Australian leaders under pressure to contain Covid-19 outbreak

Outbreak highlights major flaws in Australia’s pandemic response, critics say

Sydney’s lockdown extended as Delta variant takes hold

Australia ranked last among OECD countries for full vaccination as it struggles for doses

Delta outbreak worsens in Australia despite Sydney lockdown

Sluggish vaccine rollout under scrutiny as record daily rise in Covid-19 cases reported

Australia reports its first locally contracted Covid-19 death this year

New South Wales sees record 77 new cases of the virus as lockdown set to be extended

Microsoft’s ripped-up Jedi contract, Sydney in lockdown and the Sun Valley elite

Planet Business: New chair of embattled Teneo looks to put an end to ‘bad occurrences’

Sydney faces Covid-19 lockdown extension amid surge in cases

Hundreds of extra police patrolling parts of city to enforce strict new restrictions

Pfizer deal to ensure every Australian will be offered Covid jab

Ramp-up would be welcomed by Australians weary of the country’s tardy vaccine rollout

Australia struggles to contain Covid outbreaks as lockdowns imposed

Outbreak renews questions about stuttering vaccination programme and limited quarantine facilities

Australian cities Sydney and Darwin go into Covid lockdowns

Cluster of Delta variant cases rises to 110 in country’s biggest city

Covid: Sydney goes into two-week hard lockdown amid Delta variant outbreak

Parts of Australia’s largest city were already under lockdown as authorities say cases rising too rapidly

Thousands recued as Sydney deals with worst floods in 60 years

Rain submerges swathes of New South Wales as severe weather expected to last until Wednesday

Heavy rains on Australia's east coast bring worst flooding in decades

Footage shows fast-moving water engulfing houses, breaking trees and damaging roads

Quarantine for Australian Open players fully funded by Tennis Australia

Organisation forced to clarify after confusion over Victorian government’s role in costs

Fireworks explode over empty streets as 2020 slinks away into history

‘Safety is the priority’, says Wuhan resident ahead of planned New Year’s Eve event

Coronavirus: UK to send armed forces into schools as Spain keeps log of those who refuse vaccine

Global cases pass 81.2 m, with over 1.77m deaths and over 4.6m vaccine shots given

Coronavirus: Sydney isolated from rest of Australia as outbreak grows

City’s northern beach suburbs put into strict lockdown until Christmas Eve

Coronavirus: Italy goes into lockdown for Christmas as Sydney's beaches close

Cases surge in Austria and France as Sydney’s beaches enter four-day lockdown

Coronavirus: Melbourne marks 100 days of strict lockdown

Sydney lifts quarantine restrictions on travellers from New Zealand

Coronavirus: Greece sees highest daily caseload since outbreak began

World updates: Italy orders travellers from Croatia, Greece, Malta and Spain to be tested

Coronavirus: Dr Anthony Fauci calls White House attempts to undermine him ‘bizarre’

World round-up: EU calls for member states to launch early flu immunisation campaigns

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