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Environmental and urban policy groups alike have praised the NSW government's plan to abolish stamp duty on electric vehicles and incentivise the adoption of the vehicles over the next decade.

But the Labor opposition has called on the government to "show more ambition" and create an opening for NSW in the EV supply chain.

The $490 million four-year package, to be included in next week's budget, includes stamp duty exemptions on purchases of new EVs under $78,000 and cash rebates of $3000 for 25,000 new EV buyers.

It also postpones the imposition of an EV "road user charge" until either 2027 or when new EVs make up 30 per cent of new vehicle purchases.

This charge - which from 2027 will be 2.5c per kilometre in today's dollars - compensates for the government's loss of fuel excise revenue.

"Our comprehensive strategy is about making sure we have the right mix in place to incentivise the take-up of electric vehicles while ensuring everyone who drives on our roads contributes to funding and maintaining them," Treasurer Dominic Perrottet said in a statement.

Transport Minister Andrew Constance said the average NSW driver would save about $1000 in running costs if they switched to an EV.

The government is aiming to increase EV sales to more than 50 per cent of new cars sold in NSW by 2030, and the "vast majority" of sales by 2035.

This is required for NSW to meet its 2050 net-zero emission target.

The Nature Conservation Council said the package marked "the beginning of the end of the internal combustion engine's 120-year monopoly" in NSW.

Some 20 per cent of NSW's carbon emissions come from the transport sector, with almost 50 per cent of those emissions from passenger vehicles.

Committee for Sydney chief executive Gabriel Metcalf also praised the plan, saying in a statement that it was a "major public health win" which would reduce Sydney's air pollution and reduce emissions.

Mr Metcalf said the committee had advocated for an immediate imposition of a road user charge, but would accept the government's six-year delay.

The government pledged to spend $171 million on new EV charging infrastructure and $33 million to transition the government fleet to EVs.

Electric Vehicle Council chief executive Behyad Jafari said the policy would place NSW "amongst the advanced global pack" on EV policy and would incentivise manufacturers to sell affordable EVs in the state.

"This package, frankly, represents how grown-ups do reform - consultative, balanced and long-sighted," Mr Jafari said in a statement.

Yet opposition leader Chris Minns said in a statement on Sunday the policy was not ambitious enough.

"We need a plan to make NSW an EV technology leader, not just an importer of parts and an exporter of raw materials," Mr Minns said.

"Labor welcomes the government's measures ... now we need to think big and carve out a role for NSW manufacturing in the EV supply chain."

The EV package was among a bevy of policy announcements made by Mr Perrottet on Sunday ahead of Tuesday's budget.

Community and mobile preschools in NSW were made free on a permanent basis, following on from emergency COVID-19 pandemic assistance.

Sydney's Macquarie Street will be revamped into a "cultural hub" in a $119 program, while NSW cultural institutions such as museums will be allocated an additional $40 million to attract international exhibitions.

In health, the government will spend $50 million on a children's neuroscience facility in Randwick and $8.6 million to support those with Parkinson's disease.

The budget will also add $57 million to a pre-existing program helping hundreds of rough sleepers into housing over the next two years.

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NSW has recorded three new locally-acquired COVID-19 cases bringing the cluster in Sydney's eastern suburbs to nine as Queensland records a single new locally-acquired case.

Two new local cases were reported in the 24 hours to 8pm on Saturday, one of which was revealed by health authorities on Saturday. The other case was a close contact of the previously-recorded case.

However NSW Health said on Sunday that two additional cases in the Sutherland Shire in southern Sydney were recorded after the 8pm deadline. They were both close contacts of previously-reported cases.

The growing Bondi cluster has prompted new mask-wearing rules, announced by NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian on Sunday.

Anyone shopping, working in hospitality or indoors must wear a mask unless eating or drinking if they live in the local government areas of Randwick, Bayside, Botany Bay, Inner West, City of Sydney, Waverley or Woollahra.

Ms Berejiklian said the government would also extend compulsory mask-wearing on public transport in Greater Sydney until Thursday. This restriction will also be extended for Wollongong and Shellharbour local government areas.

There were 24,468 tests conducted in the 24 hours to 8pm Saturday but NSW Chief Health Officer Dr Kerry Chant said she would like to see more than 30,000 tests conducted on Sunday.

Meanwhile, a flight attendant has tested positive for coronavirus in Brisbane despite undergoing the full 14 days of hotel quarantine.

The woman aged in her 30s arrived in Brisbane on June 5, on an Emirates flight that also transported a passenger with the more infectious Delta strain, although test results have not yet confirmed the woman has the Delta strain.

An outbreak of the Delta variant, which is the dominant strain in India and the UK, recently led to a statewide lockdown in Victoria.

The Queensland government has listed exposure sites including Brisbane's airport DFO, the Brisbane CBD and a Portugese family centre which the woman visited on Saturday.

The new case comes as Queensland prepares to ease its virus restrictions on Friday, allowing more people to visit restaurants, cafes and bars, and more people allowed on reef charter boats.

In Victoria, seven businesses have been shut down for "blatant" violations of COVID rules, including a retail store in St Albans and a beauty parlour in South Melbourne.

Authorities say more than 160 breaches of QR-code rules have been detected over the past week, while officers have handed out more than $50,000 in fines over the past three months.

Victoria recorded no new local cases on Sunday.

South Australia on Sunday joined Queensland and imposed an immediate ban on travellers who have been in Sydney's Waverley Council area.

This hard border excludes South Australian residents or anyone escaping domestic violence but they will still need to self-quarantine for a fortnight.

The West Australian government will set up COVID-19 testing clinics at Perth Airport's domestic terminals from Sunday to enforce new conditions imposed on travellers from NSW.

All arrivals from NSW must get a test on arrival or within 48 hours and self-quarantine until they return a negative result.

National cabinet will meet on Monday to discuss what the increased reliance on Pfizer imports means for the immunisation program.

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The list of COVID-19 exposure sites for Sydney's coronavirus cluster continues to grow as other states enforce new testing and border rules for travellers from NSW.

A 30-year-old man's coronavirus infection will be included in local transmission numbers for NSW on Sunday, as it came to light after the Saturday reporting period.

NSW recorded two new locally acquired cases on Saturday - a woman in her 40s and a man in his 50s who both tested positive after visiting the Westfield Bondi Junction shopping centre, bringing that cluster to six.

A limousine driver aged in his 60s who was transporting international flight crew is thought to be the source of the outbreak of the highly transmissible Delta strain, NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard said on Saturday.

The NSW government has warned testing levels are not high enough, with around 26,000 tests conducted in the 24 hours to 8pm Friday.

The latest venues added to the list of exposure sites include two gyms in Sydney's CBD and two supermarkets in Bondi Junction's Eastgate centre.

Labor health spokesman Mark Butler said on Sunday he was hopeful the Bondi cluster would be dealt with quickly but the situation highlighted the need to stay vigilant and get vaccinated.

"I think everyone's concerned over the last four cases that have emerged over the last few days have been very fleeting contacts, so people have really not had any known contact with each other, they just happened to be at the same shopping centre in Bondi Junction," Mr Butler told Sky News' Sunday Agenda program.

South Australia on Sunday joined Queensland and imposed an immediate ban on travellers who have been in Sydney's Waverley Council area. This hard border excludes South Australian residents or anyone escaping domestic violence but they will still need to self-quarantine for a fortnight.

The Western Australian government will set up COVID-19 testing clinics at Perth Airport's domestic terminals from Sunday to enforce new conditions imposed on travellers from NSW. WA Premier Mark McGowan announced on Saturday "effective immediately" that all arrivals from NSW must get a test on arrival or within 48 hours and self-quarantine until they return a negative result.

Victoria recorded zero new locally acquired cases on Sunday and two cases detected in hotel quarantine from more than 19,500 tests.

There are 51 active cases in the state, including those who acquired their infection overseas.

Labor has repeated its claim the federal government relied too heavily on the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine for Australia's rollout.

Medical experts are now recommending people under 60 receive the Pfizer jab due to the extremely rare risk of blood clots for AstraZeneca recipients.

But people aged 50 to 59 who've already had a single AstraZeneca dose have been told to get their second jab of that vaccine.

Two deaths have occurred in Australia from 3.8 million AstraZeneca doses.

National cabinet will meet on Monday to discuss what the increased reliance on Pfizer imports means for the immunisation program.

Meanwhile, Australia is sending a medical team to Fiji to help combat the country's latest COVID-19 outbreak.

The assistance comes in addition to 1.3 tonnes of PPE, medical supplies and testing equipment donated since the outbreak began in April, as well as $83 million of funding for COVID measures since the start of 2021.

Federal trade minister Dan Tehan said on Saturday he will fly to Singapore for more talks about a travel bubble. He told reporters it remains unclear what infection or vaccination levels would be needed to see the plan established.

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