NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian resigns after Icac announces investigation

Independent Commission Against Corruption is investigating whether Berejiklian was involved in a ‘breach of public trust’Explainer: What is behind the NSW premier’s resignation?Full text of Berejiklian’s speech announcing her resignationFollow the Aust…

Australia secures 1m Pfizer vaccine doses from Poland, with half earmarked for Sydney Covid hotspots

530,000 of the new doses to go to 20-to-39-year-olds living in the 12 hotspot LGAs as NSW struggles to contain outbreakFollow our Covid live blog for the latest updatesRestrictions: NSW; Vic; Qld; borders. Hotspots: NSW; Vic; QldIs lightning-fast Delta…

Sending the army into locked-down Sydney will leave the most vulnerable feeling angry and targeted | Paul Daley

Adding khaki to the emergency response gives an extra dimension to the ‘war’ on Covid, but is fraught with possible long-lasting repercussionsThe New South Wales government’s eventual decision to accept troops to enforce Covid-19 public health restrict…