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Masks will no longer be compulsory for NSW high school students and staff from next week, as COVID-19 restrictions ease in the state's schools.

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Victoria records 20 Covid deaths, NSW 12 and Qld 10 – as it happened

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NSW nurses vow to defy last-minute order to call off planned statewide strike

Following an application from the NSW government, the Industrial Relations Commission has ordered the nurses and midwives union to call off a statewide strike planned for Tuesday but the union says it is too late.

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Thousands protest in Canberra; NSW records 32 Covid deaths and Vic 19 – as it happened

Pauline Hanson mobbed by protesters as Lifeline book fair forced to cancel. This blog is now closed

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'Horrendous' conditions forcing Hunter nurses to strike as part of statewide action

Hunter nurses have labelled current working conditions "horrendous" and will be among the thousands who walk off the job next week as part of statewide strikes.

Newcastle Herald

'We have to start living': Elderly shake off COVID fears

NSW Health figures show less than 1% of triple-vaccinated people aged over 70 who caught COVID in December and early January died or ended up in ICU.

Newcastle Herald

Victoria reports 41 Covid deaths, Qld 21 and NSW 18; anti-vaxxers protest in Canberra – as it happened

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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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NSW Health apologises for standard of care in regional and rural areas as inquiry wraps

NSW Health says it's sorry for the suffering caused by the standard of care in some areas, but rejected some claims raised during the hearings.

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NSW Health apologises for rural healthcare

Senior NSW Health officials have apologised to patients and families who have received substandard care outside cities, saying there are staff shortages.

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NSW government has ‘always known’ Covid deaths would rise after reopening, Perrottet says

Premier defends decision to ease restrictions just days after a NSW Health briefing note warned about the dangers of Omicron

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CMO says Omicron subvariant ‘not cause for concern’ – as it happened

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NSW government was warned Omicron could lead to more hospitalisations days before restrictions lifted

Exclusive: Briefing note from health officials raised concerns vaccines could be less effective and there would be increased risks of reinfection with new Covid variant

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Mosquito virus detected in Hunter, health authority warns

NSW Health is urging people to take extra precautions against mosquito bites after the Kunjin virus was detected in the Hunter.

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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.

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NSW records 70 COVID-19 deaths as new modelling suggests decline in hospital admissions next week

The NSW Premier says the state is tracking "within capacity", according to the latest COVID-19 modelling, as the state adds 35 historic fatalities to the total death toll.

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NSW records 29 COVID deaths, push for booster uptake intensifies

The NSW Health Minister says the number of people getting a COVID-19 vaccine booster shot isn't good enough as hundreds of thousands of appointments go to waste.

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NSW and Victoria reveal back-to-school plans – as it happened

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COVID-19 spread 'slowing in the community' as NSW records 46 deaths

NSW health authorities say evidence indicates the spread of the Omicron strain of COVID-19 is slowing in the community after the state recorded its deadliest day of the pandemic with 46 fatalities.

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Infant dies as NSW virus toll hits 1000

NSW health authorities have confirmed the death last month of an infant with COVID-19, as the state reports 46 deaths but another fall in hospitalisations.

Newcastle Herald

Call to arms for boosters: Interval drops from four to three months

NSW Health urges people to book boosters for COVID-19.

AAP

Jokesters file fake RATs for NSW's Hazzard

NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard has blasted people submitting fake positive RAT reports, revealing "moronic" people have used his name for at least one.

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NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard reveals he is victim of fraudulent COVID-19 test reporting

Brad Hazzard says police will "come hunting" for the person who registered a fake positive COVID-19 test under his name.

Newcastle Herald

Another record day for COVID-19 deaths in NSW

There has been another large spike in the state's COVID-19 daily death toll, as NSW Health reported on Tuesday morning that 36 people with the virus lost their lives in a single day.

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