Nurses have called for a 30,000 fan capacity rethink ahead of this week’s AFL games in Perth, as 20,000 tickets have already been sold for Thursday’s Collingwood and Geelong clash at Optus Stadium.
Caitlyn Rintoul, Jenna Clarke and Josh Zimmerman
Jordan De Goey’s availability, the form of whipping boy Mason Cox and the forecast bad weather are are all weighing heavily on the mind of Collingwood coach Nathan Buckley.
Mitchell Woodcock
Melbourne’s loss will be Australia’s gain when the country’s biggest and longest-running film festival goes digital this year due to the coronavirus pandemic.
James Wigney
Queensland’s fight against COVID-19 has been bolstered with global resources company Glencore donating $725,000 to the University of Queensland to help in developing a vaccine.
Nathan Edwards
The WA Government has revealed what it will be charging overseas travellers forced into mandatory hotel quarantine in Perth.
Josh Zimmerman
Perth Glory owner Tony Sage said the club knew for three months that star Diego Castro would not travel to Sydney for the rebooted A-League season but kept it quiet for fear of a fan backlash.
Nick Taylor
Five would-be tourists from NSW had a short-lived Gold Coast holiday when they were turned around straight after flying in to Coolangatta. It comes as Queensland visitors to a NSW hot spot received their test results.
Greg Stolz, Domanii Cameron & Jessica Marszalek
Anyone who breaches coronavirus restrictions in Queensland could up to six months behind bars as the State Government brings in tough new laws.
Domanii Cameron
Forget just the grand final, Optus Stadium has the ability to host an entire finals series should it be called on to do so, according to boss Mike McKenna.
Kane Cornes has taken another cheeky dig at Fremantle skipper Nat Fyfe, as the superstar revealed he may be in doubt for this weekend’s Western Derby.
Catherine Healey
Every second row of seats will be occupied as part of social distancing rules, but all outlets and bathroom will be open to ensure there’s minimal queuing.
Police are warning motorists attempting to enter Queensland from NSW that they will face delays of more than two hours as a ban on visitors from Sydney’s COVID-19 hot spots is enforced.
Greg Stolz
From tomorrow, anyone flying into Perth Airport from Victoria will be forced to undergo an immediate coronavirus test before they are permitted to collect their luggage.
Joshua Zimmerman
TV star Dannii Minogue has been given permission to side-step 14 days in hotel quarantine at her own expense after returning from a trip to the US.
Lily Hoffmann
Just how differently do Australians now feel about travel? A lot, according to a recent survey. Results show that once the pandemic is contained, three in 10 surveyed would be less likely to travel.
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Any anger about alleged ‘special treatment’ for Dannii Minogue to enter Queensland should not be directed at the woman herself but at those who let it happen, writes Kylie Lang.
Kylie Lang
Dannii Minogue has been allowed to bypass hotel COVID-19 quarantine in Queensland after arriving from the United States at the weekend and will instead self-isolate at a private Gold Coast home.
Nathan Edwards and Natalie Brown
Premier Daniel Andrews confirmed on Tuesday 28 of the cases were linked to known outbreaks, while 242 remain under investigation.
Benita Kolovos
Perth Glory’s chances of a second A-League title have taken a huge hit with captain and star midfielder Diego Castro pulling out the squad travelling to Sydney.
WA nurses don’t want to see crowds at this weekend’s AFL derby and are calling for an urgent rethink of the 30,000 fan capacity at Optus Stadium. LISTEN LIVE FROM 8.45AM.
Caitlyn Rintoul
The new series of Bachelor in Paradise will be bigger than before. While some “serial” reality TV contestants are back, there will be an island banquet dinner that’ll be bigger than MAFS.
Jonathon Moran
West Australians are backing calls for a permanent increase to JobSeeker when the $1100 payment expires next month.
Sarah Ison
The four AFL teams based in the New South Wales hub could be on the move effective immediately in an extraordinary development that casts severe doubt over Sydney’s grand final hosting ability.
The NSW government will introduce stricter operating rules for pubs after more than 20 COVID-19 cases were linked to an outbreak at a Sydney pub, as Victoria struggles to contain second wave.
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