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NSW considers making flu vaccine free as ambulance demand reaches unprecedented levels

Rapid rise in cases prompts some pathology providers to include influenza tests as part of Covid PCR tests

The Guardian - AU

Australia reports first monkeypox case in man returning from Britain

Monkeypox, most commonly found in west and central Africa, is said to be milder than smallpox in humans

The Independent UK

Calvary Mater hospital nurse quits after assault

Four nurses were injured in an assault at the Calvary Mater Hospital's emergency department, prompting a junior female staff to resign.

Newcastle Herald

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Parents urged to get children vaccinated as New South Wales' flu season starts early

Influenza cases have more than doubled in recent weeks in New South Wales, with the state's Chief Health Officer warning the virus can be a "very severe illness in children".

ABC News

NSW push vaccines with flu on the rise

People are being urged to get a flu shot as soon as possible amid fears of a worse than usual season, with flu cases more than doubling in recent weeks.

AAP

AMA welcomes proposed $460m mental health facility in Sydney despite questions over staffing

New centre in city’s west will bridge ‘really big’ gap between public and private care and must have ongoing funding, medical association says

The Guardian - AU

Sydney news: COVID-19 close contact laws tipped to change in New South Wales

MORNING BRIEFING: The NSW government is set to announce its decision on changes to close contact rules this morning.

ABC News

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Sydney news: Health Services Union members to walk off job in hospitals today

MORNING BRIEFING: Patients are being warned to expect delays, with staff planning to hold stop-work meetings for up to four hours outside hospitals.

ABC News

Number of new ACT COVID-19 infections jump

The ACT reported 1149 new infections in the latest reporting period.

The Canberra Times

NSW health minister has COVID-19

NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard is isolating after testing positive for COVID-19, as the state hits more than 24,000 cases.

AAP

NSW Health Minister tests positive

The 70-year-old has minor symptoms.

Newcastle Herald

The Loop: Elon Musk's big stake in Twitter, interest rates hold for now, and Scott Morrison's court win

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ABC News

Doctors believe thousands of new COVID-19 cases each day are going unreported in NSW

Public health officials in NSW believe thousands of people who test positive at home are not bothering to report it online, making it hard for doctors to keep track of the disease.

ABC News

With numbers falling, the NSW government needs all the support it can get

Analysis: Dominic Perrottet looks to the crossbench to help his minority government

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Sydney news: Man suspends himself from pole in South Sydney protest

MORNING BRIEFING: A man has suspended himself from a pole as part of a larger protest causing major traffic delays this morning at Port Botany, in Sydney's south.

AAP

Calls for JobKeeper for NSW flood victims

Unions are urging the federal government to reintroduce JobKeeper for flood-hit parts of NSW.

AAP

Avoid ocean or risk diarrhoea: Hazzard

It is not wise to go swimming after a one-in-100 year flood event, as waters are likely filled with bacteria, parasites and worse.

The Guardian - AU

Pressure mounts on federal government to cut fuel excise – as it happened

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Paramedic left to run NSW town hospital

Leaving an emergency paramedic to run a hospital during a COVID-19 outbreak was not a "perfect" decision, the NSW Health Secretary has acknowledged.

The Guardian - AU

NSW Covid cases could double within six weeks due to Omicron BA.2 subvariant

Health minister Brad Hazzard says modelling shows state will see a sharp rise and urges more people to get their booster

ABC News

Brad Hazzard says NSW COVID-19 figures could double as Omicron sub-variant BA.2 emerges

Brad Hazzard says new data shows the BA.2 sub-variant is becoming the dominant Omicron offshoot, and COVID-19 cases could "more than double" in weeks.

AAP

NSW Health staff sent north to flood zone

Health Minister Brad Hazzard says there are growing reports of gastroenteritis in the flood ravaged communities on the NSW north coast.

AAP

NSW reports 8183 COVID-19 cases, 32 deaths

A total of 8183 new locally acquired cases of COVID-19 and 32 deaths have been reported in NSW.

The Guardian - AU

NSW decision to lift Covid restrictions linked to hundreds of aged care deaths

Not-for-profit aged care boss says his warnings were ignored by Dominic Perrottet’s government and cases ‘skyrocketed’ as a result

The Guardian - AU

NSW backtracks on making vaccine boosters mandatory for health workers

Exclusive: Decision puts state at odds with counterparts in Victoria and South Australia who have already mandated a third jab

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