| | COVID-19 restrictions will remain until May 17 across Greater Sydney, while contact tracers scramble to identify how a man in his 50s contracted the virus. It comes as NSW records no new locally acquired cases. | | | Remnants of China's biggest rocket crash into the Indian Ocean, with the bulk of its components destroyed upon re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere, according to Chinese state media. | | | Scott Morrison says Australia's international borders will remain closed for the foreseeable future as the Treasurer announces this week's federal budget assumes they will stay shut until at least 2022. | | | Rose was constantly monitored by her ex-partner using an app on her phone. Technology-facilitated abuse is a growing problem and includes monitoring phone use, sending text messages and, in one, case fitting a kill switch to a car. | | | Tuesday's federal budget will include almost $354 million for women's health, with funding for conditions such as endometriosis and increased screening for breast and cervical cancers. | | | Australia's third-longest river is full to the brim once more as floodwaters from March storms bring its first major flush after years of devastating drought. | | | An accused Islamic State facilitator wanted here and in the US for his role with the terrorist group has been returned to Australia eight years after he left to become involved in the Syrian civil war. | | | A Scottish independence vote is still on the agenda but it may have to wait as the Scottish National Party falls short of claiming a majority in the Scottish parliament, writes Nick Dole. | | | The rescue of a German Shepherd from a mine shaft in Tasmania is overseen by a man who knows the location all too well; Beaconsfield mine survivor and local fire brigade chief Todd Russell. | | | More than 100,000 Australians came off income support last month despite the withdrawal of JobKeeper at the end of March, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg says, arguing it shows the economy is more resilient than some believed. | | | | | | 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. | | | | |