By Hope NewsroomTuesday 17 Aug 2021NewsReading Time: 2 minutes
Today’s headlines from the Hope News team. You can listen to hourly bulletin updates at hopenews.com.au.
Australia has been trying to negotiate a landing spot at Kabul airport to rescue hundreds of Australians and Afghans stranded in the country.
Rescue flights from around the world have been suspended due to chaotic scenes, with locals clinging to the fuselage of a US military aircraft as it taxied down the runway.
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US President Joe Biden said the swift fall of the government in Afghanistan shows further military involvement would not have helped.
The Taliban has reclaimed control of the country in a matter of weeks, causing thousands of locals to attempt to flee.
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COVID-19 is continuing to put pressure on Sydney’s hospital system, with a cluster emerging in an oncology ward in the city’s south.
Four patients and two staff at St George Hospital have tested positive.
There have been 30 cases now been linked to two separate exposures at Nepean Hospital.
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Police have issued 579 infringement notices on the first day of Operation “Stay at Home”.
One man who has COVID-19 was fined $5000 after allegedly failing to self-isolate at his Fairfield home.
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A woman has died and a man has escaped with burns after a caravan blaze on the Central Coast last night.
Fire and Rescue New South Wales say it’s a tragic reminder to ensure caravans have working smoke alarms.
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The NSW Energy Minister is expected to take a swipe at federal Coalition counterparts over climate inaction.
Matt Kean will used a speech to the Better Futures Forum this morning to warn that the community expects leaders to get on with it, and complaining it’s too hard is not an option.
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A new survey shows 69 per cent of all Australian households now own at least one pet.