Australia’s travel bubble with New Zealand is back on.The transtasman bubble allows people from New Zealand to fly to Australia without the need to quarantine.On February 15 the rules changed after three cases of Covid-19 were…
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Toddler critical after being hit by car on suburban Perth street
A toddler is critical after being hit by a car in Perth's south-east.
The boy, who is 14 months old, was struck about 10.30 this morning on a suburban street in Maddington.
The child was rushed to Armadale Hospital before he was transferred to Perth Children's Hospital in a critical condition.
The street has been blocked off for most of the day as West Australian Police continue to gather evidence and speak to witnesses.
A woman is understood to be helping police with their inquiries.
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Lotto’s $18 million Powerball draw has not been struck.The mouth-watering sum was up for grabs in tonight’s draw.The numbers were: 19, 30, 10, 16, 29, 7. The Powerball was 8, and the Bonus Ball 11.While Lotto Powerball wasn’t…
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Anti-coronavirus vaccine protests held across the country
A number of small rallies have been held in capital cities across the country in protest of the coronavirus vaccine.
Gatherings were held in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide, and Perth today with a few hundred people at each.
In Victoria, where the state has just emerged from a snap five-day lockdown, pepper spray was deployed and a number of arrests were reportedly made.
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Protesters gathered in Fawkner Park in South Yarra this afternoon before marching down St Kilda Road.
Video shows a number of people being arrested, and some people in the crowds were pepper sprayed.
Victoria Police were unable to provide information about arrests and charges when contacted by nine.com.au.
Meantime, in Sydney and Brisbane, the protests were largely peaceful, police said.
A few hundred people gathered in the Domain in Sydney's CBD, while protesters met in the Brisbane Botanic Gardens.
Celebrity chef Pete Evans, who was banned from Instagram this week, spoke at the event in Sydney.
He had also his Facebook account deleted in December for repeatedly violating the company's harm policies.
A small march was also held in Adelaide, and one in Perth.
Australia's COVID-19 vaccine roll out is due to start on Monday, with frontline health and quarantine workers first in line.
Residents at aged care facilities across the country will also be some of the first to receive the vaccination.
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