By Hope NewsroomTuesday 27 Apr 2021NewsReading Time: 2 minutes
Today’s headlines from the Hope News team. You can listen to hourly bulletin updates at hopenews.com.au.
Australian officials will hold crisis talks today to decide whether or not to impose a blanket travel ban on flights from India due to the COVID-19 crisis there.
The move would leave thousands of Australians in the country stranded.
The National Security Committee of Cabinet will also discuss providing oxygen supplies – with a humanitarian aid package expected to be announced.
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Thousands of people in the WA regions of Perth and Peel are now able to move about freely after emerging from lockdown overnight.
COVID-19 restrictions are still in place including mandatory mask-wearing.
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Australia’s Home Affairs secretary has told defence staff that “the drums of war are beating” and they should be prepared for future conflict amid increasing tension in the Indo-Pacific region.
Michael Pezullo told staff in his Anzac Day address that Australia must strive for peace but not at the cost of Australia’s liberty.
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A 27-year-old man has been charged after allegedly assaulting a 40-year-old-woman while she suffered an epileptic seizure in her apartment in inner Sydney earlier this year.
He will face Bankstown Local Court today.
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New South Wales is only ahead of the Northern Territory in an economic report ranking the states and territories.
Commsec’s quarterly State of the States report shows Tasmania is leading the country economically.
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The Federal Government has agreed to split the bill on the cost of building new facilities in Queensland for the Brisbane Olympics Games in 2032 – should it be named the host city.
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Smoke haze is blanketing parts of Sydney due to hazard reduction burns, prompting an alert for poor air quality.