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Australia: Record rainfall shows no sign of stopping
Australia correspondent Bernard Keane joins Kathryn to look at the devastating floods sweeping the east coast of Australia. Audio
Covid-19: NSW daily case tally surges with 11,201 infections recorded
The latest figures mark the highest number of daily Covid-19 cases recorded in any Australian jurisdiction.
Five cases of omicron variant in Australia
Genomic testing has confirmed two new confirmed cases of the Omicron COVID-19 variant in New South Wales, bringing the total in the state to four. There's also a confirmed case in Northern… Audio
NSW fast-tracks freedoms for fully vaccinated people
The NSW government is bringing forward new freedoms for fully vaccinated people and delaying privileges for those who've shunned the Covid-19 vaccine.
Peter Fitzsimmons on Gladys Berejiklian probe
Phone taps, talk of marriage and kids, piles of cash, tales of misguided trust and a secret boyfriend. It's all part of the Australian Independent Commission Against Corruption's investigation into… Audio
At the pub in Sydney
Author and hardcore Sydney sider Peter Fitzsimons has returned to the pub for the first time in over three months. He says its chocka with happy people. This is the first time Peter has had to use a… Audio
Partygoers revel as Sydney's Freedom Day arrives
It's freedom day for double-vaccinated Sydneysiders! NSW has hit more than 70% fully vaccinated which means the state has newly found freedoms including travelling more than five kilometres from home… Audio
New NSW Premier, Victoria's Covid cases spike
Australia correspondent Chris Niesche looks at some of the challenges ahead for newly-minted NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet, Victoria hits a record-high 1,763 new locally acquired cases of COVID-19 and… Audio
NSW Premier resigns amid corruption probe, Australia plans to open borders
The Premier of New South Wales, Gladys Berejiklian has resigned amid an investigation by the state's corruption watchdog.
Public hearings wiil be held later this month to investigate whether there… Video, Audio
Covid-19 in Australia: All 12-15-year-olds vaccinated by end of 2021
Australia's Health Minister Greg Hunt has announced a short time ago that all children between the ages of 12 to 15 will be vaccinated by the end of the year.
It comes as New South Wales recorded 882… Audio
High number of covid cases in young NSW children
More than 200 New South Wales children aged nine and under, were diagnosed with Covid-19 at the weekend. To find out what led to so many children being diagnosed and to answer your questions on… Audio
Covid-19 update with Professor Michael Baker
The moment we'd been expecting to happen finally took place this week when New Zealand recorded its first community case of Covid-19. Professor Michael Baker returns to the show to answer your… Audio
Covid-19 grip on NSW stronger with 633 new cases
Covid-19's grip on New South Wales is getting stronger, with a record 633 daily cases and three deaths.
There's growing frustration over the increasing cases and why tougher restrictions aren't being… Video, Audio
Covid-19 in Australia: New case puts Canberra in lockdown
Australia's Covid-19 crisis goes on - this afternoon Canberra was plunged into a week-long lockdown after the discovery of a new local infection.
New South Wales also continues to see high numbers… Audio
NSW's worst day of Covid-19 outbreak - 262 new cases, 5 deaths
New South Wales has seen its worst day yet, with 262 new Covid-19 cases, and five more deaths.
Not only that, but the outbreak has spread beyond Sydney.
Covid-19 has turned up in wastewater around… Video, Audio
Full lockdown needed in Sydney, or Covid-19 outbreak won't stop - expert
A 20-year-old Australian man has died of Covid-19 in Sydney as the state continues to record hundreds of Delta cases daily.
New South Wales is in lockdown until the end of the month as it tries to… Video, Audio
Bereaved, unvaccinated and stranded in NSW
An Auckland barrister who travelled to Sydney to be with her dying mother early last month says she is trapped in New South Wales, despite having followed all the guidance of the New Zealand… Audio
NSW police boss calls in defence force to enforce lockdowns
The New South Wales Police Commissioner has called in the Australian Defence Force to help deal with the Covid-19 compliance operation in the state. Sydney authorities are tightening Covid-19… Audio
Greater Sydney faces further four weeks in Covid-19 lockdown
Greater Sydney will stay in lockdown for another four weeks.
The state has yet to get a grip on the growing number of delta variant cases - recording another 177 locally acquired cases today.
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PM explains rules for returnees from different Australian states
It is a different deal for New Zealand returnees depending on what Australian state they are in.
New South Wales is the worst hit with 136 new community Covid-19 cases in greater Sydney today, with… Audio