Health authorities say the “front of the pandemic” has moved into Penrith, in Western Sydney, with residents in 12 suburbs hit with tougher COVID-19 restrictions. Additional restrictions were implemented in the City of Penrith local government authority (LGA) from 5:00pm today following an increase in cases. NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian said she hoped the tougher restrictions would “stem the tide” and stop the virus …

NSW recorded 319 new locally acquired COVID-19 infections in the 24 hours to 8:00pm yesterday. It’s the first time the state has ever had more than 300 cases in a day. There have been five more COVID-19 deaths in NSW. It takes the state’s total fatalities since the start of the pandemic to 84. Armidale local government area in NSW’s Northern Tablelands will go …

Former US president Donald Trump has lashed his country’s women’s football team for being too “woke” after they won bronze at the Tokyo Olympics. The number-one ranked Americans suffered a shock 1-0 loss to Canada in the semi-finals, before beating Australia 4-3 to claim bronze. It was a moderate underperformance for a country that has claimed four previous Olympic gold …

New South Wales has recorded 210 new locally acquired COVID-19 cases, with Health Minister Brad Hazzard warning the virus is “continuing to spread”. At least 32 of those 210 people were circulating in the community for all or part of their infectious period. Greater Sydney and surrounding regions are in lockdown until at least August 28, as health authorities battle …

History was made today as the team in Tokyo claimed more gold medals for Australia in a single day than ever before. Emma McKeon led the way with a gold in the women’s 50m freestyle, then jumped back in the pool with the rest of the relay team to clinch gold in the 4x100m medley relay. Matt Wearn held command over the seas to …

Rising Australian star Kaylee McKeown is now an Olympic champion, blitzing home to win the 100m backstroke final with an Olympic record time. Fellow Aussie Emily Seebohm finished fifth, nearly a second behind 20-year-old McKeown, whose time of 57.47 seconds was only 0.02 seconds behind the world record time she set in June this year. McKeown turned in third position, …

Health authorities have identified a shopping mall in Sydney’s south-west as “a key venue of concern” amid fears customers could have been exposed to COVID-19 there for 11 days. NSW Health said anyone who attended the Campsie Centre between July 14 and 24 was deemed a close contact and must get tested, and isolate for 14 days regardless of the …

The Boomers have begun their Tokyo Olympics campaign with a gritty 84-67 victory over Nigeria at Saitama Super Arena. After a tight opening two quarters, the Boomers held a narrow three-point lead at half-time and it was not until the final quarter that they began to truly exert their dominance. Australia’s performance could not be described as polished, with 22 turnovers set to be scrutinised …

Australia’s world number one Ash Barty is out of the Olympics women’s singles after being dumped in straight sets by Spain’s Sara Sorribes Tormo, 6-4, 6-3. Barty looked out of sorts compared to the player who won on the grass courts of Wimbledon earlier this month. Sorribes Tormo controlled the baseline and moved the Australian around the court, winning points …

NSW recorded 110 new locally acquired COVID-19 cases in the 24 hours to 8:00pm yesterday. A total of 43 people were infectious while in the community. Nearly 84,000 people were tested in the past 24 hours, which is the highest number of tests NSW has ever recorded in one day. Premier Gladys Berejiklian said the high number of cases was …