By: Chanel Zagon and Serena Seyfort Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews said he is “not shocked” about COVID-19 cases spiking in the state after daily local infections ballooned to 324 on Thursday. Mr Andrews this morning warned Victorians the state had not yet reached the peak of its coronavirus outbreak. “I’m not shocked by that,” he said. “We are going to ...

Sydney FC and Bank of Sydney are excited to announce a new commercial partnership. Bank of Sydney is dedicated to forging strong relationships with customers and community groups looking for a personal, rewarding banking experience. The deal represents a major alignment with a sports club. “It’s a great partnership between two proud Sydney institutions,” said Sydney FC Chief Executive Officer ...

The first two planeloads of Pfizer vaccines set to boost Australia’s rollout this month as part of a four million jab dose-swap deal with the UK have arrived in Sydney. The 457,000 doses touched down last night at Sydney International Airport in two separate flights from London’s Heathrow Airport, Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s office said. The first plane arrived about ...

By: Paul Karp Scott Morrison has defended a trip to see his family on Father’s Day, arguing he went home to Sydney then returned to Canberra under an essential work exemption. In an interview with Sky News on Tuesday, the prime minister said he understood people’s “frustration” given many Australians are unable to travel but claimed he had been the ...

By: Dominic Powell Harvey Norman founder Gerry Harvey has refused to reveal why his company chose to repay $6 million in JobKeeper subsidies to the federal government, while warning that letting current COVID lockdowns drag on for too long could tip the economy into a recession. Following the company’s release of record earnings for the 2021 financial year on Tuesday, ...

By: Nick Davies The Nato coalition in Afghanistan has been using an undisclosed “black” unit of special forces, Task Force 373, to hunt down targets for death or detention without trial. Details of more than 2,000 senior figures from the Taliban and al-Qaida are held on a “kill or capture” list, known as Jpel, the joint prioritised effects list. In ...

By: Tawar Razaghi Australian property values rose again in August but the boom is losing steam – new figures show it is the lowest monthly rise since January – as affordability, rather than disruption from lockdowns, takes its toll on the market. CoreLogic’s latest national Home Value Index showed property values had recorded their fastest annual growth since 1989 – ...

Victoria has recorded 176 new locally acquired COVID-19 infections on Thursday, a day after the Premier conceded driving the state’s Delta outbreak down to zero was no longer possible. Contact tracers have linked 83 of the new cases to existing outbreaks. Health authorities say more information will be provided later about the number of cases who were in quarantine while ...

    Simplifying the ecommerce shopping and comparison experience and finding ‘just the right item’ is the mission for Aussie startup Splashup, and they are now one-step closer to achieving that goal after securing a $150,000 SAFE note through Commonwealth Bank’s venture-scaling entity, x15ventures. Announced this morning, Splashup co-founders, Nathalie Rafeh and Vivek Bharadwaj, are the winners of Xccelerate21 – ...

We , Iraqi Australian doctors, have been privileged to look after your health for many years. Our main goal is to work with and for you. You have for many years entrusted us with your health and listened to our clinical judgment. Now we are asking you again, to trust our judgment about the safety and efficacy of the COVID-19 ...