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Claremont murderer Bradley Robert Edwards sentenced to at least 40 years behind bars

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Post date December 23, 2020
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The 52-year-old killer was convicted in September of abducting and killing Jane Rimmer and Ciara Glennon in the 1990s

Claremont killer Bradley Robert Edwards will likely die behind bars after a West Australian judge sentenced him to life in prison with a non-parole period of 40 years.

Edwards, who terrorised Perth’s suburbs for almost a decade, showed no emotion in the supreme court on Wednesday after receiving his sentence, which was greeted with applause from the public gallery which included family members of his victims.

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Australia border restrictions: here are the new state and territory Covid rules for NSW travellers

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Post date December 22, 2020
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New border measures have been introduced as Sydney’s northern beaches Covid cluster continues to grow. Here’s what we know about the current rules

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As the coronavirus cluster on Sydney’s northern beaches grows, other states and territories have introduced border closures and restrictions.

Here are the current border restrictions as of Sunday 20 December.

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Coronavirus Australia live news: NSW records 15 new cases as Gladys Berejiklian provides update on northern beaches cluster

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Post date December 21, 2020
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All new Covid cases are linked to the existing northern beaches cluster after 38,000 tests were conducted. Follow all the latest news and updates, live

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12.32am GMT

Chant is asked what factors will determine whether restrictions will be lifted on Wednesday in time for Christmas.

The key things we’re looking for is whether we have any evidence of community spread outside the northern beaches. What we’re interested in is making sure that we don’t see any further transmission that is not linked exactly to the Avalon cluster.

12.30am GMT

Chant says that “a number” of the 15 new cases had already been in isolation before they were infectious – which is good to limit the spread.

The anecdotal feedback from the staff who are collating that is that a number of the cases have been isolating.

Coronavirus Australia news: northern beaches cluster at 68; state borders close to Sydneysiders

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Post date December 20, 2020
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All eyes will be on NSW today to see if new cases have spread beyond the northern beaches. Follow all the latest news and updates, live

10.11pm GMT

The NSW bus drivers union has called on the government to make masks mandatory on public transport – when social distancing isn’t possible.

Masks are currently strongly recommended, but not compulsory in NSW. Buses and trains are also marked with spaced-out green spots recommending where people can sit to facilitate social distancing.

10.01pm GMT

Two people have been issued penalty infringement notices and fined over allegedly breaching restrictions in the northern beaches.

A 60-year-old man from Padstow and a 39-year-old woman from Bankstown – both in Sydney’s south-west – were fined after they were stopped in Manly on East Esplanade at 4pm on Sunday afternoon.