Net zero brings uneven job losses: report Job losses could be most severe in Queensland's Bowen Basin, NSW's Hunter and the Pilbara in WA without a targeted national net-zero plan, a report warns. AAP · Jan 30, 2022
Cop This Chaotic Clip Of A Bloke Walking Into A NSW Servo With His Whole Sausage Roll Out Little is known about the man beyond the fact he probably had some rather big balls to pull this off. Pedestrian.tv · Jan 30, 2022
Support welcome, but funds may be too late The government is offering payments up to 20 per cent of weekly payroll. Newcastle Herald · Jan 30, 2022
NSW reports 52 Covid deaths in deadliest day of pandemic as ‘son of Omicron’ cases emerge Premier Dominic Perrottet urged people to get their booster jab, expecting number of deaths to ‘remain stable’ The Guardian - AU · Jan 30, 2022
ACT COVID cases continue downward trend with 584 new infections Three people are in ICU and one person under ventilation. The Canberra Times · Jan 30, 2022
Two more die with COVID in Hunter One person was aged in their 70s, the other in their 90s. Newcastle Herald · Jan 30, 2022
Aid for NSW business as virus deaths rise The NSW government has promised an economic support package for businesses on the deadliest day of the pandemic for the state so far. AAP · Jan 29, 2022
NSW unveils $1bn support package for businesses hit by Omicron outbreak State government brings in a scaled-down payment for small- and medium-sized businesses after the federal government refused to split the cost The Guardian - AU · Jan 29, 2022
NT chief minister says Omicron ‘too infectious’ for lockdowns to work as nation records at least 88 Covid deaths – As it happened All the day’s news as it unfolded The Guardian - AU · Jan 29, 2022
NSW unveils $1bn support package for Omicron-hit businesses as Treasurer takes swipe at Commonwealth The state government announces support payments and rent relief for businesses hit by the latest COVID-19 outbreak as Treasurer Matt Kean calls on the federal government to step up instead of stepping aside. ABC News · Jan 29, 2022
Matilda waltzes into NSW's top baby names The most popular baby names in NSW for 2021 have been revealed with Matilda, Theodore and Levi making their debut in the top 10. AAP · Jan 29, 2022
COVID-19 deaths remain at near record highs amid vaccination warning NSW records its deadliest day of the COVID pandemic as Victorian officials warn double vaccination is no longer enough for many people. The New Daily · Jan 29, 2022
After the peak: What's in store for Australia now that the Omicron wave has turned? Omicron’s arrival dashed much-anticipated hopes that a "normal" summer was on the horizon. Now as the dust settles on the latest COVID curve ball, what can we expect from the coming months? ABC News · Jan 29, 2022
Another deadly day as NSW provides support The death toll stemming from the Omicron variant continues to grow, as NSW provided a new $1 billion business support package. AAP · Jan 29, 2022
ABC News · Jan 29, 2022 SA's flooded Stuart Highway leaves road-train truckers weighing massive detour to deliver food to NT With the Stuart Highway closed indefinitely, road train drivers are considering the cost of a 3,000-kilometre detour through NSW and Queensland.
ABC News · Jan 28, 2022 North Coast's Rainbow Temple and tunnel in limbo after council airs safety concerns Support builds to save the iconic Rainbow Temple and glow worm tunnel in northern New South Wales, as Guy Feldmann admits development approvals may not have kept pace with his creative endeavours.
ABC News · Jan 28, 2022 NSW records 49 COVID-19 deaths as hospital numbers continue to plateau A total of 2,693 people are being treated in NSW hospitals for COVID-19, with 186 patients in intensive care. New modelling yesterday predicted hospitalisations would start to decline next week.
The Guardian - AU · Jan 28, 2022 NSW has deadliest day of pandemic; widespread flooding causes damage – as it happened NSW records 49 Covid deaths, Victoria 31, Queensland 12 and South Australia five. This blog is now closed
AAP · Jan 28, 2022 Man's body found after catamaran capsizes One man has died and another has been rescued after a catamaran capsized on New South Wales' south coast on Friday night.
Newcastle Herald · Jan 28, 2022 Social housing resident doesn't feel 'safe or comfortable' in Cooks Hill unit Barbara Beagan has lived in the unit, managed by the NSW government, for around a decade. A long-time-asthma sufferer, she says for the last five years debris and fine dust particles have been falling from the ceiling.
The Guardian - AU · Jan 28, 2022 Requiring booster shots in Australia would send message it’s ‘essential’, WHO adviser says Prof Ross Gordon backs Victorian and NSW premiers’ calls for a three-dose vaccine mandate to mitigate worst effects of Omicron
The Guardian - AU · Jan 28, 2022 ‘They text each other all the time’: Perrottet and Andrews embrace the benefits of a united front The close relationship between the New South Wales and Victorian premiers is a jarring shift from the political pandemic theatre of the last two years
AAP · Jan 28, 2022 NSW posts deadliest virus day, 49 deaths NSW has recorded its deadliest day of the COVID-19 pandemic to date with 49 deaths and 13,354 new cases of the virus.
AAP · Jan 28, 2022 Aged care homes 'under extreme pressure' An aged care provider operating in NSW says low supplies of rapid antigen tests mean it's only testing some people who enter its nursing homes.
Pedestrian.tv · Jan 28, 2022 The AFP Is Investigating A Company Trying To Bring Unapproved RATs Into NSW With Forged Papers That's suspicious, that's weird.