New York Post

Australia to rescue thousands as Sydney faces worst floods in 60 years

PITT TOWN, Australia (Reuters) – Australia was set on Monday to evacuate thousands more people from suburbs in Sydney’s west, battered by the worst flooding in 60 years, with torrential rains expected ...
CNN

Sydney in lockdown, borders shut and hardly anyone vaccinated. How long can Australia go on like this?

In the window of a vintage shop in the Sydney suburb of Annandale, a sign expresses the frustration of many Australians with their country’s pandemic strategy. “Dear Customers, We will be closed for ...
KSAT

'Scary' Sydney virus cluster blamed on delta variant grows

SYDNEY – Sydney was going through one the “scariest” times of the pandemic as a cluster of the highly contagious delta variant infects more people, an Australian state leader said on Thursday. New ...
World Socialist Web Site

Sydney’s working-class suburbs hardest hit as pandemic spreads across Australia

In Sydney, Australia’s most populous city, the Delta variant of COVID-19 continues to spread out of control. The working-class suburbs of south-western Sydney are now the epicentre of infections, with ...
New York Post

Australia to scrap harassment exemption for judges and politicians

SYDNEY – Australia will scrap exemptions for judges and politicians from sexual harassment laws, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Thursday, as his government struggles to contain a backlash over ...
Reuters

Sydney's COVID-19 lockdown to end sooner for the vaccinated

SYDNEY, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Australian authorities announced plans on Monday to gradually reopen locked-down Sydney, unveiling a two-tiered system that will give citizens inoculated for COVID-19 more ...
Forbes

Sydney Covid Cases Skyrocket To Record High Despite Two Months Of Lockdown

Australia’s most populous state, New South Wales, reported a record number of new Covid-19 cases on Wednesday as the delta variant-fueled outbreak that began in its capital, Sydney, continued to ...
Reuters

Sydney adds four weeks to lockdown as Australia COVID-19 cases grow

SYDNEY, July 28 (Reuters) - Australia's biggest city, Sydney, extended a lockdown by four weeks on Wednesday after an already protracted stay-at-home order failed to douse a COVID-19 outbreak, with ...
NPR

Australian Troops Will Help Enforce A Coronavirus Lockdown In Sydney

Australian soldiers are joining local police in New South Wales to enforce a coronavirus lockdown in and around Sydney as authorities try to tamp down the latest outbreak of cases linked to the more ...
The New York Times

Sydney, Australia, enters full lockdown for the first time in more than a year to fight the Delta variant.

A cluster that began with an airport limousine driver has jumped to nearly 100 cases, with dozens more expected over the coming days. By Damien Cave With an outbreak of the Delta variant spreading ...