By Hope NewsroomMonday 23 Nov 2020NewsReading Time: 2 minutes
Today’s headlines from the Hope News team
Residents can now move freely between New South Wales and Victoria for the first time in four-and-a-half months.
The border, which was closed after a spike of coronavirus cases in Victoria, has reopened with checkpoints in border towns removed.
Flights from Melbourne have also begun touching down in Sydney this morning.
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From today, all venues across the NSW must have a system of digital registration.
Venues including cafes, restaurants, hairdressers and nail salons, will no longer be able to use pen and paper to sign people in.
QR codes are needed.
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An Australian study shows those infected with COVID-19 have protection against re-infection for at least eight months.
Monash University researchers say its the strongest evidence yet that a vaccine will work for long periods.
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A national audit of koalas will be carried out to identify exactly where endangered species are living.
The $2 million initiative is part of an $18 million investment by the Australian Federal Government to protect the animals.
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The death of a food delivery rider is prompting fresh calls for the workers to be given better protection.
A 27-year-old died on Saturday afternoon after being struck while making a delivery at Rockdale.
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The Ethiopian Military has told residents in the capital of the Tigray region to save themselves as federal troops advance with tanks.
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In the United States, a federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit in the state of Pennsylvania that sought to invalidate millions of votes from this month’s presidential election.
President Donald Trump’s campaign team says it will urgently seek to appeal.