After installing tougher stay-at-home measures, NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian said on Monday that the government was “throwing everything” it had at stemming its COVID-19 outbreak after the state recorded 98 new cases. /
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has confirmed the state’s lockdown will not be lifted on Tuesday night, but he has not given a timeframe on when it will lift. In his word, Daniel Andrews is reiterating the lockdown will “only last for as long as it needs to”.
Iraqi removalists accused of driving to regional NSW despite being told one had Covid-19 reveal why they kept working until police escorted them home – as they blame a language mix-up.
Far right British commentator Katie Hopkins is set to be deported after bragging on social media about flouting COVID safety rules while in hotel quarantine in Sydney. Home Affairs Minister Karen Andrews confirmed that Ms Hopkins’ visa had been cancelled.
Close to 1 million doses landed in Australia overnight as part of the nation’s vaccine ramp-up, with more than 800,000 landing in Sydney and almost 100,000 in Melbourne.