| | Brisbane's snap lockdown comes to an end, but some restrictions will remain in place for the next fortnight. Follow live. | | | Queensland police clear federal government MP Andrew Laming over allegations he inappropriately photographed a woman while she was bending over. | | | A man who shot dead his son and his son's girlfriend in South Australia's south-east will spend at least 34 years behind bars. | | | The RBA is facing a bleak choice. The higher housing prices go, the greater the risk of a messy unwinding down the track, but to stop or slow the boom now could unsettle confidence and derail the recovery, writes Ian Verrender. | | | The low level of COVID-19 community transmission prompts and early end to the Brisbane lockdown in a bid to avoid congestion at one of the most dangerous times of the year on the roads. | | | Some Victorian healthcare workers have been told they will be sent to 'the back of the queue' if they miss vaccine appointments, as some hold out hope of receiving the Pfizer jab instead of the AstraZeneca injection. | | | The resignation of former Nationals MP Michael Johnsen over a sexual assault allegation will likely plunge the NSW Coalition into minority government, Premier Gladys Berejiklian admits. | | | Research warns of a "shadow pandemic" of family violence, but strict stay-at-home orders made it harder for women to leave abusive households during lockdowns. | | | An inquest into the hit-and-run death of 15-year-old Braydon Worldon in rural NSW hears the only thing that will help his family cope with the tragedy is if the driver who killed him is found. | | | WA's Premier claims the tourism industry is thriving amid another border closure, but Perth operators tell a different story — one marked by job losses, empty rooms and plunging revenue. | | | | | | Download the ABC News app | Available on Android and Apple devices | | The ABC NEWS app makes it easier for you to stay up to date with the latest news and information from Australia's most trusted news source. | | | | The ABC sent this message to wwwhindimen.australia@blogger.com these details are included to help provide assurance that this is a genuine email from ABC. Any personal details and data acquired by the ABC from your participation in any ABC Online Services will be used only in accordance with the ABC's Privacy Policy. This service may include material from Agence France-Presse (AFP), APTN, Reuters, AAP, CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced. | | | | |