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Caitlin Cassidy and Matilda Boseley (earlier)

No decision on ‘fully vaccinated’ definition as at least 72 Covid deaths recorded – as it happened

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What we learned: Thursday, 27 January

With that, we will wrap up the blog for the night. If you’re stationed amidst one of the nation’s many storms, stay safe and dry.

Here were today’s major developments:

  • No decision on the definition of “fully vaccinated” to mean three booster shots was made at today’s national cabinet meeting, with ATAGI advice ongoing. No decision has been made, too, on the retail sector, after the industry urged national cabinet for isolation exemptions to be extended to staff in the sector.
  • A number of severe thunderstorm warnings are in place across SA, NSW and Victoria tonight as parts of SA are hit by flooding and storm damage. Short bursts of snow are possible in some areas alongside hail, torrential rain and flash flooding.
  • Nurses and midwives at Sydney’s Liverpool hospital went on strike this morning, demanding the government take action to address the staffing crisis impacting health care across the state.
  • Seven Network television host Andrew O’Keefe has been arrested in Sydney, accused of grabbing a woman by the throat, punching, kicking and pushing her to the ground.
  • On a trip to Moruya, opposition leader Anthony Albanese pledged Labor would spend $200m a year on disaster preparedness. The south coast of NSW was heavily hit by the 2019/2020 bushfires. It’s beginning to feel a lot like an election year.
  • Victoria recorded 15 Covid deaths and 13,755 cases, NSW recorded 29 Covid deaths and 17,316 new cases and SA recorded 13 deaths, bringing the state’s total to 100 deaths since the pandemic began. Queensland recorded 15 Covid deaths and 11,600 new cases.

Updated

There has been a 6.3 magnitude earthquake in Fiji.

Updated

Mask mandates have been extended to a number of regions in Western Australia after 10 local cases were detected in the state today.

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