| | On the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese Communist Party, Beijing is more influential — and controversial — than ever. | | | As the debate around Australia's COVID-19 vaccine rollout escalates, fresh federal government data reveals one in five jabs are not being used. | | | Despite Prime Minister Scott Morrison saying Australians under 40 are welcome to ask their GP about getting the AstraZeneca, the co-chair of the advisory body on vaccines says the number of "situations where that would be warranted … are quite small". | | | COVIDSafe, which costs $100,000 per month to run, has not been updated to reflect the behaviour of the variant that has put capital cities into lockdown. | | | Millions of Australians are waiting for news on the potential spread of the Delta variant. Lockdowns remain active in parts of Queensland, New South Wales, the Northern Territory and Western Australia, with strict border restrictions in place across the country. | | | Bill Cosby has walked free from prison and returned home, less than two hours after the Pennsylvania Supreme Court overturned his sexual assault conviction. | | | Nick Kyrgios and drama go hand-in-hand, and they did again upon the Australian star's triumphant return to the All England Club. | | | Former US defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld, the main architect of the Iraq war until President George W Bush replaced him as the country found itself bogged down after years of fighting, dies aged 88. | | | The spectator who caused a massive crash on the first stage of this year Tour de France is in custody, according to French media reports. | | | Last Thursday, NSW was still two days from announcing a two-week lockdown. But in just one week, lockdowns and restrictions have become the norm across Australia. | | | | | | 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.
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