| | Premier Daniel Andrews said the new restrictions would come into effect 11:59pm tonight and be in place until September 2. | | | NSW records its worst day of the COVID-19 pandemic with 478 cases and seven deaths with Premier Gladys Berejiklian saying the numbers are "disturbingly high". | | | New COVID rules in Melbourne, NT goes into lockdown, ACT cluster grows. Here's the latest COVID-19 news across Australia | | | Taliban fighters seize control of Afghanistan, taking over key government buildings in Kabul hours after President Ashraf Ghani fled the country. | | | Cabinet's National Security Committee has approved a military evacuation plan to rescue Australians in Afghanistan, as well as Afghans who once served with the ADF. | | | The Taliban have stormed back into power in Afghanistan. Here's who they are, what they want, and why the international community is so concerned. | | | Emboldened by success in Afghanistan, the Taliban is now ordering religious leaders to provide them with lists of girls over the age of 15 to enter into "marriages" with Taliban fighters. | | | Malaysia's cabinet led by Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin has tendered its resignation to the king. | | | NSW Police Commissioner Mick Fuller says thousands of police and ADF members are patrolling Sydney streets and issued more than 500 infringements of health orders overnight. Follow live. | | | One of Canberra's 19 new cases is a student at Lyneham High School, another is a worker at an aged care facility in Greenway. | | | | | | 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. | | | | |