| | | | Health experts are preparing for a "nightmare scenario" in Australia, with early data from both overseas examples and the NSW outbreak showing the Delta strain is more severe as well as being harder to contain. | | | | Surgeries are being cancelled, COVID-19 care facilities ramped up and the state's children's hospital is being kept in reserve as Queensland Health prepares for a surge in coronavirus infections, as dozens of key health staff face days of being in isolation at home. | | | | Last week, National Cabinet discussed modelling to help guide how Australia will get out of the cycle of lockdowns and closed borders — but already experts are cautioning against misreading the numbers and opening up too early. | | | | Australia is being swept up in a renewable energy revolution, and rooftop solar is a major part of that shift. But some consumers say there's little help available if things go wrong. | | | | The 10-metre diving finals kick off this week. Put your armchair critic skills to the test and see whether you can match our Olympic judge. | | | | Attention turns again to the Olympic Stadium, where Brooke Stratton will start in the women's long jump final and Stewart McSweyn will begin his 1,500m campaign. Follow live. | | | | It matters little that Australia were the superior side for much of the game, against probably the best team in the world right now, writes Dan Colasimone. | | | | Transgender weightlifter Laurel Hubbard fills the stadium in Tokyo, but the real show is 21-year-old Chinese star Li Wenwen — an athlete in a class of her own, writes Tracey Holmes. | | | | New Zealand's transgender weightlifter is knocked out of her competition without completing a lift in Tokyo. | | | | People in the Victorian-New South Wales border bubble will only be able to enter Victoria without a permit for essential reasons from midnight. Follow live. | | | | | | | | | 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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