Australia Covid news live: Scott Morrison announces change to isolation time as nation records more than 32,000 cases

In NSW we are not seeing it going anywhere near the peak yet. So numbers will keep going up at an exponential rate unless something else happens. Modelling, as least…

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Australia live news updates: NSW Covid cases surge to new record amid Omicron outbreak; Victoria records seven deaths; Tasmania bans jumping castles from schools after tragedy

The NSW special minister of state, Don Harwin, and local government minister, Shelly Hancock, have announced they will retire from politics at the next election. Harwin and and Hancock both…

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Australia Covid news live update: hundreds forced into Qld Christmas quarantine; potential Omicron superspreader event in Melbourne

8.51pm GMT 20:51 Scott Morrison declared a Covid casual contact but does not need to isolate The prime minister, Scott Morrison, has been tested for Covid-19 after being deemed a…

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Australia Covid live updates: Victoria records 1,935 new cases, 11 deaths; NSW reports 296 infections and four deaths

11.19pm BST23:19 The NSW daily covid data, which has just been released, also shows us that: The rate of people aged older than 16 who have received at least one…

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Covid Australia vaccine rollout tracker: total number of people and per cent vaccinated, daily vaccine doses and rate of progress

Australia’s coronavirus vaccine rollout began in late February. Here we bring together the latest figures to track the progress of the rollout and Covid vaccination schedule. The data shows the…

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Australia politics live news: Victoria records 50 new Covid cases; calls to stick to national cabinet plan for reopening

Scott Morrison challenging the states to stick to reopening as outlined in Doherty report as Gladys Berejiklian promises return-to-school plan by week’s end. Follow updates liveEnding lockdowns with 80% vaccinated…

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Australia live news: Australia live news: Covid breach at Brisbane airport after traveller tests positive; Brittany Higgins and PM to meet

Former Liberal staffer will speak to Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese in Sydney, and Brisbane and Melbourne on Covid alert. Follow latest updatesSome 16% of public servants have experienced sexual…

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Australia news live: health officials say hotel quarantine ‘fit for purpose’; Port Arthur massacre commemorated

12.15am BST00:15 Melissa Davey The World Health Organisation issued its latest epidemiological update overnight, and it makes for concerning reading. It says that globally, new Covid-19 cases increased for the…

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