McDonald dismisses suggestion attendance at €2k 'Gold Table' Sydney dinner sends wrong message
The SF leader said the event, organised by a business group and TCD Alumni, is not a party event.
The SF leader said the event, organised by a business group and TCD Alumni, is not a party event.
McDonald said a referendum on Irish unity will take place in this decade.
Evacuation orders and official warnings to prepare to abandon homes were given to 60,000 people for today.
The city’s Warragamba Dam began to spill in the early hours of this morning.
The Sinn Féin leader is planning a tour to Australia to “engage with the Irish community”.
People are set to spend 19 hours in the air travelling from Sydney to London by the end of 2025.
Images from around Sydney showed submerged roads, cars struggling through floodwaters and debris flowing rapidly down rivers.
The national weather bureau warned of “a tough 48 hours ahead” for Sydney.
As much as eight inches of rain is forecast for Australia’s largest city.
Scott Morrison said he will work from home as Australia’s east coast battles huge floods.
The legal duty to self-isolate following a positive coronavirus test will fall away in the UK by the end of the week.
The attack has rocked beach communities in Sydney’s east, where being in the water is a part of everyday life.
It is the Australian city’s first fatal shark attack since 1963.
Incoming vaccinated Australians are able to come home without quarantining in a hotel for two weeks.
“Hotel quarantine will be a thing of the past. This is a significant day for our state.”
Melbourne, however, continues to lag behind while jab rates gradually increase.
A handful of venues planned to open at 12:01 am local time to vaccinated customers.
Stay-at-home orders are set to be lifted when the double-dose vaccination rate hits 70%.
New South Wales, where Sydney is located, reported 825 infections — a record for the entire country
The previous record tally in New South Wales, home to Sydney, was 390, reported on Friday.
New South Wales premier said the state today hit a new peak with 291 cases detected.
The two cities are set to see restrictions ease on Wednesday.
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.