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An SAS soldier, who stood shoulder to shoulder with Ben Roberts-Smith, has lost a bid to keep service documents sealed as he prepares to take to the stand as a witness in the decorated soldier’s defamation trial. from Breaking National News and Australian News | Daily Telegraph https://ift.tt/3fDkwEQ

Victoria Shadow Heath Minister Georgie Crozier says Victorians are experiencing a “huge amount” of anxiety, frustration, and despair during the state’s fourth lockdown. from Breaking National News and Australian News | Daily Telegraph https://ift.tt/34x9VVF

Prince Harry should approach the Queen himself and ask her to "suspend" his and Meghan Markle's royal titles as they continue to damage the monarchy, says a royal expert. Royal expert Lady Colin CampbelI created a petition, that has tens of thousands of signatures already, which argued Harry and Meghan should relinquish their royal titles. "I have spoken to people, many people, who think it's the right thing to do and it is the solution," she said. "It is a dignified solution for all concerned. "To humiliate no-one and protect everyone. I think it's a humane way of solving a very regrettable situation." from Breaking National News and Australian News | Daily Telegraph https://ift.tt/3pjkk0N

A senior federal minister has conceded on national television that the government has fallen short in its vaccine rollout, but says the problems could not have been foreseen. from Breaking National News and Australian News | Daily Telegraph https://ift.tt/3c7kBhA

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A spokesperson for China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs says the United States has “politicised” the origins of COVID-19 by calling on intelligence agencies to act and this “gravely disrupted” any progress. “These US acts which politicise origins study have gravely disrupted and undermined normal international cooperation in origins study,” Wang Wenbin said. “And created difficulties and barriers for national efforts to fight the virus and save lives." China’s mouthpiece urged the United States not to interfere by calling on intelligence agencies and instead let scientists lead the investigations into the origins. “We stand for a scientists-led study of origins featuring solidarity and cooperation, not an intelligence-led investigation stoking confrontation and sowing division," the statement read. “The process should not be dictated by any country's will." from Breaking National News and Australian News | Daily Telegraph https://ift.tt/3pb2FZ4

Aged Care Minister Richard Colbeck has made a stunning admission over the bungled vaccine rollout in nursing homes admitting he doesn’t know how many workers have got the jab. from Breaking National News and Australian News | Daily Telegraph https://ift.tt/2R7diiK

A roadside memorial in honour of four children who were killed in Oatlands has been repaired after it was vandalised over the weekend. The makeshift shrine, which contained images of the Abdallah siblings - Antony, Angelina, and Sienna - and their cousin Veronique Sakr, was erected in the wake of their deaths in February last year. It comes as Oatlands Golf Club faces public backlash after the board rejected proposals from Parramatta City Council to establish a permanent memorial which would encroach on the grounds of the golf course. from Breaking National News and Australian News | Daily Telegraph https://ift.tt/3vHZVEP

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Detectives are still trying to piece together the final movements of Sydney man Scott Bradshaw whose body was found submerged in a pond, surrounded by dense bushland, last month. from Breaking National News and Australian News | Daily Telegraph https://ift.tt/3p5OeFz

Victoria has recorded three new cases of COVID-19 putting the state on the verge of going into a deeper and prolonged lockdown. Contact tracers appear no closer to finding the missing link cases and the number of infections is expected to grow. The cluster has grown to 54 cases. from Breaking National News and Australian News | Daily Telegraph https://ift.tt/3yNU2Ia

Covid variants now have new names based on the Greek alphabet. from Breaking National News and Australian News | Daily Telegraph https://ift.tt/3c2lIzl

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Victorian businesses have welcomed the Andrews government’s recent support package announcement but are calling for a JobKeeper package to keep workers afloat. According to Business Victoria, the government's support package will offer $250 million to assist small to medium business during the lockdown. CEO of the Victorian Tourism Industry Council Felicia Mariani says if the lockdown continues for more than seven days, people will be “devastated”. “Up until this point, when these lockdowns have happened, we’ve had the safety net of JobKeeper to protect the businesses, and indeed to protect the employees of those businesses,” Ms Mariani told Sky News. She said there is now no safety net for employees without income during the lockdown. from Breaking National News and Australian News | Daily Telegraph https://ift.tt/3uD5S4B

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The Gateway to Industry Schools program is actively working to help students develop their skills, giving them an authentic understanding of the industry that they are passionate about. Project Manager at Australian Computer Society (ACS) Matthew Jorgensen says the program connects schools, teachers and students with tech industry leaders to provide skills that are needed in the workplace. This segment is presented by ACS. from Breaking National News and Australian News | Daily Telegraph https://ift.tt/3vFangc

Annastacia Palaszczuk has announced a new hospital expansion in Brisbane’s southwest and a promise to allocate “significant” funds in the state’s upcoming budget to relieve the health system struggling amid capacity issues. from Breaking National News and Australian News | Daily Telegraph https://ift.tt/3fAwVJG

Scott Morrison has been accused of being “missing in action” over the Victorian lockdown by allowing his home state of New South Wales to quietly pocket more JobKeeper cash despite fewer lockdowns. from Breaking National News and Australian News | Daily Telegraph https://ift.tt/3g0g2a4

Former NSW Labor leader Michael Daley has asked for a second chance after 2018 comments he made about Asian Australians have resurfaced. from Breaking National News and Australian News | Daily Telegraph https://ift.tt/2S0KtF4

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Sunrise host David Koch has fired up in an interview with Qantas boss Alan Joyce about Australia’s vaccine rollout. from Breaking National News and Australian News | Daily Telegraph https://ift.tt/2SHRGKa

Queensland health authorities are urging people to monitor for symptoms and come forward for testing after fragments of Covid-19 were detected in wastewater 800km from Brisbane. from Breaking National News and Australian News | Daily Telegraph https://ift.tt/3fV986b

Nationals backbencher Barnaby Joyce has conceded the government could have chosen "better words" when it comes to its messaging surrounding Australia's vaccine rollout program. According to official data, approximately two per cent of Australians are fully vaccinated, as opposed to 41 per cent of Americans. Vaccine hesitancy has been blamed for the slow uptake of the vaccine, while Labor also criticised the government for saying vaccinating the population is "not a race". from Breaking National News and Australian News | Daily Telegraph https://ift.tt/3fBtxhK

The Queensland government is set to open a number of mass vaccination hubs in an effort to increase the number of COVID shots distributed. Venues such as Suncorp Stadium, the Ekka showgrounds, and the Brisbane Competition and Convention Centre are in consideration for conversion. It comes after the state government pledged to open 14 community vaccination hubs across Queensland in a bid to vaccinate people between 40 and 49 by the end of July. from Breaking National News and Australian News | Daily Telegraph https://ift.tt/34DtPhr

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Sky News host Rowan Dean says “yesterday's conspiracy theory” about the Wuhan lab leak theory is now “perfectly feasible and highly likely” despite being previously dismissed as “heresy”. “Long before anyone else was talking about it secretary Pompeo also told Outsiders about his suspicions that the bat soup story was baloney and the virus had leaked from a Wuhan biotech lab,” Mr Dean said. “Facebook and social media were soon censoring anyone who dared even suggest the virus came from a Chinese biotech lab, and, of course, the devious American COVID adviser Dr Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, dismissed any such suggestion, presumably because it came from Donald Trump. “Now, a year later, Facebook and all the lefties have done a massive handbrake U-turn, and what was yesterday's conspiracy theory is now perfectly feasible and highly likely. “All these issues we raised on this show months ago now finally being picked up by...

Sky News host James Morrow says if there was equity in Victoria then all the “lockdown happy” public servants under no threat would be “paying the price”. Victoria was plunged into a seven-day state-wide lockdown on Thursday after Melbourne’s northern suburbs cluster grew to 26. The cluster has since grown to over 40, while Victorian health authorities have expanded the list of exposure sites to 174. The family of an eight-year-old boy from Warrnambool who died on his first over-night camping trip were denied an exemption to the ten-person limit at funerals. Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton said he was unaware of the “thinking around” the decision to deny the exemption for the funeral but said it was likely due to “equity reasons”. “I’m sure they are considering the equity issues for everyone who will have funerals in coming days and the equity issues around how you manage the risks in all those settings,” Professor Sutton said. Mr Morrow said real equity in Victoria would be if the p...

Victoria has recorded five new local cases of coronavirus on the third day of the state’s lockdown. There were 45,301 tests conducted in the last 24 hours with 17,702 vaccinations administered. An aged care worker at a facility in Melbourne's west was diagnosed with COVID-19 which sent the home into lockdown. The team member at Arcare Maidstone was not showing symptoms and was wearing a mask when they last worked at the home on May 27, but later tested positive. The facility said the worker had their first dose of the COVID vaccine. from Breaking National News and Australian News | Daily Telegraph https://ift.tt/2SCrqkw

Sky News host James Morrow says the US is leaving the Pacific “naked and exposed” to the “depredations” of China's communist People's Liberation Army after reports its sole remaining aircraft carrier in the region is expected to move to the Middle East. “We all know that America under the Biden administration has gotten weaker,” Mr Morrow said. “And we are seeing it happen militarily as well. “The sole remaining US aircraft carrier in the Pacific is being sent to the Middle East to help with the withdrawal of American troops. “It needs all hands on deck to get the US out of a failed military adventure.” Mr Morrow said while the aircraft carrier’s repositioning didn’t mean China would invade Taiwan tomorrow, President Xi Jinping would be taking notice. “If the US no longer projects power into the Pacific, someone else will rush in to fill the gap,” he said. “And it raises another question, too: If the US military isn't about being geared up to fight America's foes, who i...

Sky News host Rowan Dean says Victoria’s recent lockdown was the most “heartless and disgraceful” decision from a “heartless bungling and incompetent” government. Victoria was plunged into a seven-day state-wide lockdown on Thursday after Melbourne’s northern suburbs cluster grew to 26. The cluster has since grown to over forty, while Victorian health authorities have expanded the list of exposure sites to 174. The lockdown resulted in funerals across the state reduced to a capacity of only ten, while a ceremony for an eight-year-old boy in Warrnambool failed to receive an exemption. Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton said he was unaware of the “thinking around” the decision to deny the exemption for the funeral but said it was likely due to “equity reasons”. Sky News host Rita Panahi said the decision was “heartbreaking, cruel” and plain “indecent”. from Breaking National News and Australian News | Daily Telegraph https://ift.tt/3fy6MuT

There are grave fears for a surf skier who has gone missing in dangerous sea conditions on Stradbroke Island as Queensland water police ramp up a wide-scale search to find him. from Breaking National News and Australian News | Daily Telegraph https://ift.tt/3fYmTAK

“Creepy” Joe Biden is back after the president went off script and made bizarre comments about a little girl while giving a speech at a military base in Virginia, says Sky News host Rita Panahi. President Biden went viral on Friday for his “creepy” moment complimenting a young girl during his speech. While speaking to the troops and their families at Joint Base Langley-Eustis in Virginia, the president appeared to give a shoutout to the young daughter of a veteran who was present. "I love those barrettes in your hair," Biden said. "Man, I’ll tell you what, look at her. She looks like she’s 19 years old sitting there like a little lady with her legs crossed.” Ms Panahi said to “keep in mind the little girl he is talking about is primary school aged child”. “The little girl is like eight or nine, let's not comment on how she crosses her legs and pretend that she looks like she's 19,” she said. “You can imagine the media meltdown if Trump said anything like that but...

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has reportedly married his fiancé Carrie Symonds in a secret ceremony. The pair tied the knot in Westminster Cathedral in the company of close friends and family. The couple announced their engagement along with the pregnancy of their first child in February last year. from Breaking National News and Australian News | Daily Telegraph https://ift.tt/3yH3YmG

The Duchess of Cambridge has received her first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. The Cambridge couple's official Twitter account posted a photo of the moment Kate Middleton got the jab at London's Science Museum. She said she was “hugely grateful to everyone who is playing a part in the rollout” while thanking health authorities. Prince William also said he was given a vaccine at the museum last week. from Breaking National News and Australian News | Daily Telegraph https://ift.tt/3fxpcfi

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The number of suburbs with million-dollar price tags has skyrocketed over the past year and what was once the domain of affluent, inner city suburbs, lesser known areas are going up in price. REA Group economist Anne Flaherty says the rise is mainly due to the COVID-19 pandemic and focused on the areas which are suburban but still within commuting distance of CBDs. “New South Wales has really been that star performer, followed by Victoria,” she told Sky News. from Breaking National News and Australian News | Daily Telegraph https://ift.tt/3hYQOvl

The loved-ones of Sydney fashion designer Edwina Horseman are in mourning after the news of her shocking death. from Breaking National News and Australian News | Daily Telegraph https://ift.tt/3vzf631

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Four dogs have been killed in a horror situation in Queensland after a man allegedly shot three of the animals with a bow after they mauled his pet. from Breaking National News and Australian News | Daily Telegraph https://ift.tt/2TiraYc

A leading Australian epidemiologist says Victoria’s lockdown may be extended further than a week, as the state battles to contain a spread of the highly-infectious Indian variant of coronavirus. from Breaking National News and Australian News | Daily Telegraph https://ift.tt/3i235PW

Australian twins and singing duo The Veronicas have been busy during the pandemic preparing for an impressive return to the music scene. The ARIA winners are releasing not one, but two new albums and the sisters will soon embark on their first national tour in six years. The albums are called ‘Godzilla’ and ‘Human’ with singer Jessica Origliasso describing ‘Godzilla’ as “experimental” and ‘Human’ as their “singer-songwriter roots”. “We’re sort of old fashioned with the way we make records, nowadays the last sort of five, six, years of how music’s changed people create music and put it out straight away now whereas the old school way was write 100 songs and pick your favourite 14,” she told Sky News. The Veronicas have released several hits in the past and these albums will be their first since the released self-titled album ‘The Veronicas’ in 2014. from Breaking National News and Australian News | Daily Telegraph https://ift.tt/2RMqWbG

Police handcuffed and pepper sprayed several people at an anti-lockdown protest in Melbourne on Saturday, a witness has said. from Breaking National News and Australian News | Daily Telegraph https://ift.tt/3vDxYhC

Victorian Health Minister Martin Foley says there have been five new locally acquired cases of the virus in the state with vaccination and testing has been at its highest ever level three days in a row. “Currently there are 45 active cases of coronavirus in Victoria in total, yesterday we recorded five new locally acquired cases, four at the City of Whittlesea end of the outbreak and further one linked to the Port Melbourne workplace outbreak,” he said. Mr Foley said the City of Whittlesea outbreak was directly linked to an asymptomatic man who went to work while he was infectious. The man visited several grocery stores in the northern and eastern suburbs on the 18th and 19th of May, another grocery store, and a car wash. Mr Foley encouraged Victorians to check exposure site websites. from Breaking National News and Australian News | Daily Telegraph https://ift.tt/34vEkn0

NSW has broken another daily coronavirus vaccination record with more than 14,000 jabs administered in a single 24-hour period. from Breaking National News and Australian News | Daily Telegraph https://ift.tt/3fS25Lh

There are reports the State of Origin season opener - which is scheduled to take place at the MCG in Melbourne - could be played in North Queensland because of Victoria’s COVID outbreak and lockdown. While nothing has been announced, the Queensland Rugby League has reportedly booked out The Ville Resort-Casino in Townsville on June 9 which is the same night as the State of Origin opening game. from Breaking National News and Australian News | Daily Telegraph https://ift.tt/3fwj5I1

The Liberal Party is gathering in Canberra for its annual Federal Council which will be its last before the next federal election. As a result, no controversial motions have been put forward and NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian and SA Premier Steven Marshall have both heaped praise on Prime Minister Scott Morrison for his leadership during the pandemic. The policy motions which have been passed include the abolition of student union fees, a strategic oil reserve to ensure there is 90 days’ worth of supply in the country, the cancellation of the belt and road agreement and a streamlining of the mining approval processes. However, the policies which are passed by the council will not necessarily become legislation, but are a reflection of what is believed by the grassroots. from Breaking National News and Australian News | Daily Telegraph https://ift.tt/3fyjie2

Australian Actor Craig McLachlan has lashed out at the ABC and Nine Newspapers for airing what he describes as false and “deceptive” claims that “fresh” sexual harassment and bullying accusations against him had emerged. from Breaking National News and Australian News | Daily Telegraph https://ift.tt/3ftVWpG

The US Air Force Thunderbirds squadron rehearsed for a Memorial Day weekend show on Friday, May 28, at New York’s Jones Beach State Park. The show could possibly be delayed or canceled due to rain in the forecast, according to local news reports. Rainfall was reported in Long Island on Friday afternoon, and some areas were expected to receive more than three inches of rain over the holiday weekend, according to the National Weather Service. Credit: @ndlssmrs via Storyful from Breaking National News and Australian News | Daily Telegraph https://ift.tt/3i1O68o

Heavy rain and intense winds lashed parts of central Texas, amid severe thunderstorm warnings on Friday, May 28. Footage uploaded Perry Jefferies shows strong rain and wind battering a home in the city of Gatesville. The National Weather Service issued severe storm warnings for the area, cautioning residents of possible hail and wind gusts of up to 65mph. Credit: @perryjefferies / peripheryart.com via Storyful from Breaking National News and Australian News | Daily Telegraph https://ift.tt/2R2pFN3

New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian says it is “not by accident” states can avoid lockdowns and come back stronger, in a speech made to the Liberal Council in Canberra. “We have had unfortunately one lockdown in New South Wales about a year ago but we used that time to build up our systems, we quadrupled our health capacity, we made sure our contact tracers were well resourced,” she said. Ms Berejiklian said the approach of New South Wales was one of the “whole of government” and this strategy allowed health experts to be able to focus on the spread of the virus and how to contain it. “It’s not by accident you can weather these storms, you do need efficient systems in place and we use the time well when we’re imposing those burdens on our citizens.” from Breaking National News and Australian News | Daily Telegraph https://ift.tt/3uyFYyV

Concrete action and not more media announcements are needed from the state government to deal with the estimated one billion mice plaguing NSW, according to Frontier Services National Director Jannine Jackson. The Berejiklian government has committed $50 million to helping small businesses and residents by providing access to free mouse bait and workshops and funding to help researchers develop new mouse control technologies. “We’re really happy that the government is noticing that there is a plague but there is no way to access it [the support package],” Ms Jackson said. “We’re basically been told that it will be at least July before there’s any detail … behind that announcement. “At the moment we need more than just announcements, we need action. “This has been going on for way, way too long. “Media announcements are not going to help farmers and people on the ground that are facing the worst plague in decades”. from Breaking National News and Australian News | Daily Telegraph http...

Strong winds propelled powerful waves onto Lake Erie’s Ohio shoreline on May 28, as the National Weather Service (NWS) warned of hazardous beach conditions. Footage captured by Twitter user @rmrmmm, who said they took it in Lorain, shows large waves rolling onto the shoreline. The NWS issued a gale warning for most of Lake Erie’s US coastline on Friday, along with a beach hazard statement for the entire shoreline. A wind advisory was also put into effect for the lakeshore counties of northern Ohio and northwest Pennsylvania until Saturday at 10am, with wind gusts potentially reaching up to 55 mph. Credit: @rmrmmm via Storyful from Breaking National News and Australian News | Daily Telegraph https://ift.tt/3vwnnoB

An “infuriating” video showing a crowd dancing inside a packed Melbourne bar just minutes before a statewide lockdown has caused major upset. from Breaking National News and Australian News | Daily Telegraph https://ift.tt/3oY1Mmu

An 11-year-old boy is facing felony charges after intentionally starting a brush fire on May 22 at a defunct golf course in Rimrock, Arizona, causing more than $30,000 worth of damage. Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office deputies completed an investigation that revealed the fire near Beaver Creek Golf Course destroyed two uninhabited structures and reached within 20 feet of a house. According to witnesses, three boys were seen playing with aerosol cans and a lighter before the fire started, according to the sheriff’s office. Officials determined one of the boys was responsible for setting the fire while the other two attempted to stop him and tried to put the fire out. Copper Canyon Fire and US Forest Service Fire crews responded and were able to contain the fire despite high wind gusts in the region. The juvenile is facing three felony charges — arson of a structure, criminal damage, and endangerment — as well as one misdemeanor for reckless burning, officials said. “We are well into wild...

Tech Guide Editor Stephen Fenech says the television brand TCL has released a series of affordable smartphones which incorporate their NXTVISION display technology. “What that offers is amazing colour accuracy, HDR, so what you’re looking at on the screen looks superior,” he said. “For something that you look at all day, having a screen of this quality, it really helps”. Mr Fenech told Sky News while the display features are “fantastic” the phones are also well designed, have long battery life and include triple and quad camera systems despite costing under $500. “We’re seeing at this level, the features that were maybe two or three years ago considered flagship features are now available at this mid-level," he said. “So customers are really the winner here”. from Breaking National News and Australian News | Daily Telegraph https://ift.tt/3vxkIuK

NSW Labor leader Jodi McKay is expected to step down as early as today. from Breaking National News and Australian News | Daily Telegraph https://ift.tt/3bVJCMD

Restaurant owner Luke Stepsys says businesses owners are the ones who will “pay the price” of the Victoria’s fourth lockdown and they need to be compensated. “Us business owners, we have substantial overheads to cover and we can’t afford to have businesses closed an we keep paying bills with zero income,” he said. Mr Stepsys said if the current lockdown extends beyond seven days his businesses will have been closed for over 200 days across the four state lockdowns. “All of these businesses need to be compensated … immediately for the losses that they will suffer by the failure of the Victorian government to protect the state," he said. “How do we pay our staff? How do they put food on the table this week?” Mr Stepsys told Sky News it took the state government took nearly four weeks to provide businesses with a “measly sum” of $3,000 following the last lockdown. “I’m just a small to medium size mum and dad business and the last five-day lockdown cost me $150,000, so what is $3,000 ...

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Thunderstorms produced strong wind gusts and heavy rain across parts of Illinois on Thursday, May 27, as seen in footage taken in Collinsville. This video, filmed by Nick Johnson, shows vehicles driving through floodwaters along an area highway. The National Weather Service warned of a low tornado threat amid ongoing rainfall on Thursday. Credit: Nick Johnson via Storyful from Breaking National News and Australian News | Daily Telegraph https://ift.tt/3fQRyA3

Victoria has recorded four new cases of COVID-19 overnight – taking the state’s cluster to 30 as it enters its first day of lockdown. Travellers entering New South Wales today from Victoria will be required to comply with the lockdown restrictions – meaning all arrivals must quarantine at home for the seven days. Air travel between Sydney and Melbourne has also taken a hit, with 19 of 35 Qantas flights between the two cities cancelled. Travellers were warned health officials will be patrolling Sydney Airport and conducting random checks at gates. from Breaking National News and Australian News | Daily Telegraph https://ift.tt/2SxYzOr

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The number of sites exposed to coronavirus across Victoria has surged into triple figures as the state went into its fourth major lockdown in 12 months overnight. from Breaking National News and Australian News | Daily Telegraph https://ift.tt/3vu8XVX

Small Business Australia is estimating Victoria’s lockdown will cost the economy $1 billion with businesses looking for further relief from the state government. Acting Premier James Merlino on Thursday flagged assistance was on the way, with reports a package could be announced today. Although the latest lockdown will mark Victoria’s fourth, it is the first without the JobKeeper subsidy program. Under the lockdown, hospitality businesses have moved to takeaway only while retail has moved to click and collect. Coles and Woolworths have limited toilet paper to two packs per person after supermarkets across the state started seeing panic buying. A demonstration was also held last night in Melbourne’s CBD, protesting the lockdown. from Breaking National News and Australian News | Daily Telegraph https://ift.tt/3fsfk6v

The highly anticipated Friends Reunion has given fans a look into one of the most downloaded television shows in the world 17 years after the much loved series ended. Rather than reprise their roles, the star actors reminisced about their times filming the show. Friends was TV’s number one comedy for six straight seasons, averaging about 25 million viewers a week. The show has been watched more than 100 billion times. from Breaking National News and Australian News | Daily Telegraph https://ift.tt/3hWSGVB

The federal Health Minister has said Australia’s coronavirus vaccination program is an “extraordinary achievement” even though only a fraction of the population has had their jabs. from Breaking National News and Australian News | Daily Telegraph https://ift.tt/3hUMg9r

Exclusive: Life-saving healthcare could be denied by health funds and patients could face higher medical bills, as insurers move to an Americanised system. from Breaking National News and Australian News | Daily Telegraph https://ift.tt/3wxxN7k

The Tamworth Music Festival is coming to Sydney this weekend - bringing the best of the country to the city to encourage travel to the regions after it was cancelled last year due to the pandemic. Singer and songwriter Amber Lawrence told Sky News, “Tamworth is such an iconic event for music lovers anywhere but now it’s coming to the city of Sydney and I think it’s just going to be a great showcase of what country music is and also what it isn’t". “I think people have got in their minds what country music is but it’s so diverse and there’s everything from your story tellers and your songwriters to really kind of contemporary pop style country. “I’m actually from Sydney so I think it’s fantastic that we’re giving Sydney a shot at seeing if they can match the hospitality of beautiful Tamworth. “I just think there’s so many secret country music lovers out there. This is your chance, get out, come to the city and enjoy it”. The line-up for the festival will include artists such as Amb...

Queenslanders will see an increased police presence on the roads this morning around state borders to ensure all travellers are complying with COVID-19 restrictions. Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk yesterday flagged border security would be strengthened as Victoria entered its fourth lockdown. Only returning Queensland residents will be allowed to enter from Victoria – unless they have an exemption – but will have to undergo 14 days mandatory hotel quarantine. All travellers entering the state will also be required to fill out a border declaration form. Meanwhile, the Sunshine State has put its hand up to host the first State of Origin match if it is unable to go ahead as planned in Melbourne on June 9. If Queensland wins the bid, the game could be held in Townsville at the brand new Country Bank Stadium. from Breaking National News and Australian News | Daily Telegraph https://ift.tt/3oW9zRH

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Health Minister Greg Hunt has praised the nation’s aged care vaccination effort – saying by the end of the day 100 per cent of Victorian aged care facilities are expected to have been jabbed. He told Sky News nearly 99 per cent of all aged care facilities across the nation will also have been vaccinated. “That is an extraordinary national achievement and its protecting our most vulnerable,” the health minister said. “We had to start somewhere, we have to finish somewhere but what we’re seeing is that that process is coming to completion and I think that that’s been one of our most important endeavours and achievements as a nation.” from Breaking National News and Australian News | Daily Telegraph https://ift.tt/2SDdhmY

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