Australia will soon establish a travel bubble with Singapore, with details of the plan to be revealed next week, says Prime Minister Scott Morrison.

The Australian city of Melbourne has emerged from its sixth lockdown since the pandemic began.

NSW government ministers will press their federal counterparts to allow the state to open up to overseas students and tourists.

Australian police have announced the seizure of the largest heroin shipment ever recorded in the country, worth around A$140 million (£76m; $104m).

Sydney will end its COVID-19 quarantine for fully vaccinated international travellers from November 1st.

Victoria has recorded 1,466 new community COVID-19 cases and eight deaths, but the state’s seven-day average of new cases has fallen for the first time in months.

The Australian city of Sydney has emerged from lockdown after almost four months, with locals celebrating a range of new freedoms.

Australians will very soon be able to jet off overseas with the plan for lifting the ban on outbound travel revealed by the prime minister.

Gladys Berejiklian has announced she will quit as NSW Premier after the Independent Commission Against Corruption revealed she was being investigated.

Melbourne’s COVID-19 cases surged to record levels on Thursday with officials blaming illegal home gatherings to watch a key sporting event for the spike.

New South Wales has recorded 961 new local COVID-19 cases in the last day and another nine deaths.

Unvaccinated residents across New South Wales are likely to be restricted from sporting events, pubs and restaurants until 90 per cent of the population has received both jabs.