| | New modelling adds weight to the view that while NSW's harder lockdown was the right move, a drop in cases won't be seen until September. | | | From midnight, permits to enter Victoria from a red zone will be suspended for two weeks and anyone who has not returned would need an exemption. | | | Brothers Roni and Ramsin Shuka express their grief over the death of their 57-year-old mother Saeeda, who became the fifth person to die in the current outbreak of the Delta strain of COVID-19 in NSW. | | | Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt says the New South Wales COVID outbreak has been "stabilised" in what is "the most important real sign of hope in Australia today". Follow live. | | | South Australia joins Victoria and New South Wales in lockdown as the states face separate COVID outbreaks. This is what's happening with COVID-19 across Australia by state and territory. | | | South Australia will go into lockdown from 6:00pm after health authorities confirm the state's outbreak is the Delta strain. | | | A staff member at meal provider Meals on Wheels has tested positive for COVID-19 after recently spending time in one of the agency's Adelaide kitchens. | | | After the US and its allies claimed China was behind large-scale cyber hacking, Beijing hit back hard and fast, writes Bill Birtles. | | | NSW Police bemoan "very selfish" people after breaking up a Sydney office party with birthday cakes and alcoholic drinks, as the state records 78 new COVID cases. | | | A global coalition says China's hacking campaigns must stop, but pointing the finger over January's Microsoft Exchange attack seems the only consequence for now. | | | | | | 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. | | | | |