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We are joined by two heroes from the pandemic and hosts of the Club Grubbery podcast, Graham Hood and John Larter.   Graham shot to prominence after an emotional video he made rejecting the vaccine mandates imposed by QANTAS, where he was employed of 32 years, went viral. This action ended Graham's 53-year career as a pilot. He is now touring the country with his wife Michelle, spreading his message of respect, freedom and unity.   John was an NSW Ambulance paramedic who also lost his job during the pandemic, which led to him taking NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard to the NSW Supreme Court. John is a Councilor for Snowy Valley Council and was formally Mayor. He also joined the Liberal Democrats at the NSW election as one of their Upper House candidates.     ‘Hoody' and John are in top form on this episode, airing their views on Government, the pandemic, conspiracies and a lot more. Not only are they entertaining, but also passionate about their views and they certainly do not hold back!   Contact or follow Graham & John at: https://clubgrubbery.com.au https://www.instagram.com/captaingrahamhood https://twitter.com/JohnLarter000   Hosted by: ·        Adam Zahra - One Nation candidate for Macarthur (Federal) and Campbelltown (NSW) https://www.facebook.com/AdamZahra.PHON https://www.instagram.com/zahra4campbelltown/   ·        Steven Tripp – One Nation candidate for Warringah and NSW Upper House candidate https://www.facebook.com/ExCandidate.Steven https://twitter.com/RealStevenTripp https://spectator.com.au/author/steven-tripp/   Follow us on: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4GIXhHBogM1McL5EPGP3DT Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/ExCandidates Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ExCandidates/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/excandidates/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ExCandidates Gab: https://gab.com/ExCandidates Gettr: https://gettr.com/user/excandidates Truth Social: https://truthsocial.com/@Excandidates YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@excandidates Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-ex-candidates/id1631685864 Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy85ZWQ1NGMzMC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/f6abb085-cb79-411b-958f-e7e89274332f/the-excandidates   Please share and spread the word!   #AusPol #nswpol #interview #podcast #politics #clubgrubbery #pandemic #qantas #paramedic #ahpra #hoody #larter #freedom #diedsuddenly #stayoutathetrees #misinformation #disinformation

NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard has accused Chris Minns of being "superficial" filming inside hospitals for social media.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard has intervened after Ben Fordham Live raised a hospital rule keeping a family apart.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard has intervened after Ben Fordham Live raised a hospital rule keeping a family apart.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard has defended his seething verbal attack on NSW One Nation leader Mark Latham.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Trans Tasman Prime Ministers have become trans globalist travellers taking selfies with other leaders while the standard of living is falling for their subjects. Join Tim Wilms and Stephen Berry for Trad Tasman Talk. With another Omicron wave beginning due to the BA4 and 5 sub-variants ATAGI recommends a 4th dose for Australians over 50 and be available to all those over 30. NSW CHO Kerry Chant said disregard what we said about 2 doses, it's 3 or more. NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard called those who hadn't had their boosters crazy and reminding your mates to get their boosters was part of Aussie mateship. Mask mandates have been ruled out in NSW, QLD, SA and ACT but the new Victorian Health Minister Mary-Anne Thomas when pressed refused to rule out masks and work from home mandates. Premier Dan Andrews is on holidays after extending pandemic declaration to celebrate his 50th birthday. Jacinda Ardern has kept NZ at the orange traffic light settings which means masks in retail, but their covid curve in 2022 has been exactly the same as Australia's. Jacinda has been in Australia this week and her first stop was a selfie with Dan where they apparently debated which nation invented the Pavlova. Anthony Albanese continues to give Jacinda everything she wants from Australia, including not deporting Kiwi criminals who've spent most of their lives in Australia and even giving Kiwis in Australia the right to vote in our elections. Jacinda stated while NZ supports AUKUS nuclear submarines will still be banned from NZ waters. Australian Treasurer Jim Chalmers plans to emulate Jacinda's wellbeing budget and also model the economic impact of climate change. The Victorian Government has suspended its energy-efficient fridge discount as part of its Energy Upgrade program after allegations of rorting as businesses received deliveries for 40 fridges they didn't order. Product limits are back for tissues in supermarkets. Australian actress Nicole Kidman has promoted eating bugs. Airbus Albo is continuing his jetsetting traveling, next stop is the Pacific Islands Forum in Fiji. Foreign Minister Penny Wong is in Bali meeting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in an attempt to stabilize relations between Australia and China. Opposition Leader Peter Dutton is on leave for 2 weeks in the United States, he will stop by Washington DC to speak at the Australian American Leadership Dialogue. 9News reporter Lana Murphy has apologized for any offense caused after she took a pro-abortion sign that said the Virgin Mary should have had an abortion while reporting on Melbourne's pro-abortion rally. Australian tennis bad boy Nick Kyrgios is through to the Wimbledon men's singles final. His performance was not hindered by the news he has been summoned to appear in court in August charged with assaulting ex-girlfriend Chiara Passari. Nine Newspaper columnist Kate Halfpenny asked if Kyrgios could be stripped of his Australian passport despite him being born here in Canberra. Its been a dramatic 24 hours in international politics. Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated while campaigning for his party in upcoming elections. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been forced to resign after his Conservative Party MPs turned on him after the latest sleaze scandal.  The Unshackled Links:Website: https://www.theunshackled.netFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/TUnshackledTwitter: https://twitter.com/Un_shackledGab: https://gab.com/theunshackledMinds: https://www.minds.com/The_Unshackled/Telegram: https://t.me/theunshackledMeWe: https://mewe.com/p/theunshackledBitchute: https://www.bitchute.com/channel/theunshackled/Free eBook: http://theunshackledbattlefield.net/ Support Our Work: Membership: http://www.theunshackled.net/membershipDonate: https://www.theunshackled.net/donate/Paypal: https://www.paypal.me/TheUnshackledStore: https://www.theunshackled.net/store/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard has told people today they're "crazy" if they haven't yet had their third COVID booster shot yet. Health authorities have warned a new wave of infections driven by the BA.4 and BA.5 sub-variants of Omicron has started and is expected to peak later this month.

NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard is prepared to go it alone and scrap restrictive Covid-isolation rules if other states insist on keeping them.  Police are investigating whether the fatal stabbing of a teenage carnival worker at the Royal Easter Show is linked to ongoing violence between rival postcode gangs from Western Sydney.  Anthony Albanese no longer argues climate change is the greatest risk to Australia's future because “China has changed under its current leadership” and is now a serious national security threat.  A respected horse breeder  and polo identity who bred Melbourne Cup winner Shocking has been charged over a conspiracy to import more than a tonne of cocaine with an estimated street value of more than $400m.  For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at dailytelegraph.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Megachurch Hillsong has been ordered by NSW Health to cease singing and dancing at their annual Summer youth camp, currently taking place outside of Newcastle after a public outcry in response to videos posted online of hundreds of maskless teenagers crammed under a large tent for daily celebratory worship sessions. Videos posted to Instagram by the church also showed parishioners dancing to pop music that was non-devotional, which has been viewed by the community as a breach of current health restrictions, which ban dancing and singing in all indoor and outdoor settings until January 27th. While religious groups are exempt from certain restrictions, NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard confirmed that the actions of the camp were in breach of current protocols. “Singing and dancing at a major recreational facility are in breach of the public health order,” said the Minister in a statement. “While the order does not apply to religious services, it does apply to major recreation facilities and this event is clearly in breach of both the spirit and intent of the order, which is in place to help keep the community safe.” Meanwhile, Events and festivals to receive $43 million support package due to changes in public health order. Applies to festivals that have already been impacted as well as festivals which will be impacted in the future

Victoria's testing crisis could be alleviated with a shift to rapid antigen testing. NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard has slammed Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk’s decision to hold off on removing “tourism testing” requirements. An explosion at a suburban shopping strip in Canberra on Monday night has destroyed several stores and sent a man to hospital. A man has been arrested after a 10-hour seige in Brisbane overnightSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Victoria's testing crisis could be alleviated with a shift to rapid antigen testing. NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard has slammed Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk's decision to hold off on removing “tourism testing” requirements. An explosion at a suburban shopping strip in Canberra on Monday night has destroyed several stores and sent a man to hospital. A man has been arrested after a 10-hour seige in Brisbane overnight See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Victoria's testing crisis could be alleviated with a shift to rapid antigen testing. NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard has slammed Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk's decision to hold off on removing “tourism testing” requirements. An explosion at a suburban shopping strip in Canberra on Monday night has destroyed several stores and sent a man to hospital. A man has been arrested after a 10-hour seige in Brisbane overnight See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As COVID numbers continue to rapidly increase in NSW - likely due to the Omicron variant - we're being warned that modelling is pointing to 25,000 cases a day by the end of January. Yesterday, NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard talked about modelling by the University of NSW which said case numbers could reach heights not seen before in Australia. And it comes as NSW continues to let its foot off the restrictions brake, redefining what a close contact is. So is what is happening there likely to happen everywhere else in the country Omicron has found its way into? Also on today's show: * A very special guest!

As COVID numbers continue to rapidly increase in NSW - likely due to the Omicron variant - we're being warned that modelling is pointing to 25,000 cases a day by the end of January. Yesterday, NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard talked about modelling by the University of NSW which said case numbers could reach heights not seen before in Australia. And it comes as NSW continues to let its foot off the restrictions brake, redefining what a close contact is. So is what is happening there likely to happen everywhere else in the country Omicron has found its way into? Also on today's show: * A very special guest!

As COVID numbers continue to rapidly increase in NSW - likely due to the Omicron variant - we're being warned that modelling is pointing to 25,000 cases a day by the end of January.Yesterday, NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard talked about modelling by the University of NSW which said case numbers could reach heights not seen before in Australia.And it comes as NSW continues to let its foot off the restrictions brake, redefining what a close contact is.So is what is happening there likely to happen everywhere else in the country Omicron has found its way into?Also on today's show:* A very special guest!

As inflation becomes the new wicked virus to sweep the world the hate campaign continues against those who want the lockdowns, mandates, and discrimination to end that were brought in due to Wuhan virus. Tim and Dieuwe discuss the situation in their respective nations on this week's Trad Tasman Talk. Jacinda Ardern's traffic light covid protection framework will be implemented by the end of November with Auckland going to its lockdown to the most restrictive red light. After much delay, the Ardern Government has launched its digital vaccine passport called my covid record which New Zealand's in orange and red zones will need to show to enter businesses. New Zealand's most prominent anti-lockdown campaigner Bishop Brian Tamaki has been confirmed as a political prisoner as his first arrest was live texted to Police Minister Poto Williams. Gathering limits and density quotas have been abolished in Victoria today, the day after Premier Dan Andrews failed to get his Pandemic Management Bill through the Upper House after his old factional adversary former Labor MLC Adem Somyurek returned to the Parliament to vote it down.  Dan and his supporters have been smearing kill the bill activists all week as extremists because of a car that pulled up on Spring Street with a gallows and a report that a man had been arrested over threats of violence against the Premier. Late this afternoon a supporter of the permanent pandemic laws Animal Justice MLC Andy Meddick claimed his daughter was attacked for political reasons. This claim was debunked by Victoria Police who revealed it was Kielan Meddick's public vandalism that led to a confrontation. Journalists in New Zealand are also claiming anti-lockdown anti-mandate protestors are capable of domestic terrorism. A University of Auckland academic has resigned after claiming the Christchurch attack was a false flag. While the attention was on Victoria's proposed pandemic laws NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard tried to push through an extension to the state's emergency powers until March 2023, but it's been put on the backburner by Premier Domonic Perrottet over the summer. The Morrison Government has revived its Religious Discrimination Bill for the final sitting fortnight of Parliament for 2021. They have scrapped the 'Folau' clause which would have protected employees' right to express their religious views outside of work. It will still allow religious schools to employ staff and enroll students who believe in their religious ethos.  The global inflation surge has not impacted Australia's CPI according to the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Governor Phillip Lowe. In an address this week Lowe stated the RBA doesn't plan to raise interest rates from their record low level of 0.1% until 2024. Inflation is affecting New Zealand's CPI much quicker so the RBNZ has indicated it will raise the nation's interest rates much quicker. The Unshackled Links: Website: https://www.theunshackled.net Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TUnshackled Twitter: https://twitter.com/Un_shackled Gab: https://gab.com/theunshackled Minds: https://www.minds.com/The_Unshackled/ Telegram: https://t.me/theunshackled MeWe: https://mewe.com/p/theunshackled Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_unshackled Bitchute: https://www.bitchute.com/channel/theunshackled/ Free eBook: http://theunshackledbattlefield.net/ Unshackled Productions: WilmsFront: http://www.timwilms.com Trad Tasman Talk: https://www.theunshackled.net/ttt/ The Report from Tiger Mountain: http://reportfromtigermountain.com/ Support Our Work:  Membership: http://www.theunshackled.net/membership Donate: https://www.theunshackled.net/donate/ Paypal: https://www.paypal.me/TheUnshackled Store: https://www.theunshackled.net/store/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NSW will reopen to the vaccinated only as part of their "New World Order" plan. Countdown starts to implement "knife control" as the NZ Govt moves to legislate new anti-terror laws on the eve of the 20th Anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. Tim and Dieuwe discuss on Trad Tasman Talk. The NSW Government announced their roadmap to freedom for the vaccinated only, the lockdown will only end for double vaccinated residents when the state hits 70% double vaccinated. Premier Gladys Berejiklian stated she did not want to be around the unvaccinated, her Chief Health Officer Dr. Kerry Chant stated they were looking at what contact tracing looks like in the New World Order. Last year NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard said New World Order twice. Businesses desperate for the government to allow them to reopen have released pro-vaccination ads. Victoria Bitter tweaked their famous "I've got it now' ad. This was released when residents of locked-down apartment towers in Sydney are having their excess alcohol confiscated by NSW Health. A federal court challenge to the closure of houses of worship during lockdowns was rejected. Victoria Police have shut down and fined members of Melbourne's Ultra-Orthodox Jewish community who gathered at a local synagogue to mark Rosh Hashanah. In NZ Jacinda Ardern is still pursuing Covid Zero, as such Auckland remains in alert level 4 lockdown with daily local cases still being reported. One of NZ's biggest pro-lockdown personalities has been exposed as a rank hypocrite Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year Siouxsie Wiles who was filmed frolicking at the beach with Auckland University Associate Professor Dr. Nicola Gaston. Mask enforcement is being stepped up with even those with legitimate exemptions being denied access to supermarkets because of the circulation of counterfeit mask exemptions. A week after the Countdown Supermarket stabbing terror attack the ISIS-inspired terrorist who was shot dead by police after has been named: 32-year-old Sri Lankan national Ahamed Aathil Mohamed Samsudeen. It has also come to light that NZ authorities could have done much more to revoke the terrorist's residency and deport him, despite this the government believes passing new anti-terror laws is the answer. Countdown supermarkets whose stores have now experienced two mass stabbings have taken their knives and scissors off their shelves. Ivermectin an anti-parasitic drug has been promoted by some as a treatment for covid-19. However, due to purported overdose in a covid positive case in NSW Australia's TGA announced they were restricting doctors prescribing of Ivermectin to patients. The US mainstream media fell for a fake story that claimed Oklahoma hospitals were overwhelmed due to ivermectin overdoses. Joe Rogan has claimed ivermectin treated his covid illness. Tomorrow is 20 years since the 9/11 US terrorist attacks, the War on Terror gave birth to an expanded national security and surveillance state which we are still living under. The War on Terror has not made the world more free or safe with the Taliban returning to power in Afghanistan. Cricket Australia canceled an upcoming men's test match against Afghanistan to be held in Hobart because the Taliban won't allow women to play cricket. The Unshackled Links: Website: https://www.theunshackled.net Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TUnshackled Twitter: https://twitter.com/Un_shackled Gab: https://gab.com/theunshackled Minds: https://www.minds.com/The_Unshackled/ Telegram: https://t.me/theunshackled MeWe: https://mewe.com/p/theunshackled Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_unshackled Bitchute: https://www.bitchute.com/channel/theunshackled/ Free eBook: http://theunshackledbattlefield.net/ Unshackled Productions: WilmsFront: http://www.timwilms.com Trad Tasman Talk: https://www.theunshackled.net/ttt/ The Report from Tiger Mountain: http://reportfromtigermountain.com/ Support Our Work:  Membership: http://www.theunshackled.net/membership Donate: https://www.theunshackled.net/donate/ Paypal: https://www.paypal.me/TheUnshackled Store: https://www.theunshackled.net/store/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Delta World Tour has landed in NZ from Australia and is taking off. The War in Afghanistan has finally ended however the national security state the war created is now being turned on their own citizens with Australian mainstream media airing another expose on the far-right. All that on the return on Trad Tasman Talk with Tim Wilms and Stephen Berry live 6pm Melbourne time and 8pm Melbourne time on YouTube and Odysee. New Zealand went straight to alert level 4 on Tuesday at midnight over one mystery case in Auckland. It is the nation's highest level of restriction with even take away food and coffee closed. The cluster has grown to 31, Jacinda Ardern advised citizens not to talk to their neighbors outside as they could catch Delta. NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian further tightened and extended the state's lockdown including mandatory masks outside, a curfew in Western Sydney, and giving the police even greater power. The ACT lockdown has also continued. Victorian Premier Dan Andrews not to be outdone has threatened even harsher restrictions for Melbourne and Victoria. The rest of the western world is looking at horror at what is happening in Australia and New Zealand. Footage of NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard talking about the process of busing year 12 students into Sydney Olympic Park to receive the Pfizer vaccine so they can return to school to complete their HSC. In Melbourne, a new quarantine camp is being constructed called the Centre for National Resilience. 60 Minutes and the Age newspaper published another expose on Australia's "far-right" paying an infiltrator to secretly film members of the National Socialist Network at their sharehouse HQ. Thomas Sewell and Jacob Hersant who were recently charged with armed robbery are the only public members of the group, reporter Nick McKenzie doxxed all other members and lister their occupation. This expose comes before the Joint Parliamentary Committee on Security and Intelligence is due to hand down its report on its radicalism and extremism inquiry. Domestic spy agency ASIO recently received more money in the federal budget. The War in Afghanistan which Australia and New Zealand committed troops to has ended with the Taliban winning after the US-led withdrawal. The Taliban has been on a PR blitz stating although they will implement sharia law much of their reported mistreatment of women and not letting girls go to school is fake news. 41 Australian troops died in the war, the debate has turned to whether Australia should accept Afghans who assisted our forces be allowed to settle as refugees here. The Unshackled Links: Website: https://www.theunshackled.net Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TUnshackled Twitter: https://twitter.com/Un_shackled Gab: https://gab.com/theunshackled Minds: https://www.minds.com/The_Unshackled/ Telegram: https://t.me/theunshackled MeWe: https://mewe.com/p/theunshackled Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_unshackled Bitchute: https://www.bitchute.com/channel/theunshackled/ Free eBook: http://theunshackledbattlefield.net/ Unshackled Productions: WilmsFront: http://www.timwilms.com Trad Tasman Talk: https://www.theunshackled.net/ttt/ The Report from Tiger Mountain: http://reportfromtigermountain.com/ Support Our Work: Membership: http://www.theunshackled.net/membership Donate: https://www.theunshackled.net/donate/ Paypal: https://www.paypal.me/TheUnshackled Store: https://www.theunshackled.net/store/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Text by Erin LyonsQuestions continue to swirl around why an unvaccinated limousine driver was allowed to transport airline crew as Sydney grapples with its latest Covid outbreak.But the man at the centre of the latest cluster has shared his side of the story for the first time, making a bold claim that he doesn't believe he is "patient zero".The limousine driver spoke to A Current Affair's Lauren Golman but preferred to remain anonymous amid fears for his and his family's safety.Golman then relayed their conversation to the TV show's host, Tracy Grimshaw.The driver is in his 60s, making him eligible for the AstraZeneca vaccine, and while he said he is not opposed to getting vaccinated, he has some concerns given a history of blood clots in the family."He says he has been working with his doctor, they talk regularly, they try to come up with some sort of plan but at this stage he is too afraid to have the AstraZeneca vaccine," Golman said.But the most surprising claim is that the man does not believe he is patient zero and instead picked up the virus in the community.He told Golman he was not working between June 12 and June 14. He was tested for Covid on Tuesday morning and claims he caught it from another patron at the Belle Cafe in Vaucluse."He feels he caught it out and around," Colman told Grimshaw."He told me a story about the fact that he was sitting next to a gentleman who looked like he was in his 30s, who was coughing and sneezing, he became worried, sitting next to that person and he thinks he caught it at Belle Cafe at Vaucluse."NSW Health believes the driver is patient zero and a police investigation into him is under way.According to Colman, the driver claims he was wearing a mask and gloves and gets tested regularly.The vaccine is not mandated but it is strongly recommended, especially for someone working in a position like the driver's.'Being slack ... is inexcusable'NSW recorded 11 new cases on Thursday, including one case that has not been linked to the Bondi cluster.There have been 49 locally acquired cases since the limousine driver - who transported aircrews between their hotel quarantine accommodation and Sydney airport - returned a positive result.This includes 36 cases linked to the Bondi cluster.The driver was diagnosed with the highly infectious Delta strain and the genomic sequencing on his virus matches a returned traveller from the US."There is no room for complacency. Being slack about what the health authorities ask you to do is just inexcusable. We have to make sure that we all follow the rules," NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard said earlier in the week."Now, the police are obviously investigating the particular circumstances surrounding the limousine driver and I won't be commenting specifically on that limousine driver or those investigations."I will remind all drivers who pick people up from the airport more broadly that you have obligations and your obligations are legal and they are to get saliva-tested every day and to make sure you wear appropriate PPE."LISTEN ABOVE

NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard has detailed the new public health orders, responding to Sydneysiders' questions and concerns. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard has requested orders be drawn up to prevent COVID-19 from leaking out from the airport in the future. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard has requested orders be drawn up to prevent COVID-19 from leaking out from the airport in the future. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard has addressed concerns of weak points in the hotel quarantine system, after an unvaccinated airport limo driver tested positive to COVID-19. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard has debunked comments made by the Victorian Chief Health Officer. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Thanks to Podvertise Smart Podcast Ads,  get your brand involved today at podvertise.com.au - This is headlines by Auscast Sunday March 14th 2021. VO by Andy Martin. ++++++++++ A Sydney Quarantine worker has tested positive to COVID-19 after receiving the vaccination. The Quarantine worker was posted at the Sofitel Hotel in Wentworth and also to Mantra hotel in Haymarket. NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard said the local authorities were notified asap and urgent contract tracing and genome sequencing is currently underway. +++++++++++ In Western Australia, the Labour Party has won the state election with favourite Mark McGowan returning as Premier for a second term. +++++++++++ If you're looking at travelling to Singapore this year, we have some good news for you. Australia and Singapore are planning for a travel bubble and quarantine hub by July. This would mean Australians would be allowed to travel overseas to Singapore for work or leisure, while international students could complete their quarantine there. +++++++++++++ IN ENTERTAINMENT thanks to Little Box Co, Check out the new Gourmet Box Menu now at littlebox.com.au It looks like Sacha Baron Cohen and Isla Fischer have turned their backs on Hollywood and are looking for a home in Sydney's eastern suburbs. They have been spotted taking a look at many luxurious homes during the week, including a $11 million Vaucluse mansion. ++++++++++++ And that's the latest Headlines from Auscast, if you want to see more news and the listen to the most loved podcasts in Australia, head to Auscastnetwork.com. More Headlines soon. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian has reported 23 new cases of coronavirus in the state and will impose a lockdown for the Northern Beaches area from 5pm (local time) yesterday.21 of the new cases are linked to the Northern beaches cluster and two remain under investigation.The Premier said it is likely the state will see a repeat of those numbers in the days to come and a localised, mandatory lockdown was necessary."Based on the likelihood that we are going to expect to see a repeat of those numbers across this 24 hours, given what we know from the testing, given what we know from the likely number of cases, we are going to put in health orders for the northern beaches from 5 o'clock today to essentially go back to the restrictions people experienced in March," she said.That means, for residents within the Northern Beaches area, only leaving home for essential purposes such as for work, for compassionate grounds, for exercise or to go shopping.The stay-at-home order will go into effect from today and continue through to midnight on Wednesday.Berejiklian also urged people who might have plans around the city to "consider changing those plans on staying at home", warning "we do not want the virus to spread outside of the Northern Beaches".NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard told northern beaches locals to cancel any plans they have and to "take it seriously" as the outbreak continues to grow."If you have got lunches with a lot of friends today, cancel it. If you are going out for big functions this afternoon, cancel it," Hazzard said."If you are going to a gym, hopefully the gyms have closed, they will be closed by 5pm but I would not be going to a gym. We have an outbreak in Avalon, we do know that the numbers are increasing but we do know that we need to be really cautious."Mystery surrounds 'patient zero'NSW health authorities are still not yet confident they have found the original source of the outbreak, making it difficult to ensure every transmission route is being investigated.Genomic testing shows the virus likely came from the US, however NSW chief health officer Kerry Chant said on Thursday her "anxiety" was that "we haven't found the direct transmission route".This means officials cannot be sure that they've "locked every transmission line".University of Queensland virologist Professor Ian Mackay told the ABC finding the original source was critical."If we can find the index case, that means we can work forward from there to make sure all the contacts have been identified," he said."If we can't find the source, there's always a possibility that some cases have been missed."Northern Beaches in 'voluntary' lockdownPhotos have shown the Northern Beaches community already went into a "voluntary" lockdown last night.The usually packed Manly Corso area was deserted on Friday night after 28 cases of coronavirus were linked to the beachside suburbs.Across the Northern Beaches, the majority of pubs also opted to close.Earlier on Friday, Berejiklian asked residents to stay in their homes for all but essential reasons. "Do not leave your home", Berejiklian implored the 250,000 people living in the Northern Beaches area. 

New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian has warned of tough new coronavirus restrictions for Greater Sydney as the city's cases increased by 10 overnight.The outbreak — which is predominantly spreading in Sydney's Northern Beaches, prompting Berejiklian to issue a localised 'stay at home' warning — has now grown to 28 cases.The advice, which came into effect for the Northern Beaches area of 250,000 people yesterday, is asking residents to stay in their homes for all but essential reasons. "Do not leave your home", Berejiklian implored.The Premier had earlier warned the state to "brace themselves" and expect more cases as contact tracers race to get on top of the cluster.Berejiklian said there was potential seeding out of the region after people who visited the Northern Beaches returned to their homes around Sydney."The number of people who were at the (Avalon) RSL event on December 11 and then the (Avalon) bowling club on Sunday were substantial and obviously they have got household contacts and contacts of theirs," she said.The Premier said she didn't want to "go down the mandatory path" and order additional restrictions – but she would if necessary."I will if we have to," she said."I'm hoping it won't get to further measures, let's just see the next 24 to 48 hours, but we won't hesitate to take on health advice."We believe what we have in place matches the risk."NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard had some harsher words for the state, describing the outbreak as the result of "an avalanche of complacency"."We're in the middle of a worldwide pandemic … the Avalon cluster has served as very timely reminder that there is no room for complacency."QueenslandQueensland Premier Annastacia Palaszcuk today announced three new cases for the state.Two are in hotel quarantine and the final case is the woman linked to the Northern Beaches cluster, who travelled from Sydney to Queensland on Wednesday.A number of health alerts have been issued for Queensland after the woman tested positive last night.The woman is now self-isolating back in Sydney.Queensland will enforce mandatory hotel quarantine from Saturday for anyone who has been in the Northern Beaches region, while those who have already entered have been told to isolate for 14 days from their last visit to the hotspot.Queensland chief health officer Dr Jeannette Young said her team will continue to watch as the outbreak develops."We just have to continue to be really cautious," she said."This is a rapidly evolving situation in the Northern Beaches and could well expand through other parts of Sydney.""Superspreader event"One expert warns the explosion of new cases is likely linked to a single superspreader event.Professor Nancy Baxter, a clinical epidemiologist from the University of Melbourne, said the outbreak was "extremely concerning" and warned cases will likely continue to rise."It looks like the super spreading event likely happened December 11," she told ABC's News Breakfast."You've now had seven days where this has been circulating. Although a number of people have been linked to the cluster, we don't know who the original source was."That person has been circulating for that period of time. I would anticipate a number of additional people will be identified as having Covid-19."Baxter said the person likely had mild or no symptoms and might no longer be infectious but was probably unknowingly spreading the virus for a significant period of time.NSW chief health officer Dr Kerry Chant today said the spread of infections "clearly shows we've had a significant seeding event occur, we think, on December 11".Berejiklian revealed this morning genomic sequencing indicated the virus was from an overseas source and said the NSW community would get any information about affected venues or people "as soon as I do".International aircrew arriving in SydneyFrom Tuesday, international aircrew landing in Sydney will be put into police-managed hotel quar...

NSW's virus-free streak has come to an end after a quarantine worker tested positive to Covid-19 after working across two Sydney hotels, one of which housed returned travellers.The woman worked at the Novotel and Ibis hotels in Darling Harbour, with staff now on high alert.NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard said she carried out domestic duties at the hotels and would travel to work from Minto, in Sydney's southwest, by train and light rail.Five family members, who the woman lives with, have so far tested negative to Covid-19 but will complete 14 days' isolation.It is too early to tell how she caught the virus and whether or not it was from a returned traveller.Hazzard told Sunrise he was alerted to the new case in the early hours of Thursday morning."We would have been saying today is 26 days without any cases, but we now have one case," he said.Hazzard said he woke up chief health officer Dr Kerry Chant this morning to talk about the case."We are working through the issues," he said.Health authorities are now racing to alert close contacts and investigations are under way.The woman worked at the Ibis on Friday, November 27, and the Novotel – which is one of the city's quarantine hotels – on November 28, 29 and 30.Anyone who worked at those two hotels on those days has been told to monitor for symptoms and self-isolate until they are tested and receive a negative result.News of the case came just hours after NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian revealed the latest wave of eased restrictions, particularly around venues and stadiums.Hazzard confirmed the new case would not influence those changes.When asked whether Thursday's case would trigger any change to restrictions, he said: "I doubt it very much."We have a fantastic public health team that manages these things extremely well."We are in the middle of a worldwide pandemic."He acknowledged when the government revealed changes to restrictions, Berejiklian was transparent in the fact she expected more cases to pop up."As Health Minister, I anticipate that because we are in a pandemic," Hazzard said."If you've got any symptoms, no matter how mild, please don't go to work, please don't go shopping and stay home and wait for test results."NSW Health released a statement that said it was conducting wider testing of hotel staff."The person, who lives in southwestern Sydney, travelled from Minto to Central and on the light rail from Central to Darling Harbour on a number of occasions while potentially infectious," the department said in a statement."NSW Health will be asking people who travelled on the same services to get tested immediately and self-isolate, until further advised by NSW Health. The route and line details will be provided later today."The new case comes a day after Chant told reporters the virus was "virtually eliminated" in NSW."I think that on the balance of probability, we probably have virtually eliminated community transmission," Chant said."There's always room for doubt there because the virus can be so stealthy … There are no absolutes with Covid."But all our intelligence would suggest it's been long enough [since] having a locally acquired case where we don't know the source."Chant did, however, caution that new cases were likely to pop up.Twelve Sydney suburbs were put on alert on Wednesday night after traces of the virus were found in the sewage system.Fragments of the virus that causes Covid-19 were detected in samples taken on November 29 from the sewerage system that drains parts of Riverstone, Vineyard, Marsden Park, Shanes Park, Quakers Hill, Oakville, Box Hill, The Ponds, Rouse Hill, Nelson, Schofields and Colebee.Meanwhile, just last week, Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said the state would move to a "hot spot" system and there would have to be a "massive outbreak" for them to slam the border shut again."There are so many variables here, each particular case has got to be looked at on its merits and [we have...