By Hope NewsroomWednesday 31 Mar 2021NewsReading Time: 1 minute
Today’s headlines from the Hope News team. You can listen to hourly bulletin updates at hopenews.com.au.
Byron Bay is pressing ahead with plans for its annual Blues Festival – despite several people with COVID-19 having visited the town last weekend.
Residents are on high alert as thousands queue to get tested for the virus.
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The Australian Government has joined with a host of countries raising concerns about a World Health Organization study investigating the origins of COVID-19.
They say investigators who went to China didn’t have access to all the data and are calling for transparent analysis, free from interference.
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Drivers will be facing heftier tolls as prices rise across Greater Sydney.
From tomorrow, tolls will go up as much as one per cent on the Eastern Distributor, Hills M2 and the newly opened NorthConnex tunnel.
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An off-duty police officer has been left battered and bruised, after being assaulted during an arrest in Sydney’s east last night.
A 34-year-old woman has been charged and is due in court today.
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Heavy security at a burning home in Sydney’s south-west late yesterday slowed down efforts to get into the property.
An 80-year-old woman, and two teenage boys were eventually pulled out of the Campsie house but the woman couldn’t be saved.
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Australia’s team uniform for the Tokyo games will be unveiled this morning.
Designers say they’ve considered the heat and humidity our athletes will face in Tokyo.