Australia

NewZ about Australia, Australian States and Australian Cities and Towns.

September, 2020

  • 15 September

    Push to increase COVID-19 testing in NSW

    Push to increase COVID-19 testing in NSW

    Chief Health Officer Kerry Chant is urging NSW residents to help get daily COVID-19 testing rates back above 20,000 ahead of the school holidays starting on

  • 15 September

    NSW's Barilaro faces no confidence vote

    NSW's Barilaro faces no confidence vote

    John Barilaro's week from hell continues, with NSW parliament to vote on a no confidence motion moved against the deputy premier. The outspoken Nationals

  • 15 September

    Latest snapshot of the coronavirus impact

    Latest snapshot of the coronavirus impact

    LATEST DEVELOPMENTS * Victoria recorded its first day without a COVID-19 death since July 13, leaving the state's toll at 729 and the national figure at

  • 15 September

    Vic authorities rebuffed ADF hotels offer

    Vic authorities rebuffed ADF hotels offer

    The Australian Defence Force repeatedly offered to provide security for Victoria's quarantine hotels, contradicting claims from Premier Daniel Andrews.

  • 15 September

    DHHS data reveals Colac-Otway's cases drop while south-west remains steady ahead of step three

    DHHS data reveals Colac-Otway's cases drop while south-west remains steady ahead of step three

    There is currently one active case in Warrnambool and no active cases in Corangamite, Glenelg, Moyne and Southern Grampians shires. No new cases of coronavirus were recorded in regional Victoria in the past 24 hours as the total number of active cases in regional local government areas dropped by four …

  • 15 September

    New laws needed to protect women: report

    New laws needed to protect women: report

    Domestic violence survivors and advocates are calling on the NSW government to criminalise coercive control as a form of domestic abuse Women's Safety NSW

  • 15 September

    Roadblock rise for next regional Vic step

    Roadblock rise for next regional Vic step

    As regional Victoria anxiously awaits scaled back COVID-19 lockdown rules, authorities will ramp up roadblocks to stop the virus spreading out of Melbourne.

  • 15 September

    Nation opens up as coronavirus cases ease

    Nation opens up as coronavirus cases ease

    Pockets of Australia have begun to open up as coronavirus case numbers drop and the nation had its first fatality-free day since mid-July. The hardest-hit

  • 15 September

    Push for Pacific JobKeeper and JobSeeker

    Push for Pacific JobKeeper and JobSeeker

    Australia should help the Pacific develop social security systems during the coronavirus pandemic, a parliamentary inquiry will be told. The inquiry looking at implications of the pandemic for Australia's foreign affairs, defence and trade will on …

  • 15 September

    Adelaide gets green light to host State of Origin as NRL confirms fixture details

    Adelaide gets green light to host State of Origin as NRL confirms fixture details

    Adelaide has retained the right to host Origin 1 this year after the NRL announced the venues for all three games of the men’s series as well as the standalone Women’s Origin encounter. While the City of Churches was initially announced as the location for Game 1,