LATEST COVID-19 DEVELOPMENTS: * Prime Minister Scott Morrison has apologised for the vaccine rollout not meeting its targets. * NSW recorded 124 new local COVID-19 cases, the highest since the outbreak began. At least 70 were active in the community for all or part of their infectious period. * Three workers in two Sydney aged… Read More »
LATEST COVID-19 DEVELOPMENTS: * The prime minister has given up on giving all Australians their first vaccine doses by the end of October, conceding it may not happen until next year despite the government doubling its order of the Pfizer vaccine. * Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly said the updated AstraZeneca vaccine advice had forced… Read More »
LATEST COVID-19 DEVELOPMENTS: * Brisbane’s three-day snap lockdown ended at midday on Thursday after Queensland reported just one new locally acquired COVID-19 case, a person who was already in quarantine. * Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack urged Australians to “do your patriotic duty” and see the country, encouraging them to travel. * More than 100,000… Read More »
LATEST COVID-19 DEVELOPMENTS: * Authorities insist Australia’s successful suppression of COVID-19 has bought time to roll out vaccines. While more than 100,000 people have been vaccinated to date, the federal government previously committed to four million by the end of March. * Australia has now gone almost two weeks without a case of local COVID-19.… Read More »
LATEST DEVELOPMENTS * NSW will reopen its border to Victoria at 12.01am on November 23 as Premier Gladys Berejiklian challenged her Queensland counterpart to follow suit. * Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said NSW’s call won’t bring forward any decision on its border ban for Sydneysiders. The health advice will be reviewed at the end of… Read More »
LATEST DEVELOPMENTS * Premier Daniel Andrews says Victoria will open up earlier than planned after the state recorded a single case of COVID-19. * Victorian authorities are investigating whether the case recorded on Tuesday is active or if the person is “shedding” non-infectious fragments of the virus after earlier testing positive. * If the case… Read More »