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Two young children among eight civilians dead after shelling west of Kyiv
Eight civilians were killed in the midst of an evacuation in Irpin — a district west of Kyiv that saw intense shelling on Sunday — the mayor of Irpin Oleksandr Markushyn said in a statement on Telegram. Markushyn said Russians opened fire during an evacuation across a bridge. “A family died,” he said, “in front …
Two new COVID-19 cases recorded in Victoria linked to a Southbank residential complex; Biloela Tamil family to be reunited in Australia; Widow Natasha Darcy found guilty of murdering Walcha farmer Mathew Dunbar; QLD thunderstorms
The Tamil asylum-seeker family who had been living in Biloela will be temporarily resettled in Perth while their youngest daughter is receiving medical help, Immigration Minister Alex Hawke has confirmed. However, they will be under community detention, meaning they will not be able to work while their matters are still being examined by the courts. …
New restrictions for Victoria after new locally acquired case; 375,000 residents without power in Qld
Victoria has reduced private household gatherings to five people after a new locally acquired case of COVID-19 was detected on Tuesday. Health officials revealed a man in his 60s tested positive after household contact with another case. Victorian chief health officer Brett Sutton confirmed the detected strain was the B1617 “double mutant variant” currently wreaking …
Eastern Freeway truck driver to serve 22 year sentence; QLD to ease restrictions 6AM tomorrow; Morrison’s plan to save vaccine rollout; Former Australia Post CEO Christine Holgate would ‘welcome’ apology from PM; South Africa halts Johnson & Johnson vaccine jabs
Coronavirus fragments have been found in wastewater in a Melbourne suburb, prompting a warning to residents. Victoria Health tweeted that the fragments had been discovered in Ringwood. Anybody who has lived in or visited the suburbs of Bayswater, Bayswater North, Boronia, Croydon, Croydon North, Croydon South, Heathmont, Kilsyth, Kilsyth South, Montrose, Ringwood, Ringwood East, Sassafras, …
Live breaking news: Australia’s Covid death rate higher than the US; Restrictions lifted for northern NSW: Byron Bay, Tweed, Lismore and Ballina; Qld weather warning: Heavy rain, flooding forecast
Australia is falling behind in the race with China to deliver COVID vaccines to Pacific Island nations, with experts warning losing to Beijing would be a “significant blow” to Aussies. If the Morrison government is unable to secure millions of vaccine doses for our Pacific Island neighbours within the next few weeks, there are fears …
Qld Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk confirms Brisbane lockdown ends today, won’t be extended over Easter long weekend
West Australians proudly do things differently to the rest of the country, so when Premier Mark McGowan pulled an April Fool’s Day prank, announcing the state’s “official sandwich and coffee”, people were actually on-board. “Often, when I’m out and about, people ask me ‘what is the official sandwich and coffee order of Western Australia?’ and …
Gladys Berejiklian scraps covid restrictions in NSW, teen electrocuted in Caboolture, QLD, flood evacuations and weather warning updates
Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Labor leader Anthony Albanese have extended their condolences to the family of the man who died in floodwaters. “This is a terribly sad day for that family,” Mr Morrison told Question Time. “We have seen so much over the course of the past year and more as this country has …
PM addresses Parliament allegations; Supermarkets stripped bare as NSW communities cut off by floods; Colo River residents told to ‘leave now’; Landslides in QLD; COVID-19 restrictions to ease in VIC
Governor-General David Hurley is set to visit flood-ravaged areas of Queensland and NSW in coming days as people reel from a once-in-a-generation weather event. Mr Hurley and his wife Linda will spend time with affected residents as conditions allow, Government House said in a statement. “On behalf of all Australians, our thoughts are with residents …
Sydney P plate driver crashes dad’s $70k mustang, Palaszczuk confirms QLD covid restrictions extended, PM urged to stop AstraZeneca vaccine
A Sydney P-plate driver has totalled his father’s brand new V8 Mustang after deciding to take it for a drive in Mt Druitt. The 20-year-old green P-plater crashed the $70,000 car into a power pole on Sunday night after taking the car without his father’s knowledge. “He didn’t tell me. He just grabbed the key …
ACT lifts quarantine rules on some NSW areas; Five new local cases in NSW, with cases linked to Northern Beaches and Berala clusters; One new local case in QLD as safeguards for fans at Gabba Test put in place; Moves to impeach Trump; Victoria records zero new COVID-19 cases for sixth day
Chief Medical Officer Professor Nicole Spurrier said the state currently had 588 total infections, 15 of which were active and in medi-hotels, with more than 4500 tests done in the last 24 hours. Professor Spurrier said there were four cases of the highly infectious UK strain of the virus in South Australia. Two people have …
