| | Senior government Ministers stand by the international border closures, amid criticism from some backbenchers that Australia could soon become a "hermit nation". | | | Masks will not longer be compulsory on public transport, guest limits at private homes will be lifted and people will be able to dance at nightclubs again from Monday. | | | The Indian laboratory that pre-screened passengers for Saturday's repatriation flight to Australia had its accreditation suspended by the nation's laboratory board last month. At least three of the 46 passengers who tested positive just days ago have since tested negative. | | | My colleagues' shouts awakened me, and the pounding of my heart drowned out the racing of my mind. What was happening? Had someone been injured on the streets of Gaza City, or worse, writes Fares Akram. | | | Whether we name it or don't, China looms over the world and is dragging other emerging economic giants with it. For the West, there is no back to the future, writes Stan Grant. | | | It doesn't matter who you are or where you live: Mark is making videos about the day-to-day life on his farm for you, so you can make choices that align with your values in the supermarket. | | | If a policy makes no impact on the budget bottom line, how effective can it be? Very, if the government is trying to upsell you on its biggest product of all, writes Gareth Hutchens. | | | South Sudanese-Australian model Adut Akech says she suing the Juba Eye Facebook page, which labels itself "a celebrity gossip, sports and entertainment news website", for defamation. | | | An Israeli air strike destroys a high-rise building that housed international media outlets such as the Associated Press and Al Jazeera in the Gaza Strip, after the military gave occupants an hour's warning to evacuate. | | | Whether he's eating his own bodyweight in tinned beans or sleeping in a rare species of gum tree, adventurer Beau Miles isn't afraid to follow his curiosity and push his boundaries. | | | | | | 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. | | | | |