By Hope NewsroomTuesday 21 Dec 2021NewsReading Time: 2 minutes
Today’s headlines from the Hope News team. You can listen to hourly bulletin updates at hopenews.com.au.
New South Wales reported a new record day of COVID cases, with 3,057 new infections.
Demand for COVID testing is rising ahead of Christmas amid the rising case numbers.
Meanwhile, manufacturers of Rapid Antigen Tests are rushing more than 500,000 kits to pharmacies and other businesses to boost supplies.
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The nation’s expert panel on immunisation are looking at whether we will eventually need three doses of the COVID vaccine to be considered fully vaccinated.
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The head of the World Heath Organisation, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, is sounding a warning over the fast-spreading Omicron variant.
He says the best way to be protected is to get vaccinated.
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From today, fully vaccinated international travellers arriving in New South Wales no longer have to isolate for three days.
Instead they must get swabbed within 24 hours of landing, and quarantine at home until they return a negative result.
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Additional energy crews have been called in to restore power to thousands of homes still blacked out after Sunday’s wild storms on the Northern Beaches.
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Australian Federal police say they have charged 340 offenders, seized tonnes of drugs and dozens of weapons so far as part of Operation Ironside.
It’s the biggest crime operation in the agency’s history.
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The first Parliamentary Committee Inquiry into human rights regarding the proposed Religious Discrimination legislation, will hear from faith and legal groups today.
The National Catholic Education Commission will tell the inquiry that Catholic schools should be free to uphold their beliefs.
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A new Sydney University study shows couples who rent are more likely to delay having children, compared to homeowners.
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A million dollars worth of silver bullion was stolen from a truck, while travelling between Sydney and Melbourne late last month.
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