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    All About Women Is Back for 2021 with Another Jam-Packed Day of Talks, Panels and Workshops

    This year's one-day lineup covers everything from the evolution of the feminism movement to coping with doomscrolling.

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    Black Star Pastry Is Serving Up a Heart-Shaped Version of Its Famed Strawberry Watermelon Cake

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    Australian Borders May Stay Closed to International Travel Until 2022

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    Cult-Favourite US Chain Five Guys Will Open Its First Australian Eatery in Penrith This Year

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    Award-Winning Sydney Bar Maybe Sammy Has Unveiled an Inventive New Cocktail Menu

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    Victoria Is Reopening to 25 Greater Sydney Local Government Areas from 6pm on January 18

    Which means, travellers from most of Sydney can now enter the state once applying for a permit — and self-isolating until receiving a negative test result on arrival.

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    Greater Brisbane Is No Longer a Commonwealth-Declared COVID-19 Hotspot

    The city's Grand Chancellor hotel cluster sparked six cases.

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    Virgin Australia Has Extended Its Fee-Free Booking Changes Until the End of June

    So you can make travel plans, but still amend them if circumstances change — without being slugged with a hefty charge.

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    The ACT Has Lifted Some of Its Border Restrictions with New South Wales

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    Sydney CBD's Laneways Have Been Decked Out with Four New Public Art Installations

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    Jervis Bay Territory Is Currently Off Limits to Sydneysiders Due to Commonwealth Border Restrictions

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    Australians Now Need a Permit to Enter Victoria Under the State's New Traffic Light-Style System

    And if you try to travel to the state without a valid permit, you'll be fined $4957.

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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

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

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

    The Sunshine State is currently closed to 35 local government areas in New South Wales.

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

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    The 2021 Grammy Awards Have Been Postponed Due To Rising COVID-19 Cases in Los Angeles

    Australians will now be able to tune in on Monday, March 15.

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