The Update

Victoria and WA will join Queensland at tomorrow's national cabinet meeting ...  in pushing for lower caps on international arrivals. More than 20 new venues across Sydney have been identified as exposure sites. And More than 6.7 million Australian workers will see a boost to their retirement savings from today.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There won't be any change to international arrivals quotas, despite the latest COVID outbreaks. Several wards at two Sydney hospitals have been locked down after a student nurse tested positive for COVID. Unions say a decision from MENULOG to directly employ workers should send a message to other companies.  Victorian fighter Michael Zerafa has sensationally pulled-out of next-week's boxing b...

Millions of Aussies are now under stay at home orders with four cities in lockdown School closures resulting from the pandemic are being blamed for the worsening mental health of Australian teenagers. And All the latest from Wimbledon See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

12 million people across the country are now in lockdown as authorities try to contain several COVID outbreaks. Immunisation experts fear mixed messaging about the Astra Zeneca vaccine may cause confusion. Two senior politicians fined for breaching COVID restrictions. In sport, the AFL is juggling its fixtures around as large parts of the country are plunged into COVID lockdowns. And in entertainm...

National Cabinet has endorsed new vaccination protocols that will require ALL aged care workers to have at least their first jabs, by September. Perth and Peel are now in, what WA Premier calls a 'circuit-breaker' lockdown for at least the next four days. And 10 people have now been confirmed dead in an apartment building collapse near Miami, Florida. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy inform...

The PM, Premiers and State Ministers have been briefed by health officials, as more COVID cases pop up around the country. Forty-four people fined for breaching public health orders. Panic buying prompts Woolworths to re-introduce purchase restrictions on shoppers.  In sport, the AFL is considering a Melbourne hub for all upcoming games as the nation's COVID crisis worsens. And in entertainme...

110 Covid-19 cases have been linked to Sydney's cluster with fears over super spreader venues. Other state are tightening restrictions with community Covid cases reported in QLD, NT and WA. Victoria Premier Dan Andrews is back to work today. The Blues have reclaimed the State of Origin shield after game 2. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

30 new COVID infections have been confirmed in NSW following more than 52,000 tests, taking the total outbreak to 112.  A 24-year-old woman has been charged over the hit and run death of a police officer in Queensland. It's been revealed an engineering consultant warned three years before the collapse of the Florida apartment building that there was evidence of major structural damage below a...

Anyone who has travelled on Virgin Flights along the east coast in the last two days are being urged to get tested after a crew member tested positive for coronavirus. NSW residents are being warned police will be out in force over the next two weeks to ensure no one breaks the latest lockdown orders. Authorities in Florida are still holding out hope of finding survivors following that high-rise a...

Former police officer Derek Chauvin has been sentenced to 22 and a half years prison for the murder of George Floyd The desperate search for those missing following a building collapse in Miami, Florida continues The first day of lockdown for residents in the city of Sydney, Woollahra, Waverly and Randwick AFL premiers Richmond records its lowest score in 60 years See omnystudio.com/listener for p...

From midnight tonight anyone who lives or works in four Sydney areas including the City and Eastern Suburbs will be subject to 'stay at home' orders for at least a week. Up to a -hundred customers of a Melbourne dry cleaners are being urged to get tested for Covid  And Aussie officials are trying to figure out if any citizens have been caught up in a deadly apartment block collapse in Florida...

More Covid-19 exposure sites have been added to NSW Health's website overnight. New Zealand has extended the suspension on the Trans Tasman travel bubble with NSW. Search and rescue efforts continue after a 12-storey building collapsed in Miami. The Blues head north for Origin 2 without their fans. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Victoria announces it will close to residents of Sydney and Wollongong after a traveller who attended a 'super-spreader' party in West Hoxton tested positive for coronavirus. The Moderna vaccine is a step closer to being approved by the Therapeutic Goods Administration. Household wealth is on the way up thanks to rising property prices. In sport, Sydney FC has travelled to Victoria early ahead of...

Canberra is working to phase out AstraZeneca from Australia's vaccine rollout. More Covid-19 exposure sites added to NSW Health's list as Melbourne gears up for more eased restrictions. Britney Spears is giving a statement in regards to her conservatorship. Origin Game 2 is all good to go-ahead in Brisbane. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tougher COVID restrictions are now in place for Greater Sydney and other parts of NSW as authorities work to contain the latest outbreak. The latest vaccine rollout plan released by the Federal Government reveals the locally made Astra Zeneca formula will be phased out after October. The Tamil family caught up in a legal dispute over their refugee status has been granted a reprieve. In sport, the...

A flight between New Zealand and NSW has been added tot he Covid-19 exposure sites list, sparking a pause on the Trans-Tasman bubble. Victoria declares 7 Sydney LGA's as 'Red Zones' as the Sydney cluster grows to 21 cases. Controversial swimmer Sun Yang has been banned for four years. The role of Snow White has been cast for Disney's upcoming live action remake.   See omnystudio.com/listener...

Sydneysiders will be forced to wear masks indoors for at least another week, as the Bondi COVID cluster grows to 21. There's been a big uptick in the number of COVID vaccines administered in the past 24 hours, with more than 128,000 people rolling up their sleeves. Serious driving charges laid against the daughter of neurosurgeon Charlie Teo suddenly dropped, on the first day of her trial. In spor...

The AMA has urged Aussies not to cancel their second AstraZeneca vaccination. The NZ Travel Bubble will re-open to Victoria at midnight tonight. Tokyo Olympics given green light for up to 10,000 local spectators. Gold Logie winner Samuel Johnson has been hit by a car. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

New federal Nationals leader Barnaby Joyce says he's humbled to return to the party's top job following a successful leadership spill, which saw Michael McCormack removed. Canberra will look to boost the number of Pfizer COVID doses available across the country to ensure there are enough jabs to cover younger Aussies. Police have handed over their brief of evidence in the Britany Higgins rape...

National Cabinet will meet this morning to discuss the vaccine rollout. Updates on the Covid-19 cases in NSW and Queensland. Sydney FC is through to the A-League Grand Final. Famous faces in the U.K. and the U.S. celebrate Father's Day. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NSW health has listed more Covid exposure sites stemming from the Bondi Junction outbreak An alert has been issued after a one-year-old girl was taken from a home in Logan - in Queensland Champagne prices in Australia set to rise The NRL is investigating, after Canberra illegally used its 18th man in the loss to the Dragons.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The WHO says the Delta variant of Covid 19 is becoming the globally dominant strain of the disease 1000 people in Sydney isolating as work continues to stop the spread of Covid in Sydney's east A new study indicates almost 60 per cent of Australians who have high blood pressure are not receiving medical treatment for the condition Geelong win a nailbiter over the Bulldogs in the AFL  See omny...

Government Reports Mass Cancellations At Vaccine Centres Sydney's Covid Cluster Grows To Four Sweeping Changes to Superannuation And Woolworths Taken To Court By Fair Work Ombudsman See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Victoria is enjoying some freedom with the easing of Covid-19 lockdown restrictions. NSW Health has added new exposure sites to the list with three confirmed cases in Sydney. Lifting of the Astra Zeneca age-bracket to cause more hesitancy towards the jab. The Olympic swim trials have wrapped-up in Adelaide. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Pfizer vaccine will be offered to people below the aged of 60  More exposure sites have been added to the NSW list  And The treasurer says today's jobless data has "smashed expectations".   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.