Lara Hyams

Australia has recorded its deadliest day of the pandemic.

77 people around the country have died with Covid-19, with nearly half of those deaths from New South Wales.

While overall COVID cases… Audio

Covid-19 case numbers in Australia are surging again - coinciding with the arrival of Omicron in the community - and it's prompted some alarming projections.

One model suggests the state of New South… Audio

A sixth case of the Omicron virus has been detected in New South Wales.

New South Wales health minister Brad Hazzard yesterday ruled out lockdowns to contain the new variant.

He says it might be… Audio

Health experts say it will be weeks until we know more about the severity of the new Covid-19 "variant of concern".

The Omicron variant has more than 30 mutations on its spike protein, and early… Audio

New South Wales residents will face fewer Covid-19 restrictions from today, as the state hits a significant milestone.

It's become the first in Australia to have 80 percent of its eligible population… Audio

Across the Tasman, Sydneysiders are waking up to Freedom Day. Australia's largest city ended it's 108-day lockdown at the stroke of midnight.

But the state's premier Dominic Perrottet says the fight… Audio

Australian health officials are worried about the greater proportion of young people in hospital than in previous Covid-19 outbreaks.

Of the 440 active cases in Victoria, 103 - or nearly a quarter -… Audio

New South Wales is clamping down on its stay-at-home orders, with new measures like a five-kilometre curb on travel from home, and increased penalities for violating the rules.

The entire state has… Audio

Victoria entered a five-day snap lockdown from midnight, and in Sydney it's another two weeks.

New South Wales Premier, Gladys Berejiklian, says too many people are wandering around in the community… Audio

New South Wales is bracing itself for its worst day of the pandemic in about 15 months. The state premier Gladys Berejiklian yesterday announced 77 new local Covid-19 cases, and warned she expected to… Audio

New South Wales has extended its lockdown by a week as it continues to record more cases of Covid-19.

The pause on quarantine-free travel with NSW and Queensland has also been extended.

There are… Audio

In New South Wales, only a third of staff at an aged care facility where two workers have tested positive for Covid-19, have been vaccinated.

Three elderly residents have also tested positive.

The… Audio

Cases of Covid-19 in Australia are still on the rise.

There have been new coronavirus cases in nearly every state this week, with most linked to existing outbreaks.

New South Wales recorded 22 cases… Audio

Sydney's COVID-19 Bondi cluster has grown, and Queensland has closed its borders to COVID-19 hotspots. The Bondi cluster grew by ten cases yesterday - taking it to 21. Other states have started… Audio

The New South Wales health authority has advised that at least one person who later tested positive for Covid-19 travelled to Wellington from Sydney last weekend.

Passengers on two flights between… Audio

Despite a national bushfire crisis raging since September, Australia is only now entering what is considered to be its worst fire months.

The danger is predicted to be greatest today due to hot… Audio

The death toll from the Australian fires is now at 25 after police yesterday confirmed a 71-year-old New South Wales man, who was reported missing on New Years Eve, had been found dead.

And while… Audio