| | Two senior nurses say patients with COVID-19 are arriving at hospital unvaccinated and requesting a shot once it's too late. | | | New South Wales records a "dramatic drop" in COVID-19 cases, with 667 infections and 10 deaths as the state announces an easing of self-quarantine rules for the fully vaccinated. | | | Businesses won't have to take an "enforcement" role if unvaccinated people enter their premises, and fully vaccinated people will have their isolation time halved if they become a close contact. Here's what will change in just over a week. | | | As speculation over Evergrande's future continues, there's a growing belief among analysts that the world's second-biggest economy is heading for a slow wind-down that will be painful but predictable. | | | The Transport Minister confirms he is quitting state politics and that he is not contesting the NSW Liberal leadership, as he says it was heartbreaking to see what happened to Gladys Berejiklian. | | | A fully vaccinated Australian diplomat has tested positive for COVID-19 after arriving in Perth, and authorities say 12 crew members from an oil tanker docked in Fremantle are also positive for the virus. | | | South Australian authorities will reduce the state's border bubble with Victoria after a woman from the south-east returns home and tests positive to COVID-19. | | | The ACT records 38 new locally acquired cases of COVID-19, with Chief Health Officer Kerryn Coleman saying numbers are unlikely to drop back below 20. | | | Passengers on Air New Zealand's international flights will be required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, the airline announces, in a move the company says reflects the "new reality of international travel". | | | Australia and India's women's Test on the Gold Coast comes down to the final day, with the visitors needing early wickets to chase an unlikely victory. 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. 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. | | | | |