By Hope NewsroomWednesday 6 Oct 2021NewsReading Time: 2 minutes
Today’s headlines from the Hope News team. You can listen to hourly bulletin updates at hopenews.com.au.
The NSW COVID-19 roadmap will be reviewed when the new Premier Dominic Perrottet holds talks with health officials today.
With full vaccination rates to reach 70 per cent this week, Mr Perrottet is considering some adjustments to the timetable.
He said he’s keen to get workers back into CBD offices by the end of the year.
He also said the term “Crisis Cabinet” won’t be used in the future.
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Bathurst MP Paul Toole is expected to defeat Melinda Pavey to become the new NSW Deputy Premier.
The Nationals will meet this morning to vote on the replacement for the departing John Barilaro.
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Almost 500 foreign workers are being added to the agricultural workforce in New South Wales, to help fill labour shortages.
The Government is working to simplify quarantine arrangements, with on-farm isolation being considered.
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Victims of child sexual abuse by Roman Catholic Priests in France have criticised what they call a deviant church system, following the publication of a damning new report.
It estimated Catholic clergy in France have abused some 216,000 children since the 1950s.
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A former Facebook employee, turned whistleblower, said she believes the product harms children and puts profits before people.
Facebook has rejected the claims.
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The World Meteorological Organisation has warned of a global water crisis linked to climate change.
It estimates that by 2050, more than half of the world’s population will have insufficient access to water for at least one month of the year.