Thousands of families face losing their homes and many others spent a sleepless night in evacuation centres as a rain-soaked New South Wales prepares to be battered by another two days of relentless torrential rain. Floodwaters in Sydney’s west will continue rising on Monday as Warragamba Dam, the city’s biggest, spills enough water to fill … Read more
The wild weather battering New South Wales has delayed the state’s vaccine roll-out as torrential rain and flooding looks set to hammer the state’s east coast until Thursday. The Federal Government said the once-in-a-century storm will affect the vaccine delivery of phase 1b to over 6.1million Australians ‘in Sydney and across multiple regional NSW locations’. … Read more
Businesses say Facebook’s ban on news could prove to be fatal for their online websites – plunging hundreds of hardworking Australians out of work Australian news and lifestyle websites face uncertain future in media landscape Comes after social media giant Facebook pulled news content from its page The likes of The Urban List and Junkee Media … Read more
Victoria’s under-fire hotel quarantine system should be shut down until it is proven safe to function, one of Australia’s leading infectious disease experts has demanded. Professor Lindsay Grayson is leading calls for the program to be halted after the entirety of Victoria was plunged into a strict five-day lockdown in response to a cluster of cases … Read more
Melbourne Airport Terminal 4: Brunetti cafe. 04.45am-1.15pm on 9/2/2021 Brighton: North Point Cafe, 2B North Rd. 08.10-09.30 on 31/1/2021. Case dined outside and used bathroom Brandon Park: Kmart, Brandon Park Shopping Centre, Cnr Springvale Rd and Ferntree Gully Rd. 16.35-17.10 on 31/1/2021. Case attended venue Clayton South: Nakama Workshop, 85 Main Rd. 11.15-12.00 on 1/2/2021. … Read more
Anyone who has visited the following venues on the stated dates and times should get tested immediately and isolate for 14 days regardless of symptoms. Avalon: Anytime Fitness, Avalon Parade Tuesday 8 December Monday 23 November to Monday 7 December Avalon: Avalon RSL Club Friday 11 December All day until closed Monday 14 December 5pm … Read more
A capsule released by Japan’s Hayabusa2 spacecraft containing samples from a distant asteroid has landed in southern Australia after travelling three billion miles on a six year voyage. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (Jaxa) said the Hayabusa2 craft had successfully released the small capsule on Saturday and sent it towards Earth to deliver samples from … Read more