| | These three women fought for their lives and won, but is the system allowing them to truly recover? | | | The federal government's plan to subsidise coal and gas-fired power stations could be thwarted, with states and territories moving to block the plan. | | | One is tempted to think Scott Morrison's hero must be Harry Houdini, the great escape artist. Put our Prime Minister in a corner, and he'll talk his way out, or try to, writes Michelle Grattan. | | | How well are the COVID-19 vaccines working at preventing people from getting sick? And if you do get infected after being vaccinated, how likely are you to pass the virus onto someone else? Here's what we know. | | | Mathematical modellers are hopeful vaccines will start to push Victoria's coronavirus cases down soon, but lagging vaccination levels in parts of Melbourne could yet be a problem, writes Casey Briggs. | | | Today brings a big moment for the diplomatic group, which includes the leaders of Australia, the US, Japan and India, as they sit down for their first in-person meeting to coordinate their actions across a range of areas, from counter terrorism to COVID vaccine distribution. | | | A frustrated Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk tells Queenslanders eager to see interstate family and friends this Christmas to "take a deep breath" and wait for next Friday's National Cabinet meeting about the COVID-19 roadmap. | | | Across the world, the pandemic has triggered a seismic shift in the workforce as many people re-evaluate their ambitions, their values and their work-life balance. | | | It's the end of an era for Germany as the woman called the 'Iron Chancellor' by her critics and 'Mama' by her fans prepares to retire after 16 tumultuous years in power. | | | Several AFL players, football clubs and a government MP are uncomfortable with the extent of gambling advertising within the code and are pushing for changes ahead of Saturday's AFL grand final in Perth. | | | | | | 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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