14 Jul 2021

Sydney braces for lockdown extension with $4b business support

From Nine To Noon, 9:52 am on 14 July 2021

Australia correspondent Chris Niesche joins Kathryn to talk about Sydney's Covid outbreak after 89 new cases were recorded yesterday. The New South Wales government has laid the foundations for an extension to the lockdown with $4b support for business, while there's controversy over how much NSW is getting in federal support compared to Melbourne with its outbreak earlier this year.

A man stands under a light in front of the Sydney Harbour Bridge at Milson's Point, during lockdown in Sydney.

Photo: 2021 Anadolu Agency/AFP