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Cricket Australia bows to pressure -- reducing SCG crowds for the Pink Test to 25% Melbourne's Black Rock cluster grows -- as no new cases are recorded in NSW Australia's vaccination schedule "on track" -- despite claims the roll-out is taking too long. National Property Prices up in 2020 -- despite COVID-19 disruptions   And  The Australian and Indian Cricket teams arrive in Sydney...

Face masks are now mandatory in certain public indoor areas of Greater Sydney, Wollongong, Blue Mountains and the Central Coast. The Job Keeper payments have been sliced again. A bushfire is threatening homes in the outer Perth suburb of Kwinana. A-League's Macarthur FC loses their first home game. I'm A Celebrity...contestants revealed.     See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy inform...

A Covid mask mandate is being rolled out across Greater Sydney, the NSW Central Coast, Wollongong and the Blue Mountains. Health authorities have renewed calls for Queenslanders to put travel plans to New South Wales and Victoria on ice. Victoria's Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton reportedly made a personal appeal for NSW to introduce a mask rule WEEKS ago, but was ignored. Pop up hospitals are b...

New South Wales has been officially cut off from Victoria.. again An announcement on the easing of restrictions for parts of Sydney is due   Your car registration could be cancelled if your vehicle has a faulty airbag  Aussie surfer Tyler Wright and her brother Mikey have rescued a woman in Hawaii.  Australia is focusing on scoring more runs as it prepares for the Third Test in Sydn...

We'll now sing a revised version of the Australian Anthem -- to reflect our long Indigenous History A handful of new COVID-19 cases for NSW and Victoria -- as returning tourists scramble for testing. Aussie meat and honey to benefit from tariff cuts! And.. Harry and Meghan's wishes for 2021. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Celebrations were scaled back across the country overnight - as we welcomed in the new year Long queues are forming at the Victoria New South Wales border as Victorians rush to get home before the border closes at midnight Our national anthem has been tweaked slightly to recognise our indigenous history BREXIT is just hours away from taking effect, more than four years after the UK voted to leave...

Desperate search for links between new Coronavirus cases in Sydney and Melbourne Victorian Government mandates mask-wearing indoors Aussie farmers could be the winners out of Brexit trade deal And Kylie Jenner gets a temporary restraining order against a would-be stalker See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Contact tracers in Melbourne are scrambling to get on top of a new outbreak that has ended the state's two month streak of no locally acquired cases New restrictions are now in force across Sydney, the Blue Mountains, Wollongong and the Central Coast  Australians to welcome 2021 with scaled back NYE celebrations The Oxford University vaccine given approval for use in the UK   See omnystu...

18 new cases of Covid-19 have been recorded in NSW overnight with 9 linked to the Avalon cluster. Changes to NSW visitor rules, and Victorians also urged to stay home for New Years celebrations. Proof of Covid vaccination could be on the cards for returning Aussie travelers. The SCG has been given the go-head to host the next cricket Test. Chrissy Teigan is 4 weeks sober. See omnystudio.com/listen...

The SCG has been given the all-clear to host the Third Test between Australia and India A testing blitz is underway in Wollongong US Vice President-elect Kamala Harris has received her first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. A 6.4 magnitude earthquake has rocked Croatia killing at least six people And baby Archie makes a cameo on Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's podcast See omnystudio.com/listener for...

NSW Health is investigating the source of an extra two Covid-19 cases reported overnight. Three confirmed cases have also been linked to the Avalon cluster. New deportation rules for backpackers who break Covid-19 rules. It's been a year since the WHO was made aware of the coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan. Chinese citizen journalist jailed for reporting on the Covid-19 outbreak.  Full House Lori...

NSW Police finalise plans on how to enforce restrictions across Sydney on NYE Nine people from the Northern Beaches fined over COVID-19 breaches D-Day for the third Test with Cricket Australia set to make an announcement today on where it will be played Tourism operators will meet with the Federal Government today after a tough year for the sector  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy info...

NSW Premier says Sydney foreshore NYE celebrations for frontline workers has been cancelled. Five new Covid-19 cases linked to Northern Beaches cluster. European Union starts mass rollout of Covid vaccine. Roger Federer is out of the Australian Open. Hilaria Baldwin quits social media.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A decision on what restrictions will be in place for Sydney's New Years Eve plans expected as early as today A man who fled a Melbourne quarantine hotel refuses to pay up The European Union begins the coronavirus vaccine rollout across 27 nations India looks to extend its lead over Australia in the Boxing Day test And in entertainment news Warner Bros announced Wonder Woman 3 will be fast tracked...

Sydney's Northern Beaches is back into lockdown - as the coronavirus outbreak in the area grows.  "Stay at home" orders for residents will be in place until Wednesday Total fire bans are in place for parts of New South Wales and Victoria The Boxing day test continues at the MCG And Meghan Markle's Christmas present to the Queen - a singing toy hamster - has been mauled to pieces by one of her...

NSW has recorded nine new locally acquired cases of Coronavirus in the last 24-hours. Aussie cricketer DEAN JONES has been remembered during the traditional Welcome to Country ceremony at the MCG before the start of the Boxing Day test. Hot cross buns have begun appearing on the shelves of Coles supermarkets.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sydneysiders are being urged to avoid Boxing Day sales amid coronavirus fears. Cashed up shoppers are expected to spend 4.9 billion dollars in the post-Christmas shopping period. The Queen has reflected on the coronavirus pandemic in her Christmas Day address. Limited new series of Sex and The City Announced   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A child is among FOUR new cases linked to the NSW Covid outbreak. Retailers panic as NSW Premier urged people to avoid Boxing Day sales in the CBD. The Queen dancing on a table. LeBron James sues a photographer.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Another great result for NSW with 9 positive cases in a 24 hour period.  Of those 7 are linked to the Avalon cluster with tracing underway for the other two. The tourism sector is expecting state border closures to almost halve the amount being spent over the holidays. AUSSIE supermarkets are experiencing record sales ahead of Christmas; and Facebook has removed Pete Evans' official page afte...

Sydneysiders are being urged to make sure to limit movements and comply with the health restrictions this Christmas. The Queensland and NSW Premiers are again at war over border closures. Childcare costs are expected to rise more than 16-percent over the next four years and Facebook has removed Pete Evans' official page after the celebrity chef continued to share coronavirus misinformation.  ...

Another good day for NSW with only 8 new cases out of 42 thousand tests A fresh hurdle has emerged for Australians stranded in the U-K who are trying to get home. Australia will have the world's toughest takedown laws for online abuse and Prince William and Kate Middleton have come under fire for flouting Britain's tight covid restrictions... See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Residents on the Northern Beaches and in greater Sydney are waiting to see what Christmas Day will look like. Singapore is banning travellers who have been in the U-K from visiting or transiting through the country. Websites and social media platforms could soon face fines of more than half a million dollars for failing to remove serious abusive content and Billie Eilish has teased something new f...

Some good news for COVID numbers in NSW with the state recording only 8 new infections from a whopping 44 thousand tests People importing nicotine for e-cigarettes will need a prescription from October. The clock is ticking for Cricket Australia to make a decision on the third test the SCG; and Taylor Swift  has unveiled an Instagram filter for her rumoured next single 'TIS THE DAMN SEASON. S...

Queensland and Victoria are now shut off to anyone who has recently been in the Greater Sydney region. In the wake of the latest outbreak, New South Wales has imposed stricter rules on international air crew. Scott Morrison’s reshuffled cabinet will be sworn into office virtually. The clock is ticking for Cricket Australia to make a decision on the third test the SCG; and Taylor Swift  ...

Greater Sydney has been cut off from other states with tougher border restrictions imposed by Queensland, Victoria, South Australia and the ACT. While Coronavirus restrictions are now in place for Greater Sydney - including for the Blue Mountains and Central Coast. Federal Police have carried out double the number of drug busts this year. There are concerns the third Test between Australia and Ind...