Sunday 25 July, 2021
There were 163 new infections in the last 24 hours.
Australia’s largest city reported another record number of new infections.
The vaccination rate is currently languishing around 11%.
About 12 million people are under lockdown in Melbourne and Sydney.
In the past 24 hours, 97 new cases were recorded, more than the 89 reported the previous day.
Cases in the country have been at record-breaking levels for five days.
As a citywide lockdown entered its third week, there were signs of the outbreak spiralling.
The lockdown is now expected to end on Friday 16 July.
The flare-up has been a shock for a city that had returned to relative normality.
The flare-up was a shock for a city that had returned to relative normality.
Sydney’s main reservoir was filled to overflowing for the first time in 30 years, officials said.
It is being held at the Sydney Cricket Ground, where people can socially distance in their seats.
The move came as South Korea recorded its first cases of the Covid variant first identified in the UK.
The overnight temperature did not drop below 25.3 degrees Celsius on Saturday.
They both had pleaded not guilty to the murder and said they had responded to an attack by the man.
A man and woman have already been charged in connection with this incident.
Three pubs were closed after being linked to outbreaks or failing to comply with social distancing requirements.
Very few flights are leaving Australia after it announced non-essential services would close.
This year’s celebrations were overshadowed by calls to cancel the fireworks display over ongoing bushfires.
Wildfires in the past several weeks have killed nine people and razed more than 1,000 homes.
New Zealand’s Ryan Chisnall even wore a face mask during the tournament’s opening round in Sydney.
Roy O’Donovan helped his side rally from 2-0 down to secure the win.
Eleven bushfires along the country’s east coast have been declared as emergencies.
It is the first time the city has been placed at the top level of fire warning.
The bushfire believed to have been sparked by a lightning strike on Saturday north of Sydney.
Milat was serving life sentences for seven murders and was a major suspect in the killings of three other women.
The Qantas flight took 19 hours and 16 minutes to fly direct from New York to Sydney.
The man, aged 21, is believed to have killed a woman before going on the rampage in the city.
The crash happened in the early hours of Saturday morning.
The crash happened in the early hours of Saturday morning.
A police car sustained significant damage in the incident, but no one was injured.
Police described the crime scene as one of the “most horrific” they had ever seen.
Erwan Ferrieux and Hugo Palmer were last seen at Shelly Beach in February.
Hamann’s bail was continued, with the matter adjourned to 12 December.
Police targeted three journalists involved in a two-year-old investigative report.
The former Ireland striker saw his penalty saved in a shootout as Perth Glory lost to Sydney FC.
The Irishman has been named in Australian media as 36-year-old Francis Shanley.
The collision involved a lorry and 10 other vehicles.
The Daily Telegraph claimed the actor had inappropriately touched a female co-star.
It is alleged the men targeted elderly homeowners in the scam.
