| | Victoria records 1,488 new cases of COVID-19 and two deaths, marking the highest ever daily increase in cases for the state. | | | Doctors say Gladys Berejiklian's replacement must make expert health advice the focus of the state's exit from lockdown after NSW recorded 813 new COVID-19 cases and 10 deaths. | | | At least 29 of the 52 new COVID-19 cases in the ACT were infectious in the community, as the territory records its highest daily number of cases since the pandemic began. | | | In Thailand, no-one questioned how a policeman on $1,700 a month was funding such a glamorous lifestyle. But when a video link landed in a lawyer's inbox, it led to a series of scandalous revelations, a manhunt and an arrest. | | | A woman who returned to South Australia on a flight from Victoria on Friday afternoon and a man in an Adelaide medi-hotel are the state's two new cases of COVID-19. | | | Gladys Berejiklian, the woman touted last year as the one who had "saved Australia", could not save herself this week, writes Laura Tingle. | | | An hour after the corruption watchdog announced an investigation into NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian, she resigned. Now that the dust has settled, Australia's most populous state is looking for a new leader. | | | An antiviral pill developed by US drug maker Merck could halve the chances of dying or being hospitalised from COVID-19, but experts warn vaccines are still necessary. | | | Victoria's south-west coastline is admired for the beauty of its cliffs and sandy beaches, but the very reason for that beauty is why one area is now off-limits to the public. | | | Upgrades to a local shooting range and a conservatorium of music would have been just a blip in the state government's budget, but they appear to have ended up costing Gladys Berejiklian her political career. | | | | | | 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. | | | | |