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Australia, UK to 'fight back' against hostile states in cyber - minister

Australia and Britain will "fight back" against cyber attacks from China, Russia, and Iran, defence minister Peter Dutton said ahead of consultations with Britain in Sydney.

Reuters

What's needed to make high-speed rail fly

What a VFT could mean for Novocastrians.

Newcastle Herald

Man bailed over theft of 42k rapid tests

A Sydney man accused of stealing 42,000 rapid antigen tests from a freight depot has received bail after turning himself in following a police raid.

AAP

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Man charged over theft of 42,000 COVID-19 rapid antigen tests worth estimated $500k granted bail

A fourth man arrested and charged late yesterday over the theft of thousands of rapid antigen tests from a Sydney warehouse is described as a family man in court.

ABC News

60 Covid deaths nationally as PM says rapid antigen tests not being stockpiled – as it happened

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Sydney news: Second man arrested over Sydney pseudoephedrine haul

A second arrest is made as part of what police allege is a criminal syndicate responsible for importing 150 kilograms of pseudoephedrine into Sydney.

ABC News

Morning mail: ‘unfair’ rapid test costs, Boris Johnson under pressure, Triple J hottest 100 favourites

Thursday: Sydney woman with muscular dystrophy forced to spend $1,300 on rapid tests for her carers. Plus: can Kamilaroi rapper The Kid Laroi fend off the Wiggles to claim Triple J’s Hottest 100?

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Emma Raducanu used heavy defeat to fuel good start at Australian Open

Emma Raducanu has cited her positive reaction to a brutal defeat last week in Sydney for helping her to arrive at the Australian Open in the right frame of mind to get past Sloane Stephens in three sets and advance to the second round

The Guardian - UK

Vigil held at Charlise Mutten's school as murder probe continues in Sydney

About 100 people gather to grieve at Charlise Mutten's primary school, near the NSW-Queensland border, as a murder investigation continues after the nine-year-old's body was found in a barrel earlier this week.

ABC News

Capital still drawing us in four decades later

Newcastle Herald letters to the editor, January 20, 2022

Newcastle Herald

A 42,000 RAT Heist Has Occurred In Sydney And Here I Am Searching 42,000 Places For Just One

Rodent behaviour.

Pedestrian.tv

Palmer and McGowan stoush set for court

Clive Palmer and WA Premier Mark McGowan are set to meet in the Federal Court in Sydney later this month with each party suing the other over defamation claims.

AAP

NSW, Victoria, SA and ACT cut Covid vaccine booster interval as Sydney nurses protest conditions

Doctor also describes ‘very dire’ conditions with non-ICU trained nurses working in ICU wards, patients not being fed or showered

The Guardian - AU

‘Scarred for life’: Australia COVID wave heaps pressure on nurses

Healthcare workers say Omicron-driven wave of hospital admissions has exacerbated longstanding staffing problems.

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Australian police charge man with missing nine-year-old girl's murder

Australian police charged a 32-year-old man on Wednesday with murder after the body of a nine-year-old girl, who went missing since while on holiday with family, was found in a barrel and dumped in a river near the Blue Mountains west of Sydney.

Reuters

Australia calls on backpackers to help ease Omicron-fuelled labour shortage

Australia threw out an invitation to backpackers on Wednesday, seeking reinforcements for a workforce crippled by an Omicron COVID-19 outbreak as the country's health system creaks under the pandemic's strain with more deaths predicted in weeks ahead.

AAP

More than 40,000 rapid tests stolen in NSW

Police are investigating the theft of 42,000 rapid antigen tests from a freight depot in Sydney, amid nationwide shortages of the kits.

ABC News

NSW brings forward wait for COVID-19 booster shot as hospitalisations climb towards 3,000

Three men are arrested after 42,000 rapid antigen tests were allegedly taken from a warehouse in Sydney as NSW brings forward access to a COVID-19 vaccine booster jab to three months after a second dose.

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Ex-teacher bailed on child abuse charges

A former teacher of an all-boys Catholic college south of Sydney repeatedly abused two students in the 1980s, police say.

The Guardian - AU

Covid case surge continues as 67 deaths recorded nationally – as it happened

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ABC News

Sydney news: Westmead nursing staff protest over excessive overtime

MORNING BRIEFING: Nurses at Westmead Hospital will hold a rally this morning over understaffing and excessive overtime, demanding the NSW government take action immediately to support health care workers on the COVID frontline.

ABC News

Man charged with murder of missing 9yo Charlise Mutten after body found in barrel

Police believe 31-year-old Justin Stein acted alone in the alleged murder of nine-year-old Charlise Mutten, whose body was found in a barrel on Tuesday, five days after she was last seen in the Blue Mountains.

The Guardian - AU

Morning mail: paramedics under pressure, Tonga faces ‘unprecedented disaster’, Nick Kyrgios wins

Wednesday: Sydney paramedics asked to take ambulances home and remain on call after 13 hours shifts. Plus: comedian Nazeem Hussain on his beloved massage gun

ABC News

Christmas was the week that saw COVID-19 cases triple in New South Wales

New South Wales COVID-19 case numbers tripled between Christmas and New Year’s Day, with infections most rampant in some of the state’s wealthiest areas, new data shows.

The Guardian - AU

Overworked Sydney paramedics take ambulances home to be ‘on call’ during Omicron surge

Paramedics are ‘drunk on fatigue’ as many work 13-hour shifts then respond to emergency calls after they clock off, union says

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