NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has announced a slate of restrictions after NSW recorded 16 new COVID-19 cases. Four cases are under investigation. From 4pm the following restrictions apply to Greater Sydney for a week: No more than 5 visitors at a home, including children. Patrons must be seated at hospitality venues. No singing or dancing […]

Health authorities are racing to link four COVID-19 cases with the existing Bondi cluster, which has grown to 31. NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard told Jim Wilson a surge capacity of “platinum standard” contact tracers are available should the number of unlinked cases become overwhelming. He hinted a circuit-breaker lockdown was on the table, but […]

NSW Health has announced new venues in inner Sydney have been added to the long list of potential COVID-19 exposure sites, as have western Sydney bus routes and locations. Anyone who attended the following venues are considered close contacts and must isolate for 14 days even if they test negative: Christo’s Pizzeria, Paddington on Monday […]

Josh Laybutt is just one of hundreds of Australians who are waiting to see their loved through the Prospective Marriage Visa program. With his wife and daughter stuck overseas Josh only wants some hope of when he can be reunited with his family. John Stanley and his team have asked repeatedly for the Immigration Minister […]

The poisons regulator has denied the NSW government’s hail Mary application to legalise the use of the ultra-deadly rodent poison bromadiolone.  NSW Agriculture Minister Adam Marshall told Jim Wilson the Australian Pesticide and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) decision is a “cruel blow” to farmers which he would override if he legally could. “It’s bloody disappointing, […]

The NSW Blues are hard at work on the Far North Coast training for State of Origin’s toughest test. Coach Brad ‘Freddy’ Fittler is celebrating his squad’s fitness, with none of the Blues stars in doubt for Origin II. “One of the big decisions from my point of view was having someone like Dale Finucane […]