By Hope 103.2Tuesday 8 Jun 2021NewsReading Time: 2 minutes
Today’s headlines from the Hope News team. You can listen to hourly bulletin updates at hopenews.com.au.
The State Government has reached a deal to open a second COVID-19 mass vaccination centre.
A former Bunnings Warehouse at Belmont in the Newcastle area will have the capacity for 20,000 doses of vaccine a week and will open next month.
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Australia’s vaccine rollout is ramping up, with more people eligible for the injection.
Everyone over 40, Indigenous people, those on the NDIS and their carers, as well as temporary visa holders can now get vaccinated.
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The youngest daughter of the Tamil family from Biloela, Queensland, is being treated in a Perth Hospital after being evacuated from Christmas Island due to a blood infection.
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Police have foiled murder plots, drug trafficking and money laundering schemes in a massive, three-year sting.
The AFP used an app operated by the FBI to track criminal communications.
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A police chase across Sydney’s west this morning has ended with the driver in the Westfield car park at Burwood.
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The consumer watchdog says independent petrol station chains remain the cheapest option for drivers.
An ACCC report has found the average driver would be more than $400 a year better off if they went to the cheapest option, rather than the most expensive.
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The first new treatment for Alzheimer’s disease for nearly 20 years has been approved by regulators in the United States.
The drug targets the underlying cause of Alzheimer’s rather than its symptoms.
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Amazon Founder Jeff Bezos has announced he will be on his company’s first Human Space Flight next month.