Alec de Minaur is looking goof in the lead up to the Australian Open. The Duchess of York is set...

Travelers quarantining at a Brisbane hotel will be moved after 6 cases of the UK strain of COVID were detected. Mike Pence refuses to remove Donald Trump from office. Coon Cheese reveals it's rebranding to Cheer Cheese. The F1 Australian Grand Prix pushed back to November. Joe Jonas takes on his first serious acting role. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Donald Trump claims he is the victim of the "greatest witch-hunt" as a decision looms over his second possible impeachment. GPs will soon be able register to administer the Covid-19 vaccine. An Australian man has been arrested in Germany for operating the world's largest Dark Web market. Cricket Australia yet to decide on whether Pucovski is fit for the fourth test.  Kim Cattrall subtly react...

The Democrats have introduced an article of impeachment to the U-S House of Representatives in the wake of the Capitol riots last week. The new Victoria permit system is now up and running online. The WA Premier takes a swipe at the NSW Premier over Covid-19 protocols.  The body of an Australian man has been found on a beach in Bali. The Aussie are heading to Brisbane for the fourth cricket t...

A decision will be made this morning on the fate of Greater Brisbane's 3-day lockdown. WA likely to remain closed to Queensland for the next month. New Covid-19 hot spots in Sydney's South west. Indonesian authorities recover Black Box flight record from the plane that went into the ocean on Saturday. Australia sitting pretty heading into the final day of the SCG test. Kamala Harris is cover star....

Residents of Sydney's upper northern beaches are free to leave their homes with the end of a three week lockdown. An advertising campaign to allay fears people may have, about getting the Covid 19 vaccine is set to be rolled out. The Queen and Prince Phillip have been vaccinated against coronavirus.  Grave fears are held for passengers on board an Indonesian plane which is believed to have cr...

Greater Brisbane is into its first day of a three-day lockdown to prevent the spread of a highly contagious variant of coronavirus.  More than 13-hundred Covid deaths have been recorded in BRITAIN in the past 24 hours - the highest number since the pandemic began. Despite the US President promising a smooth transition of power - Donald Trump has confirmed he won't be attending the inauguratio...

Tough new measures are put in place to stop the threat of a mutated COVID-strain. Brisbane will enter a 3-day lockdown The number of returning international travellers is being halved Donald Trump releases new video after yesterday's violence Accused Bali Bombing Mastermind walks free from jail Steve Smith records his 27th test century on Day 2 of the SCG test against India See omnystudio.com/list...

Joe Biden's US election win has been formally validated by US Congress. The aftermath of the violent invasion of the US Capitol building. Donald Trump has been banned from Twitter, Facebook and Instagram indefinitely.  National Cabinet meets again today with the Opposition calling for more cohesion.  Demi Lovato hits the studio after the pro-Trump riots in Washington. See omnystudio.com/...

There's been wide-spread condemnation after Pro-Trump rioters storm the Capitol Donald Trump's Twitter account locked No new local Covid-cases in NSW or Victoria -- but one in QLD Julian Assange to remain behind bars for now A rain-delayed start to the Third Cricket test in Sydney See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has been denied bail by a UK judge. The democrats have claimed one of the two US senate seats in the state of Georgia. National Cabinet will meet tomorrow to discuss the future for international travellers. Australia and India gear up for the third test at the SCG. Kim and Kanye are in couples counselling.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Shoppers from Melbourne's Chadstone Shopping Centre and Cricket Fans possibly exposed to Covid Unlicensed Driver charged over tragic hit-run in NSW Central West U-S senate run-off election results razor-tight The death of Australia's oldest woman Tennis Australia bosses confident the Tournament won't be delayed     See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The rollout of Australia's Covid-19 vaccine could be two weeks ahead of schedule. 1.3 million people across the UK receive first dose of vaccine as coronavirus case numbers grow. Victorians left stranded by NSW hard border closure. Australia's batting line-up to see the return of David Warner. After pre-mature death announcement, a James Bond star has passed away.   See omnystudio.com/listene...

Nearly Two Thousand Victorian Residents Awaiting Clearance To Cross Border Home Fears a Sydney Teen May Have Carried Covid-19 to Regional Areas New Coronavirus Mutation from U-K Picked Up in W-A The Most Pirated TV Show of 2020 Crowned Will Pucovski given the all-clear to make his Test Debut in Sydney See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange's pleas for extradition to the US have been rejected by a UK court over mental health concerns. The Oxford Astra Zenica vaccine begins rollout across the UK. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson to give update on potential third National lockdown due to surge in Covid cases. Bushfires continue to threaten homes north of Perth. The Australian Grand Prix could be postpone...