Today is May 17, 2021 and this is your daily news briefing from The Illawarra Mercury. In today’s update, COVID-19 restrictions put in place more than a week ago will be lifted as planned at midnight on Sunday, despite NSW Health still unsure about the source of the most recent infections, and NSW Labor says it will overhaul a state government program to redirect resource royalties back to mining communities, ensuring those regions receive at least $100 million per year from the scheme.