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The first aged care residents have received their COVID-19 boosters, after a third vaccine dose was approved by the country's peak advisory group.

Gladys Berejiklian will soon have her say at an inquiry investigating her secret relationship with former NSW MP Daryl Maguire, after he revealed they loved each other, contemplated marriage and discussed having a child.

As NSW vaccination rates continue to improve, health authorities are warning even fully jabbed people can catch the virus after an outbreak at a Sydney gym.

Victoria will tighten rules for medical exemptions to COVID-19 vaccinations in a crackdown on people doctor shopping and pressuring GPs for exemptions.

Queensland is set to have 90 per cent of its eligible residents fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by early next year, but authorities are yet to outline how they'll deal with unvaccinated people.

Queensland's incoming chief health officer Dr Krispin Hajkowicz will no longer take up the role for personal reasons.

Australians will be able to buy rapid antigen tests along with the rest of their groceries when they become available on supermarket shelves next week.

Tyrone May will be forced to front the Penrith board next week in a bid to save his Panthers career.

Australia's population-wide coronavirus vaccine booster shot program could start in less than two weeks after the medicines regulator gave the green light.

Former premier Gladys Berejiklian lied about the extent of her secret relationship with fellow MP Daryl Maguire, her top staffer has conceded to the state's corruption watchdog.