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Wed, 22 Sep 2021 23:41:08 +0000Victoria Police arrest 92 protesters, as crowds fail to show for fourth day of rallies
Protesters have been condemned for spitting on and abusing health workers in Melbourne, but large-scale rallies planned for Thursday did not eventuate as police took control of the streets.
Wed, 22 Sep 2021 23:15:44 +0000Protester hospitalised with COVID as Victoria records highest ever daily COVID case increase
A man who attended yesterdays protests has tested positive to COVID, the ABC understands, as Victoria records its highest single-day tally of the outbreak so far.
Thu, 23 Sep 2021 05:18:29 +0000Caravan park owners 'stunned' by torrent of abuse over their vaccination stance
On the banks of the Murray River, the owners of the Curlwaa Caravan Park are not backing down from their vaccination policy despite the trolling on social media.
Wed, 22 Sep 2021 20:49:13 +0000Live: ATAGI recommends third COVID vaccine shot for some Australians
Australia's vaccine advisory body recommends some Australians get a third dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, but stopped short of endorsing widespread booster shots. Follow live.
Thu, 23 Sep 2021 04:13:57 +0000Three members of Biloela family granted 12-month visa extension, lawyer says
The Nadesalingam family seeking asylum in Australia are granted temporary visas allowing them to stay in Australia for another 12 months.
Thu, 23 Sep 2021 04:41:30 +0000More than 100 close contacts of COVID-positive truck driver identified as Moderna vaccine rolls out in SA
About 130 close contacts of an infected truck driver who passed through South Australia last week are now in quarantine as the Moderna vaccine becomes available at the state's pharmacies for anyone aged 12 or over.
Thu, 23 Sep 2021 05:59:24 +0000Former Melbourne school principal Malka Leifer committed to stand trial over child sex abuse charges
A former ultra-orthodox Jewish school principal who is facing dozens of child sex abuse charges vows to fight the allegations against her after being ordered to stand trial.
Thu, 23 Sep 2021 06:06:33 +0000'If we knew, we would never let him go — never, ever, ever': Family's first reunion since COVID hit
Hobart mother Preet Chechi last saw her son nearly two years ago when he flew to India with his grandmother on a holiday. Then COVID-19 hit. Today, Preet can hug her boy again.
Thu, 23 Sep 2021 01:09:21 +0000Minister 'concerned' by second COVID-19 outbreak at Sydney hospital
NSW's Health Minister says he's "concerned" but not panicked about the second COVID-19 cluster at Liverpool Hospital in less than three months after the state recorded 1.063 new COVID-19 cases.
Thu, 23 Sep 2021 04:04:55 +0000Mobile phone tracking leads police to accused Perth quarantine breachers 800km away in WA outback
A couple accused of fleeing quarantine in Perth following a flight from Queensland are charged by police after being picked up driving on Goldfields Highway near Leonora.
Thu, 23 Sep 2021 02:40:51 +0000Giant wall of lava spreads across La Palma in the Spanish Canary Islands
Thousands of people are evacuated as a wall of lava 12m tall bears down on the island of La Palma.
Thu, 23 Sep 2021 05:28:16 +0000Setka slammed for 'degrading', 'stigmatising' fruit picking comment
Politicians, horticultural leaders and workers say John Setka was out of line to suggest violent protesters should leave Melbourne and "go pick fruit in Mildura".
Thu, 23 Sep 2021 05:06:45 +0000Man who took off with kids in car told acquaintance they 'would not see him again' before triple fatality
A man who crashed his car with his young children in the back, killing three people including himself, was high on ice and had violently assaulted his partner before the collision, a Tasmanian coroner finds.
Wed, 22 Sep 2021 19:03:09 +0000Chinese millennials are 'lying flat'. Beijing isn't happy about it
Li Chuang had a high pressure job in a Beijing publishing house. Then one day he quit and went to a monastery. He's never turned back.
Thu, 23 Sep 2021 03:22:53 +0000What's going on with Evergrande? Why is the Chinese real estate giant on the brink of collapse?
If you know one thing about Evergrande, it's that the company's in bad shape. Read this and you'll know a few more things about the embattled Chinese developer.
Thu, 23 Sep 2021 07:37:14 +0000Bill to provide $US1 billion for Israel's 'Iron Dome' system introduced in US Congress
The leader of the US House of Representatives Appropriations Committee introduces legislation to provide money to Israel to replenish its "Iron Dome" missile-defence system, a day after the funding was removed from a broader spending bill....
Thu, 23 Sep 2021 07:19:19 +0000London grapples with murder of teacher in park as outrage over women's safety reignites
Just months after the UK was shaken by the murder of Sarah Everard, London is again shocked by the murder of a lone woman in a public space — teacher Sabina Nessa.
Thu, 23 Sep 2021 02:03:57 +0000Netflix to drop Britney vs Spears documentary the day before conservatorship hearing. Here's what we know
Netflix's documentary Britney vs Spears is being released the day before a hearing that will decide whether to remove her father, Jamie Spears, from the conservatorship that has controlled the pop star's life for more than 13 years.
Thu, 23 Sep 2021 05:30:00 +0000Do mandatory vaccinations actually get people jabbed?
Health authorities say getting vaccinated is our path out of the pandemic, but some workers think mandating vaccines is a violation of their rights.
Thu, 23 Sep 2021 05:14:44 +0000Before the quake hit, did the animals at Mansfield's zoo 'know something was coming?'
A seismology expert says animals feel the "first wave" of an earthquake before humans, which is why some of them give the impression they "know" something is happening.
Thu, 23 Sep 2021 02:34:32 +0000No special quarantine deals for English cricketers despite reports Ashes could collapse
British cricketers travelling to Australia for this summer's Ashes series will not get any "special deals" allowing their partners or families to accompany them, Prime Minister Scott Morrison says, despite reports the tour could collapse if ...
Thu, 23 Sep 2021 01:21:40 +0000Man charged with murder over stabbing death at Cairns shopping centre remanded in custody
Nicholas George Boak was charged overnight after being taken into custody a short time after the stabbing death of a 51-year-old man at the Cairns Central Shopping Centre yesterday morning.
Thu, 23 Sep 2021 01:42:00 +0000The Flintstones were right: Dinosaurs wagged their tails, kind of like Dino did in the 1960s cartoon
The Flintstones knew something about our prehistoric past with their dog-like dinosaur, Dino, wagging its tail — as researchers discover that dinosaurs actually did wag their tails when they walked and ran.
Wed, 22 Sep 2021 22:08:32 +0000Did the Doherty modelling predict 80 deaths a day and 2,240 deaths a month after six months?
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said the Doherty modelling predicted 80 deaths a day in Australia after six months, and 2,240 per month. Is that correct? RMIT ABC Fact Check investigates.
Thu, 23 Sep 2021 06:04:22 +0000National Gallery of Australia commissions its most expensive acquisition — a mammoth sculpture representing diversity and inclusion
Commissioned against a backdrop of a world afflicted by contagion, human loss and racial tension, Ouroboros will symbolise unity and diversity when it goes on display in the gallery's sculpture garden in 2024.