By Hope NewsroomFriday 9 Jul 2021NewsReading Time: 1 minute
Today’s headlines from the Hope News team. You can listen to hourly bulletin updates at hopenews.com.au.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the COVID-19 vaccine rollout can be completed by Christmas with a boost in supply of the Pfizer vaccine.
Supplies are set to triple to one million doses a week in the second half of July.
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Residents of Sydney’s south western suburbs who leave their homes without a valid reason will risk being fined.
A major police blitz targeting people who break COVID lockdown rules is underway.
Case numbers of COVID-19 in the area are surging.
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Pfizer is about to seek US authorisation for a third dose of its COVID-19 vaccine.
The company says another shot within 12 months could dramatically boost immunity.
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US President Joe Biden is defending the decision to withdraw military forces from Afghanistan.
He has announced the operation will end on August 31, almost two weeks earlier than planned.
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A man has been attacked with a machete during a home invasion in Sydney’s south-west.
Several people entered the Macquarie Fields home early this morning and demanded keys to a car parked outside.
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Ash Barty has reached her first Wimbledon final after defeating Angelique Kerber in straight sets.
The Aussie will take on Karolína Plíšková for the title tomorrow.