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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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Byron Bay Is Now In Lockdown After Positive Sydney Case Visit
Parts of Northern NSW are now in lockdown after a positive Sydney case visited Byron Bay. Regional Victoria has emerged from lockdown overnight. It's Census…
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Third Covid Vaccine Given The Green Light By TGA
Aussies Will Soon Have The Choice Of Three Covid Vaccines Rapid Testing To Become More Common Much Of Northern NSW In Lockdown And.. Injury Woes for Bulldogs…
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Australia Finishes Sixth At The Tokyo Olympics
The Tokyo Olympic Games have drawn to a close. Labor's opened a 6% lead of the Morrison government in the latest Newspoll. The NRL Grand Final could be moved…
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Another Vaccine Option Due Next Month
There are reports the Moderna vaccine is in the final stages of approval and will be available for Australians next month There is an anxious wait for…
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Lockdowns Continue For Millions Of Australians
15 million people are in isolation in the nation's 3 biggest cities - being Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane Australian Olympians have breached Covid protocols…
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Brittany Higgins Accused Rapist Charged
A man will face court accused of raping former Liberal staffer Brittany Higgins. Lockdowns continue for 3 major cities And Another medal at the Olympics See…
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Half Of Australia's Population Is Now In Lockdown
Victoria and the NSW Hunter region have entered day one of a week-long lockdown. A silver Olympic medal for our Men's Hockey Team. and Britney Spears is…
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Victoria Plunged Into Sixth Lockdown
Victoria is being plunged into its sixth lockdown Hillsong founder Brian Houston has been charged with concealing child sex offences - allegedly perpetrated by…
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Virgin Australia To Stand Down Employees
Virgin Australia is due to announce up to 1000 stand downs across it's workforce. A Melbourne school has been shutdown after a teacher tested positive to…
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27 Year Old Sydney Man Latest Covid death
a Sydney man in his 20s is the youngest to die in the Covid outbreak 20 per cent of the eligible population is now fully vaccinated And Australia has won…
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Aussie Olympic Athletes In Hot Water
Aussie athletes are under investigation after alleged drunken and rowdy antics. NSW deputy Premier adamant the NRL Grand Final will go ahead in Sydney. Aussies…
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We Could Be Living More Freely By Christmas
The Federal government has released its modelling behind vaccine targets -- with scientists predicting we could be living more freely by the end of the year…
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Federal Parliament Resumes Today
Federal Parliament resumes today after the winter break. Queensland school students urged to get tested for Covid-19 as the state's lockdown continues. Tokyo…
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NSW Could Offer Incentives For Vaccinations
The NSW premier says offering incentives for people to get Covid vaccines is on the table - as she pushes for a major uptick in August. Some kids as young as…
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More Olympic Gold For Australia
Celebrations after Australia picked up more gold medals in swimming, sailing and BMX. Brisbane is entering it's second full day of lockdown with fears it could…
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South East Queensland Plunged Into Lockdown
Up to 4 million Queenslanders in the state's south east have locked down - after 6 cases of Covid19 were detected In Melbourne - A Richmond apartment block has…
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The Path Out Of The Pandemic
Special exemptions could be granted to Australians who are fully vaccinated - under the next phase of a 4 step plan out of the pandemic. Sydney authorities say…
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PM Announces Targets To Get Us Out Of Covid Restrictions
A marathon three-hour National Cabinet has agreed on vaccination targets, to move away from lockdowns. Another Day of high Covid cases for NSW And More medals…
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National Cabinet Meet Today To Plan Path Out Of Lockdown
National Cabinet will meet today to discuss the path out of lockdown and border closures. Australia is currently sitting in fifth place on the Olympic medal…
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Gold For This Aussie Legend
Aussie superstar Jessica Fox has taken her first Olympic gold in the c-1 canoeing final! New South Wales police have requested the assistance of the ADF And…
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Melbourne Apartment Block In Lockdown After Covid Scare
An apartment complex in Melbourne has been put into lockdown overnight. Up to 300-thousand jobs are due to go thanks to Sydney's extended lockdown. Olympian…
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The First Aussie Athletes Begin Their Journey Home After A Bumper Day In Tokyo
A Golden Day for Australia in Tokyo Greater Sydney to remain in Lockdown until Spring The P-M rules out a return to Jobkeeper Organised Crime labelled a…
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Sydney's Lockdown To Be Extended For Another Four Weeks
The NSW Government is expected to extend Greater Sydney's lockdown for another four weeks. SA and Victoria are enjoying more freedom after lockdowns ended at…
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Aussie Medal Tally Climbs In Tokyo
Australian medal tally climbs in Tokyo Victoria and SA coming out of lockdown and A group of Aussie dairy farmers are joining forces to launch dairy-free…
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Victoria's Fifth Lockdown Is Due To End At Midnight
Victoria is due to emerge from lockdown at midnight tonight, with some restrictions to remain. NSW Health experts say the state is "on-track" with tackling the…
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Second Gold In The Pool For Australia
Ariane Titmus has claimed Australia's second gold medal of the Tokyo Olympic games. Sydney has recorded two more Covid deaths .. a man and a women both in…
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A Woman In Her 30's Has Died Of Covid-19 In NSW
A 38-year-old student in Sydney has died after contracting Covid-19. Sydney's lockdown is due to be extended into September. Australia is currently in 7th…
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Dozens Arrested During Freedom Rallies
The hunt is on for thousands of people who attended anti lockdown rallies across Sydney and Melbourne Security experts warn of a cyber attack in next month's…
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The Tokyo Games Officially Begin
After a year long delay the 2020 Olympics are officially up and running in Tokyo Anti lockdown protestors are planning mass disruptions around the country - as…
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Second Pfizer Doses Delay For NSW
The Federal Government is moving to delay the 2nd doze of Pfizer for people in Sydney - to free-up vaccine doses A flight attendant with the Delta variant is…
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PM Apologises For Bungled Vaccine Rollout
The PM says he's "sorry" the vaccine rollout is two months behind schedule. More border closures And Australia pulls out of the Rugby league world cup See…
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More Sydney Removalists Caught In Victoria
A group of Sydney removalists have been caught illegally entering Victoria. Celebrations in Brisbane after the city was named host of the 2032 Olympic Games…
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The Olympics Are Heading To Brisbane
As expected the Brisbane will be the home of the 2032 Olympic games SA cluster grows to 12 And The PM has hit back at claims the sluggish vaccine rollout is to…
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Parts Of Regional NSW Are Now In Lockdown
Parts of Central West NSW are now in lockdown after an infected truck driver visited from Sydney. Victoria has closed it's border to everyone in NSW -…
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SA Enters 7 Day Lockdown
Lockdown is here for South Australians..as the state enters a 7-day statewide shutdown. Victoria will remain in lockdown for a further seven days. And American…
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Australia Joins Allies In Accusing China Of 'Malicious Cyber Activities'
Australia has joined the U.S. an other allies in accusing China of malicious cyber activity. Victorians will find out today how long their lockdown will be…
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Covid Cases And More Restrictions For Some States
The Sydney mother of two removalists accused of travelling to regional new south wales, despite knowing they had covid, has been found dead South Australia is…
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Australia's Pfizer Supply Increases To A Million Doses A Week
The first batch of more Pfizer vaccines was delivered to Australia overnight. The latest on the Covid outbreaks in NSW, Victoria and SA. More Olympic athletes…
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First Day Of Tighter Restrictions In Sydney
Three local government areas of southwest Sydney are now under tighter COVID restrictions A controversial conservative English commentator has boasted about…
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NSW Urged To Follow Victoria's Lead
There are calls today for NSW to shut down the state - similar to Victoria's lockdown as Covid infections continue to grow The flooding crisis in Europe…
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Record Number Of Vaccines Administered In Australia
More than 2.5 million Aussies are now fully vaccinated against COVID-19 with 175,000 people rolling up their sleeves yesterday. Calls are growing for a harder…
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12 Million Aussies Ordered To Stay At Home
Victoria and Greater Sydney are in lockdown with Queensland stretching out mask wearing rules. Streamlining Covid-19 payments will be discussed in today's…
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Victoria Plunged Into 5 Day lockdown
Victoria is being plunged into a statewide lockdown The NSW premier meantime is warning that Covid infection numbers will rise tomorrow And Australia's…
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New Covid Rules For Victoria As Cases Rise
Masks are mandatory indoors across Victoria with 11 Covid cases now linked back to NSW. Staff at a Sydney hospital are in lockdown after a pregnant patient…
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Sydney's Lockdown Extended While More Borders Shut
Sydney's Covid lockdown has been extended by a fortnight More cases in Victoria And Charges dropped for woman accused of putting needles in StrawberriesSee…
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Treasurer Says Victoria Rejected Extra Covid Financial Support
The Federal Treasurer denies special treatment over Victoria with the NSW Covid payments. More Covid exposure sites added for Melbourne, Sydney and the…
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Future of Sydney's Lockdown Known By Thursday At Latest
The future of Sydney's lockdown will be known by Thursday at the latest. Contact tracers are still having difficulty piecing together the movements of three…
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Melbourne On High Alert With New Covid Exposure Sites
Victoria is on high alert after removalists travelled from Sydney to Melbourne whilst infected with Covid-19. The Trans-Tasman Bubble has re-opened to…
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Borders Close As Sydney Case Numbers Rise
NSW is forecasting a further extension of Sydney's lockdown after 112 new cases Kevin Rudd denies he's trying to take credit for fast-tracking Australia's…
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Victoria Closes Border To All of NSW and ACT
Victoria has now declared all of NSW and the ACT as Covid Red Zones. NSW Health is expected to announce at least 100 new cases of Covid-19 today. All…
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Ash Barty Wimbledon Champion
Ash Barty has gone all the way at Wimbledon to claim the women's crown and is the first Aussie woman since Evonne Goolagong Cawley in 1980 to lift the trophy…
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50 New COVID Cases Reported In NSW
50 new COVID infections have been reported in NSW today as the Premier pleads with residents to follow the rules and stay at home. Gladys Berejiklian refuses…
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Pfizer Vaccine Doses Fast-tracked To Australia 9/7/21
More than 4.5 million Pfizer vaccine doses will hit our shores by August, as the PM and state and territory leaders agree to fast-track the rollout. NSW…
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Spectators Banned From The Tokyo Olympics
No spectators will be allowed to attend the Tokyo Games due to a spike in Covid cases. Victoria has not ruled out a border closure with New South Wales. Ash…
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Vaccine Rollout Sped Up Amid Sydney COVID Outbreak
The vaccine rollout in Sydney is being sped-up as the city is faced with its highest daily case numbers since the start of the latest outbreak. A former Deputy…
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Cate Campbell And Patty Mills Named Aussie Olympic Flag Bearers
Dual Aussie flag bearers are chosen as Olympic officials discuss if spectators will be allowed at the Tokyo games. Sydney suburbs are declared hot spots after…
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Remote Learning Returns For Students In Greater Sydney 7/7/21
Sydney will spend another week under stay-at-home orders after recording 27 new local cases of COVID, while students in Greater Sydney will return to online…
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Greater Sydney Lockdown Set To Be Extended
Greater Sydney's Covid-19 lockdown rules are due to be extended for at least a week. Woolworths could soon have pop-up Covid-19 vaccination clincis. Ash Barty…
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Head Of COVID Taskforce Confident More Vaccines Will Soon Be Available 6/7/21
The Pfizer and Moderna vaccines may be available for under 40s as early as September. Health officials in NSW will announce tomorrow whether the current…
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NRL Issues Fines And Bans To Dragons Players Over Illegal Party
13 St George Dragons players have been fined by the NRL over an illegal house party. The UK is set to ditch mask-wearing and social distancing this month. The…