Shower scene: NSW police fine man hiding behind curtain as Covid crackdown expands

NSW police fine 67 people in south-west Sydney and expand Covid operation to Sutherland, Hurstville and MirandaBerejiklian warns of ‘prolonged lockdown’ after NSW records 50 new casesWhat went wrong: how Delta exposed the NSW approach to Covid‘Stuffed’: how Australia’s ‘unconscionable’ gamble on Covid vaccines backfiredDownload the free Guardian app;Get our morning email briefingHiding behind a shower curtain and pretending to be delivering a package were not enough to save two men from being slapped with $1,000 fines for attending an illegal gathering in Sydney ’s east on Friday afternoon.The fines were among 167 infringements issued by NSW police on Friday for breaches of Covid-19 public health orders.Continue reading...
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