| | A woman in her 30s with COVID-19 dies at her Western Sydney home as NSW records 753 new infections and Premier Gladys Berejiklian prepares to relax some restrictions for vaccinated people. | | | NSW's chief health officer Kerry Chant says hitting the 80 per cent vaccination threshold gives "options and choices" but face masks will likely still be required and high risk venues will be limited to those who are vaccinated. | | | In the wake of National Cabinet agreeing to make it mandatory for people working in the sector to get at least one dose by the middle of September, 49.3 per cent of workers have now received a second jab. Follow live. | | | The parents of missing Queensland mother Amy Schulkins say they have received confirmation that the remains found inside a submerged 4WD are that of their daughter. | | | Police say two children allegedly kidnapped from their Blackburn North home in Melbourne's eastern suburbs have been reunited with their mother, but investigations continue. | | | Queensland Health says a 70 per cent vaccination rate in the state is the only thing that will see the restrictions lifted before the end of October. | | | A 47-year-old woman has been remanded in custody to serve 14 days' quarantine after allegedly speeding through a checkpoint at Western Australia's border with South Australia and ramming a police car. | | | Sydney neurosurgeon Charlie Teo is ordered to get a second opinion and proof of informed consent before operating on certain brain tumours. | | | Authorities are still deciding what to do with a humpback whale carcass that is floating off the northern end of Torrens Island after being broken apart by sharks. WARNING: This story contains graphic content that readers may find distressing. | | | Enrique Tarrio is sentenced to five months in prison after pleading guilty to charges including burning a Black Lives Matter banner which was stolen from a church. | | | | | | 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. | | | | |