By Hope NewsroomThursday 17 Sep 2020NewsReading Time: 1 minute
Today’s headlines from the Hope News team
Sydney’s St Mary’s Cathedral has been granted a temporary exemption, that will allow it to host 300 people for a three-hour Mass, this Saturday.
Everyone attending for the ordination of four priests will need to wear masks.
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Coronavirus restrictions are being eased for those who live on the New South Wales-Victorian border.
From today, anyone with an existing border permit will be able to move freely between the two states.
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The Federal Government will invest in new technology to help reduce emissions, and create 35,000 jobs.
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Smoke is lingering over Sydney for a second day, due to hazard-reduction burns.
The haze is expected to clear when a gusty, southerly change sweeps through later in the day.
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Rescuers say a woman is lucky to be alive after being swept off rocks on the Central Coast, after dark last night.
The rescue helicopter managed to find the woman, who was clutching a torch, in the water off Norah Head.
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Police are investigating whether speed was a factor in a car crash near Coffs Harbour last night – in which three teenagers were seriously injured.
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The Australian Citizenship test is being upgraded for the first time in more than a decade to better reflect Australian values.
It will include questions on freedom of speech, equal opportunity and democracy.
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The Australian men’s cricket team is celebrating in Manchester after claiming a three-wicket win over England, in the third and deciding one-day international.