| | Scott Morrison says it is important for people right across Sydney to be complying with the lockdown, but stops short of supporting a "ring of steel" around the city. Follow live. | | | Police across the Tweed-Byron and Richmond police districts join forces in emergency COVID operation. | | | A man undertaking hotel quarantine at an Adelaide medi-hotel escapes overnight, while police charge another man who they allege drove from NSW via Victoria and then turned up in Hindley Street yesterday after failing to pay a taxi fare. | | | Veterans of the Afghanistan war are expressing despair at the Taliban's rapid resurgence in the war-torn country, as the federal government confirms it's working to extract some remaining Australians. | | | US President Joe Biden delivered on a key election promise. But his battle to make it a reality isn't over yet. | | | Steve Edgar has seen the toll of repeated lockdowns on his 70 staff. He now has a mental health care plan in place, as doctors reveal the staggering impact of "pandemic fatigue". | | | NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian says soaring COVID-19 figures are unlikely to ease for days, after the state posted another record for daily case numbers and another two deaths. | | | A 62-year-old man is in policy custody after a 55-year-old man dies from stab wounds to his upper body at Marrickville in Sydney's inner west. | | | Victoria announces a five-week vaccination blitz, as contact tracers try to discover the source of a handful of recent mystery cases in Melbourne's COVID-19 outbreak. | | | Queensland records seven new community cases of COVID-19 with Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk saying virus creep from New South Wales was very concerning. | | | | | | 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. | | | | |