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News
Major flooding has returned to NSW with more than 30,000 people given evacuation orders or warnings as heavy rain continues, with some communities inundated for the fourth time this year.
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Opinion
NSW has moved ahead of the federal government by scrapping quarantine requirements for double-vaccinated overseas arrivals. Amalie Dyda examines the national implications.
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NSW will allow dancing and stand-up drinking from Monday and lift venue capacity caps and quarantine for domestic and international visitors from November 1 as it moves towards an 80 per cent double dose vaccination reopening target.
NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet has called for patience as the state emerges from lockdown, amid concerns customer-facing staff could be at risk of abuse from unvaccinated people denied entry to venues.
NSW has reported another 1485 new locally acquired cases of COVID-19 and three deaths, with another 183 cases recorded in Victoria.
Authorities have lashed out at anti-lockdown protests in Melbourne and Sydney, as NSW revealed one woman who died from COVID-19 overnight was aged in her 30s and had no pre-existing medical conditions.
