Prime Minister Scott Morrison has urged Australians not to panic over new modelling suggesting up to 200,000 COVID-19 cases a day by February, with health officials saying the figures are potentially misleading; Australian ties with India are even closer today as the first direct flight between Melbourne and New Delhi takes off for the first time; the three stars of the 'Sex and the City' reboot have responded to sexual assault allegations made against their former castmate Chris Noth. Presented...
Dec 22, 2021•19 min
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has called an emergency National Cabinet meeting to discuss the growing threat of Omicron, with masks, boosters and borders on the agenda; Rafael Nadal has revealed he's tested positive to COVID-19 in Spain in another blow to the tennis star's hopes of appearing at the Australian Open; and a pair of secret Santas have given some struggling families a very welcome Christmas gift, paying off $10,000 dollars worth of strangers' Kmart lay-bys. Presented by Jodie Speers....
Dec 20, 2021•16 min
Dylan Alcott is one of Australia's most decorated athlete's - a tennis champ who became the first male to achieve a 'Golden Slam'. But there's so much more to Dylan than tennis. We go behind the trophies and medals to get to know the real Dylan Alcott. Real Life is a brand new podcast from 7NEWS, talking to those famous faces you think you know, and the everyday people around the world with extraordinary stories to tell. Subscribe now on your favourite podcast platform or read more online at 7NE...
Dec 20, 2021•21 min
A woman is dead and two others seriously injured, after a flash storm swept through Sydney's northern beaches, leaving a trail of destruction; New South Wales Premier Dominic Perrottet says he won't lock down his state for Christmas, after the Federal Health Minister assured Australians the virus is unlikely to explode here as it has in other countries; a sixth child has died following Tasmania's jumping castle tragedy, with an 11-year-old boy succumbing to his injuries yesterday afternoon. Pres...
Dec 19, 2021•17 min
A fifth child has died following a horror jumping castle tragedy in Tasmania, after wind picked up the inflatable at a school event; overrun COVID testing clinics are preparing for a major Christmas rush, with people wanting peace of mind before holiday gatherings and travel; Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews is isolating after being pinged as a close contact of a COVID case. Presented by Jodie Speers. More news across the day on 7NEWS.com.au and 7Plus . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...
Dec 16, 2021•17 min
7NEWS Briefing: December 16, 2021. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 16, 2021•2 min
NSW Chief Health Officer Dr Kerry Chant has broken ranks, admitting she strongly recommended keeping a mask mandate in place as the Government scrapped it yesterday; Treasurer Josh Frydenberg is expected to describe Australia's COVID recovery as the 'best in the world' when he delivers his mid-year budget update today; Australian-born Crown Princess Mary of Denmark has tested positive to coronavirus and is now isolating at the palace in Copenhagen. More news across the day on 7NEWS.com.au and 7P...
Dec 15, 2021•16 min
7NEWS Briefing: December 15, 2021. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 15, 2021•2 min
Major changes to COVID rules are now in effect across New South Wales, including density caps, face masks and check-ins; more retirees will be able to unlock the value of their home, under a revamped reverse mortgage scheme to be unveiled by the Federal Government; Pfizer has announced its new COVID pill is 90% effective in cutting the risk of hospitalisation or death. More news across the day on 7NEWS.com.au and 7Plus . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Dec 14, 2021•18 min
7NEWS Briefing: December 14, 2021. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 14, 2021•2 min
Australia will produce millions of mRNA vaccines, with a manufacturing facility to open by 2024; airlines are gearing up to help Australians reunite with loved ones, with Western Australia announcing it will allow fully vaccinated travellers back from February 5; and Scott Morrison has all but confirmed a May election date, while hinting at further tax cuts in a speech overnight. More news across the day on 7NEWS.com.au and 7Plus . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Dec 13, 2021•17 min
7NEWS Briefing: December 13, 2021. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 13, 2021•2 min
After months of hard border closures, Queensland is finally open to fully vaccinated travellers; America's mid-west is counting the cost of a series of devastating tornadoes, which have smashed through half a dozen states killing at least 70 people; millions of Australians could soon be eligible for a third COVID-19 vaccine, with the Federal Government accelerating the country's booster program. Presented by Jodie Speers. More news across the day on 7NEWS.com.au and 7Plus . Hosted on Acast. See ...
Dec 12, 2021•17 min
7NEWS Briefing: December 9, 2021. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 09, 2021•2 min
A new mutation of the Omicron variant has been detected in Queensland, believed to be the first of its kind in the world; more than 40 people who attended a pub trivia night in Sydney have now tested positive for COVID-19; and a woman has died after her car was washed away by raging floodwater in Brisbane's west. More news across the day on 7NEWS.com.au and 7Plus . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Dec 08, 2021•17 min
7NEWS Briefing: December 8, 2021. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 08, 2021•2 min
Contact tracers are scrambling to get in touch with 140 people who attended a Sydney Harbour cruise on Friday night after five people tested positive for COVID, likely the Omicron variant; it's been revealed Chinese hackers came within minutes of shutting down two Queensland power stations in a ransomware attack last month; and laws surrounding cryptocurrencies and 'buy now, pay later' services are set to be tightened under the biggest overhaul of our country's payments system in 25 years. More ...
Dec 07, 2021•17 min
Queensland is opening its borders to fully vaccinated travellers four days early; a toddler has been killed and three other people critically injured following a crash on a Melbourne freeway; Prime Minister Scott Morrison has backed former New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian to run for the federal seat of Warringah, while she's still being investigated by the state's corruption watchdog. Presented by Jodie Speers. More news across the day on 7NEWS.com.au and 7Plus . Hosted on Acast. See a...
Dec 06, 2021•17 min
Australia's COVID-19 vaccination program has been given a major boost, with children as young as five set to receive a Pfizer jab in time for the new school year; the death toll from a volcanic eruption on Indonesia's Java Island rises; a pilot and his passenger have had a lucky escape, after their light plane crashed south of Perth. Presented by Jodie Speers. More news across the day on 7NEWS.com.au and 7Plus . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Dec 05, 2021•16 min
7NEWS Briefing: December 3, 2021. Stay up to date across the day at 7NEWS.com.au and on 7plus . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 03, 2021•2 min
After almost 30 years, there's been a major development in the baffling disappearance of Sydney model Revelle Balmain, with five people arrested on unrelated charges just days after a new investigation into the mystery was launched; New South Wales now has eight cases of the Omicron variant - including a young child; and the clean up effort has begun in Queensland, after megalitres of rain hit parts of the state, but residents are being warned not to let their guard down with another round of fl...
Dec 02, 2021•18 min
7NEWS Sports Byte - December 2, 2021. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 02, 2021•2 min
7NEWS Briefing: December 2, 2021. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 02, 2021•2 min
A Queensland man has died after his car was swept off the road into floodwaters near Toowoomba, with three states still on alert as heavy rain and storms lash some areas; New South Wales has recorded another case of the Omicron variant, bringing the state's total to six; and South Australia's parliament will be adjourned this morning after the state's former Premier Jay Weatherill tested positive to COVID. Presented by Jodie Speers. More news across the day on 7NEWS.com.au and 7Plus . Hosted on ...
Dec 01, 2021•18 min
7NEWS Sports Byte - December 1, 2021. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 01, 2021•1 min
A woman in her 30s has tested positive to the Omicron variant of COVID-19 after arriving in Sydney from southern Africa, becoming the fifth case in New South Wales; the Queensland town of Inglewood was evacuated overnight as historic levels of flooding threatened properties and lives; and Jeffrey Epstein's former pilot has given crucial evidence on day two of the Ghislaine Maxwell trial in New York. Presented by Jodie Speers. More news across the day on 7NEWS.com.au and 7Plus . Hosted on Acast. ...
Nov 30, 2021•17 min
Australia's international borders will stay shut for two weeks longer than planned in response to concerns over the new Omicron COVID variant; Pioneering actor David Gulpilil has passed away aged 68, after a four-year battle with lung cancer; the Queen's reign is about to come to an end on the Caribbean island of Barbados, as it becomes the world's newest republic. Presented by Jodie Speers. More news across the day on 7NEWS.com.au and 7Plus . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more info...
Nov 29, 2021•18 min
7NEWS Briefing: November 29, 2021. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 29, 2021•2 min
Two people remain in quarantine after testing positive to the highly transmissible COVID variant, Omicron; a gunman at the centre of a dramatic siege near Wollongong is due to face court this morning; and a huge police search team has gathered in Victoria's high country, to look for the remains of missing campers Carol Clay and Russell Hill. Presented by Jodie Speers. More news across the day on 7NEWS.com.au and 7Plus . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Nov 28, 2021•17 min
7NEWS Briefing: November 26, 2021. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 26, 2021•2 min