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    Six Spontaneous Adventures to Have in Sydney's Great Outdoors This Summer

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    Face Masks Will Remain Compulsory in Some Situations in Greater Brisbane Until January 22

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    Greater Brisbane's Lockdown Is Ending But New Restrictions Will Be in Place Until January 22

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    Melbourne Is Set to Swelter Through Its First Scorcher of 2021 Today

    It's set to hit 38 degrees in Melbourne, which will be the city's hottest day in a year.

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    Victoria Has Shut Its Borders to Greater Brisbane in Response to the New COVID-19 Strain

    The closure came into effect overnight, but includes anyone who has been in the area since January 2.

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    The Federal Government Has Declared the Greater Brisbane Area a COVID-19 Hotspot

    Domestic border arrangements with Queensland have been changing, too, in response to Australia's first local case of the new, more contagious coronavirus strain.

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    Face Masks Are Now Mandatory On Domestic Flights Within and International Flights to Australia

    And at airports, too — and international travellers coming to Australia will also be required to undertake a pre-flight test.

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    Northern Beaches' Stay-at-Home Orders Will End on January 10

    The area will adopt the same restrictions as Greater Sydney.

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    NSW Now Requires Anyone Who Has Been in Greater Brisbane Since January 2 to Isolate

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    Face Masks Will Be Mandatory in Greater Brisbane for the Next Three Days

    From 6pm on Friday, January 8 until 6pm on Monday, January 11, you'll need to don a face mask everywhere except inside your own home.

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    The Greater Brisbane Area Is Going Into Lockdown for Three Days From 6pm Tonight

    The region will return to the rules in place during March's lockdown — which means that you're only allowed to leave the house for four reasons.

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    Queensland Won't Open Its Borders to Greater Sydney Until the End of January at the Earliest

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    Australia's COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout Has Been Brought Forward and Will Now Start in February

    The aim is to give four million Aussies their first jab by the end of March.

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    Brisbanites Who Visited These Locations Are Being Told to Get Tested and Self-Isolate

    Queensland Health has sent out an alert for a number of sites, including two train trips and two supermarkets.

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    The Australian Government Is Planning to Roll Out the COVID-19 Vaccine From Early March

    An exact date hasn't been announced yet, but the rollout has been moved forward from the end of March.

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    Victoria's Hybrid Buses Will Soon Be Able to Achieve Zero Emissions in Certain Drive Zones

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    Melburnians Who Visited These Locations Are Being Told to Get Tested and Self-Isolate

    The Victorian Department of Health and Human Services has sent out an alert for a number of places, including IKEA Springvale, the MCG and Chadstone Shopping Centre.

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    Qantas Has Been Named the World's Safest Airline for 2021

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    This Interactive Map Shows Victoria's COVID-19 Cases by Local Government Area and Postcode

    The state-wide map lets Victorians see which areas currently have COVID-19 cases.

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    A Severe Thunderstorm Warning Has Been Issued for Sydney So You Might Want to Stay Inside

    Stay safe and dry — we're expecting large hailstones and damaging winds.

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    Victoria's State of Emergency Has Been Extended Until the End of January

    It's the 11th time it has been renewed since the start of the pandemic.

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    Face Masks Will Be Mandatory in Some Indoor Situations for Greater Sydney from Tonight

    If you catch public transport, go shopping or head to the cinema without a mask, you could be fined $200.

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    New Gathering and Mask Restrictions Have Been Introduced in Victoria Ahead of New Year's Eve

    The state's 61-day streak of no new locally acquired cases has come to an end.

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    The Team Behind Australia's First Surf Park Urbnsurf Is Opening Three New Locations

    Landlocked wave riders, rejoice — surf's up for Sydney, Brisbane and Perth.

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    Greater Sydney's Gathering Limits Have Been Tightened Again 'Until Further Notice'

    From midnight tonight, residents of Greater Sydney will be allowed only five visitors in their home.

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    Northern Beaches' Stay-at-Home Orders Have Been Extended Until January

    But small indoor and outdoor gatherings will be allowed on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day.

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    Greater Sydney and Northern Beaches to Return to Pre-Christmas Restrictions from Tonight

    All of the northern beaches — including northern and southern zones — will return to stay-at-home orders, but with limited outdoor gatherings allowed.

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    This Is How Many People You Can Have Over on Christmas Day in NSW — Region by Region

    There are different rules across regional NSW, Greater Sydney and the northern beaches, so we've broken it down.

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    Five Impromptu Things to Do If You're Staying in Brisbane Between Christmas and New Year's Day

    There’s less hustle and bustle around town, but there’s still plenty to do.

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    Ten Extremely Australian Big Things Worth a Detour on Your Next Very Long Road Trip

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    Our Sydney: Here Are Our Readers' Favourite Spots to Visit in Newtown and Erskineville

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