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A Victorian couple is challenging state and federal government vaccine mandates in the Federal Court.
Coronavirus pandemic

More than half a million get fourth dose as cases rise

Australia administered its biggest week of coronavirus vaccinations in five months after advisory group ATAGI recommended fourth shots for younger people.

  • by Mary Ward and Natassia Chrysanthos
Gordon Copeland, pictured with one of his children, died in July 2021.
Inquest

Man remained alive in cold river for 40 minutes after police left, inquest told

  • by Georgina Mitchell
COVID measures will be scaled up at NSW schools when students return on Tuesday.
Education

NSW schools to begin four-week COVID-19 ‘blitz’ as term 3 begins

  • by Daniella White and Lucy Carroll
Flowers have been left at Church Point Wharf after a woman died in a boating accident in nearby Elvina Bay on Sunday night.
Tragedy

German woman killed, man injured in northern beaches boat crash

  • by Daniella White, Sarah Keoghan and Pallavi Singhal
NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb announces 550 new police, including 125 to specialist units.
Police

NSW Police boost specialist squads with roll-out of 550 new officers across the state

  • by Jenny Noyes
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Nurses at Westmead and Blacktown hospital will stage a simultaneous walkout at the end of their shift on Monday.
Coronavirus pandemic

NSW nurses at ‘breaking point’ amid surging flu, Omicron

More than 2700 NSW health workers are currently in COVID isolation, as chronic understaffing leaves hospital emergency departments buckling under surging rates of flu and Omicron.

  • by Lucy Cormack and Lisa Visentin
Labor’s education spokeswoman Prue Car.
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Violence

NSW Labor promises to improve call answer rate of sexual violence helpline

NSW Labor has vowed to address the one-in-three unanswered calls to the statewide sexual violence helpline if it wins the next election.

  • by Lucy Cormack
The first “digital wallet” trial is due to start at Wests Newcastles in the next month.
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Poker machines

Cashless pokies: Long-promised trial to start as money laundering risks increase

  • by Lucy Cormack
The new acting head of Shore School, John Collier.
Education

How ‘unprecedented turmoil and instability’ led to crisis at Shore

  • by Jordan Baker
Rapid antigen tests will be available for concession cardholders in NSW under an expansion of the state’s scheme.
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Coronavirus pandemic

NSW government to stump up COVID test kits as federal scheme ends

  • by Lucy Cormack

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