07 August 2020, Friday NewsLatest News On 07 August 2020, Friday Bennett deserves to have the book thrown at him8/08/2020 8:48 AM At least 16 people dead, including both pilots, in Air India plane crash | Sky News Australia8/08/2020 8:42 AM Perrottet’s icare staffer joined US trade trip8/08/2020 8:33 AM Mystery COVID cases causing anxiety for NSW Health8/08/2020 8:17 AM 'This is the hardest it's going to get': How the NZ Warriors are dealing with life in Australia8/08/2020 7:20 AM This restaurant owner received 470 job applications — only two were Australians8/08/2020 7:20 AM How Australia's most potent biological control weapon almost failed8/08/2020 7:20 AM 'I was wildly wrong': Residents in bushfire-ravaged Merimbula shocked by 'generous' PNG donation8/08/2020 7:20 AM It was a week of firsts in Victoria — so what will next week bring?8/08/2020 7:20 AM COVID-19 shutdown will not save planet from global warming8/08/2020 7:01 AM Deal struck between supermarkets and Victorian government over food supply shortage fears8/08/2020 6:00 AM COVID-19 patients presenting with unusual symptoms like inflamed eyes, skin rashes and, in rare cases, hair loss8/08/2020 5:20 AM Half of all Aussie community sports clubs six months away from financial collapse8/08/2020 5:00 AM Hotel quarantine problems? 'I found out in the media,' says Sutton8/08/2020 5:00 AM Air India Express plane torn apart after skidding off runway8/08/2020 4:20 AM Why some Aussies are refusing to do the 'chicken wing' elbow bump8/08/2020 4:00 AM Air India plane crashes in Calicut after skidding off the runway8/08/2020 3:54 AM A massive problem is ‘taking hold’ across Australia right now | Sky News Australia8/08/2020 3:12 AM Australia needs 'leaders who are going to lead on principles' | Sky News Australia8/08/2020 3:11 AM 'Chaotic Trump Presidency' preferable to 'Biden's cognitive deterioration' | Sky News Australia8/08/2020 3:10 AM Current phase of history is a mass ‘political and psychological experiment’ | Sky News Australia8/08/2020 3:09 AM Comedian claims 'advertising is evil' while profiting from the industry | Sky News Australia8/08/2020 3:09 AM WA premier lashes Clive Palmer over border lawsuit8/08/2020 3:00 AM Coronavirus update: Spanish town ordered into lockdown amid fears over second wave8/08/2020 2:50 AM Former Spanish king reportedly in Abu Dhabi amid financial scandal involving late Saudi king8/08/2020 2:20 AM Did Asia's largest slum nail coronavirus with a winning strategy or herd immunity?8/08/2020 2:20 AM Victorian CHO back after resignation rumours: 'It was a good retirement'8/08/2020 1:59 AM When my friend's son died in lockdown, natural instincts had to be ignored8/08/2020 1:52 AM Greater Western Sydney Giants claw their way back to beat Essendon by four points8/08/2020 1:50 AM Dan Andrews was having a week from hell. Then Russell Crowe showed up8/08/2020 1:34 AM 'I might not be able to eat': Victorian tradesman fearful as new rules brought in8/08/2020 1:19 AM Giants reel in big lead to run down Bombers8/08/2020 1:04 AM Number of Victorians in hospital with COVID-19 almost doubles in a week8/08/2020 1:01 AM Number of Victorians in hospital with COVID-19 almost doubles in a week8/08/2020 1:00 AM Swans, Roosters, Sixers could be next as Opera House puts $50,000 price tag on Kings logo8/08/2020 12:49 AM Woman’s grazing table grosses people out8/08/2020 12:40 AM Victorian JobKeeper claims tipped to hit 1.5 million8/08/2020 12:34 AM Australians rally to support Lebanon as death toll hits 1578/08/2020 12:31 AM Perth woman injured in second WA whale encounter in one week8/08/2020 12:29 AM Paul Barry pushes his views 'and ignores the issues' at the taxpayers' expense | Sky News Australia8/08/2020 12:24 AM 8/08/2020 12:23 AM Mum mourns boy who ‘fought so hard’8/08/2020 12:20 AM NSW MP apologises for calling Labor leader 'quite stupid' in mask stoush8/08/2020 12:15 AM Glencore to suspend Hunter Valley coal mines as China restricts imports8/08/2020 12:09 AM Rebel Wilson’s weight loss: Four tricks behind 18kg weight loss8/08/2020 12:00 AM Walker on song as Rabbitohs heap more pain on Broncos7/08/2020 11:52 PM Election triumph gives Rajapaksa brothers a tighter grip on Sri Lanka7/08/2020 11:51 PM Glencore to suspend Hunter Valley coal mines as China restricts imports7/08/2020 11:50 PM South Sydney wins NRL grudge match to add to Brisbane Broncos' miserable season7/08/2020 11:50 PM Shopper has knife held to throat in Sydney robbery spree7/08/2020 11:42 PM No relief for international arrivals7/08/2020 11:40 PM Staff walk out of Kmart warehouse over contact tracing fears7/08/2020 11:40 PM Controversy rages as Manly star KO'd in ugly hit7/08/2020 11:27 PM Harry Styles has made a staggering amount since leaving One Direction7/08/2020 11:20 PM Tigers apologise after being accused of groping teammate7/08/2020 11:20 PM You beaut! Why Aussies love their utes7/08/2020 11:15 PM Anger grows in Beirut as death toll from blast rises above 1507/08/2020 11:06 PM Teenage girl charged after allegedly spitting in police officer’s face7/08/2020 11:00 PM 'Extraordinary': All VCE students assessed for special consideration7/08/2020 11:00 PM Match Highlights: Sea Eagles v Warriors7/08/2020 10:55 PM Critterpedia: Scientists invent Shazam for spiders and snakes7/08/2020 10:40 PM Why the US ban on WeChat is a much bigger deal than TikTok7/08/2020 10:40 PM 'We've just delivered a baby': First-time dad's calm call to Triple Zero7/08/2020 10:30 PM Coronavirus Victoria: Bunnings commits to pay affected workers’ wages7/08/2020 10:20 PM 'Best office in the world': Vacancy at 132yo Tasmanian lighthouse7/08/2020 10:19 PM 7/08/2020 10:02 PM US lifts travel ban but travel still limited7/08/2020 10:00 PM Government clarifies childcare advice as desperate parents scramble for answers7/08/2020 10:00 PM Childcare centre expects to lose $15,000 during Melbourne's lockdown7/08/2020 9:49 PM Richmond players apologise to teammate Mabior Chol for 'unacceptable behaviour'7/08/2020 9:49 PM ‘Scary experience’: NT Police investigate after family allegedly terrorised on remote highway7/08/2020 9:49 PM Weather system ‘half the size of NSW’ to hit7/08/2020 9:40 PM Holding the ball: How did we get here?7/08/2020 9:40 PM Every year 12 student in Victoria will have end-of-school result adjusted because of COVID-19 crisis7/08/2020 9:25 PM Kmart’s ‘admirable’ move for staff7/08/2020 9:20 PM Wayne Bennett fined $20,000 for breaching NRL's COVID-19 protocols7/08/2020 9:19 PM Joe Biden ‘says what he doesn’t mean, and means what he didn’t say’ | Sky News Australia7/08/2020 9:06 PM Concerns continue over ammonium nitrate stockpile in Newcastle | Sky News Australia7/08/2020 9:05 PM Tempers ‘are being tested’ in politics right now | Sky News Australia7/08/2020 9:04 PM Anti-maskers’ plan to ignore cops7/08/2020 9:00 PM Construction industry fails in 'misconceived' flexibility push7/08/2020 8:44 PM Coronavirus SA: Authorities ‘constantly looking at’ restriction level7/08/2020 8:40 PM Dismay grips Portland as police raid exposes new COVID-19 cluster7/08/2020 8:40 PM Mining bosses grilled after destroying sacred Aboriginal site7/08/2020 8:20 PM What is TikTok and why is it so controversial?7/08/2020 8:14 PM Woman loses 76kg after ditching Macca’s7/08/2020 8:00 PM COVID busters: Just how deep is a deep clean?7/08/2020 7:56 PM Coronavirus: Scott Morrison pledges to share vaccine7/08/2020 7:50 PM Economy to rely on households and government for years: RBA7/08/2020 7:32 PM Why the US ban on WeChat is a much bigger deal than TikTok7/08/2020 7:15 PM Australian journalists' visas blocked after Al Jazeera doco7/08/2020 6:59 PM Everything you need to know about Queensland's border closure7/08/2020 6:47 PM Australian filmmaker Lynette Wallworth nominated for an Emmy7/08/2020 6:44 PM Rwandans caught flouting coronavirus restrictions sent to learn the dangers of the pandemic in all-night lectures7/08/2020 6:32 PM 'Massive porky' fuelled Widdop-Norman swap talk7/08/2020 6:32 PM Hoddle St killer taken to hospital on ‘hunger strike’7/08/2020 6:30 PM Novel bunyavirus re-emerges in China7/08/2020 6:20 PM Ann Marie Smith's carer applies for bail after manslaughter charge7/08/2020 6:19 PM Didn't have a spare hour to watch the PM's press conference? Catch up in five minutes here7/08/2020 6:19 PM After a sunny week, rain to hit Sydney just in time for weekend7/08/2020 6:14 PM Bunnings, Kmart to pay Melbourne employees full wages during lockdown7/08/2020 6:12 PM Trump claims Biden is ‘against God’ and will ‘hurt the Bible’7/08/2020 6:10 PM Victorian man fined for breaching curfew to ‘feed uncle’s horses’7/08/2020 6:00 PM Rajapaksa brothers win election by landslide7/08/2020 5:51 PM Baby killer Kathleen Folbigg warned against re-running inquiry7/08/2020 5:50 PM Victorians flee Melbourne’s stage 4 lockdown using sneaky loophole7/08/2020 5:50 PM Easing of coronavirus restrictions delayed as WA remains on 'high alert' due to Victorian outbreak7/08/2020 5:49 PM Elderly bus passengers stopped at Queensland border after 'stretching legs' at Sydney transit stop7/08/2020 5:49 PM Snow falls in SA while Tasmania records lowest temperature on record7/08/2020 5:40 PM Tasmania records coldest ever morning7/08/2020 5:40 PM Wanderers set to lose another captain with Duke nearing Saudi move7/08/2020 5:31 PM VCE students to be ‘individually assessed’7/08/2020 5:30 PM Melburnians ignore curfew, 150 people 'not home' during ADF checks7/08/2020 5:23 PM Australian coronavirus cases reach new milestone7/08/2020 5:19 PM Public tourism forum 'Zoombombed' with pornography7/08/2020 5:19 PM Coroner scathing of prison after 'needless death' of shopkeeper Voula Delios7/08/2020 5:19 PM Rio Tinto blasted ancient Aboriginal caves for $135m of iron ore7/08/2020 5:15 PM 'Dynamic' weather to raise flood and beach erosion fears7/08/2020 5:01 PM Bird flu outbreak hits second Victorian farm, as experts warn free-range farming is increasing Australia's risk7/08/2020 4:49 PM Trans-Tasman Super Rugby competition a 50-50 chance7/08/2020 4:49 PM Cormann calls on Clive Palmer to drop legal challenge to WA border7/08/2020 4:44 PM No international travel for 'many months': PM7/08/2020 4:40 PM Rio Tinto did not tell traditional owners alternatives to blowing up sacred Juukan Gorge7/08/2020 4:35 PM Langer, Broncos staff placed in COVID-19 hold after attending 'private function'7/08/2020 4:27 PM America should learn from Australia on China, says key US Congressman7/08/2020 4:24 PM You might now be eligible for JobKeeper, even if you weren't before. Here's what you need to know7/08/2020 4:19 PM Ben Simmons' season under cloud as he partially dislocates kneecap7/08/2020 4:19 PM Commonwealth backdown on Clive Palmer's WA border challenge 'doesn't go far enough'7/08/2020 4:19 PM Scott Morrison says constraints on international travellers coming to Australia will remain7/08/2020 4:13 PM Aus 'strongly optimistic' about coronavirus vaccine | Sky News Australia7/08/2020 4:08 PM As it happened: Lockdown 2.0. Your questions answered.7/08/2020 4:04 PM US rescinds global 'do not travel' coronavirus warning7/08/2020 4:03 PM 'This is my pain. Forever': Family of mum killed at Colonnades Shopping Centre speak out7/08/2020 3:49 PM SA Health 'not worried' about two new coronavirus cases linked to flights7/08/2020 3:49 PM Confused about what's happening at the Queensland border? Here's what you need to know7/08/2020 3:49 PM 'It's selfish': Queensland police consider court action to stop thousands from protesting in Brisbane7/08/2020 3:49 PM 'He looked so sad': the new mum who welcomed a refugee into her home7/08/2020 3:44 PM Minister intervenes over patient's death and bungled records7/08/2020 3:39 PM Victorian anti-lockdown protest organisers raided and arrested before dangerous demonstration7/08/2020 3:27 PM Trucking industry saw 'Christmas rush' ahead of lockdown7/08/2020 3:20 PM Ardent Leisure handed $70 million Government loan to reopen Gold Coast theme parks7/08/2020 3:19 PM 'That’s always been the modus operandi': Hasler opens up ahead of 400-game milestone7/08/2020 3:04 PM Every Victorian Year 12 student to get special consideration in VCE7/08/2020 3:00 PM Breathing new life into Death in Brunswick, a classic 30 years young7/08/2020 3:00 PM Accountability in modern politics 'questionable' if 'Andrews remains' in his position | Sky News Australia7/08/2020 2:59 PM Frydenberg lashes Victorian Labor govt saying 'it should never have got to this' | Sky News Australia7/08/2020 2:58 PM Premier reveals 500 people not at home while under isolation orders | Sky News Australia7/08/2020 2:49 PM Four hundred schools sweating on news of airconditioning7/08/2020 2:47 PM Victorians still flouting self-isolation as state records 450 new cases, 11 deaths7/08/2020 2:30 PM 'Coronavirus running rings around our leaders': Readers reflect on the pandemic blame game7/08/2020 2:30 PM Coronavirus updates LIVE: Victorian arrivals to enter NSW hotel quarantine, national cabinet meets, Australia's death toll hits 2667/08/2020 2:28 PM 'Now is not the time': Brisbane protesters 'will be arrested' at refugee rally | Sky News Australia7/08/2020 2:26 PM NSW records 11 new COVID-19 cases amid concern over 17 venues visited by infected trio7/08/2020 2:24 PM Coronavirus updates LIVE: Victorian arrivals to enter NSW hotel quarantine, National Cabinet to meet, Australia's death toll hits 2667/08/2020 2:16 PM Jobs market to take longer to recover from recession: RBA7/08/2020 2:05 PM Midnight Oil's Gadigal Land is an uncompromising song of rage7/08/2020 2:00 PM 'We'd rather they all p**s off': Christmas Island president slams detention centre reopening7/08/2020 1:55 PM Anti-mask rally organisers arrested for planning Melbourne protest7/08/2020 1:44 PM Nathan Brown agrees to three-year Warriors deal7/08/2020 1:41 PM Biden, Trump 'bashing each other' with 'duelling narratives' on China | Sky News Australia7/08/2020 1:34 PM Brisbane refugee protesters 'putting the lives of innocent people at risk' | Sky News Australia7/08/2020 1:30 PM Trump 'hopeful' for coronavirus vaccine by end of year | Sky News Australia7/08/2020 1:24 PM Queensland flags easing restrictions as state records no new cases7/08/2020 1:13 PM Coronavirus updates LIVE: Victorian arrivals to enter NSW hotel quarantine, National Cabinet to meet, Australia's death toll stands at 2557/08/2020 1:11 PM Long bombs and super shots: time to get back to the future7/08/2020 1:11 PM Scott Morrison allays concerns over ammonium stockpile in NSW after deadly Beirut chemical blast7/08/2020 1:10 PM 11 new COVID cases in NSW7/08/2020 1:06 PM Human Rights Commission urges 'rigorous' defence of free speech at unis7/08/2020 12:53 PM JobKeeper extension to reflect Vic's 'evolving health crisis' | Sky News Australia7/08/2020 12:40 PM Treasurer unveils changes to JobKeeper eligibility | Sky News Australia7/08/2020 12:39 PM Victoria expecting more than 450 cases7/08/2020 12:36 PM Australian Medical Association urges NSW residents to wear face masks at all times7/08/2020 12:33 PM Anti-mask rally organisers arrested for planning Melbourne protest7/08/2020 12:31 PM Lebanon on its knees: country on brink of collapse after blast7/08/2020 12:27 PM Alyssa Milano’s brutal coronavirus battle: ‘I thought I was dying’7/08/2020 12:13 PM Government won't rule out extra help for struggling Aussies7/08/2020 12:01 PM Intelligence agencies made the right call in not banning TikTok7/08/2020 11:51 AM Studs split Magpie's shin 'six or eight inches completely open' in costly win over Swans7/08/2020 11:48 AM European countries race to halt second wave as global coronavirus deaths top 700,0007/08/2020 11:46 AM Coronavirus updates LIVE: Victorian arrivals to enter NSW hotel quarantine, National Cabinet to meet, Australia's death toll stands at 2557/08/2020 11:38 AM French hostage situation ends after six-hour standoff7/08/2020 11:30 AM An extra 400,000 Australians may be jobless by Christmas7/08/2020 11:22 AM Craig Kelly said Daniel Andrews could be jailed over his hydroxychloroquine stance. Here are the facts7/08/2020 11:18 AM Your best photos from the past week7/08/2020 11:18 AM Lebanese authorities arrest 16 over Beirut port blast7/08/2020 11:18 AM New York seeks to dissolve National Rifle Association in legal action over financial fraud7/08/2020 11:15 AM 'The Night Driver' to shed new light on the disappearance of Janine Vaughan | Sky News Australia7/08/2020 11:14 AM Sydney bar fined for breaching social distancing rules | Sky News Australia7/08/2020 11:13 AM Sydney's new cluster fears after COVID-19 case has big weekend7/08/2020 11:12 AM Victoria is pushed into the ultimate corner — if stage 4 fails, the future becomes too awful to contemplate7/08/2020 11:02 AM Coronavirus Victoria live updates7/08/2020 10:52 AM NT Labor govt hit with ballot blow | Sky News Australia7/08/2020 10:37 AM Second Newcastle high school closes after positive case | Sky News Australia7/08/2020 10:37 AM Race to enter Queensland before border shuts at 1am tomorrow | Sky News Australia7/08/2020 10:37 AM 'Australia needs to stockpile emergency supplies'7/08/2020 10:32 AM United States lifts coronavirus warning to avoid travel to Australia7/08/2020 10:32 AM JobKeeper expansion offers $15 billion lifeline to Victorians says treasurer7/08/2020 10:30 AM Who are the big donors to our political parties ahead of the NT election?7/08/2020 10:18 AM 'Just for the sake of pleasure': Playtime is not just for kids — grown-ups need it too7/08/2020 10:18 AM Try to avoid crashing back to Earth in this week's News Quiz7/08/2020 10:18 AM