New South Wales health has confirmed staff and residents of Ashfield Baptist Homes in Sydney’s inner west have been tested after a staff member tests positive to COVID-19.

Facing at least another five weeks of stage three restrictions, small businesses are diversifying to stay afloat in the current climate, but fear they’ll be left without a safety net come September.

Children with epidermolysis bullosa are often referred to as ‘butterfly children’ because their skin is as fragile as a butterfly’s wings. Siblings Nur and Muhammad are two of those living with the rare disease.

Job losses in the Coffs Harbour and Grafton regions of the NSW north coast are among the worst in the country due to COVID-19 shutdowns, with youth unemployment now an even bigger issue in the area.

Senior Morrison government minister Mathias Cormann will retire from politics at the end of the year, but will remain as finance minister until then.

Kanye West has tweeted that he is running for US president in four months with some responding to the rapper’s announcement with scepticism