Splendor In The Grass Day One Cancelled; Big spike in COVID-19 as expert calls for restrictions; Government defends response to foot-and-mouth disease outbreak; Woman dies in Melbourne house fire; Australia surpasses 11,000 deaths from COVID-19

By 9News staffJuly 22, 2022 06:39

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The first day of Splendor In The Grass has been canceled after extreme weather hit the New South Wales town of Byron Bay.

One of Australia’s leading virus experts issued a “call to action” today, saying we must reintroduce restrictions like face masks as COVID-19 cases and deaths rise across the country.

The Australian Taxation Office today revealed which industries it has its sights set on, saying the “underground economy” is alive and well during the pandemic.

A woman has died and a man has been injured after flames tore through a family home in Melbourne’s east overnight.

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