Here's what you need to know this morning.
New COVID-19 cases linked to South Coast club
NSW Health has established pop-up clinics and contact tracing in a bid to contain a coronavirus outbreak at Batemans Bay on the state's South Coast.
Eight confirmed cases have now been linked to Soldiers Club — four members of the same family who dined there last week, one new staff member, two diners and a close contact of the family.
The cluster at the South Coast town now stands at eight.
Authorities said patrons and staff who were at the Soldiers Club on July 13 must immediately be tested for COVID-19 and self-isolate for a fortnight, regardless of symptoms.
Union alarmed by shoppers seeking tests for COVID-19
The retail workers union says several people going into COVID-19 clinics across Sydney are visiting shops before or after their test and putting workers at risk.
The Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees' Association (SDA) in NSW said it is alarmed about the number of people shopping for groceries and takeaway food in tandem with going out for tests.
Bernie Smith from SDA said customers were not respecting social distancing and were approaching retail staff too closely.
"We would support customers and staff wearing masks and PPE (personal protective equipment) when it's appropriate to do so," Mr Smith said.
Extra services stay as school returns
Extra bus and train services will continue to run this week on Sydney's public transport network as students return to school this week.
Last month, 3,300 services were added to the network amid the cap on passengers in carriages and buses to ensure social distancing was maintained.
NSW Transport Minister Andrew Constance has encouraged parents to drive students to school as community transmissions of COVID-19 continued to rise.
"Like last term, we saw a lot of parents driving kids to school [and] we still encourage that to happen — the only challenge is we are seeing a bit of congestion around our schools," he said.
Opposition to 'modern slavery'
More than 110 organisations have signed an open letter to the NSW Premier, calling for the enactment of the Modern Slavery Act in order to protect exploited workers.
It's been two years since the act was passed, but Parliament deferred commencing the legislation.
Carolyn Kitto from "Be Slavery Free", who organised the open letter, said consumers needed to take a stand against slavery.
"The majority of this is in manufacturing, agriculture and aqua culture — these people are in the supply chains of products we import into Australia," she said.
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