Tougher COVID restrictions are now in place for Greater Sydney and other parts of NSW as authorities work to contain the latest outbreak.

The latest vaccine rollout plan released by the Federal Government reveals the locally made Astra Zeneca formula will be phased out after October.

The Tamil family caught up in a legal dispute over their refugee status has been granted a reprieve.

In sport, the A-League grand final between Sydney FC and Melbourne City will be played in Melbourne.

And in entertainment news, Vanessa Bryant and her children have settled a wrongful death lawsuit against the chopper company involved in Kobe's death last year.