25 August 2020, Tuesday NewsLatest News On 25 August 2020, Tuesday Mystery seeds arrive in post at Australian addresses, ringing biosecurity alarm bells26/08/2020 8:57 AM In the NT's largest seat, less than half the electorate cast a vote. Key players say that's a threat to democracy26/08/2020 8:57 AM Lionel Messi tells Barcelona he wants to leave club immediately26/08/2020 8:57 AM State of shock: Bennett on verge of fairytale Origin return26/08/2020 8:57 AM Ghislaine Maxwell's request to be moved to the general prison population denied by judge26/08/2020 8:38 AM How do you protect yourself financially during a separation?26/08/2020 8:27 AM Supermarkets in spotlight as Government orders review into treatment of farmers26/08/2020 8:27 AM Tiny COVID-19 particles can spread a lot further than 1.5 metres, scientists suspect26/08/2020 8:27 AM Victoria's state of emergency extension looks doomed as Upper House MPs push back26/08/2020 8:27 AM Family says Jacob Blake 'paralysed from the waist down' as Wisconsin city braces for third night of protests26/08/2020 8:25 AM All you need to know ahead of Jeff Horn vs Tim Tszyu26/08/2020 8:22 AM More Defence reservists to combat coronavirus and natural disasters26/08/2020 8:21 AM Africa declared free of wild polio in 'momentous milestone'26/08/2020 8:11 AM Johnson calls for UK to stop 'cringing embarrassment' over its history in Proms row26/08/2020 7:57 AM 'It's changed my life': Bravery award winners recall acts of heroism26/08/2020 7:57 AM Is a 40 per cent fall in house prices 'plausible'? 'Yes, but don't worry,' says RBA26/08/2020 7:27 AM How giant human hair sausages could help fix an environmental catastrophe26/08/2020 7:27 AM 'I'm out of here': City dwellers are fleeing to the country during COVID-1926/08/2020 7:27 AM Incredible 150-year-old prison portraits now in remarkable digital archive26/08/2020 7:00 AM Teens taunt family over stolen luxury cars on Gold Coast26/08/2020 6:00 AM Knife-wielding man sexually assaults woman at home26/08/2020 4:00 AM Brave mum risks losing home over toll charges and fees26/08/2020 3:00 AM Russia says no reason for Navalny investigation now, refutes German findings26/08/2020 2:56 AM National parks director resigns after calls to resign from Kakadu traditional owners26/08/2020 2:56 AM Government pledges $80m to help ensure poorer countries can access COVID-19 vaccine26/08/2020 2:26 AM Six-year-old with terminal cancer becomes honorary police officer26/08/2020 2:06 AM Melbourne woman begs to attend dad’s funeral in SA26/08/2020 1:59 AM More Defence Force reservists as military projects are brought forward to boost economy26/08/2020 1:56 AM Identity of slain teen revealed26/08/2020 1:40 AM COVID-19 has gutted global tourism and it's costing Australia $10b every month26/08/2020 1:27 AM Parliament set to pass JobKeeper extension as job losses grow26/08/2020 1:26 AM The 76 bushfire prevention recommendations about 'removing obstacles from landowners’ | Sky News Australia26/08/2020 1:26 AM Mass unemployment 'will see more die as a result of recession than COVID-19' | Sky News Australia26/08/2020 1:25 AM Politicians are pedalling fear and ‘fear is trumps’: Richo | Sky News Australia26/08/2020 1:22 AM In the past a 'serious ministerial error' would result in jobs lost | Sky News Australia26/08/2020 1:21 AM 'State governments made sense in 1901, but things have moved on': Joyce | Sky News Australia26/08/2020 1:20 AM Cancer fighter lives out dreams with NSW police26/08/2020 1:20 AM City rises up after grandfather beaten bloody outside home26/08/2020 1:00 AM How these countries managed to record no coronavirus cases ever26/08/2020 1:00 AM What Meghan's voting plea tells us about royal women26/08/2020 12:51 AM A surge of hot desert weather is set to lead to a toasty end to winter26/08/2020 12:40 AM Hard border one day, soft the next: SA's reversal stokes relief, fury26/08/2020 12:20 AM COVID-19 sport rules 'make no sense', says King's School headmaster26/08/2020 12:17 AM EPL news 2020, Harry Maguire arrested, Manchester United, brother, bar fight, sister stabbed, latest26/08/2020 12:06 AM Flexible pandemic approach will keep community onside26/08/2020 12:01 AM Scott Morrison turns fire on Victoria in aged care blame game26/08/2020 12:00 AM Exiled opposition leader says a 'peaceful revolution' is under way in Belarus25/08/2020 11:48 PM Josh Frydenberg and the monumental task that will define him25/08/2020 11:47 PM What is the state of emergency and why is there controversy over extending it?25/08/2020 11:40 PM 'Wouldn't man up': Seibold savages Broncos owner on last day in job25/08/2020 11:32 PM Liberal senator criticised for saying international student intake means unis have 'lost their Australianness'25/08/2020 11:31 PM Call to expand plan to protect health workers from contracting COVID-1925/08/2020 11:20 PM NSW Police reviewing infection control at hotel quarantine as health alert issued for CBD gym25/08/2020 11:01 PM Melania Trump on tape slamming her husband, Ivanka25/08/2020 11:00 PM State of emergency must be extended but it's no blank cheque for Andrews25/08/2020 11:00 PM West Coast Fever too strong for Magpies in Brisbane25/08/2020 10:56 PM Dumped Weekend Sunrise star considering legal action against Seven25/08/2020 10:40 PM Chief scientist Alan Finkel fires back on gas criticism from colleagues25/08/2020 10:35 PM How to get your hands on $2 million jackpot25/08/2020 10:35 PM Oxford coronavirus vaccine could go to regulators before end of 2020, lead scientist says25/08/2020 10:26 PM South Australian rocket range one step closer to sending satellites into orbit to protect defence force25/08/2020 10:26 PM Billionaire investor to be subpoenaed in Jeffery Epstein case25/08/2020 10:25 PM Virus conspiracy theorists plan mass protests25/08/2020 10:20 PM The US has been voting by mail for decades. So why has it become controversial now?25/08/2020 10:17 PM 'We've made massive sacrifices': Sydney defender playing for daughter in Scotland he barely knows25/08/2020 10:15 PM More than 360 people moved from Sydney Travelodge after hotel found unfit for quarantine25/08/2020 10:11 PM Debt not a threat to Aussie households - but could slow the economy25/08/2020 10:01 PM Things to do in Canberra: The surprise find in Australia’s capital city25/08/2020 10:00 PM Facebook ‘bans’ Pete Evans for spreading COVID-19 misinformation25/08/2020 10:00 PM Queensland Health orders Melbourne millionaire and yacht guests into quarantine25/08/2020 9:56 PM 'There's nothing sinister': NSW MP speaks out about chat group at centre of foreign interference allegations25/08/2020 9:56 PM Australia's multifaith leaders are split over the use of foetal cells in a coronavirus vaccine25/08/2020 9:49 PM Girl swept to sea on giant unicorn25/08/2020 9:40 PM 'More than Fox News on steroids': Republicans try to broaden appeal25/08/2020 9:30 PM Hundreds of NSW hotel guests relocated after site deemed not fit for quarantine25/08/2020 9:29 PM Brain surgery not classed 'as an exceptional reason to return home' by Qld govt | Sky News Australia25/08/2020 9:28 PM 'Open the door': Xinjiang residents yell from balconies after being confined to apartments25/08/2020 9:26 PM Daniel Andrews 'is destroying the state': Pauline Hanson | Sky News Australia25/08/2020 9:24 PM Vic govt needs to provide plan for when stage four lockdown ends | Sky News Australia25/08/2020 9:23 PM Liberal senator urges Victorians to demand compensation for lockdowns25/08/2020 9:20 PM Shoppers lose it over Coles new $3 chicken nugget chips25/08/2020 9:20 PM Palaszczuk government's rejection of child sex offender register is 'disgusting' | Sky News Australia25/08/2020 9:20 PM Hundreds transferred from Sydney quarantine hotel | Sky News Australia25/08/2020 9:19 PM Restaurant boss mocks customer on Tripadvisor over coeliac ‘demands’25/08/2020 9:10 PM 'Wouldn't man up': Seibold savages Broncos owner on last day in job25/08/2020 9:03 PM Magda blasts ‘skinny’ Pete Evans25/08/2020 9:00 PM Hotel lockdown for Melbourne millionaires after exemption revoked25/08/2020 8:58 PM Missing man who murdered Sydney father escapes while on day release25/08/2020 8:52 PM Paid pandemic leave for casuals25/08/2020 8:50 PM NSW Bushfires: Extreme fires to become 'more frequent' events: report25/08/2020 8:46 PM Coronavirus Australia update LIVE: Victoria records 148 COVID-19 cases, Daniel Andrews spruiks state of emergency extension, Sydney Marriott Hotel security guard fined, Australia death toll at 52525/08/2020 8:30 PM Scott Morrison turns fire on Victoria in aged care blame game25/08/2020 8:29 PM 'All we want is him back': Have you seen George the giraffe?25/08/2020 8:26 PM Linear Park sex attacker still likes rape 'a little bit', court told25/08/2020 8:26 PM What powers do authorities have under a coronavirus state of emergency?25/08/2020 8:26 PM Sydney hotel dumped from quarantine program, hundreds of travellers relocated25/08/2020 8:26 PM Hotel lockdown for Melbourne millionaires after exemption revoked25/08/2020 8:13 PM Call to expand plan to protect health workers from contracting COVID-1925/08/2020 7:59 PM Water reform will run dry without fresh flush of government action: Agency25/08/2020 7:43 PM Of the world's 100 Best Books ... I'd only read 1125/08/2020 7:40 PM Nine more COVID-19 cases linked to Masked Singer outbreak25/08/2020 7:29 PM Kimberly Guilfoyle's RNC speech goes viral after she treats empty auditorium like rally crowd25/08/2020 7:26 PM 'It's only fair to help out': Interstate nurses travel to Melbourne to join COVID-19 frontline25/08/2020 7:26 PM 'United in grief': Tributes flow for teen couple shot dead in rural SA25/08/2020 7:26 PM Call to expand plan to protect health workers from contracting COVID-1925/08/2020 7:17 PM New COVID-19 health order to be drafted after party-bus fine exposes loophole25/08/2020 7:15 PM Judging bias claim rocks Horn vs Tszyu bout25/08/2020 7:07 PM 'We are pretty realistic now': Swifts prepare for entire season in Queensland hub25/08/2020 7:00 PM Victorian schools tipped to reopen in term four as case numbers drop25/08/2020 7:00 PM Woman who smuggled herself across WA border jailed25/08/2020 6:47 PM US reporter sparks international debate after pronouncing emu as EE-mooh25/08/2020 6:26 PM Jesse's parents drive her to and from Sydney every two months due to a lack of specialist doctors in Canberra25/08/2020 6:26 PM NRL Fantasy teams analysis: Round 1625/08/2020 6:21 PM Teen freak makes way for star Cowboy's return25/08/2020 6:10 PM 'Poor infection practice' blamed for Victoria's aged care crisis25/08/2020 6:02 PM Gun-toting St Louis couple tell Republican Convention that Trump will defend their 'God-given rights'25/08/2020 5:56 PM Government cuts some uni course fees, locks in funding25/08/2020 5:52 PM The week's 'most significant' legislation looks set to pass | Sky News Australia25/08/2020 5:46 PM Seibold confirms Brisbane days are over25/08/2020 5:45 PM NSW government accepts all recommendations from bushfire inquiry report25/08/2020 5:40 PM High-risk coronavirus locations revealed in Victoria25/08/2020 5:30 PM Border is best for keeping COVID-19 out of WA, court rules in Clive Palmer case25/08/2020 5:26 PM Territory Alliance 'came in like a wrecking ball' in the NT election, Opposition Leader says25/08/2020 5:26 PM Round 16: Everything you need to know to tune in25/08/2020 5:24 PM Frydenberg 'concerned' about Andrews govt state of emergency law | Sky News Australia25/08/2020 5:23 PM Uber rich family escapes lockdown on a superyacht25/08/2020 5:15 PM Trump to play a central role in 2020 Republican Convention | Sky News Australia25/08/2020 5:13 PM Couple who pointed guns at protesters get Republican primetime spot25/08/2020 4:56 PM South Australia ease a number of coronavirus restrictions and reintroduce 'buffer' zone with Victoria25/08/2020 4:42 PM Major change to New South Wales-Victoria border announced25/08/2020 4:41 PM Usain Bolt tests positive for coronavirus after mask-free birthday party in Jamaica25/08/2020 4:37 PM Liberal MPs raise concern over cap on Aussies returning home25/08/2020 4:35 PM SA, NSW to ease restrictions around Vic border communities | Sky News Australia25/08/2020 4:26 PM Vic Health implements evidence-based strategies to reduce staff infections | Sky News Australia25/08/2020 4:24 PM Qantas announces 2500 more job losses due to coronavirus25/08/2020 4:20 PM Seibold confirms he's gone as Broncos coach25/08/2020 4:16 PM Prop on the hop: Papalii smashes season-best in try-saving sprint25/08/2020 4:15 PM Man who lost twin in Christchurch mosque attack describes his testimony as a 'healing moment'25/08/2020 4:12 PM Qantas to axe another 2,500 jobs | Sky News Australia25/08/2020 3:57 PM Former Trump 'fixer' releases ad slamming the President | Sky News Australia25/08/2020 3:54 PM 'We have everyone behind us': Canberra tables fresh bid to join A-League25/08/2020 3:47 PM Vic state of emergency legislation places 'significant power' in the hands of 'unelected officials' | Sky News Australia25/08/2020 3:42 PM Fashion retail giant to close up to 500 stores25/08/2020 3:40 PM St Louis couple charged for pointing guns at Black Lives Matter protesters speak at Republican convention25/08/2020 3:39 PM $600m deal to buy Pura milk, Dare iced coffee collapses25/08/2020 3:33 PM 'Even dictators are powerless against COVID-19': New reports emerge of Kim Jong-Un in coma | Sky News Australia25/08/2020 3:30 PM Wisconsin deploys National Guard as anger grows over police shooting of black man Jacob Blake25/08/2020 3:28 PM Car fire in Sydney Harbour tunnel leaves traffic at standstill25/08/2020 3:25 PM Qantas to cut another 2,500 ground crew jobs25/08/2020 3:25 PM Evangelical leader Falwell denies quitting Liberty University following love triangle claim25/08/2020 3:25 PM NSW govt releases bushfire inquiry report to the public | Sky News Australia25/08/2020 3:24 PM Andrews labels 12-month extension of powers 'insurance policy' | Sky News Australia25/08/2020 3:21 PM VB Hard Earned: Haas pays price as Trbojevic takes lead25/08/2020 3:21 PM Traffic hell: Top five congested roads in Sydney and Melbourne25/08/2020 3:20 PM NZ launches testing blitz as new cases found in Auckland25/08/2020 3:20 PM Qantas cuts 2500 more jobs by outsourcing ground handling25/08/2020 3:11 PM 'Dead' woman opens her eyes at funeral home moments before being embalmed25/08/2020 3:00 PM Walters not top pick for Broncos, Sterlo says25/08/2020 3:00 PM NSW, Victoria border restrictions between communities will be relaxed25/08/2020 2:59 PM Victorian Government says '70 to 80pc' of healthcare workers contracted COVID-19 at work25/08/2020 2:55 PM Qantas set to cut another 2400 jobs by outsourcing ground handling25/08/2020 2:53 PM Jerry Seinfeld’s hilarious public war of words25/08/2020 2:50 PM Man allegedly armed with a knife shot by police in Melbourne's south-west25/08/2020 2:40 PM Pesticide run-off affects the health of tiger prawns and oysters, study finds25/08/2020 2:25 PM Former corporate executive Alan Vico found guilty of 2018 rape of Norwegian backpacker25/08/2020 2:25 PM South Australia to reverse ban on travel from Victorian border towns25/08/2020 2:25 PM Sprinter and world-record holder Usain Bolt tests positive for coronavirus25/08/2020 2:25 PM 'You are nothing': Families launch blistering attacks on Christchurch gunman25/08/2020 2:25 PM Stellar McCormack-Morrison performance to make Nationals leadership coup unlikely | Sky News Australia25/08/2020 2:23 PM NSW records three new COVID-19 cases from 12,000 tests | Sky News Australia25/08/2020 2:18 PM Medical examination indicates Alexi Navalny was poisoned | Sky News Australia25/08/2020 2:18 PM Albanese takes credit for govt coronavirus response | Sky News Australia25/08/2020 2:16 PM Bain's $3.5b offer for Virgin Australia revealed ahead of crucial creditors' vote25/08/2020 1:55 PM Qld Premier announces new COVID-19 health measures to protect indigenous during boxing match | Sky News Australia25/08/2020 1:49 PM Family members perpetrate 9 out of 10 cases of elder abuse, chilling report finds25/08/2020 1:25 PM 'No boogie': Tasmania's year-long dancing ban labelled a 'kick in the guts'25/08/2020 1:25 PM The Ellen DeGeneres Show removed from Nine's main TV channel25/08/2020 1:25 PM $600m dairy deal with Chinese company ditched amid trade tensions25/08/2020 1:25 PM 'Expect worse': NSW fire inquiry backs limited use of controlled burns25/08/2020 1:22 PM There must be a full scale inquiry into icare. Anything less is a cop out25/08/2020 1:20 PM Three new COVID-19 cases, one hotel quarantine25/08/2020 1:15 PM To anyone familiar with Thailand, what's happening is breathtaking25/08/2020 1:05 PM Litter hero keeping Australia beautiful for years wants Government to pick up cleaning25/08/2020 12:55 PM John Howard recovers in hospital after appendicitis surgery25/08/2020 12:55 PM TikTok sues Donald Trump over his pending order to ban its app25/08/2020 12:52 PM Finance veteran David Murray exits amid more upheaval at AMP25/08/2020 12:50 PM Aged care is in the midst of a crisis, but it feels all too familiar25/08/2020 12:50 PM Ben Simmons' team just got swept out of the NBA playoffs and fired its coach. What's next?25/08/2020 12:50 PM Politicians fanning reports of leadership challenges 'have rocks in their heads' | Sky News Australia25/08/2020 12:38 PM ‘Dictator Dan’ savaged over state of emergency extension25/08/2020 12:36 PM US election 2020 LIVE updates: Republican National Convention kicks off; Donald Trump jnr, Nikki Haley to speak25/08/2020 12:32 PM Vitamins giant Blackmores to cut jobs as profit slides25/08/2020 12:25 PM Indigenous group to decide on multi-billion-dollar fracking, ports, oil pipeline project25/08/2020 12:25 PM 'Utterly derailed': Noni B, Rivers owner to close up to 500 stores as pandemic savages retail25/08/2020 12:19 PM Seven West Media earnings plummet on weak advertising market25/08/2020 12:11 PM Daniel Andrews defends push to extend Victoria's state of emergency until next year25/08/2020 12:10 PM Usain Bolt reportedly tests positive to COVID-19 | Sky News Australia25/08/2020 12:10 PM Deputy Nationals leader rejects rumours McCormack's leadership is in peril | Sky News Australia25/08/2020 12:10 PM Mystery of last image of Kim Jong-un25/08/2020 12:08 PM Trump to promote 'far more positive future' for America at RNC | Sky News Australia25/08/2020 12:07 PM