NSW Government Hopes to Announce Easing of COVID-19 Restrictions For Churches Soon [Headlines]

The New South Wales Government says it hopes to announce the easing of coronavirus restrictions for places of worship soon.

The pastor of Hillsong Church is calling for an increase in the number of people who can attend services.

It’s time church leaders unite to take. Stand. We are all committed to keeping people safe, but it seems churches are not even being considered for steadily relaxing restrictions. https://t.co/aYjr4otE12

— Brian Houston (@BrianCHouston) October 19, 2020

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Anyone in Kingsford and Ramsgate is being told to be on high alert for coronavirus symptoms.

NSW Health says a person visited the suburbs in the first two weeks of this month while potentially infectious.

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COVIDSafe measures are in place as Year 12 students begin their final school exams.

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Australian taxpayers may have been defrauded when the infrastructure department paid $30 million for land worth $3 million near the Western Sydney Airport.

It’s been revealed the Auditor-General referred the deal to federal police earlier this year, more than two months before releasing its report on the purchase.

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A second person has been charged with murder of the hit-and-run death of a New Zealand firefighter in the Hunter region two years ago.

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The Premier will face a tough Question Time session when Parliament resumes today, as she defends her relationship with a former MP.

Gladys Berejiklian maintains she did not breach the Ministerial Code of Conduct by not declaring her five-year relationship with Daryl Maguire.

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A new study shows babies are exposed to huge amounts of microplastics from their bottles.

Researchers have found high heat used to sterilise and wash polypropylene bottles causes an increase in microplastics to be released.

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The NRL is looking into how the Dally M medal winner was leaked.

The Telegraph is apologising for what has been labelled “a digital production error”, which saw an article revealing Jack Wighton as the winner, hours before the official announcement.