| | Senator Richard Colbeck is concerned aged care workers will leave the sector when vaccination against COVID-19 becomes mandatory in mid-September, with just over a third having received a first dose. Follow live. | | | Funding was promised for the pool in the WA electorate of Pearce, which the Liberals feared might be taken by Labor in the May 2019 election, instead of going toward female sports programs. | | | There's still a lot of coronavirus news happening right across Australia. Let's get you up to speed quickly on everything you need to know. | | | Some reports suggest the new Lambda variant could be fast spreading and difficult to tackle with vaccines. What is this strain and should we be worried? | | | NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian says she hopes to announce on Wednesday whether lockdown will be extended or not after the state recorded 18 new COVID-19 cases. | | | Paul Vaughan is sacked, effective immediately, for hosting 12 other Dragons at his house during a COVID-19 lockdown. | | | The Reserve Bank holds official interest rates steady at the record low of 0.1 per cent, but starts to ease back on some of the unconventional stimulus policies it introduced last year. | | | Victoria records another day of zero local coronavirus cases as authorities warn against breaking quarantine rules after residents return from outbreak zones. | | | The race — normally held in March — had already been postponed to November in the hope that a deal could be reached to bring the event to Australia. | | | A 22-year-old woman is fined in Cairns after allegedly scaling balconies to escape hotel quarantine yesterday to go to her mother's place, police say. | | | | | | 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. | | | | |