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The Update
The Update from Nova Podcasts brings you the latest Australian and world news: from politics to sport and entertainment headlines. Releasing 3 times a day. Listen to us in your smart speaker by asking for: Nova news flash briefing.
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Australia To Hit Key Vaccine Milestone This Week
Australia is set to hit a key vaccine milestone this week, when 70 per cent of the adult population would have received at least one Covid shot. The PM will…
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Victoria Construction Sites To Undergo Covid Compliance Blitz
Risky worksites in Victoria will be monitored to ensure public health orders are being followed. A teen will face a Queensland court after stabbing a woman…
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Children As Young as 12 Now Eligible For Covid Jab
Pfizer And Moderna Vaccines Now Available For 12-15 Year Olds Calls for Tighter Controls For High-Risk Terrorists When They're Freed From Jail Qantas And Japan…
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First Freedom Begins For Fully Vaccinated NSW Residents
NSW residents with both doses of the COVID vaccine can now gather outside in groups of five. Children aged 12-15 can no book for a Pfizer vaccine. Daniel…
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The United States marks terror anniversary
US President Joe Biden has called for unity on the 20th anniversary of the 9-11 terror attacks. New South Wales Investigators have revisited the site where…
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NSW Drops Daily Covid Briefings
The NSW Premier insists she will still be accountable despite ending her daily Covid media briefings. The PM is confident the WA Premier will re-open his state…
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Regional Victoria Has Emerged From Lockdown
Regional Victoria - with the exception of Shepparton - has emerged from lockdown. The Australian Medical Association is concerned over the ease of restrictions…
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Vaccination Key For Opening Up In NSW And Victoria
As NSW and Victoria move closer to easing restrictions, the p-m has warned premiers to get their health systems ready. Fully vaccinated residents in New South…
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NSW 'Freedom Day' Set For October 18
NSW set to reopen on October 18 when the state reaches 70% full vaccination. A man has been arrested in relation to the death of a Melbourne woman in Europe…
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Leaked Emails Around Governments Botched Pfizer Deal
Claims today, the federal government delayed negotiations with Pfizer Regional Victoria will come out of lockdown Friday And Brisbane will host the 2021 NRL…
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Dozens Fined Over Illegal Melbourne Synagogue Gathering
Police issue fines after surrounding Melbourne synagogue over COVID breach. International vaccine passports due to issued within weeks. A 10th qualifying…
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PM Hits Back At Victorian Premier Over Vaccines
A war of words has erupted between the PM and the Victoria premier The Reserve Bank has left the official interest rate on hold And Australia Post is getting…
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New Suspect In William Tyrell Case
NSW Police will speak to a new 'person of interest' in the case of missing boy William Tyrell. Three-year-old AJ found alive in the NSW bush will return home…
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Missing NSW Boy Found Safe And Well
There have been scenes of elation in the NSW Hunter -- with a missing toddler found alive after three nights on a remote property. NSW is making preparations…
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450K Pfizer Jabs Arrive In Australia From Britain
Almost half-a-million Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine doses have arrived in Sydney. The search continues for a little boy missing from the NSW Hunter region. The…
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The Desperate Search For A Toddler In NSW
Police in NSW aren't ruling out the possibility of a kidnapping as the search continues for a missing toddler Hospitals stretched to the limit treating Covid…
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Fears Of A New Covid Outbreak In Queensland
A new case of Covid19 has emerged in Queensland - with fears it could spark a new outbreak A search continues for a three year old boy, missing on a property…
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Terrorist Attack In New Zealand
Police In NZ Shoot Attacker Dead After Supermarket Stabbing Rampage Four-Million Pfizer Jabs Secured For Aus In Dose-Swap With U-K Another Record Day Of Cases…
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ABBA Announces New Album And Digital Concert
Iconic Swedish band ABBA are back after 40 years with a new album and high-tech concert. 500,000 doses of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine have arrived in Australia…
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60 Percent Of the Australian Population Has Now Had At Least 1 Jab
New South Wales And Victoria Lead the Vaccine Race W-A To Tighten Border With Victoria After Spike In Cases 50-Thousand Afghan Refugees To Be Housed In U-S…
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Australians Over-60 Urged To Get AstraZeneca Vaccine
Over-60;s are being urged not to wait for the new supply of Pfizer vaccines. Australia Post has put parcel pick-ups for online orders on-hold. Another four…
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NSW Premier Says Covid Figures Could Be Worse
Gladys Berejiklian Says NSW Has Done Well To Control Covid -- Despite 11-Hundred Cases Today. Victorians To Wait Three More Weeks Until Restrictions Ease…
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Calls For Childcare Workers To Be Given Priority Vaccines
There's a new campaign for all childcare workers to be vaccinated. Doctors are welcoming 500,000 additional Pfizer doses from Singapore. U-S President Joe…
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Govt Secures 500k Extra Pfizer Doses By Next Week
P-M Announces Dose-Swap Deal With Singapore Dozens Of Anti-Lockdown Protestors Arrested Across NSW Victoria Awaits News Of Path Out Of Lockdown And Russell…
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Three More Paralympic Gold Medals For Australia
Australia has picked up gold in the pool and table tennis at the Tokyo Paralympics. The U-S is defending it's air strike on an ISIS-K truck in Afghanistan…
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P-M Confident NSW, Victoria And A-C-T Will Get On Top Of Covid
Another Record Day In NSW -- With 1290 Cases Two A-D-F Soldiers Killed In Vehicle Rollover near Townsville Hurricane Ida Wipes Out Power To New Orleans And The…
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U-S Military Launch Drone Strike To Prevent Kabul Airport Attack
The U-S Military have launched a drone strike to prevent another potential suicide bombing at Kabul Airport. 22 NSW Prisons are on high-alert after a Covid…
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Victoria records Covid spike
Victoria has recorded another spike in Covid case numbers. Australia's vaccination rates are on the improve. The final UK civilian evacuation flight has left…
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Improved Safety At Afghanistan's Kabul Airport
US officials say improvements have been made in conjunction with the Taliban to ramp up safety at Kabul airport Concerns for Western Australian officials -…
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Kids As Young As 12 To Get Covid Jab From Next Month
ATAGI Gives Green Light For 12-15 Year Old To Get Pfizer Roadmap To School Return In NSW Restrictions Ease In S-E Queensland Global Condemnation Of Kabul…
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U-S Troops Among Those Killed In Explosions At Kabul Airport
At least 60 killed in two explosions outside of Kabul Airport in Afghanistan. National Cabinet will discuss 'vaccine passports' today. More medals for the…
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Australia Blitzing U-S, U-K In Covid Vax Rollout
New Daily Record For Jabs -- Equating To 230-Per-Minute Record Infection Numbers For NSW Four Thousand Aussies And Afghan Visa Holders Now Evacuated And.. More…
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The Aussies Are On-Top After Day 1 Of The Tokyo Paralympics
Australia is on-top of the medal tally after day 1 of the Tokyo Paralympic Games. The Pfizer vaccine could be approved for 12-15 year olds in the coming days…
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Australia's Vaccine Rollout Picking Up Steam
307-Thousand Aussies Rolled Up Their Sleeves on Tuesday Troops Guard QLD Border as NSW Posts Another Record Day Almost One-Thousand Aussies and Afghan Visa…
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The Rolling Stones Drummer Charlie Watts Has Died, Aged 80
Tributes flow after the death of Rolling Stones drummer, Charlie Watts. British PM Boris Johnson has held a virtual G7 meeting about the Afghanistan crisis…
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More Than Half The Population Have Had The Covid Jab
More than half of the countries population has now had a Covid jab -- six million of those in NSW World leaders will meet virtually for the first time to…
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Pfizer Vaccine Has The Full U-S Tick Of Approval
The U-S FDA has given the full tick of approval to the Pfizer vaccine. NSW Premier says 'double vaccination' is the only way out of lockdown. The New York…
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Australia's Vaccine Rollout Smashes Targets
Record Numbers Of Aussies Roll Up Their Sleeves For Covid Jab New Zealand Extends Nationwide Lockdown Rescue Mission for Afghans Likely To Be Extended Beyond…
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Lockdown Restrictions Tighten In Sydney
Lockdown restrictions have tightened in Sydney and across NSW. A patient has tested positive to Covid-19 after surgery at Royal Melbourne Hospital. Seven…
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Fears Of A Covid Surge After Protests
Hundreds of arrests have been made after protests in Melbourne and Sydney Pressure mounts on the Federal Government to increase its intake of Afghan refugees…
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Police Prepare For Anti Lockdown Protests
Police in Sydney are saturating the city and surrounds in a bid to stop anti lockdown protest Country Victoria is set to return to lockdown conditions A no jab…
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New Record Day For Vaccinations
W-A Residents in NSW have Five Days To Return Home Or Risk Being Stranded Victorian Man Jailed for Maximum 8 Months For Planning Anti-Lockdown Protest…
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First Afghanistan Evacuees Arrive In Perth
Rescue efforts are continuing in Afghanistan as the first plane of evacuees arrives in Perth. Bars, restaurants and gyms in Sydney could open up to people who…
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Pfizer For Everyone From August 30
Pfizer's covid vaccine will soon be made available to younger Aussies Australia's unemployment rate has dropped over the past month, despite lockdowns across…
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Evacuation Efforts Continue In Afghanistan
The UK, US and Australia are continuing efforts to evacuate people out of Afghanistan. At least four people have been killed in anti-Taliban protests in…
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Record Number Of Covid Cases For NSW
New South Wales has recorded 633 new covid infections - the state's highest jump since the pandemic began The rescue flight has landed in the united Arab…
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Taliban Addresses The World's Media
The Taliban has addressed the world's media following it's takeover of Afghanistan. The U.S. Military has resumed control of Kabul airport for evacuation…
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New Zealand Entering Lockdown Over One Case
New Zealand is moving into a snap lockdown -- after recording its first Covid case a mission is underway to rescue Australian citizens and those with…
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Chaos At Kabul Airport After Taliban Takeover
The United Nations have held an emergency meeting over the crisis in Afghanistan. Several people killed whilst clinging to a plane flying out of Kabul airport…
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More Lockdowns As Covid Cases Grow Across The Country
The Covid situation is growing across the country. 250 troops will be deployed to Afghanistan as part of a mission to rescue stranded Australians and local…
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NSW Police Crackdown On Sydney Covid Rules
The 10km radius for essential shopping and exercise has now reduced to 5km for Sydneysiders. Victoria Police are investigating an engagement party in Melbourne…
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Premier Berejiklian's Lockdown Twitter Announcement
New South Wales wakes to its first day of a statewide 7 day lockdown A 7.2 magnitude earthquake has struck the island nation of Haiti- killing at least 29…
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A Brutal Killing In NSW Central West
Across Australia - there have been 10-thousand cases of the virus so far this year, and 39 deaths. A 46 year old man has been arrested over the stabbing death…
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Delta Outbreak Declared Australia's "Third Wave"
Record Day Of Vaccinations -- As NSW Posts Record Day Of Cases Collar Bomber Granted Bail Federal Government Tracking Down Aussies Still In Afghanistan And…
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Covid Outbreak At Sydney School For Kids With Autism
A Sydney school for kids with autism is closed after 7 students and 3 staff tested positive to COVID. There's now 4 new cases of COVID-19 in the ACT, which is…
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A-C-T Becomes The Latest Jurisdiction Plunged Into Lockdown
ACT's Covid-Free Bubble Bursts -- While NSW Infections Show No Sign Of Slowing Some Aussie Olympians Forced Into 28-Days Quarantine Tamil Family Dealt Another…
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NSW Police Reviewing COVID Rules Due To Loopholes
COVID lockdown rules in NSW are under review after a series of loopholes. 73 anti-lockdown protestors arrested in Melbourne overnight. Investigations into…
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Melbourne Lockdown Extended By Seven Days
Victoria Posts 20 New Covid Cases Prompting Lockdown Extension Hundreds of New Cases in NSW National Party Refuses to Commit to Tougher Emissions Targets…
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Another Regional Area Of NSW Is On Covid Alert
A positive case has shutdown schools in the NSW Regional City of Dubbo. Melbourne could have it's sixth lockdown extended today. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo…
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P-M Wants Aussies Out Of Lockdown By Christmas
Scott Morrison's Ambitious Target As NSW Posts Record Number of Covid Cases Unions Furious Businesses Can Ask Workers If They're Vaccinated Massive Profit…