26 August 2020, Wednesday NewsLatest News On 26 August 2020, Wednesday The years of steep household rates rises in Canberra have ended, Government promises27/08/2020 8:59 AM 'On alert the whole time': Death adders invade couple's kitchen, laundry and dining room27/08/2020 8:59 AM Disquiet on the home front: Is Defence stretched too thin?27/08/2020 8:59 AM Some of Australia's top firefighters are heading to California to face wildfires — and COVID-1927/08/2020 8:59 AM Winery wins legal stoush with neighbouring goldmine despite eyesore claims27/08/2020 8:59 AM My favourite athlete finally attaches herself to a winning team27/08/2020 8:48 AM NSW could take three years to recover from coronavirus recession27/08/2020 8:30 AM Teenager arrested over killings sparked by police shooting of Jacob Blake, as Donald Trump sends in troops27/08/2020 8:28 AM Should you be worried that COVID-19 vaccines are (almost) ready so quickly?27/08/2020 7:59 AM 'We're running out of time': Queensland Government accused of stalling on pledge to protect wilderness27/08/2020 7:59 AM 'How many more women are going to have to die': Push for law to deter strangulation and choking27/08/2020 7:59 AM 'A rift between two countries hurts millions': Chinese diplomat Press Club address compares Beijing and Canberra to married couple27/08/2020 7:54 AM Kids with video cameras one-up cops with guns in powder-keg drama set in Paris projects27/08/2020 7:29 AM 'I'm moving on': After four years of waiting for the NBN, music producer George is moving somewhere he will be connected27/08/2020 7:29 AM Workplace sexual harassment reports are on the rise, even with many working from home27/08/2020 7:29 AM The secrets to attacking success in the AFL27/08/2020 7:24 AM With Bali closed to foreigners until 2021, 'authentic' culture returns27/08/2020 6:59 AM Aussies out of pocket by tens of thousands of dollars as STA Travel goes bust27/08/2020 6:02 AM Tammy Anderson has spent most of her life at one school, but her greatest challenge is ahead of her27/08/2020 5:29 AM One in five young people without work in Sydney27/08/2020 5:03 AM Man pleads guilty to neighbour's murder, linked to cold case death27/08/2020 4:03 AM Coronavirus update: Lebanon could 'lose control' of pandemic, PM fears27/08/2020 3:59 AM Water testing underway after PFAS chemicals found in Adelaide soil27/08/2020 3:14 AM As the first female AFL commissioner, Sam Mostyn expected to face resistance — just not from other women27/08/2020 2:58 AM What do we know about the coronavirus probe it was 'unfair' for Australia to champion?27/08/2020 2:58 AM PM to legislate disposal of Belt and Road Initiative agreement between Vic and China | Sky News Australia27/08/2020 2:44 AM Experts believe a syphilis epidemic in the 1800s led to mass grave discovered in Japan27/08/2020 2:28 AM Vulnerable koala colony thrown $84m lifeline27/08/2020 2:18 AM Jon Voight accused of ‘slapping’ fellow actor on set27/08/2020 1:59 AM Harvey Norman helping small business in Goulburn | Sky News Australia27/08/2020 1:44 AM The Labor Party is ‘disintegrating before our eyes’ | Sky News Australia27/08/2020 1:32 AM Australian singer Isaiah Firebrace discusses new single ‘know me better’ with Sky News | Sky News Australia27/08/2020 1:31 AM Kim Kardashian spotted on the beach in tiny pink bikini27/08/2020 1:20 AM UQ vaccine is showing 'phenomenal success' | Sky News Australia27/08/2020 1:04 AM Wealth, not faith drives most Australian students to religious schools27/08/2020 1:01 AM Backlash as Qantas cuts 2500 more jobs by outsourcing ground handling27/08/2020 1:00 AM 'My name is Tim': Tszyu batters Horn to announce himself to the world27/08/2020 12:58 AM #LetUsSpeak campaign prompts Victoria's Attorney-General to urgently review law27/08/2020 12:58 AM Federal Government seeks power to veto Victorian deal with China27/08/2020 12:58 AM Swifts, Vixens record wins ahead of Super Netball blockbuster27/08/2020 12:58 AM Morrison must heed warnings in bushfire report27/08/2020 12:45 AM Man's mission to farewell mum halted by false COVID hotline information27/08/2020 12:30 AM Sydney FC snap winless streak to set up sky blue decider27/08/2020 12:27 AM Union demands Qantas repay $515 million in taxpayer cash after job cuts27/08/2020 12:20 AM Victorian economy could lose four years of growth due to virus lockdown27/08/2020 12:20 AM Guessing the identity of the Masked Singer is the best fun on TV today27/08/2020 12:18 AM Australia Post boss lashed over 'lack of understanding' of Senate scrutiny27/08/2020 12:01 AM Astronomers discover galaxy they say replicates famous Darth Vader spaceship27/08/2020 12:01 AM Shopping centre sets up Christmas tree 121 days early27/08/2020 12:00 AM 'Trashed their fax machines': Health Department scraps paper contact tracing27/08/2020 12:00 AM Schools learn the lessons from lockdown, want to start and finish earlier26/08/2020 11:47 PM Pro-democracy opposition politicians arrested in Hong Kong over 2019 protests26/08/2020 11:44 PM TV icon slams ‘totalitarian’ Andrews26/08/2020 11:40 PM Work allegedly stopped at metro site because first aid bed 'too high'26/08/2020 11:40 PM US and China are being conveniently friendly as trade tensions bubble away26/08/2020 11:32 PM Six spots added to list of locations visited by positive COVID-19 cases in Queensland26/08/2020 11:30 PM Two dead as gunfire erupts at Wisconsin protests over shooting of black man26/08/2020 11:28 PM All south-east Queensland correctional centres in precautionary coronavirus lockdown26/08/2020 11:28 PM Live: Jeff Horn vs Tim Tszyu26/08/2020 11:28 PM Horn voice throws up concern ahead of fight26/08/2020 11:27 PM NBA erupts over history-making star26/08/2020 11:20 PM Court issues new arrest warrant for Red Bull scion26/08/2020 11:17 PM Tony Abbott granted travel exemption to take on UK Brexit job26/08/2020 11:04 PM Tiffany Trump’s ‘bananas’ rant at Republic Convention26/08/2020 11:00 PM Jeff Horn v Tim Tszyu super welterweight fight LIVE updates26/08/2020 11:00 PM Holocaust 'trend' on social media platform TikTok draws wide criticism26/08/2020 11:00 PM 'Police might drive past': Son of WA accused murderer gives evidence in Supreme Court trial26/08/2020 10:58 PM Tony Abbott granted travel exemption to take on UK Brexit job26/08/2020 10:56 PM Mental health minister intervened to have returned traveller moved26/08/2020 10:48 PM Two killed in Wisconsin as unrest sparked by police shooting of Jacob Blake continues26/08/2020 10:46 PM Potential coronavirus treatments are being 'patronisingly dismissed' | Sky News Australia26/08/2020 10:42 PM Democrats continuously 'whitewash the mindless violence' | Sky News Australia26/08/2020 10:41 PM NSW and Victoria create 20 news jobs 'absolutely useless to the economy' | Sky News Australia26/08/2020 10:39 PM Vic laws suppressing victims of sexual assault from self-identifying are ‘absurd’ | Sky News Australia26/08/2020 10:39 PM Move over polka dots and leopard. There's a new fashion hero26/08/2020 10:34 PM Three people shot during Jacob Blake protests26/08/2020 10:29 PM Melbourne City advances to maiden A-League grand final26/08/2020 10:28 PM 'Great opportunity': Hooper heading to Japan in 202126/08/2020 10:20 PM Australia has been hit with an appalling 'deep freeze' by communist China | Sky News Australia26/08/2020 10:15 PM NSW records six new COVID-19 cases, one in hotel quarantine26/08/2020 10:09 PM Perrottet survives icare no-confidence motion by one vote26/08/2020 10:08 PM More than 70 people dead after violent flash flooding in Afghanistan26/08/2020 9:59 PM 'We need to show everyone we can be a real chance in play-offs': Bennett26/08/2020 9:53 PM 'Time we stopped our cringing embarrassment': Boris Johnson urges Rule Britannia rethink26/08/2020 9:34 PM 'Take this seriously': Emergency situation declared for bushfire threat around Darwin26/08/2020 9:28 PM Mixed reactions meet Australia’s $80 million pledge to help neighbours get coronavirus vaccine26/08/2020 9:20 PM Cat out of the bag: Day turns to Tiger for swing help26/08/2020 9:05 PM Tributes flow for Neil Sachse, the footballer who helped highlight on-field spinal injuries26/08/2020 8:58 PM Vander Sanden to appeal six-month jail term for sneaking across WA's hard border26/08/2020 8:58 PM 'I didn't realise there would be so many agendas': Seibold hits out at former Broncos26/08/2020 8:53 PM There is a 'Labor mates' protection racket going on for Andrews | Sky News Australia26/08/2020 8:48 PM Beijing may have realised 'naked coercion' won't work on Australia | Sky News Australia26/08/2020 8:45 PM NSW bushfire inquiry has both 'practical and pathetic' recommendations | Sky News Australia26/08/2020 8:45 PM Labor Party attacking federal government with ‘blatant lies’ about aged care | Sky News Australia26/08/2020 8:43 PM Once faceless bureaucrats are 'revelling' in their new-found power | Sky News Australia26/08/2020 8:42 PM Mackay police find X-pass holder, 1000km away from border bubble26/08/2020 8:40 PM Coronavirus updates LIVE: Liberal Senator urges Victorians demand compensation for lockdowns, three Sydney schools closed because of possible COVID-19 cases26/08/2020 8:39 PM Live: Australian superfight between Jeff Horn and Tim Tszyu26/08/2020 8:28 PM Kim Jong-un appears at crisis meeting over COVID-19, approaching typhoon26/08/2020 8:28 PM Santorini holiday video sparks fury over lack of face masks26/08/2020 8:20 PM 'Social media celebrity' Cavoodle dogged by custody, defamation battle26/08/2020 8:12 PM Travellers lash ‘traumatic’ hotel stay26/08/2020 8:00 PM Six spots added to list of locations visited by positive COVID-19 cases in Queensland26/08/2020 7:56 PM Coronavirus updates LIVE: Liberal Senator urges Victorians demand compensation for lockdowns, three Sydney schools closed because of possible COVID-19 cases26/08/2020 7:54 PM COVID-19 aged care disaster could be repeated without more assistance, sector warns26/08/2020 7:53 PM Dozens of staff at one Melbourne hospital test positive to COVID-1926/08/2020 7:50 PM More than 700 hospital staff in isolation26/08/2020 7:40 PM 'Australia Brutus to China's Caesar': Chinese embassy explains hurt26/08/2020 7:32 PM Why Fitzy is boycotting Horn-Tszyu superfight26/08/2020 7:30 PM China denies notions of economic revenge after Australia's push for a coronavirus inquiry26/08/2020 7:28 PM Melania Trump’s convention address stood out for its setting just as much as its message26/08/2020 7:28 PM AMP whistleblower 'bullied, victimised and silenced' over sexual harassment complaint, Parliament told26/08/2020 7:28 PM Powerful intelligence committee urges changes to protect journalists26/08/2020 7:28 PM Looming electoral redistribution could leave NT with only one lower house seat | Sky News Australia26/08/2020 7:03 PM 'Unhappy' CFMEU split from Labor's left faction in Queensland | Sky News Australia26/08/2020 7:02 PM Opposition figures arrested in HK over 2019 protests26/08/2020 7:01 PM Federal Labor moving 'one critical amendment' to JobKeeper legislation | Sky News Australia26/08/2020 7:01 PM 'No way a prison can be built' there, eagle expert swoops on RTI report26/08/2020 6:58 PM 'I believe if I cut my hair I will die': Vietnamese man goes without haircut for 80 years26/08/2020 6:58 PM Controversial Chinese schoolbook recalled after deemed as 'misleading'26/08/2020 6:50 PM Aussie actress reveals ’crippling’ truth behind $5m earnings26/08/2020 6:40 PM Free beer for dog lovers in 'DogKeeper' scheme26/08/2020 6:33 PM Serena's umpire roast in self-destructive loss26/08/2020 6:31 PM 'I don't have superpowers': High honour for humble teen who saved her mate from machete attack26/08/2020 6:28 PM ACT conversion therapy bill that could 'save lives' shrouded in controversy amid concerns definition is 'too broad'26/08/2020 6:28 PM 'He completely ruined us': Couple loses almost $1m in super through investment with financial adviser26/08/2020 6:28 PM Australian scientists may have found secret to eradicating dengue fever26/08/2020 6:28 PM 'Will you need boosters?': 10 of your most-asked vaccine questions answered26/08/2020 6:28 PM Little coronavirus but lots of Trumps: Republicans shatter norms at convention26/08/2020 6:27 PM Urgent COVID warning for Sydney CBD26/08/2020 6:20 PM To mute the social media abusers, shut up26/08/2020 6:15 PM Reclusive Sean Connery, 90, spotted for first time in years26/08/2020 6:00 PM Tony Abbott appointed to top UK trade job26/08/2020 6:00 PM Porsche driver Richard Pusey charged with law that doesn't exist, lawyers say26/08/2020 5:58 PM $84m to support wildlife protection plan for Cumberland Plain26/08/2020 5:55 PM Two-year-old girl and mother released after years in Australian immigration detention26/08/2020 5:46 PM ‘Crying’ influencer Mikaela Testa banned on TikTok over racy photo26/08/2020 5:40 PM Coal-fired pollution killing 800 Australians a year: report26/08/2020 5:40 PM 'Another day, another lawsuit': WA premier scoffs at Clive Palmer threats26/08/2020 5:40 PM Frankston Hospital coronavirus outbreak sends more than 600 staff into quarantine26/08/2020 5:28 PM WorkSafe investigates whether security firms 'complied with their responsibilities' in hotel quarantine26/08/2020 5:28 PM 'Egregious disrespect': ICAC slams former vice-chancellor for touching female colleagues26/08/2020 5:28 PM Victorian premier warns of 'beginning of third wave'26/08/2020 5:20 PM Two-year delay to help women fleeing abusive relationships access super26/08/2020 5:19 PM US ‘Angel Mom’ dropped from Republican convention after tweeting anti-Semitic conspiracy theory26/08/2020 5:15 PM Jacob Blake’s mother calls for calm on third day of protests over police shooting that left him paralysed26/08/2020 5:14 PM Parks Australia director resigns over Kakadu and Uluru management row26/08/2020 5:01 PM Top Chinese diplomat slams Australia's calls for probe into COVID-19 origins26/08/2020 5:00 PM ‘Please send Brenton back to Australia’26/08/2020 5:00 PM Australia 'hurt the feelings' of China with calls for coronavirus investigation, senior diplomat says26/08/2020 4:58 PM Why the AFL's best defenders are set for a battle royale for All Australian spots26/08/2020 4:53 PM Tradies get share of buried fortune as confidential agreement reached26/08/2020 4:51 PM At Swarovski, cracks appear in the $3.3 billion crystal kingdom26/08/2020 4:46 PM Boxing legend Tszyu's savage gift to his son26/08/2020 4:45 PM An asylum seeker forced into 'extreme poverty' in the UK was found dead next to her crying baby26/08/2020 4:42 PM 'We owe it to the 51 victims': How young Muslims led conversations around racism post-Christchurch26/08/2020 4:40 PM More than 770,000 people tune into Phillip Island penguin parade26/08/2020 4:31 PM Sydney housing developer put on notice after 'breathtaking' koala conservation plan unveiled26/08/2020 4:28 PM Man questioned over cold case strangulation death pleads guilty to a different murder26/08/2020 4:28 PM Woman, 50, stung drink-driving, breaching COVID-19 border directions26/08/2020 4:28 PM Melania Trump urges compassion in Republican National Convention address | Sky News Australia26/08/2020 4:15 PM Melania Trump recalls her immigrant story at Republican convention in appeal for racial harmony26/08/2020 4:14 PM Missing killer found at Sydney hotel after escaping on day release26/08/2020 4:11 PM Cruise trips are back in Europe. This is what they look like now26/08/2020 4:00 PM 'Absolutely disgusting': Sydney's hotel quarantine nightmare explained26/08/2020 3:58 PM Christchurch mosque gunman should be 'sent back to Australia', court hears26/08/2020 3:58 PM Victorian scientists say new antibody treatment might stop you catching coronavirus26/08/2020 3:58 PM More COVID-19 tests confirm fewer cases in Auckland26/08/2020 3:52 PM China claims it is not fair to say coronavirus originated in Wuhan | Sky News Australia26/08/2020 3:45 PM Diplomatic channels open but 'shadows' darken Aus-China relations: Spokesperson Wang | Sky News Australia26/08/2020 3:45 PM China doesn't interfere in Australia's internal affairs: Chinese Embassy | Sky News Australia26/08/2020 3:32 PM Quarantined travellers complained for a week before they were moved26/08/2020 3:30 PM What are the chemical agents thought to have been used to poison Alexei Navalny?26/08/2020 3:22 PM State of emergency deal takes shape with crossbenchers26/08/2020 3:20 PM Whitehaven profit slumps 95% as Australia's coal prices collapse26/08/2020 3:11 PM Hundreds of Frankston Hospital staff in isolation after outbreak26/08/2020 3:00 PM More than 770,000 people tune into Phillip Island penguin parade26/08/2020 2:53 PM Should we be worried about Hong Kong's case of coronavirus reinfection?26/08/2020 2:52 PM It's go for Joe: Bombers confirm Daniher's return26/08/2020 2:30 PM KFC suspends ‘It's Finger Lickin’ Good’ slogan amid pandemic26/08/2020 2:22 PM Aussie F1 hopeful's hilarious girlfriend gaffe26/08/2020 2:22 PM Democrats, media 'helping to perpetuate cancel culture' | Sky News Australia26/08/2020 2:06 PM Australia commits $80m to global effort to ensure cheap access to coronavirus vaccine26/08/2020 2:02 PM Casualty Ward: Johnston out; Green ACL rupture confirmed26/08/2020 2:00 PM ADF support was not offered at meeting for hotel quarantine, Commissioner insists26/08/2020 2:00 PM Daniher to make long-awaited AFL return for Bombers26/08/2020 1:57 PM Could Lionel Messi be coming to your club?26/08/2020 1:52 PM NSW Police will remove hotel security that isn't 'up to scratch' | Sky News Australia26/08/2020 1:51 PM ‘Rule-making’ powers needed to implement ‘opening up strategy’: Andrews | Sky News Australia26/08/2020 1:49 PM Coronavirus updates LIVE: Liberal Senator urges Victorians demand compensation for lockdowns, three Sydney schools closed because of possible COVID-19 cases26/08/2020 1:33 PM Mystery seeds arrive in Australia sparking scary warning26/08/2020 1:31 PM Women's work a government focus for coronavirus recovery plans26/08/2020 1:30 PM Clive Palmer set to sue WA Premier and Attorney-General for 'contempt' of the High Court26/08/2020 1:27 PM Africa declared free of wild polio, but vaccine-derived polio threat remains26/08/2020 1:27 PM Hundreds of residents shaken awake by 'violent' earthquake in WA26/08/2020 1:27 PM US election 2020 LIVE updates: RNC continues with Melania Trump, Mike Pompeo and Rand Paul to speak26/08/2020 1:26 PM Why are Iranians facing such long waits to take up their Australian PhD scholarships?26/08/2020 1:18 PM Furious protesters target white diners26/08/2020 1:10 PM 6 new cases of COVID in NSW26/08/2020 1:07 PM Tony Abbott appointed as UK trade envoy | Sky News Australia26/08/2020 1:06 PM