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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.

The $500 million package, to be included in next week's budget, includes cash rebates and stamp duty exemptions on purchases of new EVs.

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 compensates for the government's loss of fuel excise revenue.

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

"It will not only reduce the climate impact of road transportation, it will reduce the health impact that cars have on people by improving air quality across our congested cities," chief executive Chris Gambian said in a statement.

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 EV package was among a bevy of policy announcements made by Treasurer Dominic 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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The Queensland government will add Norfolk Island to its tourism portfolio and take over service delivery to one of Australia's most far-flung communities.

Queensland will provide health and education services to the more than 1700 residents living on the volcanic island 1440km east of Brisbane. The state will take over this role from NSW.

The agreement was signed by Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk and Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack.

Norfolk Island was a self-governing territory for 36 years. Its nine-member parliament was abolished in May 2015 by the Australian government despite widespread opposition from residents.

The legislative assembly was replaced with a local government administration, similar to a regional council, and became part of NSW which managed health and education services on the island in return for federal government funding.

Mr McCormack said the new agreement was a "great outcome" and confirmed the Queensland government would not bear the cost of delivering services.

"(The agreement) builds on the strong connections between Norfolk Islanders and the people of Queensland through family, community, work and services," Mr McCormack said on Sunday.

Developing arrangements to deliver schooling and healthcare were the "first priority" but the agreement provides Queensland the opportunity to expand services beyond health and education.

Ms Palaszczuk said Queensland already offered "inclusive learning experiences" at more than 600 state schools throughout rural and remote Queensland.

"We look forward to tailoring these essential services to meet the unique needs of the Norfolk Island community, inspiring favourable outcomes for the more than 1700 people who call the island home," Ms Palaszczuk said.

Earlier this year the island's peak representative groups, the Council of Elders and People for Democracy, wrote a joint letter to Ms Palaszczuk demanding Queensland allow them a representative in its parliament and the chance to vote in state elections.

The announcement on Sunday made no reference to whether residents would have a democratic voice under a Queensland administration.

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A 30-year-old man's coronavirus infection will be included in local transmission numbers for NSW on Sunday, as the state's latest cluster continues to grow.

NSW recorded two new locally acquired cases on Saturday - a woman in her 40s and a man in his 50s who both visited the Westfield Bondi Junction shopping centre - bringing the outbreak to six cases.

The younger man's case came to light after the Saturday reporting period.

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.

Some states have tightened border restrictions for those looking to travel from eastern Sydney or who have been to exposure sites.

Victoria recorded one locally acquired virus infection on Saturday with the state continuing to emerge from its fourth lockdown.

The new case is a close contact of an existing case and has been in quarantine while infectious.

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

Masks are no longer required outdoors and travel restrictions were scrapped in Victoria from Friday.

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 the 840,000 people aged 50 to 59 who have 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.

Also on Saturday, federal trade minister Dan Tehan said he would fly to Singapore for more talks about a travel bubble.

Despite months of discussions about the proposal, he told reporters it remains unclear what infection or vaccination levels would be needed to see the plan established.

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.

Australia is also set to make a delivery of 11,800 coronavirus vaccines to Tuvalu, as well as laboratory fridges and other medicines, with the federal government also supporting the Tuvalu Ministry of Health's communications campaign to encourage vaccine uptake.

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