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The military and police officers will enter the areas worst hit by Sydney's virus outbreak to ensure two million residents are complying with harsh lockdown restrictions.

NSW has reported a record 239 new locally acquired cases of Covid-19 and at least 88 of those people were circulating in the community for all or part of their infectious period.

Millions of people in Greater Sydney and beyond will remain in lockdown for another four weeks as New South Wales recorded another 177 locally acquired Covid-19 infections.

New South Wales has reported 172 new locally acquired cases of Covid-19 - a new daily high - and at least 79 of those people were circulating in the community for all or part of their infectious...

A returned traveller who tested positive for Covid-19 after completing hotel quarantine may have been infectious on the Gold Coast for up to 12 days.

A returned traveller who tested positive for Covid-19 after completing hotel quarantine may have been infectious on the Gold Coast for up to 12 days.

New South Wales has reported 145 new locally acquired cases of Covid-19, at least 76 of which were circulating in the community for all or part of their infectious period.

Victoria has reported 11 new local Covid-19 cases as Premier Daniel Andrews warns some restrictions are likely to remain even if the state's lockdown lifts as planned.

New South Wales has reported 141 new locally acquired cases of Covid-19 and two deaths, including a woman in her 30s.

Two men will face court in the wake of an anti-lockdown protest in central Sydney, accused among other offences of striking a police horse.

Two men will face court in the wake of an anti-lockdown protest in central Sydney, accused among other offences of striking a police horse.

Tensions are high in New South Wales as Covid-19 case numbers continue to rise and police hunt down thousands of people who ignored public health orders to protest against lockdowns.

New South Wales has recorded another Covid-19 death and 163 new locally acquired cases, at least 45 of which were infectious while in the community.

New South Wales has recorded another Covid-19 death and 163 new locally acquired cases, at least 45 of which were infectious while in the community.

Victoria has added a new category to its interstate travel permit system, designating all of New South Wales a COVID-19 "extreme risk zone", as the southern state recorded 12 new locally acquired...

NSW has reported 124 new locally acquired cases of Covid-19, the highest daily number since the outbreak began in Sydney in mid-June.