| | National Cabinet has set a four-step path back to normal, but we won't get there unless we all get vaccinated. | | | The four-day lockdown in Perth and Peel will end at midnight tonight with some restrictions to remain, and those who have been stuck at home in regional Queensland will be allowed to leave again after 6pm, despite a late COVID-19 case identified on the Sunshine Coast. Follow live. | | | Queensland Health detects another community case of COVID-19, in addition to three cases announced earlier today. Lockdown for the region will still ease at 6:00pm. | | | The four-day lockdown affecting the Perth and Peel regions will end at midnight as planned but masks will remain mandatory as three days of post-lockdown restrictions take effect. | | | National Cabinet agrees to halve the number of people allowed into Australia each week and to set up vaccination targets to prevent lockdowns and border closures. | | | From slashing international passenger caps, to giving the clearest guide yet of how Australia may begin to reopen, a fair bit came out of National Cabinet this morning. Catch up on the key moments here. | | | NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian says a decision by her National Cabinet colleagues to reduce the number of people arriving in Australia from overseas will not stop "mistakes" that lead to future COVID-19 outbreaks | | | Hundreds of people gather in Turkey to protest the country's withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention, a landmark international treaty designed to protect women from violence. | | | US President Joe Biden is gearing up to sell the 'post-pandemic' dream to Americans. There's a few lessons for Australia in what could happen when vaccines are freely available. | | | Leaders in the sexual assault movement say support centre hotlines are ringing off the hook as survivors react to the "deeply painful" decision to overturn the comedian's conviction. | | | | | | 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. | | | | |