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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

The Guardian - AU · Jan 18, 2022

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.

ABC News · Jan 18, 2022

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

The Guardian - AU · Jan 18, 2022

Sydney river swimmer fails to resurface

A man swimming near family and friends on a houseboat on Sydney's Hawkesbury River is missing, prompting a search that now involves police divers.

AAP · Jan 17, 2022

Australia records 77 deaths on deadliest day of pandemic; national medical stockpile activated – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Jan 17, 2022

Returning travellers made to hand over phones and passcodes to Australian Border Force

Sydney man says he doesn’t know what officials looked at on his phone or what happens to his data

The Guardian - AU · Jan 17, 2022

Ashes 2021-22: Player ratings for Australia’s ruthless rout of England

Where Mark Wood was a rare shining light for the visitors, the series had few redeeming features for Haseeb Hameed, Ollie Pope and Rory Burns

The Guardian - UK · Jan 17, 2022

Waves from the Tonga tsunami are still being felt in Australia – and even a 50cm surge could knock you off your feet

The eruption of the underwater volcano Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha'apai created a tsunami felt across the Pacific Ocean. This includes Australia, where small but measurable tsunami waves were still being recorded as late as Monday afternoon. These may even persist into Tuesday morning.

The Conversation · Jan 17, 2022

Skateboarding's long grind for Olympic recognition

These are some of the stunning tricks that 22-year-old Sydney university student Amar Hadid was hoping to show off at the upcoming Olympic park skateboarding event.

ABC News · Jul 29, 2021

Politicians face grilling on US election, greyhound racing ban from Year 5 and 6 students in Sydney

At a time of heightened political debate in Australia and overseas, both sides of politics have taken some difficult questions from Year 5 and 6 students about what matters to them.

ABC News · Nov 17, 2016