Australia's most populous state of New South Wales on Saturday made masks compulsory and imposed new restrictions as its coronavirus cluster expanded by seven, while neighbouring Victoria recorded...
Sydney has rung in 2021 with a shortened fireworks display on a vacated harbour, with police declaring their satisfaction with compliance to coronavirus-prompted public health orders.
Another three locally acquired coronavirus cases have been identified in Victoria, on top of three women whose positive tests ended a two-month streak without infections.
Australia's two most populous states are staring down the barrel of fresh Covid-19 outbreaks after three new locally-acquired cases were discovered in Victoria, breaking its 61-day infection-free run.
New Years Eve restrictions in Sydney have been tightened after NSW reported 18 cases of community transmission of coronavirus and a second cluster of the deadly disease in the inner west.
The Kiwi family of a 12-year-old girl under treatment for leukaemia in Melbourne have had their application to change their stay in managed isolation approved at the last minute.
Sydney, one of the world's first major cities to welcome each New Year with a public countdown featuring a fireworks display over its well-known Opera House, has banned large gatherings that night...
Sydney's Covid-19 outbreak continued on Sunday with more than a quarter million people in lockdown as Australia's largest city awaited word on whether any public New Year's Eve celebrations will be...
Covid-safe Christmas Day gatherings will be allowed to proceed across Australia, as authorities monitor the unfolding outbreak on Sydney's northern beaches.
The Australian state of New South Wales has recorded eight new local Covid-19 cases, offering hope some restrictions may be lifted across greater Sydney in time for Christmas.