NSW slaps new rules on Qld travellers
Visitors to NSW who have been to Brisbane will be made to self-isolate, the state’s acting leader announced. The move came after Queensland announced a three-day lockdown of Brisbane, which will begin at 6pm...
Hostie’s final moments before NYE death
Haunting security footage has captured the final moments of a young flight attendant who was found dead in a hotel room on New Year’s Day. The video shows Christine Dacera, 23, in a hallway...
‘Close the border’: Fears of UK virus threat
A growing chorus of voices is calling for Australia’s borders to be urgently bolstered, amid fears hotel quarantine will be helpless to prevent an outbreak of the UK virus superstrain. Health experts are growing...
‘It’ll get out’: Call to stop overseas flights
One of Australia’s top epidemiologists has called for a halt on international arrivals until hotel quarantine workers are vaccinated as worry continues over new mutant virus strains from overseas. Epidemiologist and public health specialist...
Lobbyist in hot water over border brag
Queensland Police are investigating Christian lobbyist Lyle Shelton after he took to social media to brag about allegedly pulling off a “sneaky run” into Queensland, taking a dig at border police in the process....
Melbourne cluster linked to Sydney grows
Victoria has recorded three new locally acquired coronavirus cases, as the cluster “directly linked” to Sydney worsens. A total of 22, 477 tests were carried out in the 24 hours to Sunday morning, a...
‘Staggering’: Virus toll on road deaths
Two hundred and thirteen people lost their lives on Victoria’s roads on 2020, with speeding, drugs, drinking, and mobile phone use among the major drivers of deadly crashes. The number equals 2018’s record low,...
Staggering photo shows utter border chaos
Victorians rushing to get back across the New South Wales border to beat a snap government deadline were met with mammoth several-hour delays.The deadline, announced yesterday amid a rise in coronavirus cases in Melbourne...
How the COVID ‘summer tax’ will sting you
Travelling during the summer holidays is always expensive, but 2020 has seen bigger increases than ever before, with some popular locations charging almost three times as much for the same room during peak periods.Finder’s...
‘Ma, I love you’: Pilot’s chilling last words
The cockpit voice recorder is one of the most important, but haunting, remains from a plane crash.One of two parts that makes up the aircraft’s black box, the cockpit voice recorder captures conversations and...
