The significant easing of Victoria’s border permit system was revealed soon after NSW announced that fully vaccinated international arrivals won’t need to quarantine from next month.
Officials have confirmed Victoria could reach key lockdown-ending vaccination milestones ahead of schedule even as the state posted a fresh record for new coronavirus cases.
Victoria has posted a new daily record for coronavirus infections,Queensland’s low case numbers have eased concerns for the NRL grand final as NSW copes with the shock resignation of Gladys Berejiklian.
With five weeks to go until kindergarten and year 1 are due back in the classroom,principals are grappling with parent communities that are increasingly divided over whether students should be vaccinated,and whether children should be back in the classroom at all.
More than half of the NSW population aged 16 and over is fully vaccinated against COVID-19 with the rate rising to 50.58 per cent on Friday.
Queensland has recorded one new case of COVID-19 linked to the Sunnybank cluster on Friday,as the state gears up for a major vaccination push over the weekend.
A man in his 20s has died from COVID-19 as construction union boss John Setka rejects mandatory vaccines for the industry.
The construction industry faces a compliance blitz as authorities warn break rooms could be the most dangerous workplace setting.
Health authorities say a Melbourne independent school that repeatedly invited families to send their children to class during lockdowns has a history of “sailing pretty close” to breaching COVID-19 public health rules.
The NSW government’s road map to reopening the state is welcome after almost three months of lockdown but its ambiguity on many points breeds uncertainty and its conservative timeline does little to reward those who are already fully vaccinated.
As Australia’s vaccination roll out gathers pace,a new ad campaign targeting younger people will be launched on Sunday.