| | The majority of Victoria's restrictions will stay in place until 70 per cent of Victorians aged 16 and older have received at least one dose of vaccine, Premier Daniel Andrews announces. | | | Health department figures show there are still stark gaps in vaccination rates for Indigenous people across the country, with regions in outback Western Australia the worst at 7 to 9 per cent fully vaccinated. Follow live. | | | NSW's Delta death toll reaches 100 and more than 1,000 new COVID-19 cases are recorded for the fifth consecutive day as Premier Gladys Berejiklian says the state has done "very well". | | | Queensland Health issues a public health alert for contact tracing locations in Archerfield and Goondiwindi after a truck driver from New South Wales tested positive to COVID-19. | | | Australia's most populous state has reached a grim COVID-19 milestone — here are the stories behind some of those who have died during the Delta outbreak. | | | There will be some small changes from Friday in Melbourne and a slight easing of restrictions in regional Victoria from next week. But further freedoms all depend on vaccination. | | | South Australian health authorities have revealed that five COVID-positive truck drivers have travelled through the state in the past six days, while new wastewater testing results have revealed traces of the virus in Adelaide's north and south. | | | With an election looming, the Coalition is walking a tightrope between getting the nation out of its deep coronavirus induced rut, and not angering voters in states like WA and Queensland that are vital to their political success, writes Matthew Doran. | | | The World Health Organization is tracking a new variant of interest as it monitors the evolution of the virus that causes COVID-19 — it's called the Mu variant. | | | With the Taliban now in total control, Afghan people are left to reassess the lives they built when they believed they would be free. | | | | | | 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. | | | | |