Sydney records deadliest day of the pandemic and enters eighth week of lockdown
New South Wales (NSW) Premier Gladys Berejiklian said on Monday that seven people had died of Covid-19 in the past 24 hours. It is the highest number of related deaths…
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In now-deleted tweet, Sydney mayor compares strict new lockdown laws to Hitler-era regime
A Western Sydney official has compared the latest anti-Covid measures imposed on his area by the New South Wales (NSW) state government to the times of Nazi Germany. His comment,…
Sydney police ramp up lockdown enforcement after Australia’s New South Wales sees record daily increase of Covid infections
Authorities have vowed to strengthen the enforcement of the lockdown in the Greater Sydney area, in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW), after new Covid-19 infections hit a…
Australian indigenous groups, social workers slate government decision to deploy troops to enforce lockdown in Covid-hit Sydney
Indigenous representatives and community groups have warned that the Australian government’s “disturbing” use of troops to enforce lockdown rules in Sydney will “create greater fear and uncertainty” and may alienate…
As Australia fully vaccinates 14% of population, PM Morrison says 70% is new target for next phase in dropping Covid restrictions
As concerns grow over the spreading Delta variant, PM Scott Morrison revealed a 70%-vaccination goal for the next stage of eased restrictions. His cabinet agreed on the roadmap after 170…
Police calls in military to help enforce Covid lockdown in Sydney after cases rise unabated
Sydney authorities have been blasted for “militarizing a public health crisis,” after the New South Wales Police Commissioner Mick Fuller requested the support of 300 soldiers to ensure greater compliance…
Sydney extends lockdown yet again, forcing city of 5mn to stay home for another MONTH amid small spike in Covid cases
Australia’s most populous city will undergo another four weeks of lockdown after state officials said previous shutdown orders failed to stem a small surge in coronavirus infections, most linked to…
Australian leaders blast anti-lockdown protesters, unleash ‘strike force’ to track them down
Australian police have already issued hundreds of fines in the wake of mass anti-lockdown rallies, and are looking for more info about the violators, as state leaders condemned the protesters…
Australia’s New South Wales declares ‘national emergency’ as state enters stricter lockdown following 136 new Covid cases
The Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) is headed for yet another week of lockdown, as it announced a “national emergency” on the heels of 136 new coronavirus infections…
NSW health official tells Australians to refrain from TALKING to people to blunt spread of Covid-19
With Sydney still in lockdown amid a handful of new Covid-19 cases, the top health official for New South Wales has called for a new level of social-distancing inhumanity: not…