| | Regional NSW is under stay-at-home orders from today until 12:01am on Sunday, 22 August as Deputy Premier John Barilaro said the government needed to act quickly to stem the spread of COVID-19. | | | Premier Gladys Berejiklian describes the state's COVID outbreak as "literally a war", with Greater Sydney facing restrictions on exercise and fines for breaches increasing. | | | NSW Deputy Premier John Barilaro says the new measures are designed to "minimise movement and protect our communities from the evolving COVID situation in Sydney". Follow live. | | | From Monday, a raft of new lockdown rules will come into effect in NSW and police will have the power to issue some of the highest fines ever seen in the state. Here's what you need to know. | | | Victoria records 21 new locally acquired cases of COVID-19, as contact tracers race to find the source of mystery cases driving the outbreak. | | | The Taliban is advancing across Afghanistan and only a few key cities remain under government control. The city of Mazar-i-Sharif is the last battle in the north. | | | A baby and a young child are among seven new cases of COVID-19 detected in Queensland overnight. | | | It's a tight game at Eden Park as the Wallabies are taking it to the All Blacks in the first half — can they snap a 35-year losing streak in Auckland tonight? Follow our live blog. | | | Canberra records one more locally acquired case of COVID-19, as genomic testing confirms the initial case which sparked the territory's lockdown has links to cases the Greater Sydney outbreak. | | | Gladys Berejiklian's promise to ease some restrictions once vaccination hits 50 per cent has revealed the cracks in the national approach, writes Andrew Probyn. | | | | | | 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. | | | | |