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Nov 11, 2022 6 tweets 5 min read
A cruise ship carrying around 800 travellers infected with COVID has docked in Sydney. #7NEWS 7news.com.au/lifestyle/heal… The Majestic Princess cruise ship, which has more than 800 confirmed COVID cases on board, has docked in Sydney. Princess Cruises says all guests have undergone rapid antigen tests in the last 24 hours. bit.ly/3trtmLX #7NEWS
May 5, 2022 5 tweets 6 min read
.@AlboMP has endured another awkward stumble on the campaign trail, unable to remember his policy for the NDIS when questioned by journalists. The Labor leader had to be handed his policy document by an adviser. 7news.link/3FjvM48 #auspol #7NEWS .@AlboMP has failed to list the six points of a key component of his party’s plan midway through a press conference. #auspol #7NEWS 7news.com.au/politics/feder…
May 3, 2022 8 tweets 6 min read
“I understand that parents and teachers are frustrated but mainly I'm frustrated on behalf of our students. It's been hard for them. The industrial action today does not serve any purpose than to disrupt” - Minister for Education @smitchellmlc. 7news.link/3KGMUSy #7NEWS Image Teachers are rallying outside NSW Parliament House after a last-minute attempt by the NSW Government failed to stop strike action. 7news.link/3KGMUSy #nswpol #7NEWS Image
May 3, 2022 8 tweets 7 min read
The Reserve Bank of Australia has hiked the interest rate for the first time in a decade in response to soaring inflation. 7news.link/3FarZWP #7NEWS Image The @RBAInfo has raised interest rates by 25 basis points, bringing the cash rate to 0.35%. It is the first time interest rates have been increased since November 2010. Both @ANZ_AU and @Westpac have predicted they're looking at 2% of increases by mid next year. #7NEWS
Mar 10, 2022 5 tweets 4 min read
NSW has reported the deaths of four people from COVID-19 and a jump in new infections to 16,288. #7NEWS 7news.com.au/news/coronavir… NSW Coronavirus Update: COVID cases have begun spiking again in New South Wales. @NSWHealth says reported case rates continue to be highest in people aged 10-19 years. #Coronavirus #7NEWS
Mar 9, 2022 5 tweets 6 min read
.@ScottMorrisonMP has declared parts of flood-stricken New South Wales and Queensland a national emergency. It comes as the Prime Minister was met by a swarm of angry protesters while on tour of the disaster zone. #auspol #7NEWS .@ScottMorrisonMP has promised to open the cheque book and cut red tape for business and welfare support following a backlash over the federal government's approach to devastating flooding across Queensland and NSW. #NSWfloods #auspol #7NEWS
Mar 8, 2022 11 tweets 4 min read
Hundreds of public transport services have been cancelled across Sydney today due to the weather. Trains travelling from Hornsby to Gordon - in that direction - have been cancelled due to a landslip. Buses are replacing the services, says @TransportforNSW. 7news.link/3vUAouS Image Train services between Springwood and Lithgow have been cancelled - both directions - due to landslides at Emu Plains, Katoomba and Zig Zag. A bus-replacement service is operating.
Mar 8, 2022 4 tweets 4 min read
Manly Dam: "Today we are issuing another evacuation order for the area around the Manly Dam...it does affect about 200 homes and 8,000 residents. The dam is currently spilling. But, I am informed by the engineers that the dam itself is safe" - @NSWSES Carlene York. #7NEWS Image An Amber Alert has been issued for the Manly Dam after water began overtopping following a heavy downpour. People below Manly Dam have been told by the @NSWSES to prepare to evacuate. #NSWfloods #7NEWS Image