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A former NRL star has been released from prison after serving eight years behind bars over a fatal punch. Bunnings Warehouse shoppers may have had their personal data compromised in a massive cyber security breach. Video has been released by police in the wake of a shooting murder in Perth as the gunman remains on the loose. Police have launched a fresh appeal to solve the mysterious killing of a father found stabbed to death in his own home almost 23 years ago.

A woman who visited a cafe in Queensland has been arrested and left with bruises after declining to show police her vaccination status. Victorian tennis fans have been dealt a huge blow, with crowds at the Australian Open set to be capped.

Thousands of asymptomatic close contacts are now allowed to return to work in South Australia. Breaking news and updates Australia: January 13, More workers included in close contact isolation exemption rule; South Australia to stagger school return; Free tests from January 24 for millions. Letter from American soldier reaches his family after 76 years Angelina Gonsalves received an unexpected delivery last month — a letter her late husband wrote to his mother while deployed overseas in Should I switch to an N95 mask?

With Omicron spreading rapidly around Australia even with various measures in place, the question is being asked — are our masks up to scratch? Follow the 9News Lunch podcast A daily download for busy people who want to stay informed. Giant dying star explodes as scientists watch in real time Astronomers had an unprecedented front-row seat to the violent and explosive end of a stellar giant. Huggies baby wipes recalled over health fears A type of Huggies baby wipes that have been sold in Woolworths stores and online for months are being urgently recalled due to health fears.

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The total number of confirmed cases in Victoria since the beginning of the pandemic is , There were six deaths yesterday of people aged in their 70s, 80s and 90s. This brings the total number of deaths in Victoria since the pandemic began to 1, The Serbian ministry said Australia had acted in bad faith towards the tennis star. A protest note was also sent by the Serbian government to its embassy in Canberra, following the visa decision. Djokovic is being held in an inner north Melbourne hotel while he awaits a court challenge to his visa cancellation on Monday.

Acting WA premier Roger Cook announces from 6pm WA time tonight, masks will not be required for indoor venues or other outdoor events where it has been mandated. Of the WA hotel quarantine security guard who tested positive for Covid, WA acting premier Roger Cook says he has the Omicron variant, so his household contact is the first case of Omicron transmission in WA. He says there were no new local cases, with six new travel cases including three domestic and three international arrivals who are all in quarantine.

WA now has a first dose rate of Those thunderstorms in Melbourne are moving quickly. Key events Show 6. Live feed Show. Show key events only. There are 1, new Covid cases in the ACT, with 24 in hospital. Facebook Twitter. New South Wales reintroduced restrictions banning singing and dancing in hospitality venues, cancelling elective surgery until February, and mandating booster shots for frontline workers. NSW will however still forge ahead with returning children to school from 1 February, despite many of them not being able to be fully vaccinated prior to the return to school.

The Tamworth country music festival was delayed until mid-April in response to the change of rules on singing and dancing. NSW is developing a similar system due to be launched next week, and will count positive RAT results as official cases.

Queenslanders are being urged to work from home and limit socialising as the state considers suspending elective surgery and delaying the return to primary school in response to the high number of Covid cases. Until tomorrow, stay safe. A little early, but noted.