smooth National News Briefing

For the first time in history, the iconic Sydney to Hobart yacht race has been cancelled because of the coronavirus outbreak on Sydney's northern beaches.  Victorian government officials expected to make an announcement today to tighten border controls to protect their hard-earned covid-zero status. A second Covid vaccine has been given the green light in the US. Coronavirus restrictions are...

New South Wales authorities are bracing for a spike in COVID numbers - with warnings it could take weeks to get the situation under control. While contact tracers are working hard - after an infected woman linked to the cluster, travelled to Queensland. The US Vice President has received his covid-19 vaccine - in a televised event aimed to boost public confidence. Sony has pulled one of the year's...

Sydney's Northern Beaches has been declared a "national coronavirus hotspot", after the outbreak in the region spread to 28 people. Contact tracers are trying to zero in on where exactly this Covid outbreak in Sydney originated from. The Prime Minister has announced a modest shakeup of his Ministerial team. Billie Eilish found inspiration from one of Michael Buble's tunes when she was a depressed...

Cyclone YASA starts to make landfall in Fiji… Don Bradman’s baggy green yet to be sold after attracting a bid of $391,000… Australia is looking good heading into day 2 of the first test against India… AND in Entertainment news…. An X-Men star becomes the first celeb to receive the Covid-19 vaccine… See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.