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The Sydney Delta outbreak paralysing Australia’s largest city started in the East, so why is it in the west and south-west that the impact’s been felt the hardest?  Is it the culture?  The landscape?  Or a combination of both? 

 

We’re joined by Bashar Hanna, long-time Fairfield resident and President of Australian Mesopotamian Cultural Association; and Professor Ben Harris-Roxas, Associate Professor/Senior Lecturer in community health at UNSW, who lives in one of the locked-down areas. 

 

How and why has the Delta variant exploded in western Sydney?   

 

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The Sydney Delta outbreak&nbsp;paralysing&nbsp;Australia&rsquo;s largest city started in the East, so why is it in the west and south-west that the impact&rsquo;s been felt the hardest?&nbsp;&nbsp;Is it the culture?&nbsp; The landscape?&nbsp; Or a combination of both?&nbsp;
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We&rsquo;re joined by&nbsp;Bashar Hanna, long-time Fairfield resident and President of Australian Mesopotamian Cultural Association; and&nbsp;Professor Ben Harris-Roxas,&nbsp;Associate Professor/Senior Lecturer in community health at UNSW,&nbsp;who&nbsp;lives in one of the locked-down&nbsp;areas.&nbsp;
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How and why has the Delta variant exploded in western Sydney?&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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TODAY'S HEADLINES
<ul>
<li>Taliban on the brink of victory in Afghanistan as President flees country</li>
<li>Young Sydneysiders to be prioritised in Poland Pfizer purchase</li>
<li>Victoria battling mystery cases in final week of lockdown</li>
<li>Haitians scramble to search and rescue ahead of tropical storm</li>
<li>New rules for Sydney as cases continue to grow</li>
</ul>
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A daily news podcast, The Briefing gives you the latest headlines, discussion and explainer interviews, all in under 20 minutes. Bringing you the news you need to know at 6am and 3pm Monday to Friday, and profiles across the weekend, The Briefing is Australia's go-to news podcast for your commute, coffee or exercise.
Hosted by a cast of rotating journalists including Sacha Barbour-Gatt, Katrina Blowers, Antoinette Lattouf, and Bension Siebert.

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