| | NSW Police Minister David Elliott says 57 people have been charged after attending an anti-lockdown protest in Sydney today and that a strike force has been established to identify others who were there. | | | All adults in Greater Sydney should "strongly consider" getting vaccinated with any available vaccine, including AstraZeneca, Australia's expert vaccines body says. | | | Police issue more than 200 penalty notices and health authorities plead with people to stop gathering as NSW's COVID-19 crisis deepens after a record number of new infections is announced. | | | New South Wales announced a record daily increase in COVID cases today, but Victoria and South Australia appear on track to end their respective lockdowns as scheduled. | | | Thousands followed Catboy Kami's videos where he targeted children online with racist, shock tactics. With his notoriety he's become a useful tool in the expansion of an extreme social movement, and now for the first time the ABC reveals his true identity. | | | Hobart Airport is treated to an encore performance of a Samoan song after a video of seasonal workers singing from the balconies of a quarantine hotel went viral earlier this week. | | | It's the first official day of the Tokyo Olympic Games. Follow all the action from the pool, the road and the pitch in our live blog. | | | COVID-19 has escaped from Sydney into regional centres. Catherine Taylor explores what went wrong and how rural communities will cope with Delta. | | | South Australia records one new case of COVID-19 linked to a winery north-east of Adelaide, but health authorities say while other cases are likely, the state remains on track to come out of lockdown next week. | | | Police estimate 7,500 anti-lockdown and anti-vax protesters are rallying in Brisbane as contact tracers scramble to contain the potential spread of the highly infectious Delta strain after a flight attendant travelled while infectious. | | | | | | 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. | | | | |