General
Coronavirus travel restrictions are back, as new cluster exposes divisions that are far from resolved
The rapid reintroduction of travel restrictions in response to Sydney’s Northern Beaches COVID cluster has not only ruined Christmas plans, it has exposed the divisions over how best to deal with this year-old pandemic remain far from resolved.
On Thursday, spirits were high. The nation was looking more united than it had all year. With Christmas around the corner, the Treasurer unveiled a much rosier budget outlook and the Prime Minister was upbeat.
“Australia is open again and I think Australians really like that,” he said. “And I think Australians are going to work hard to keep it that way.”
Within 24 hours, most states declared the Northern Beaches a hotspot after a jump in cases there and mandatory quarantine restrictions were…
-
Noosa News13 hours agoBrisbane vs Collingwood live blog: Richmond selects Noah Balta as unbeaten Lions prepare for Magpies test
-
Noosa News16 hours agoAustralians tell ABC’s Your Say how they saw the second leaders debate
-
General12 hours agoNT Coalition candidate Lisa Siebert diverges from Jacinta Nampijinpa Price on royal commission call
-
General19 hours agoMinecraft mayhem: ‘Chicken jockey’ chaos reaches Australian cinemas