| | Melbourne's coronavirus lockdown will be extended for another seven days, Acting Premier James Merlino confirms, with restrictions set to ease in regional Victoria. | | | Victoria's lockdown is being extended as coronavirus cases continue to rise. Follow live. | | | NSW health authorities are working against the clock to determine when COVID-19 spread between the members of a Victorian family who holidayed in NSW more than a week ago. | | | The virus that causes COVID-19 is evolving, with new and more infectious variants taking hold. But how do these variants occur and what makes some more contagious than others? | | | When the Sanchez family heard a loud crash, they first thought it was a lightning strike. But they soon discovered the ground had collapsed just metres from their home. | | | The 89-year-old resident had received two doses of a coronavirus vaccine and is completely asymptomatic, but has been taken to hospital for monitoring. | | | Victorian students studying for the VCE in state schools are returning to the classroom on Friday, but the rules have changed for other students depending on where you live. | | | At grand slam tournaments, post-match press conferences are mandatory, whether a player wins or loses. And as Tim Callanan writes, once the obvious questions are out of the way, things can get weird. | | | Mining royalties worth $300,000 per month to a South Australian Aboriginal native title group have been suspended, while the federal regulator and administrators complete a review into a "labyrinth" of related entities and transactions is complete. | | | A former friend of a NSW man who allegedly severely injured a 23-month-old girl says his "conscience" compelled him to make a statement to police after he counselled the accused on what story to tell police, a court has heard. | | | | | | 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. | | | | |