By Hope NewsroomTuesday 10 Aug 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 Health Minister and the State’s top doctor have been called to give evidence today to an inquiry into the State Government’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Brad Hazzard and Doctor Kerry Chant will be asked why lockdown wasn’t ordered for the Eastern Suburbs at the start of the outbreak in June, and the future of restrictions.
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More than 80 per cent of NSW’s population is now in lockdown as it struggles to stop the spread of the Delta COVID-19 strain.
Stay-at-home orders now apply to Tamworth, The Byron Shire, Ballina, Lismore and the Richmond Valley in the State’s north.
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Victoria’s recorded 20 new local cases of COVID-19 – 15 were in the community while infectious.
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People are being warned about possible confusion when completing the National Census, with Christianity not recognised as an option for religion.
Various denominations are listed alongside Buddhism, Islam and Hinduism.
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A new report shows the aged care sector is facing a worker shortage of at least 110,000 people over the next decade.
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Unicef said at least 27 children have been killed during escalating violence in Afghanistan over the past three days.
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Australia’s climate targets remain unchanged – despite a grim new warning.
The UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has found the world is on track for temperatures to increase by 1.5 degrees within the decade – triggering more frequent and severe natural disasters.
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Firefighters from across Europe are still trying to bring under control blazes on the Greek island of Evia.