| | While the COVID pandemic has been an economic and social disaster of unimaginable proportions, for well over a million Australians struggling to survive on welfare payments it briefly opened a window to a better world for them, one with a universal basic income. | | | The IPCC report makes clear that climate change and its impacts are accelerating. The heat is also on Scott Morrison and the Coalition, writes Melissa Clarke. | | | Off the podium and into hotel quarantine — dozens more Australian Olympians are back home and starting 14 days of mandatory quarantine. Follow live. | | | Authorities are on edge after COVID-19 is reported within the Queensland-New South Wales border zone for the first time since Sydney's Delta outbreak began. It is said the Sydney man does not believe in COVID-19 and inspected real estate in the Byron hinterland while infectious. | | | Not a census goes by without controversy, and for all the census controversies there are triumphs and reasons for celebration, writes Liz Allen. | | | Two young women left bruised and with "wobbly" teeth after an assault in a crowded Kimberley caravan park say their calls for help went unanswered. | | | Pregnant women are being denied access to the COVID-19 vaccine, as doctors refuse them and state health departments offer different advice. | | | Months into the COVID-19 vaccine rollout, the details of an indemnity scheme aimed at protecting GPs have still not been finalised. | | | Owners of electric vehicles may soon be able to get paid for simply plugging their car into the wall. But there are a few things to consider first. | | | The Earth could be just 10 years from heating by more than 1.5 degrees Celsius since industrialisation — a global warming threshold beyond which even more serious and frequent fires, droughts, floods and cyclones are expected to wreak havoc on humanity. | | | | | | 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.
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