A coronavirus pop-up clinic was set up in Lakemba in southwest Sydney after two general practitioners in the area tested positive for COVID -19
The cases are linked to a previously reported case of a patient who visited Lakemba Radiology
Health officials said anyone who visited A2Z’s medical clinic from September 29 to October 10 was considered close contact with GPs and should self-isolate and get tested immediately
Alerts have also been issued for rail links between Wiley Park and Lakemba, and Isra Medical Services in Lakemba
Pet owners celebrate after New South Wales Court of Appeal ruled blanket bans on pets in apartments illegal because they were « harsh, unacceptable and oppressive »
The decision follows a lengthy legal battle between Johanna and Leo Cooper, who live in an apartment building in Darlinghurst where the Strata regime’s regulations ban all pets
The court said pets did not negatively affect other occupants’ lots, ruling that the animal ban appeared to be for the convenience of the strata committee
The decision was unanimous and will have far-reaching implications for anyone living in an apartment in New South Wales who was previously prohibited from owning as much as a goldfish
New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian is ready for a grill in Question Time today after testifying at the state anti-corruption watchdog yesterday
Ms Berejiklian revealed a five-year relationship with former MP Daryl Maguire, who resigned from parliament in disgrace in 2018 following a corruption probe
She was testifying as part of another investigation into Mr. Maguire, who examines whether he used his political influence for financial gain
Ms Berejiklian ignored calls to resign, admitting that she had « stuffed herself » into her personal life but had done nothing professionally wrong
A man had his fingertip cut off in a road rage incident with a cyclist in South West Sydney
The 52-year-old started arguing with the cyclist after nearly hitting him with the door of his car in Campsie on Sunday
The cyclist threatened the man with two large axes and the duo got involved in a scuffle where the man’s fingertip was cut
The New South Wales government is pushing to hold a public inquiry into coercive control which could see new offenses introduced to tackle this form of domestic violence
Coercive control consists of repeated patterns of non-physical behavior which can include psychological, emotional and financial abuse
New South Wales Attorney General and Minister for Violence Prevention Mark Speakman said the government will take action this week to open an investigation
« The appalling rate of domestic violence murders in Australia remains stubbornly constant, and coercive and controlling behavior is a common precursor to intimate partner homicide, » said M Speakman
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