As the nation’s cities emerge from lockdown – and baristas once again serve tasty treats – one company is still feeling the pain.
Alex Druce
Queensland has avoided any new Covid cases as authorities investigate whether an infected driver entered the state illegally.
NSW has recorded another 332 Covid infections overnight and three more deaths from more than 64,000 tests.
The coastal campsite where four-year-old Cleo Smith disappeared from a week ago has reopened to the public.
Helena Burke and Angie Raphael
Mask mandates outdoors in Victoria have been criticised as the government faces pressure to amend the rule.
Rhiannon Tuffield
Mining billionaire Clive Palmer may have accidentally dropped an expletive while referring to Health Minister Greg Hunt in a bizarre vaccine rant.
Blake Antrobus
The Rugby League Players Association is standing by the NRL and its decision not to mandate Covid-19 vaccines for its players.
Jasper Bruce
The ASX finished barely changed for a second straight day, with gains among retailers unable to counter weakness in one of Australia’s most important sectors.
Rebecca Le May
More than two years in, the white-hot spotlight of its money laundering scandal is wearing down not just Crown’s executives, but also its staff.
A senior NSW minister involved in a gun club grant being investigated by the ICAC told his staff the project was ‘legit’.
Anton Nilsson
A group of unvaccinated nurses has taken one of Victoria’s biggest health services to court in a bid to prevent their sacking.
Members of Geelong’s AFLW program are participating in a significant study hoping to solve one of Aussie rules’ biggest mysteries.
Daniel Andrews has ripped into NSW over apparent plans for Sydney to try and steal the Formula One from Melbourne.
Anthony Piovesan
Sydney’s Lindt Cafe will close for good seven years after a deadly terror attack that shook the city.
Erin Lyons
Images have revealed the moment a tornado struck near Brisbane Airport, as authorities issue warnings for severe storms.
Alex Druce and James Hall
Two more Hamze family members were shot dead this week amid a bloody gangland war, prompting senior police to issue a stern warning.
Despite zero new Covid cases, authorities are still tracing the activity of an infected Gold Coast ride-share driver, including whether he jumped the border illegally.
One of the most powerful members of the Australian Medical Association has issued a shocking warning to Covid deniers and anti-vaxxers.
Helena Burke
The Western Bulldogs will forge into 2022 without their last premiership captain who has announced his retirement.
Two men have been caught smuggling cigarettes between two quarantine hotel rooms – but it’s how they did it that’s hilarious.
Emily Cosenza
Dire employment statistics for Victoria have been released, casting a shadow over the state as Melbourne emerges from lockdown.
There are growing fears for an unvaccinated Covid-infected Uber driver who is on high flow oxygen in hospital.
Dan Andrews has urged the people of Melbourne to ‘get out there’ as the city emerges from the world’s longest lockdown.
NSW has recorded another 345 Covid infections overnight and five more deaths from more than 70,000 tests.
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