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BRISBANE is in a three-day lockdown and international flights have been further restricted to protect the rest of the country from an aggressive strain of COVID-19. THE Australian Grand Prix looks set to be shifted to the end of the year, with officials expecting an announcement as early as this week. HOLLYWOOD star Mark Wahlberg is joining the growing ranks of big name stars in love with Australia and is planning to move here with his wife and children later this year. CRICKET officials have received assurances that Brisbane’s three-day lockdown and status as a ­Federal Government hot-spot won’t compromise next week’s Gabba Test. For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at dailytelegraph.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

8 Jan 20213min

The mental state and “behaviour” of President Donald Trump has come into sharp focus for his senior colleagues as they mull the option of using a Constitutional amendment to get him out of office early. One million Australians could be vaccinated against the coronavirus by the end of March after the Federal Government fast-tracked its roll-out plans by six weeks. INDIA’S whispering campaign to boycott the Brisbane Test has reached flashpoint, with SCG groundsmen needing to know today if they’re required to save the $300 million series. NEWCASTLE coach Adam O’Brien will not allow the Mitchell Pearce scandal to destabilise the Knights’ season For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at dailytelegraph.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

7 Jan 20213min

The father of the two boys killed by an out-of-control car doing doughnuts said his heart has been “ripped out” as he visited the spot where his sons’ lives were snatched to play their favourite songs. All international travellers coming to Australia would be forced to have pre-flight tests and wear masks in  a crackdown  sparked by  concerns about the NSW Government’s handling of ­border operations combined with the threat of the UK’s new mutant COVID strain. AUSTRALIA is set to take up to 12 times longer than the US to begin giving the COVID-19 vaccine with a  rollout that will be as much as six times slower than that of the UK. AUSTRALIAN comedians and politicians have backed Mr Bean star Rowan Atkinson for comparing social media’s cancel culture to a medieval mob “looking for someone to burn”. For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at dailytelegraph.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

6 Jan 20213min

While COVID-19 vaccination programs in more than three dozen countries have seen over 13 million people get the jab already, Australians will still have to wait until early March before the shots are available in this country. A two-day search for a missing teenager has ended in tragedy when his body was found in water near the Royal National Park. The wife of Hillsong founder Brian Houston says women should  lose weight to keep their husbands aroused amongst other things Sydney superstar Pat Cummins says he will feel “quite emotional” on Jane McGrath Day as the Pink Test fundraiser goes virtual to combat the reduced crowd capacity at the SCG. For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at dailytelegraph.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

5 Jan 20213min

CRICKET officials have made the stunning call to sacrifice money in the name of boosting the credibility of the Pink Test by slashing the crowd to 25 per cent of ­the SCG’s capacity. THE police officer and international student drowned by a whirlpool in a Blue Mountains canyon were new members of a bushwalking club that lost another adventurer in a cliff fall months earlier. AUSSIES are being implored to buy local when they bite into their next ham sandwich or bacon roll as pig farmers battle against massive ­imports. SYDNEY property prices have risen by the highest monthly margin since COVID-19 hit thanks to a late-year surge in home buying activity. For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at dailytelegraph.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

4 Jan 20213min

There’s calls for an urgent overhaul of the system used to transport returned travellers to quarantine. Advertising Standards Bureau investigating commercial that highlights the virtues of being confined to Australia because “someone ate a bat”. Sydney’s busy burger scene is about to get a taste of Hollywood. Queensland cricket great Ian Healy says it’s “very unfortunate’’ India could pull out of the Gabba Test. For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at dailytelegraph.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

3 Jan 20213min

Greater Sydney residents will be forced to cover up or be hit with a $200 fine under strict new government rules requiring masks to be worn in a range of indoor settings. More patients will be treated from home as part of a groundbreaking expansion of virtual medical care. Thousands of traumatised firefighters have needed counselling to process the horrors of last year’s Black Summer bushfires. Junior Paulo could miss the entire Eels pre-season.  For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at dailytelegraph.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

2 Jan 20213min

Sydneysiders splashed more money on houses and units in 2020 than they did in the year before the coronavirus hit. Aussie pro surfing siblings Tyler and Mikey Wright have saved a woman’s life in a dramatic rescue in huge surf on ­Hawaii’s North Shore. Ratepayers are being forced to give council CEOs massive salaries. Nathan Lyon’s relying on the Queensland border staying open for his parents and family to witness his 100th Test.  For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at dailytelegraph.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

1 Jan 20213min