The state’s health system is bracing for a third wave of Covid patients, with  some hospitals fearing the  numbers of this new outbreak could overload emergency and intensive care departments.

Pokie profits for clubs and hotels are continuing to soar in the pandemic, with new gambling data showing punters in NSW lost more than $630m last month.

The hills are alive with the sound of buyers demanding a slice of some of NSW’s hottest suburbs. 

And tennis bad boy Bernard Tomic wants a second chance, telling Saturday Confidential - you won’t be seeing the same attitude when he takes to the court for the Australian Open in January.

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