Those stones mostly measured between three and five centimetres, but some were even larger. The storms were most intense over Sydney and the Lower Hunter, but hail was reported all the way between Sydney and Cowra in the state’s central west. Thunderstorms lashing NSW have seen hailstones larger than five centimetres fall and even a tornado warning issued, AAP reports. And the Labor member for Holt, Anthony Byrne, has resigned his position as deputy chair of the federal parliamentary joint committee on intelligence and security.Bruce Lehrmann’s criminal case for the alleged rape of former Morrison government staffer Brittany Higgins has been adjourned until 5 November.It came as the TGA approved rapid antigen tests for home use. The federal health minister, Greg Hunt, has confirmed Pfizer will be allowed to make its case to the TGA for five-to 11-year-olds to be vaccinated with its Covid-19 vaccine.The ACT recorded 46 new local cases and one death as Territorians emerge from lockdown from midnight.NSW recorded 406 new cases and six further deaths.It downgraded the ACT from a ‘red’ zone to an ‘orange’ zone from midnight. Victoria reported a national record of 2,297 Covid-19 new cases overnight, and 11 deaths, but is still on track to reopen at 70% double dose targets.Australia’s unemployment rate ticked up to 4.6% in September as a further 138,000 jobs were lost due to lockdowns in NSW, Victoria and the ACT.He said Scott Morrison should split from the Nationals if he faced continued opposition. Andrew Forrest delivered a National Press Club address lashing out at “rare, fear-mongering” politicians who were resisting net zero targets by 2050.The Bureau of Meteorology initially warned tornadoes may hit western Sydney, but the alert was later downgraded. Severe thunderstorms have swept Sydney and parts of NSW, causing lightning strikes and power outages.Now that the chance of tornadoes is (hopefully) behind us, we’ll wrap up the blog for the evening.
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