By Hope NewsroomMonday 1 Feb 2021NewsReading Time: 2 minutes
Today’s headlines from the Hope News team
Anyone arriving in New South Wales from locked-down areas of Western Australia is subject to the same stay-at-home restriction they would have experienced in WA.
A five-day hard lockdown is underway in Perth, Peel and South West regions after a hotel security guard tested positive to COVID-19.
Additional screening is in place at Sydney Airport.
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All Sydney residents can now enter Queensland for the first time in more than a month.
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The Federal Government says the Australian economy must be weaned-off continuing financial support.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison will use a key speech today to argue a “blank cheque” approach is no longer sustainable.
Job Keeper is due to end in March, and Job Seeker will be reduced.
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The parents of four children killed by a drunk driver in Oatlands in Sydney’s west, are using the anniversary of their deaths to spread a message of forgiveness.
A prayer vigil will be held in Oatlands tonight for Antony, Angelina and Sienna Abdallah, and their cousin Veronique Sakr, who were killed on this day last year by an out-of-control ute.
“We Had to Accept the Unacceptable” – Abdallah Family Mark First Anniversary of Children’s Deaths
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A driver has been charged over hit-and-run crashes in Sydney’s east.
Police will allege a white van hit another car, and a parked scooter in Botany last night.
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Six people have escaped injury after shots were fired into a home at Mount Druitt early this morning.
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Pope Francis has instituted a day for grandparents and the elderly to underscore their importance in society.
A special Mass will be held on July 25.
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Cancer deaths in Australia have been reduced by more than 20 per cent in 10 years due to improved treatment and screening.