11 August 2020, Tuesday NewsLatest News On 11 August 2020, Tuesday Political parties claim JobKeeper payments to keep staff on during pandemic12/08/2020 8:58 AM 'We're going to beat Trump': Joe Biden chooses Kamala Harris as running mate12/08/2020 8:58 AM Victoria's jobs chief to face grilling over department's role in botched hotel quarantine scheme12/08/2020 8:58 AM Spies, lies and hairdryers: The single mum who became a double agent in Cold War Australia12/08/2020 8:58 AM Whyalla steel billionaire Sanjeev Gupta sells ZEN Energy back to Ross Garnaut12/08/2020 8:58 AM Calls for mandatory masks in NSW high schools amid growing student cluster12/08/2020 8:55 AM Public mural sparks Shire censorship debate12/08/2020 8:44 AM Joe Biden announces Kamala Harris as vice-presidential pick12/08/2020 8:30 AM Joe Biden picks Kamala Harris as his running mate12/08/2020 8:29 AM Joe Biden announces Kamala Harris as vice-presidential pick12/08/2020 8:28 AM Religious study retreat at centre of Sydney COVID-19 cluster12/08/2020 8:16 AM Opposition finally finds its mojo — but is it too little too late?12/08/2020 7:50 AM Sydney Opera House lights up with Lebanese cedar in solidarity with Beirut12/08/2020 7:43 AM School outbreaks the 'tip of the iceberg' for NSW coronavirus cases12/08/2020 7:28 AM How hot does your hot water system need to be?12/08/2020 7:28 AM Banks slammed for 'making money off people who are struggling' during COVID-1912/08/2020 7:28 AM The seven things that tell us why Harry and Meghan are never going back to the royals12/08/2020 7:28 AM Jimmy Lai's Apple Daily vows to 'fight on' after his arrest in Hong Kong12/08/2020 6:28 AM What stays open in Auckland's stage three lockdown, NZ stage two restrictions12/08/2020 5:00 AM 'What do I like about this?': Using the Sam Mitchell Method to assess the premiership candidates12/08/2020 4:50 AM Distraught daughters watch on as Anglicare CEO explains bungled Newmarch House response12/08/2020 4:00 AM Coronavirus update: 'I can be the first they experiment on': Duterte's offer to Russia12/08/2020 3:28 AM 'Trump derangement syndrome' has Australian media reporting facts as 'wild claims' | Sky News Australia12/08/2020 3:13 AM Talk of racism in kids cartoon 'trivialises' a serious topic | Sky News Australia12/08/2020 3:11 AM Parking officers still at work amid Melbourne stage four lockdown | Sky News Australia12/08/2020 3:10 AM Russia's approval of coronavirus vaccine greeted with some alarm12/08/2020 3:02 AM Melbourne ICU doctor gets parking fine revoked12/08/2020 2:55 AM PNG is walking a tightrope on COVID-19 so it's abandoned lockdowns12/08/2020 2:28 AM Coronavirus cases linked to Sydney hospital, shopping centres, school12/08/2020 2:28 AM Bikie widow threatened developer hours after murder, trial hears12/08/2020 2:00 AM Ideological 'sickness' behind Safe Schools is frightening: Mark Latham | Sky News Australia12/08/2020 1:54 AM New Zealand back in lockdown as new mystery cases emerge12/08/2020 1:51 AM Grant Denyer and wife Chezzi announce they’re expecting a third child12/08/2020 1:40 AM Woman's warning to others after alleged cancer misdiagnosis12/08/2020 1:29 AM Will NSW now 'panic and make the same disastrous mistakes as Victoria' | Sky News Australia12/08/2020 1:22 AM Waleed Aly is a talented broadcaster but ‘lacks a certain degree of balance’ | Sky News Australia12/08/2020 1:21 AM ‘Substantial chance’ there will be no winner on US election night12/08/2020 1:20 AM Joe Biden 'appears to be going senile' so his VP pick holds extra importance | Sky News Australia12/08/2020 1:16 AM Draconian enforcement of lockdown by police will 'undermine public confidence' | Sky News Australia12/08/2020 1:15 AM Back on the bus ... with more beer: Maguire tries lighter touch in bid to reverse Tigers' fortunes12/08/2020 1:10 AM NZ records first COVID cases in 102 days forcing Auckland lockdown | Sky News Australia12/08/2020 1:01 AM 'State becomes more powerful and individuals weaker' with forced isolation: Alan Jones | Sky News Australia12/08/2020 1:01 AM Newmarch House: Email exposes shocking virus advice12/08/2020 1:00 AM America's ‘big enemy’ China allegedly trying to ‘rig the 2020 election’ | Sky News Australia12/08/2020 12:54 AM After 10 years of angst, NBN's big milestone has come in the nick of time12/08/2020 12:53 AM COVID-19 has brought 'draconian incursions' without 'any scientific justification' | Sky News Australia12/08/2020 12:53 AM Daniel Andrews told an 'outright lie' yet Victorians continue to cheer him on | Sky News Australia12/08/2020 12:52 AM Vic facing ‘years’ of mandatory masks12/08/2020 12:40 AM Illogical to use taxpayer funds for new gas fields12/08/2020 12:35 AM Reality star complains about easyJet’s ‘unhelpful and rude’ staff12/08/2020 12:20 AM Swimmer Ariarne Titmus speaks about her world beating efforts in the pool | Sky News Australia12/08/2020 12:12 AM What going to six schools taught me about diversity in education12/08/2020 12:10 AM BBC apologises for not censoring N-word during broadcast12/08/2020 12:00 AM Uncertain answer leaves Premier facing more questions11/08/2020 11:40 PM Kerri-Anne Kennerley’s most controversial moments on Studio 1011/08/2020 11:40 PM Newlywed Bindi Irwin is expecting her first child11/08/2020 11:34 PM Neil Mitchell: The buck stops with Daniel Andrews over hotel quarantine failures11/08/2020 11:30 PM Bindi Irwin takes to Instagram to reveal she is pregnant11/08/2020 11:28 PM Magpies avoid the upset as Crows remain winless in 202011/08/2020 11:28 PM BP employee sacked over Hitler meme wins $200k in compensation11/08/2020 11:20 PM 'Can't believe I have got her back': Dachshund Pip reunited with family in Sydney11/08/2020 11:17 PM Nour survived the Beirut blast, but one week on she's not sure the country will11/08/2020 11:16 PM Mesoblast plunges 30 per cent ahead of milestone meeting11/08/2020 11:01 PM Vladimir Putin says Russia has approved a coronavirus vaccine, but many questions remain11/08/2020 10:59 PM Putin says Russia has approved world's first coronavirus vaccine, despite WHO's warnings about rushing it through11/08/2020 10:58 PM Belarusian presidential contender flees country as supporting protests turn violent11/08/2020 10:57 PM Second Masked Singer revealed as Aussie sports legend11/08/2020 10:49 PM Police just 'came in the building and took every floor' of Hong Kong's Apple Daily | Sky News Australia11/08/2020 10:41 PM Public wants solutions not ‘grandstanding politicians’ scoring points | Sky News Australia11/08/2020 10:40 PM Star explains controversial TV show’s most explicit sex scene11/08/2020 10:40 PM The insane stress on our political leaders can't go on11/08/2020 10:40 PM What is happening in Melbourne 'would be comical if it wasn't so terrifying' | Sky News Australia11/08/2020 10:39 PM Aussie researchers using alpacas to find alternative COVID-19 treatment11/08/2020 10:30 PM Economic saviour or white elephant? What COVID-19 can teach us about delivering big infrastructure projects11/08/2020 10:27 PM Farm labour shortage risks food price spike as Aussies shun harvest jobs11/08/2020 10:26 PM Sydney Airport says Victorian outbreak pushes NZ 'travel bubble' to end of year11/08/2020 10:20 PM Bindi Irwin announces pregnancy with husband Chandler Powell11/08/2020 10:14 PM Russia claims to have created the world's first COVID-19 vaccine | Sky News Australia11/08/2020 10:03 PM Auckland to go back into lockdown after New Zealand records first community coronavirus cases in 102 days11/08/2020 9:57 PM New Zealand retirement homes in lockdown to test for COVID-1911/08/2020 9:55 PM Coronavirus updates LIVE: ADF repeatedly offered to assist Victorian quarantine: Defence Minister; 19 deaths for second day as Victoria records 331 new cases; NSW on alert11/08/2020 9:49 PM New Zealand records first COVID-19 cases in 102 days in Auckland family11/08/2020 9:42 PM Four virus cases in New Zealand11/08/2020 9:42 PM NRL star Tevita Pangai sacked by Broncos over COVID breach11/08/2020 9:40 PM Follow coronavirus live updates in our 9NEWS live blog11/08/2020 9:39 PM 'Absolute disgrace': Deputy Premier takes aim at Opera House over logo 'cash grab'11/08/2020 9:36 PM Airports face history's tightest restrictions amid mammoth drop in passengers11/08/2020 9:33 PM Why Madge's cutthroat style was destined to fail11/08/2020 9:29 PM Lawyers clash over question of consent as rape trial of former NT assistant police commissioner hears closing addresses11/08/2020 9:27 PM Brisbane park memorial created for Hannah Clarke and her children11/08/2020 9:27 PM Without hard lockdowns 'would Australians prefer 700 infections jumps to 7000' | Sky News Australia11/08/2020 9:24 PM Victorian government ‘arrogance’ has created an endless nightmare | Sky News Australia11/08/2020 9:23 PM Morrison government has a ‘culture’ of not accepting fault | Sky News Australia11/08/2020 9:23 PM Liberal MP says Andrew's persistent claims of ignorance are now 'unbelievable' | Sky News Australia11/08/2020 9:22 PM China wants Taiwan to be 'next Hong Kong', visiting US official told11/08/2020 9:21 PM Trapped at home, my inner child rebel discovered a source of strength11/08/2020 9:20 PM 'Heartbroken' Lebanese Australians mourn the deaths of relatives in the Beirut explosion11/08/2020 9:10 PM Sydney dams start to spill after a saturated six months11/08/2020 9:04 PM UFC 2020: Alex Volkanovski responds to Henry Cejudo with cheeky Twitter post11/08/2020 9:04 PM Victoria dragging down nation's jobs market, spending11/08/2020 9:00 PM Network 10 axes high-profile presenters and Adelaide, Brisbane and Perth news bulletins11/08/2020 8:58 PM We put your questions about mental health support during the pandemic to the experts11/08/2020 8:47 PM Sydney's bike network stuck in the slow lane11/08/2020 8:41 PM Better in the long run: Marathoners pivot for lockdown11/08/2020 8:40 PM Victoria’s overreaction ‘caused in part by government’s humiliation’ | Sky News Australia11/08/2020 8:34 PM People under 40 make up more than half of state's active COVID-19 cases, one-quarter in 20s11/08/2020 8:33 PM Ex-government media adviser cleared of putting hand up woman's dress at Christmas party11/08/2020 8:27 PM Asbestos removalist who 'lost the plot' avoids jail over assault on environment officers11/08/2020 8:27 PM Disability worker charged over alleged sexual assault of woman11/08/2020 8:27 PM Union calls for year 11, 12 students to wear masks at school11/08/2020 8:25 PM Man in his 60s becomes Tasmania's first coronavirus case in nearly three weeks11/08/2020 8:20 PM Defence Force repeatedly offered to help Victoria with hotel quarantine: Minister11/08/2020 8:13 PM Afghan president signs decree freeing man who killed Australian soldiers11/08/2020 8:09 PM 'Put up or shut up' says Labor MP raided in Chinese influence investigation11/08/2020 7:54 PM 'The COVID ward was terrifying': Victorians send stark coronavirus warnings in confronting new videos11/08/2020 7:38 PM Defence Force repeatedly offered to help Victoria with hotel quarantine: Minister11/08/2020 7:37 PM Motorsport star exposes troll over sexist attack11/08/2020 7:37 PM First Virgin, then Qantas: Sydney Airport has nowhere to hide from COVID-1911/08/2020 7:31 PM Victoria records 19 new coronavirus deaths, 331 cases as Daniel Andrews faces hotel quarantine grilling11/08/2020 7:29 PM The COVID-19 curve that's worrying doctors in Victoria11/08/2020 7:27 PM Fears Fremantle will lose 'heart and soul' if port moves to Kwinana11/08/2020 7:27 PM Coronavirus updates LIVE: 19 deaths for second day as Victoria records 331 new cases; NSW on alert as Sydney school cluster grows11/08/2020 7:02 PM Man fined for leaving house to escape loud 'bedroom noises'11/08/2020 7:02 PM Pangai's future at Brisbane under question11/08/2020 7:01 PM New coronavirus case detected in north-west Tasmania11/08/2020 6:57 PM Global coronavirus caseload doubles to 20 million in 43 days11/08/2020 6:57 PM 'Systemic failings': Long-awaited City of Perth report finds council dysfunctional, poorly governed11/08/2020 6:57 PM Police ethical standards officer convicted of sexual assault11/08/2020 6:57 PM Belarus opposition politician ‘safe’ in Lithuania amid deadly election unrest11/08/2020 6:37 PM Woman charged with assaulting police as confronting arrest video emerges11/08/2020 6:35 PM McGregor's last-ditch Dragons shake-up11/08/2020 6:29 PM US grapples with whether to reopen schools amid rising child infection rate11/08/2020 6:27 PM Down to the wire: Jo Palmer elected to Legislative Council11/08/2020 6:27 PM Drive-through scones: Women's group rises to the challenge to beat coronavirus restrictions11/08/2020 6:27 PM Victoria dragging down nation's jobs market, spending11/08/2020 6:13 PM Lebanon's prime minister was warned about chemical dump two weeks before massive Beirut blast11/08/2020 6:07 PM Kerri-Anne Kennerley, Tim Bailey among high-profile names cut from Network 1011/08/2020 5:58 PM 'He just came out super duper fast': Woman gives birth to healthy baby in hospital carpark11/08/2020 5:57 PM Network Ten axes high-profile presenters in sweeping job cuts11/08/2020 5:57 PM 'I haven't seen it': Premier responds to video of hotel quarantine bureaucrats11/08/2020 5:36 PM In defiance of China, Hongkongers rush to buy pro-democracy newspaper after its owner was arrested11/08/2020 5:28 PM Beachgoers in Rio will soon have to book their socially-distant place on the sand via an app11/08/2020 5:28 PM Concerns raised over planned Liberal fundraisers at Parliament House11/08/2020 5:27 PM Hungry Jack's closes two Ballarat stores after staff member tests positive to COVID-1911/08/2020 5:27 PM 'No side deals': Bain blasts bondholders over rival Virgin plan11/08/2020 5:21 PM Arts and entertainment grants to be rolled out by the end of 2020 | Sky News Australia11/08/2020 5:08 PM Jacinda Ardern begins re-election campaign | Sky News Australia11/08/2020 5:07 PM Anglicare CEO apologises for Newmarch House COVID-19 management failures | Sky News Australia11/08/2020 5:06 PM August earning season to smash businesses, companies to slash dividends | Sky News Australia11/08/2020 5:05 PM Health professionals risking their lives need better back-up11/08/2020 5:00 PM Death threats show society must respond to social media11/08/2020 5:00 PM 'I'm scared out of my brain': A snapshot of how Australians feel amid the COVID-19 pandemic11/08/2020 4:57 PM 'Positive thing': De Marigny keen on independent review of Wanderers11/08/2020 4:52 PM NT Health Minister retracts Chief Minister's border closure comments | Sky News Australia11/08/2020 4:46 PM Critic of Chinese Communist Party arrested in Hong Kong | Sky News Australia11/08/2020 4:45 PM Parking industry calls for support | Sky News Australia11/08/2020 4:42 PM Newmarch House gave itself full marks for COVID-19 readiness. Then the outbreak happened11/08/2020 4:32 PM Northern Territory border controls to stay in place for 'at least the next 18 months'11/08/2020 4:31 PM Two staff members at Liverpool Hospital test positive to coronavirus11/08/2020 4:21 PM Andrews claims ADF support 'was not on offer' | Sky News Australia11/08/2020 4:16 PM Knights rookies cleared of COVID protocol breaches11/08/2020 4:14 PM Border lockdown to remain 'for months and months and months'11/08/2020 4:10 PM Vic Premier grilled over doctor receiving parking ticket during stage four lockdowns | Sky News Australia11/08/2020 4:10 PM 'Look at America right now': Indonesian minister hits back at critics, flags Bali bubble11/08/2020 4:00 PM 'Pieces of meat': Olympian outs 'culture of abuse'11/08/2020 4:00 PM Daniel Andrews says ADF staff were not offered to run hotel quarantine scheme11/08/2020 3:57 PM 20 years' worth of water overflows from dam during Shoalhaven floods11/08/2020 3:57 PM Former bikie boss Mick Hawi allegedly murdered by friend who 'embarrassed' him, court hears11/08/2020 3:57 PM Queensland hits 10-day streak of no community transmission11/08/2020 3:56 PM Exhausted doctor finishes shift to find parking ticket on dashboard11/08/2020 3:44 PM CBA, AMP and Westpac targeted in potential class actions11/08/2020 3:38 PM Response to deadly coronavirus outbreak delayed by government squabbling, royal commission hears11/08/2020 3:27 PM Violence and looting in Chicago after misinformation about police shooting spreads on social media11/08/2020 3:27 PM 'Good idea' to put me on Mount Rushmore, says Donald Trump11/08/2020 3:20 PM ‘Painful changes’: Network 10 axes weeknight news presenters11/08/2020 3:12 PM Government advised to underwrite new investment in gas pipelines11/08/2020 3:09 PM ‘Painful changes’: Network 10 axes weeknight news presenters11/08/2020 3:04 PM Family of Carole Baskin's husband offering $100K to solve his death11/08/2020 3:00 PM Health professionals risking their lives need better back-up11/08/2020 3:00 PM NT Chief Minister accused of 'politicising health messages' | Sky News Australia11/08/2020 3:00 PM More than 100 prominent black men are urging Joe Biden to pick woman of colour as vice president11/08/2020 2:56 PM China rejects ‘absurd’ and ‘ridiculous’ claims of foreign influence in US elections | Sky News Australia11/08/2020 2:55 PM 'Look at America right now': Indonesian minister hits back at critics, flags Bali bubble11/08/2020 2:54 PM Is this the end of Ellen’s talk show on Aussie TV?11/08/2020 2:40 PM Former Manchester United defender Neville in frame for Matildas job: report11/08/2020 2:35 PM 'I am going to end up homeless and in a shelter soon' : Aussies 'abandoned' overseas as flight restrictions extended11/08/2020 2:30 PM Funeral workers feel strain as lockdown heightens 'grief and anger'11/08/2020 2:30 PM Victoria records second consecutive deadliest day with 19 new deaths | Sky News Australia11/08/2020 2:29 PM Coronavirus updates LIVE: 19 deaths for second day as Victoria records 331 new cases; NSW on alert as Sydney school cluster grows11/08/2020 2:23 PM Melbourne doctor cops cruel $99 fine after treating virus patients11/08/2020 2:21 PM Disturbing moment sobbing 8yo with ‘special needs’ cuffed at school11/08/2020 2:20 PM Victoria records 331 more cases, 19 more deaths11/08/2020 2:18 PM US Marine cleared of COVID-19, released from quarantine in Darwin11/08/2020 2:15 PM A radio icon has offered some shock advice to Ellen DeGeneres11/08/2020 2:10 PM Woman says she was secretly filmed in Craigieburn Central public toilet11/08/2020 2:00 PM ABF calls for power to seize property after man caught with child pornography | Sky News Australia11/08/2020 1:52 PM Banking, energy sectors lead ASX gains | Sky News Australia11/08/2020 1:51 PM Premier side-steps tough questioning at hotel quarantine inquiry | Sky News Australia11/08/2020 1:49 PM Unions want to scrap working holiday visas to focus on employing young Australians11/08/2020 1:42 PM Whitehaven Coal faces 16 charges for breaching NSW mining laws11/08/2020 1:38 PM