16 December 2020, Wednesday NewsLatest News On 16 December 2020, Wednesday Food delivery levy proposed to pay for workers' comp for the gig economy17/12/2020 8:57 AM Charity turns people away as Central Queensland homelessness crisis is tipped to be one of the nation's worst17/12/2020 8:57 AM Nervous wait as Brisbane warehouse fire expected to burn for days17/12/2020 8:57 AM Tourists flock back to Fraser as locals tell tales of triumph over the approaching flames17/12/2020 8:57 AM Major, arrogant blunder in Paul Gallen-Mark Hunt blockbuster17/12/2020 8:55 AM Tom Cruise rants over film crew's COVID breaches | Sky News Australia17/12/2020 8:51 AM How WeChat is helping the CCP control Australian media outlets17/12/2020 8:41 AM Tragic reason paedophile targeted schoolgirl17/12/2020 8:41 AM China begins prosecution of Hong Kong activists who attempted to flee to Taiwan17/12/2020 8:35 AM WA watching NSW situation closely17/12/2020 8:35 AM Adelaide may be a happy hunting ground for India but pink ball Tests are Australia's game17/12/2020 8:32 AM Queensland farmer dies in flash flooding while moving cattle17/12/2020 8:27 AM Why Reba wasn't comfortable sending her daughter to the local childcare centre17/12/2020 8:27 AM Live: NSW Now: Bus driver charged after killing 24yo pedestrian in Bondi Junction17/12/2020 8:27 AM NT Health Minister defends response to damning coronial findings17/12/2020 8:27 AM Video shows floodwaters swallowing bridge in northern NSW17/12/2020 8:19 AM Health alert issued to Northern Beaches venues after NSW records three COVID-19 cases | Sky News Australia17/12/2020 8:19 AM Council buys RSL venue to keep poker machines out17/12/2020 8:11 AM Man charged with murder after woman found dead in Blue Mountains home17/12/2020 8:10 AM Trump fires parting shot as US labels Switzerland, Vietnam as currency manipulators17/12/2020 8:00 AM Cutting JobSeeker payments the 'last thing' we should be doing, ACOSS says17/12/2020 7:57 AM Snake under Hobart family's Christmas tree no match for three wise dogs17/12/2020 7:57 AM Joe Biden introduces former rival Pete Buttigieg as part of his 'cabinet of barrier breakers'17/12/2020 7:55 AM In legal first, coroner finds Ella's death was caused by air pollution17/12/2020 7:51 AM Severe thunderstorm warning issued to northern NSW | Sky News Australia17/12/2020 7:50 AM Calls grow to give vaccine priority to quarantine, airport staff17/12/2020 7:50 AM Mike Pompeo in isolation after exposure to COVID-19 | Sky News Australia17/12/2020 7:49 AM WHO experts to travel to Wuhan to investigate pandemic origins | Sky News Australia17/12/2020 7:48 AM Germany enters harder lockdown as coronavirus deaths hit new high17/12/2020 7:40 AM Contentious climate risk inquiry to be broadened after pushback from MPs17/12/2020 7:31 AM Copyright laws could force schools to destroy remote learning material17/12/2020 7:31 AM Trump's most loyal subordinate will announce the US election results, but there could be one final twist17/12/2020 7:27 AM Xiaoxuan is taking one of China's biggest TV stars to court but it's not just a legal win she's after17/12/2020 7:27 AM Cheryl and Faye trusted their 'friend' Melissa Caddick with their life savings. Then she went missing17/12/2020 7:27 AM The hit list: Sanctions imposed on Australian trade by China17/12/2020 7:27 AM Are airline crews now the weakest link in Australia's COVID quarantine system?17/12/2020 7:27 AM Americas report five million coronavirus cases in one week17/12/2020 7:17 AM French court jails 14 accomplices over Charlie Hebdo attack17/12/2020 7:08 AM 'Last time I saw her face': Family grieves for 13-year-old Anna as COVID-19 deaths surge in US17/12/2020 5:57 AM Sydney's Darling Point records highest median home value for 2020 amid luxury homes market recovery17/12/2020 5:57 AM South Korea and Japan eventually found success with opposing COVID-19 strategies. How did they both end up in trouble?17/12/2020 5:57 AM Israel signs extradition order for Malka Leifer to Australia17/12/2020 5:27 AM Man accused of losing more than 500 demerit points17/12/2020 5:02 AM South Korea warns of first potential lockdown as coronavirus numbers continue to rise17/12/2020 4:01 AM WHO vaccine scheme risks failure, potentially leaving poor countries with no COVID vaccines until 202417/12/2020 3:57 AM Gallen labels SBW 'yesterday's hero' before targeting Rob Whittaker17/12/2020 3:52 AM Audit finds doctors not washing their hands properly during coronavirus pandemic17/12/2020 2:27 AM China's Communist Party accused of Australian media interference17/12/2020 2:27 AM Tim Tszyu aims for world title - and then to become unified world champion17/12/2020 2:12 AM Student's COVID-19 diagnosis leads to cancer discovery17/12/2020 2:02 AM 'Against all odds' Australia's economy is 'humming along' | Sky News Australia17/12/2020 1:58 AM China can 'play by its own rules and get away with it' | Sky News Australia17/12/2020 1:36 AM Crown Melbourne's suitability to hold gaming licence to be examined by special commissioner17/12/2020 1:26 AM 'Utter shock': New study shows kangaroos can communicate with humans17/12/2020 1:01 AM James Packer sued by security guard over alleged casino assault17/12/2020 12:51 AM 'In the public interest': AFP defends raiding Labor staffer as part of China probe17/12/2020 12:41 AM Tszyu calls for title shot after savage KO victory17/12/2020 12:38 AM Franchise company to be taken to Federal Court17/12/2020 12:31 AM Project host blasts COVID vaccine decision17/12/2020 12:30 AM Twitter confirms it may ban Trump after Biden’s inauguration | Sky News Australia17/12/2020 12:21 AM Facebook facing yet another lawsuit17/12/2020 12:20 AM Premier McGowan can't just 'shut his borders again' amid new COVID-19 cases | Sky News Australia17/12/2020 12:15 AM Collingwood's $1.8 million loss after club takes massive revenue hit17/12/2020 12:05 AM Gallen calls out UFC star after Hunt triumph17/12/2020 12:01 AM Josh Addo-Carr signs four-year contract with Canterbury Bulldogs17/12/2020 12:00 AM Indonesia's President to get nation's first COVID vaccine, says jab will be free16/12/2020 11:56 PM China has decided to go after Australia's produce 'purely for political reasons' | Sky News Australia16/12/2020 11:52 PM Coles cuts price on expensive Christmas items16/12/2020 11:40 PM The ‘goal posts moved’ when a vaccine arrived | Sky News Australia16/12/2020 11:25 PM Tim Tszyu def Bowyn Morgan, Paul Gallen def Mark Hunt, KO video, results, highlights16/12/2020 11:24 PM No, this is not an episode of Yes Minister, it's the Morrison government's response to the mental health crisis16/12/2020 11:23 PM Telstra to review prices after fans fume at 420 per cent increase in netball TV subscription16/12/2020 11:20 PM Australia’s sh*ttiest town revealed16/12/2020 11:20 PM ‘Biden booster networks’ blatantly pick sides: Paul Murray | Sky News Australia16/12/2020 11:16 PM Paul Gallen vs Mark Hunt, result, video, highlights, Gallen wins in unanimous decision, news, judges scorecards, Sydney Super Fight,16/12/2020 11:03 PM Politicians have a right to question but not threaten the ABC16/12/2020 11:02 PM Fourth McDonald’s to be built in most obese Aussie town16/12/2020 11:00 PM Tszyu scores emphatic first round knockout16/12/2020 11:00 PM Farmers back Australia taking China to WTO over barley16/12/2020 10:40 PM The late-night plan to help Sydney roar back to life16/12/2020 10:36 PM Christmas trading hours 2020: What stores are open for the retail shopping rush16/12/2020 10:31 PM Democrats think Trump ‘undid their good work’ on nuclear deal with Iran | Sky News Australia16/12/2020 10:30 PM US media outlets ‘actively discredited’ Biden family stories | Sky News Australia16/12/2020 10:28 PM Farmers back Australia taking China to WTO over barley16/12/2020 10:25 PM Trump will continue to ‘be in the spotlight’ amid Biden’s presidency | Sky News Australia16/12/2020 10:25 PM Victorian lockdown ‘restricted human rights’ | Sky News Australia16/12/2020 10:20 PM Melbourne school apologises after Year 7 girls asked to kneel for short skirt check16/12/2020 10:20 PM The late-night plan to help Sydney roar back to life16/12/2020 10:18 PM 'We need a bipartisan approach': Victoria wants more oversight of air crew arrivals16/12/2020 10:11 PM 'We need a bipartisan approach': Victoria wants more oversight of air crew arrivals16/12/2020 10:10 PM 'Coverup' claims after man avoided hotel quarantine, drove to Toorak16/12/2020 10:01 PM Aussie ex-champ charged with 'corrupt bets' on Ukrainian table tennis16/12/2020 10:01 PM Dead whale removed from Victoria’s Fairhaven beach16/12/2020 10:00 PM 'A symbol of hope and resistance': Behrouz Boochani portrait wins Archibald people's choice award16/12/2020 9:56 PM 'Thank God I did say yes': why Catherine O'Hara nearly said no to Moira Rose16/12/2020 9:42 PM Qantas, Virgin challenger Rex to fly Sydney-Melbourne from March16/12/2020 9:40 PM 'Coverup' claims after man avoided hotel quarantine, drove to Toorak16/12/2020 9:25 PM The world is watching 'how the bubble will work' between Australia and New Zealand | Sky News Australia16/12/2020 9:22 PM David Koch meets his granddaughter for the first time in emotional airport video16/12/2020 9:20 PM 'We want to face her'16/12/2020 9:17 PM Biden ‘sadly’ will not stand up to China | Sky News Australia16/12/2020 9:17 PM LIVE: Tszyu's surprise tip in Gallen-Hunt bout16/12/2020 9:12 PM Why school banking has had its day16/12/2020 9:10 PM Best in show: what we watched, binged, laughed and cried about in 202016/12/2020 9:05 PM Drug that mimics popular diet could bring relief for migraine sufferers16/12/2020 9:02 PM Boy, 2, abandoned with sad note16/12/2020 9:00 PM Rural and regional areas have been 'neglected for decades' | Sky News Australia16/12/2020 8:58 PM Judge in George Pell appeal case to preside over inquiry into Afghanistan war crime allegations16/12/2020 8:56 PM Police Commissioner's response to CCTV footage criticised by youth detention royal commissioner16/12/2020 8:56 PM Punter stuns bookie with giant Tszyu wager16/12/2020 8:56 PM US should permanently place a new First Fleet in Darwin: Babones | Sky News Australia16/12/2020 8:54 PM ANZ keeping options open on dividend despite higher repayment numbers16/12/2020 8:53 PM Sydney Super Fight LIVE updates: Tim Tszyu v Bowyn Morgan, Paul Gallen v Mark Hunt at Bankwest Stadium16/12/2020 8:50 PM Germany enters tough new lockdown as coronavirus death toll reaches record high16/12/2020 8:48 PM Time to ‘put a rocket under’ ABC: Peter Gleeson | Sky News Australia16/12/2020 8:41 PM Australia highlights to world China ‘cannot keep its promises’ | Sky News Australia16/12/2020 8:41 PM Atmx withdrawal fees: Why you should avoid this ATM16/12/2020 8:40 PM Former SAS soldier recounts the playing of cricket as a calming outlet from war | Sky News Australia16/12/2020 8:39 PM Press freedom reforms welcomed, but more needed say media companies16/12/2020 8:38 PM No, this is not an episode of Yes Minister, it's the Morrison government's response to the mental health crisis16/12/2020 8:33 PM Two new coronavirus cases in Sydney's Northern Beaches after Sydney Airport worker tests positive16/12/2020 8:33 PM Facebook friendship leads to man being robbery getaway driver16/12/2020 8:26 PM Australia must use its only ‘weapon’ against China in trade war | Sky News Australia16/12/2020 8:25 PM Deep beneath Melbourne, Maree Clarke prepares for her biggest work yet16/12/2020 8:23 PM 'Controversial' ending after fighter's nasty gash16/12/2020 8:21 PM Joe Burns will play first Test for Australia vs India16/12/2020 8:20 PM Quarantine-free travel to WA under a cloud as new Sydney COVID-19 cases emerge16/12/2020 8:17 PM NSW Health investigates two new coronavirus cases16/12/2020 8:09 PM ANZ keeping options open on dividend despite higher repayment numbers16/12/2020 8:01 PM Details of Australian vaccination rollout revealed16/12/2020 8:00 PM There is a ‘dog ate my homework’ flavor to China’s latest rhetoric | Sky News Australia16/12/2020 7:57 PM Woolworths to review bid for Dan Murphy's outlet in Darwin16/12/2020 7:56 PM Former teacher at prestigious Catholic college who failed to report suspected child sex abuse lodges appeal16/12/2020 7:56 PM Churches' fears for conversion bill are unfounded16/12/2020 7:49 PM 'Time to deliver': Australia need more from Head16/12/2020 7:42 PM Tim Robards divides fans with startling newborn baby video16/12/2020 7:40 PM 'Shrill, elitist, out-of-touch and irrational': Joel Fitzgibbon lets fly at critics16/12/2020 7:32 PM 'Shrill, elitist, out-of-touch and irrational': Joel Fitzgibbon lets fly at critics16/12/2020 7:28 PM Two new COVID-19 infections with no known links confirmed in Sydney | Sky News Australia16/12/2020 7:28 PM NSW records two new cases of COVID-19 on Sydney's Northern Beaches16/12/2020 7:26 PM How do you 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Chefs say the best way is to keep things simple16/12/2020 7:26 PM Barrister cleared of misconduct after accusing NT judge of being 'politically partisan'16/12/2020 7:26 PM China potentially building ‘military base’ 200km off Australian coast: Bernardi | Sky News Australia16/12/2020 7:24 PM NSW records two new local coronavirus infections in Sydney's Northern Beaches16/12/2020 7:20 PM Fire rages at Brisbane waste facility16/12/2020 7:20 PM Two new COVID-19 cases found on Sydney's northern beaches16/12/2020 7:17 PM Two new COVID-19 cases found on Sydney's northern beaches16/12/2020 7:07 PM New land-clearing code for fire mitigation to exclude Sydney councils16/12/2020 7:02 PM COVID-19 case attended Sydney soccer event16/12/2020 7:00 PM Alert for children's football match after Sydney Airport worker tests positive for coronavirus16/12/2020 7:00 PM Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard arrested on sex abuse charges16/12/2020 6:56 PM Live: Gallen-Hunt bout leads up to Tim Tszyu's latest fight16/12/2020 6:56 PM Another review finds Medicare is sick. Will we ignore this one too?16/12/2020 6:52 PM Eight years jail for killer of rock icon Angry Anderson’s son16/12/2020 6:40 PM Facebook privacy app spied on users for market research, ACCC says16/12/2020 6:35 PM LIVE: Master coach's warning for Gallen16/12/2020 6:32 PM Wet summer ahead for Queensland as La Niña shows 'similar strength' to system behind Cyclone Yasi16/12/2020 6:26 PM Steven has been waiting since May for a flight refund. He's not the only one16/12/2020 6:26 PM South Australia removes remaining barriers to interstate travel16/12/2020 6:26 PM Rapid COVID-19 test developed in Brisbane approved for use in the US16/12/2020 6:22 PM Inquiry into war crime allegations part of ADF's 'moral authority', says former WA SAS officer16/12/2020 6:13 PM Woman critical after becoming trapped under her car16/12/2020 6:11 PM ‘We can keep defeating this virus’: Coronavirus in review | Sky News Australia16/12/2020 6:06 PM Sweden failed to protect its people during pandemic: official report16/12/2020 6:05 PM Shia LaBeouf steps out in bizarre mask amid abuse scandal16/12/2020 6:00 PM For too long, girls' sporting attire seemed to be designed by a committee of idiots16/12/2020 5:57 PM Government agrees to recommendations to strengthen press freedom16/12/2020 5:56 PM Monsoon developing in Northern Territory could form tropical low16/12/2020 5:56 PM Cardboard and paper warehouse engulfed by massive blaze in Brisbane's east16/12/2020 5:56 PM Two women and young girl injured after being hit by car outside Sydney school16/12/2020 5:56 PM Canberra lawyer and accountant arrested as police target alleged money laundering operation16/12/2020 5:56 PM Tszyu v Morgan - $59.95 | MAIN EVENT16/12/2020 5:56 PM Junior football match alert after Sydney van driver tests positive to COVID-1916/12/2020 5:46 PM Severe thunderstorm warning issued as heavy rain, flooding continues to batter parts of NSW16/12/2020 5:44 PM Australia’s WTO action against China is ‘clearly appropriate’ | Sky News Australia16/12/2020 5:44 PM Banks' dividend dilemma: Can they Ponzi their way to higher payouts?16/12/2020 5:41 PM Pub forced into holiday shutdown after underage teen's death16/12/2020 5:40 PM Movie’s ‘truly insane’ plot twist shocks the internet16/12/2020 5:40 PM Addo-Carr signs four-year, $2-million contract with Bulldogs16/12/2020 5:29 PM Tasmania Police to investigate another public servant over allegations of sexual abuse16/12/2020 5:26 PM 'They have trashed Victoria's heritage': Jail for developers who knocked down Melbourne pub16/12/2020 5:26 PM What's in a word? Plenty when it comes to truth, lies and fiction16/12/2020 5:26 PM Advances in facial recognition technology could amplify the persecution of minorities, AI experts warn16/12/2020 5:23 PM Why we need to cancel ‘wokeness’16/12/2020 5:20 PM Aussies warned against Amazon Prime scam16/12/2020 5:11 PM Victoria’s Attorney-General Jill Hennessy steps down from ministry16/12/2020 5:08 PM Cryptocurrency, wads of cash seized in police investigation16/12/2020 5:00 PM Hidden hero: The 18th-century woman who sailed the seas - as a man16/12/2020 5:00 PM Victorian Attorney-General Jill Hennessy stands down from ministry16/12/2020 4:56 PM Teenager who killed 82yo Canberra man in unprovoked attack jailed for 15 years16/12/2020 4:56 PM There is every sign China will pick off 'sector after sector' of Australian goods | Sky News Australia16/12/2020 4:55 PM 'We never gave up hope': Alleged victims relieved as Malka Leifer set to face court in Australia16/12/2020 4:50 PM Jill Hennessy quits as Victoria's Attorney-General16/12/2020 4:43 PM Government confirms elderly, sick get virus vaccines first, aircrew could be bumped up order16/12/2020 4:42 PM $20 ‘game changing’ Bunnings shower item16/12/2020 4:40 PM North Sydney Olympic Pool redevelopment costs blow out to $64 million16/12/2020 4:34 PM Hungary amends its constitution to effectively ban adoption by same-sex couples16/12/2020 4:33 PM Huge coup for Bulldogs as Addo-Carr signs four-year deal16/12/2020 4:33 PM Developers who knocked down Corkman pub get jail for contempt of court16/12/2020 4:28 PM Facebook privacy app spied on users for market research, ACCC says16/12/2020 4:26 PM