21 October 2020, Wednesday NewsLatest News On 21 October 2020, Wednesday Green thumbs and money trees at Australia Post22/10/2020 8:57 AM Some AFL grand finals were ovens, others swamps. This year's is set to be a sauna22/10/2020 8:49 AM Australian Adam Scott tests positive for COVID-19 three weeks before Masters22/10/2020 8:49 AM Live: Australians trapped overseas prepare to board first repatriation flights into Darwin22/10/2020 8:49 AM Man charged after mother-of-five's body found near M122/10/2020 8:49 AM 'Beyond cringe': Rudy Giuliani caught in hotel scene in new ‘Borat’ film22/10/2020 8:43 AM NSW Health detects COVID-19 in sewage near Bathurst 1000 motor race | Sky News Australia22/10/2020 8:37 AM Pope breaks with tradition expressing support for same-sex civil unions | Sky News Australia22/10/2020 8:30 AM Europe's hospitals under major stress as coronavirus cases surge22/10/2020 8:29 AM Grand final barbecues hit snag as Premier holds firm on house party ban22/10/2020 8:26 AM Influencing the decision-makers: Who are Tasmania's political lobbyists?22/10/2020 8:19 AM 'It has hit us with a vengeance': Coronavirus surges again across the United States22/10/2020 8:14 AM Two phone calls received by the Police Minister at the centre of Vic inquiry | Sky News Australia22/10/2020 8:02 AM Legends back Dally M process despite leaks22/10/2020 8:01 AM Premier's staff to appear before community grants inquiry22/10/2020 8:00 AM US daily COVID case average expected to rise from 60,000 to 70,000 | Sky News Australia22/10/2020 7:59 AM Pope Francis endorses same-sex civil unions for the first time22/10/2020 7:52 AM 'It's a dream': Australian O'Connor breaks away to mountain stage victory at Giro d'Italia22/10/2020 7:49 AM Hospitals struggle as 20 European countries record highest daily number of COVID cases22/10/2020 7:49 AM 'Consequences catastrophic': Dutton says cyber attacks on critical infrastructure rising22/10/2020 7:45 AM Social disadvantage set to skyrocket in NSW as the coronavirus fallout takes its toll22/10/2020 7:43 AM Drones to spy on Melburnians illegally celebrating the AFL grand final | Sky News Australia22/10/2020 7:39 AM NRL grand final 2020, Melbourne Storm vs Penrith Panthers, recruitment, Ryan Papenhuyzen, Justin Olam, Jahrome Hughes, what time, how to watch22/10/2020 7:37 AM I could die: Mansour reveals surgeon's life or death warning22/10/2020 7:30 AM 'It haunts me': Hospital visitor bans compound families' heartache22/10/2020 7:24 AM 'McCarthyism' or 'to the point'? Australia's Chinese communities divided over Senator Abetz controversy22/10/2020 7:19 AM 'How can I protect a child in this jurisdiction?': Canberra magistrate shocked by Supreme Court decision22/10/2020 7:19 AM 'I'm glad I didn't come home': Not all Aussies overseas are desperate to return22/10/2020 7:19 AM Border Force subject to corruption investigation after millions paid to ship builder22/10/2020 7:15 AM Pope Francis voices support for same-sex civil unions for the first time as pontiff22/10/2020 7:09 AM These snarky campaign emails from Donald Trump are raking in millions22/10/2020 6:49 AM The real-life story of an ex-con who posed as a small-town priest fuels Oscar-nominated drama22/10/2020 6:19 AM NSW council in $89m budget crisis vows to fight State Government's suspension threat22/10/2020 6:19 AM The case against Google could dramatically change online search — and our phones22/10/2020 6:13 AM Is reaching zero COVID-19 even possible?22/10/2020 6:13 AM Women sledgehammer their way into Woolworths store before ramming police vehicle22/10/2020 5:00 AM Pope expresses support for same-sex civil unions22/10/2020 4:49 AM Video games to make you scream this Halloween22/10/2020 4:00 AM Students were paid to identify teacher who was then beheaded, says French prosecutor22/10/2020 3:19 AM Australian heart surgery breakthrough a boon for COVID-19 patients22/10/2020 3:00 AM 'Avalanche of hate' was directed at Magda Szubanski by right wing extremists, says eSafety Commissioner22/10/2020 2:49 AM Pope Francis calls for civil union laws for same-sex couples22/10/2020 2:22 AM Swordfish vs shark: Deadly ocean battle an 'alarming signal'22/10/2020 2:01 AM There will be 'desperate consequences for Australia if Biden wins': Jim Molan | Sky News Australia22/10/2020 1:17 AM President Trump’s use of the ‘2016 playbook’ is not helping him win the election | Sky News Australia22/10/2020 1:15 AM Brett Sutton 'needs to explain, but he's got others things to do, like hide' | Sky News Australia22/10/2020 1:14 AM Dan Andrews has a 'pretty short-lived career to go': Richo | Sky News Australia22/10/2020 1:13 AM Over The Moon: How Margaret Cho helped Ken Jeong choose comedy over medicine22/10/2020 1:00 AM Multi state thunderstorm outbreak warning issued by BOM22/10/2020 12:30 AM CIA agents suspect being attacked with microwave weapon while in Australia22/10/2020 12:19 AM Lindsay Fox has no truck with Premier's corporate critics22/10/2020 12:12 AM Lockdown lessons: The mantra pushing the Panthers to grand final glory22/10/2020 12:02 AM Christchurch hotel virus outbreak worsens with more confirmed cases22/10/2020 12:00 AM Brett Sutton ‘should be gone already’ | Sky News Australia21/10/2020 11:37 PM Andrews tried to explain '1000 people at a racetrack was safer than 10 at a funeral' | Sky News Australia21/10/2020 11:36 PM ACCC boss Rod Sims flags fight over merger laws21/10/2020 11:35 PM Palaszczuk government must be ‘flushed out’ amid youth crime problems | Sky News Australia21/10/2020 11:35 PM Family's plea for change after allegedly abused child takes on life21/10/2020 11:30 PM Preston school closes after student tests positive to COVID-1921/10/2020 11:19 PM ABC cuts 229 jobs in response to government funding freeze21/10/2020 11:16 PM China is ‘trying to get its hooks into’ Australian parliament | Sky News Australia21/10/2020 11:15 PM Warning for Bathurst 1000 attendees after coronavirus remnants found in sewage21/10/2020 11:08 PM Lindsay Fox has no truck with Premier's corporate critics21/10/2020 11:05 PM Grassroots campaigns locked out of council election, say Greens21/10/2020 11:00 PM Disaster as Aussie jobs ‘evaporate’21/10/2020 11:00 PM Canadian F1 driver Lance Stroll reveals he had COVID-1921/10/2020 10:48 PM Rabbitohs show former Origin star Roberts the door21/10/2020 10:46 PM Open space thrown open for hospitality, but operators not rejoicing21/10/2020 10:46 PM Fans are outraged at photo of Bill Cosby ‘smiling’ in a new mugshot21/10/2020 10:45 PM Coronavirus warning for Bathurst 1000 motor race attendees21/10/2020 10:44 PM 'It stinks': Botany Bay sewage releases must halt, Thistlethwaite says21/10/2020 10:34 PM The surprising new friends who got me through the pandemic21/10/2020 10:31 PM Celebrity Mexican wedding leads to more than 100 COVID-19 cases21/10/2020 10:30 PM As it happened: Victoria records three new COVID-19 cases as doubts cast over Brett Sutton's knowledge of private security for hotel quarantine; Australian death toll stands at 90521/10/2020 10:20 PM Grand juror reveals why US police officers who shot Breonna Taylor weren't charged with murder21/10/2020 10:18 PM Meet Ayla: A child growing up in a changing climate21/10/2020 10:18 PM Posties attack Australia Post management ahead of Holgate Senate grilling21/10/2020 10:05 PM Up the guts: Why the grand final winner will likely take the direct route21/10/2020 10:00 PM ‘Safe havens’ needed for homeless koalas21/10/2020 10:00 PM Cryptic exam question leaves people stumped - what do you think?21/10/2020 10:00 PM Baby Done: Rose Matafeo on Harry Potter fangirling, motherhood and tree climbing21/10/2020 10:00 PM Ben Brown meets with Melbourne21/10/2020 9:50 PM Central Coast Council faces suspension after $6.2m government bailout21/10/2020 9:50 PM Three Victorians face $5,000 fines for breaching quarantine rules in outback NT21/10/2020 9:48 PM 'There was more than one language': Tasmanian Aboriginal community split over dual naming21/10/2020 9:48 PM Child's suicide prompts WA police admission over accused sex offender's bail21/10/2020 9:48 PM 'We were never going to win': Former Cat remembers the '67 grand final21/10/2020 9:39 PM Alan Tudge appeals court judgement accusing him of criminal conduct in preventing asylum seeker's release21/10/2020 9:36 PM Is SAS Australia the most brutal reality TV show we've seen?21/10/2020 9:33 PM Utah governor candidates make joint political ad together21/10/2020 9:30 PM Why the latest portrait of Meghan and Harry stirred such a fuss21/10/2020 9:29 PM ABC cuts 229 jobs in response to government funding freeze21/10/2020 9:19 PM AFP refers allegations of $1m transfer from the Vatican in relation to Pell trial to anti-corruption watchdog21/10/2020 9:18 PM Thousands lose jobs as Cathay Pacific forecasts years of coronavirus disruption ahead21/10/2020 9:18 PM Vietnam’s ‘worst floods in decades’ have already killed more than 100 - and another storm is on its way21/10/2020 9:16 PM 'He made us look stupid': Gary Ablett's greatest hits21/10/2020 9:11 PM 'Just like a freight train': cicadas' song hints at bushfire bounceback21/10/2020 9:03 PM Ibrahim Omer spent five years in a refugee camp. He is New Zealand's first African MP now21/10/2020 8:58 PM Australian Idol to be revived; MKR, House Rules dumped in Seven shakeup21/10/2020 8:52 PM It's time 'to sack Victoria's premier, his con has now been exposed': Andrew Bolt | Sky News Australia21/10/2020 8:52 PM Peta Credlin to reveal devastating new details in ‘Deadly Decisions’ hotel quarantine documentary | Sky News Australia21/10/2020 8:44 PM ‘Getting to the truth’ of Victoria’s catastrophic failures is ‘all that matters’: Peta Credlin | Sky News Australia21/10/2020 8:44 PM Five-year-old punched by stranger in random Sydney attack21/10/2020 8:39 PM Infidelity is never just what you think: Zoe Foster Blake21/10/2020 8:34 PM Inner West Council CEO Michael Deegan resigns21/10/2020 8:31 PM 'Modern-day policing needs to step up': Police officer convicted over assault of Indigenous man21/10/2020 8:18 PM Senior Army officer knew of soldier's PTSD and alcohol abuse, inquest hears21/10/2020 8:18 PM 'End of story': Cat Parfitt ruled out of possible Cameron trade21/10/2020 8:15 PM At least 15 Afghans killed in a stampede caused by thousands jostling for visas21/10/2020 8:09 PM Professors band together to pressure SA government to implement cardiac surgery | Sky News Australia21/10/2020 8:01 PM RCG's pointed message for Arthur doubters21/10/2020 8:01 PM Lamborghini driver to face court over alleged high speed police chase in Bondi21/10/2020 8:00 PM 'Lightning strikes twice': 'Remarkable' similarities of HSC and trial standard English exams21/10/2020 7:58 PM Critical race theory is 'regressive and even quite racist' | Sky News Australia21/10/2020 7:53 PM Steel Prince stakes Melbourne Cup claim with win in Geelong Cup21/10/2020 7:48 PM Family seek answers after 11yo girl takes her own life21/10/2020 7:45 PM 2020 was supposed to be a big year for unions. Then the pandemic hit21/10/2020 7:33 PM Everything about Australian Idol that you forgot about21/10/2020 7:30 PM ABC journalist Sarah Ferguson to take up short-term Washington post21/10/2020 7:26 PM Guy Sebastian admits that his cheating scandal on The Voice was set up by producers21/10/2020 7:15 PM War avoided after Soleimani killing, but Gulf situation 'fragile'21/10/2020 7:11 PM Victoria's response to COVID must be 'laughed at across the world' | Sky News Australia21/10/2020 7:05 PM Biden supporters in Florida 'didn't have much enthusiasm for his policies' | Sky News Australia21/10/2020 7:03 PM Cheika officially backflips on Wallabies promise21/10/2020 7:01 PM Retro trick for curling your hair with a T-shirt goes viral on TikTok21/10/2020 7:00 PM Man guilty of knockout punch that broke victim's jaw at Spilt Milk music festival21/10/2020 6:48 PM India returns Chinese soldier who crossed Himalayan border while herding yaks21/10/2020 6:48 PM Kate moment that proved Meghan wrong21/10/2020 6:45 PM NRL Grand Final 2020: Melbourne Storm's Josh Addo-Carr playing for beloved grandfather Wally21/10/2020 6:41 PM Scott Morrison defends delay on corruption watchdog promised nearly two years ago21/10/2020 6:39 PM That strange feeling of a city missing its grand final vibe21/10/2020 6:38 PM Premier Daniel Andrews treats Victorians as if they’re ‘dim witted’ | Sky News Australia21/10/2020 6:37 PM HSC blunder at Sydney high school leaves students fuming21/10/2020 6:35 PM With 25 new coronavirus cases, New Zealand records its biggest daily jump since April21/10/2020 6:32 PM Mum-of-four pleads guilty to killing alleged rapist21/10/2020 6:30 PM 'Low priority': Domestic violence victims wait another year for super scheme21/10/2020 6:24 PM Crown's ex-chair Rankin faces ASIC referral over China arrests, Packer threat21/10/2020 6:01 PM World's first chicken nugget launched into space21/10/2020 6:00 PM Family of nine dies from eating noodles21/10/2020 6:00 PM Homes make way for $8b Western Sydney Airport metro rail line21/10/2020 5:49 PM Alleged freight train stowaway caught in Adelaide after getting on in Victoria21/10/2020 5:48 PM Farmer drives tractor half a kilometre after arm ripped off in hay baler21/10/2020 5:48 PM Victorian COVID case is being treated as a rare reinfection21/10/2020 5:46 PM Queensland opposition draws accusations of dogwhistling with its youth curfew election pledge21/10/2020 5:38 PM Alone in New Zealand, Amanda Palmer finds 'epic poetry' in hard times21/10/2020 5:30 PM 132 killed as catastrophic floods affect more than 5 million people in Vietnam, Cambodia21/10/2020 5:18 PM Soldiers shot at Nigerians protesting against police brutality, Amnesty International says21/10/2020 5:18 PM ACCC watching US monopoly against Google, hits back at tech giant's 'popularity'21/10/2020 5:18 PM House rules when it comes to creativity at school21/10/2020 5:05 PM Tearful Kikau left speechless by family messages21/10/2020 5:00 PM Aussie contender's rage over 'savage' sacrifice21/10/2020 5:00 PM 'Integrity' of financial system at stake as $1.3b Westpac fine upheld: Federal Court21/10/2020 4:52 PM 'Integrity' of financial system at stake as $1.3b Westpac fine upheld: Federal Court21/10/2020 4:50 PM Driver stabbed in 'bizarre' Adelaide road rage incident21/10/2020 4:48 PM Accused killer showed 'no emotion' as he 'stomped' Angry Anderson's son to death, court told21/10/2020 4:48 PM LNP plan to enforce Townsville youth curfew branded 'a dog pound for kids'21/10/2020 4:48 PM Scammers target iconic brand: 'I bought RM Williams boots online and received a scarf'21/10/2020 4:48 PM I had blinkers on, says minister who wanted owners to go to the races21/10/2020 4:30 PM Digital business plan 'revolutionising' business operations and assisting with economic recovery: PM | Sky News Australia21/10/2020 4:26 PM Why the latest portrait of Meghan and Harry stirred such a fuss21/10/2020 4:21 PM Ricardo Barbaro's lawyers tell court an 'alternative offender' may have killed Ellie Price21/10/2020 4:18 PM A man was reinfected with COVID-19. What does that mean for immunity?21/10/2020 4:11 PM Report uncovers tax records showing Trump's China plans and deductions21/10/2020 3:49 PM The parents of more than 500 migrant kids separated by Donald Trump's border policy still can't be found21/10/2020 3:49 PM 'There's a lot of skin in the game': Hotel quarantine guard speaks about inquiry21/10/2020 3:48 PM Premier asks NZ Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to relax restrictions on SA travellers21/10/2020 3:48 PM Rabbitohs trio, Raiders duo called up to Maroons squad21/10/2020 3:35 PM Churches, mosques allowed 300 worshippers as NSW records two local cases21/10/2020 3:32 PM Queensland Greens vow to quadruple mining royalties to ‘pay for school lunches’ | Sky News Australia21/10/2020 3:22 PM 'The season would've been done': Bachar Houli on the AFL's COVID near-miss21/10/2020 3:18 PM Proposed NSW court reforms to allow domestic violence survivors to give evidence via videolink21/10/2020 3:07 PM Donald Trump's tax records shed new light on his business pursuits in China21/10/2020 3:06 PM 'This is the place to be': Trump's rallies go on, pandemic or not21/10/2020 3:00 PM Mum mauled to death by dogs on walk21/10/2020 2:55 PM Baby deaths 'cluster' at Adelaide hospital prompts investigation after four die in past month21/10/2020 2:48 PM Storms will miss the mark for AFL grand final, but Gabba might score rain21/10/2020 2:48 PM Cafe charges extra for Dan supporters21/10/2020 2:45 PM Australian Idol to be revived; MKR, House Rules dumped in Seven shakeup21/10/2020 2:38 PM Armed man shot by cops, woman arrested in siege21/10/2020 2:36 PM Melbourne resident's rare virus reinfection among handful in the world21/10/2020 2:29 PM More 'dangerous' locust swarms on the way for Ethiopia21/10/2020 2:26 PM The surprising new friends who got me through the pandemic21/10/2020 2:24 PM Seven to broadcast Beijing Winter Olympics after cutting new deal21/10/2020 2:08 PM Canadian man forced to split $5 million lottery jackpot with himself21/10/2020 2:00 PM NSW health minister flags critical quarantine and testing combo for combating COVID-19 | Sky News Australia21/10/2020 1:57 PM ABC journalist Sarah Ferguson to take up short-term Washington post21/10/2020 1:55 PM Andrews deflects responsibility over the death of four SA babies | Sky News Australia21/10/2020 1:49 PM Ellenbrook was a master-planned suburb, but 26 years later residents feel forgotten21/10/2020 1:48 PM Toddler dies after being hit by car driven by neighbour outside Sydney home21/10/2020 1:48 PM Brother left alone with children at Brisbane's Marist College despite multiple sex abuse complaints21/10/2020 1:48 PM youth mental health21/10/2020 1:47 PM Andrews 'has not read the letter' from CEO's calling for change | Sky News Australia21/10/2020 1:42 PM Trump: ‘I confronted China’s rampant theft of American jobs’ | Sky News Australia21/10/2020 1:42 PM Threatening social media posts to be banned in France after beheading21/10/2020 1:41 PM Crowd attendance at Cox Plate cancelled because 'it did not meet public's expectations': Andrews | Sky News Australia21/10/2020 1:41 PM Victorian government removing 'hurdles' around outdoor hospitality expansions | Sky News Australia21/10/2020 1:40 PM Cathay Pacific to cut 8,500 jobs in major COVID-19 restructure21/10/2020 1:40 PM SA Health investigating after 'cluster' of four babies die at Adelaide hospital in one month21/10/2020 1:38 PM Coronavirus updates LIVE: Victoria records three new COVID-19 cases as doubts cast over Brett Sutton's knowledge of private security for hotel quarantine; Australian death toll stands at 90521/10/2020 1:26 PM Steven Miles downplays reports of new coronavirus strain on freight ship off Queensland's coast21/10/2020 1:20 PM