03 February 2021, Wednesday NewsLatest News On 03 February 2021, Wednesday Here's how the COVAX scheme is distributing its first batch of coronavirus vaccines to low-income countries4/02/2021 8:53 AM 'Job shedding' expected in March as employees kept afloat by JobKeeper 'finally fall off' | Sky News Australia4/02/2021 8:50 AM ‘Deep reservoir of legal talent’: Women now make up almost half of local court magistrates4/02/2021 8:48 AM McGowan issues apology for quarantine breach ahead of March election | Sky News Australia4/02/2021 8:47 AM Treasury considers replacing JobKeeper with HECS-style scheme | Sky News Australia4/02/2021 8:45 AM Damning statistic seals Mitchell Starc’s fate as rotation policy debate rages4/02/2021 8:43 AM Low unemployment payment a 'chronic problem' in Australia | Sky News Australia4/02/2021 8:43 AM Scientists and government pushing for ways to make mRNA vaccines here4/02/2021 8:33 AM Presidential couple Joe and Jill Biden open up during White House interview | Sky News Australia4/02/2021 8:28 AM Planning rules in airport flight path ‘outdated’, expert, councils say4/02/2021 8:28 AM Why this man wants us to turn over a new leaf and embrace the 'theatre of tea'4/02/2021 8:26 AM Live: Mandatory masks, gathering restrictions reinstated in Melbourne overnight4/02/2021 8:26 AM Residents in immediate danger as bushfire threatens homes in Perth's north-east4/02/2021 8:26 AM Live: NSW Now: Two women charged after stabbed woman waves down truckie while locked in boot4/02/2021 8:26 AM Marriage Story meets haunted-house horror in perfectly calibrated psychological thriller The Nest4/02/2021 8:26 AM Rihanna and Greta Thunberg anger Indian celebrities with tweets supporting farmers' protests4/02/2021 8:25 AM Bikies face $10,000 exit fees, threats and loss of assets for leaving clubs4/02/2021 8:18 AM Full list of Victoria’s exposure sites4/02/2021 8:13 AM Scientists and government pushing for ways to make mRNA vaccines here4/02/2021 8:04 AM Hankering for the quiet life? Now's your chance to buy half a village in remote Tasmania4/02/2021 7:56 AM How do GPS tracking devices work and are they effective? Here's what we know4/02/2021 7:56 AM Australian borders could open sooner if vaccines prevent transmission4/02/2021 7:56 AM 'Clap for Captain Tom' honours the life of WWII veteran and COVID-19 hero | Sky News Australia4/02/2021 7:53 AM US lawmakers honour officer killed in Capitol Hill riots | Sky News Australia4/02/2021 7:52 AM Vic hotel worker tests positive for COVID4/02/2021 7:52 AM Most Australians support immigration but negativity towards some minorities persists4/02/2021 7:50 AM What you can and can't do after you've had the coronavirus vaccine4/02/2021 7:48 AM Melbourne rocked by recreation of Russell Street bombing for ABC drama4/02/2021 7:43 AM WA on track to exit full lockdown as state election campaign begins | Sky News Australia4/02/2021 7:35 AM Over 600 players and officials in quarantine after Aussie Open worker tests positive | Sky News Australia4/02/2021 7:27 AM Has Australia done enough to access all the leading COVID-19 vaccines? Some experts say no4/02/2021 7:26 AM Fix to banking industry's problems delayed, as memories of Hayne pain fade4/02/2021 7:26 AM They're dealing with the terror of their own death. Can psychedelics help?4/02/2021 7:26 AM Robi didn't see the coup coming. He dreads what comes next for his people4/02/2021 7:26 AM Virgin CEO Jayne Hrdlicka flags more job cuts at airline if JobKeeper is not extended4/02/2021 7:26 AM Canada formally labels the far-right Proud Boys group a terrorist entity4/02/2021 7:10 AM How are COVID-19 vaccines made? A look inside the drug pipeline4/02/2021 6:56 AM Cricketers and COVID: look over there!4/02/2021 6:40 AM How a spoof currency based on an internet dog spooked global markets — and why it could happen again4/02/2021 6:29 AM Fiji has been smashed by cyclones — and now the government wants you to go there4/02/2021 6:26 AM Sean Penn fires back at criticism over his COVID-19 vaccine site: ‘Betrayal of all’4/02/2021 6:13 AM Westpac loses High Court appeal over super sales campaign4/02/2021 6:10 AM I'm a doctor and one of my best friends doesn't believe in vaccines. This is what I want to tell her4/02/2021 6:01 AM Victoria renews restrictions after quarantine COVID-19 case4/02/2021 6:00 AM COVID positive suspends Australian Open lead up events4/02/2021 5:26 AM Regulation for Afterpay is coming but the devil will be in the detail4/02/2021 5:25 AM Ousted Myanmar leader charged with owning illegally imported walkie-talkies4/02/2021 5:00 AM Investigation launched into into Melbourne quarantine hotel spread4/02/2021 4:00 AM Aung San Suu Kyii charged for owning illegal walkie-talkies in her house4/02/2021 3:56 AM What we know about Victoria's new COVID-19 hotel quarantine cases4/02/2021 3:26 AM Several Melbourne locations listed as exposure sites after quarantine worker tests positive for COVID4/02/2021 3:26 AM Piers Morgan slams trolls for attacking Captain Sir Tom Moore in his final days4/02/2021 3:00 AM What the Golden Globes nominees look like after a year of the pandemic4/02/2021 2:56 AM AO lead-up events postponed due to COVID-194/02/2021 2:54 AM AO lead-up events postponed due to COVID-194/02/2021 2:49 AM New study proves delaying second coronavirus vaccine dose effective4/02/2021 2:00 AM Australia claims ATP Cup clash in epic tiebreaker4/02/2021 1:07 AM Premier Daniel Andrews held a 'panic press conference' over COVID-19 case | Sky News Australia4/02/2021 1:01 AM Teacher says Bernie Sanders’ mittens outfit was white ‘male privilege’4/02/2021 1:00 AM No singing and no chanting? Here's how Tokyo will pull off a coronavirus-safe Olympics4/02/2021 12:55 AM Positive COVID case suggests Andrews government ‘hasn’t learnt its lessons’: Michael O’Brien | Sky News Australia4/02/2021 12:53 AM Business tourism ‘on its knees’ as COVID-19 casts long shadow over events4/02/2021 12:41 AM Australian Open not affected by Melbourne COVID case | Sky News Australia4/02/2021 12:34 AM The secret to growing citrus in your garden4/02/2021 12:33 AM McDonald’s starts testing plant-based McPlant burger in Scandinavia4/02/2021 12:30 AM Victoria reinstates coronavirus restrictions after hotel quarantine worker tests positive4/02/2021 12:22 AM Victorian restrictions return amid positive COVID-19 case | Sky News Australia4/02/2021 12:13 AM Prince Harry crisis intensifies4/02/2021 12:00 AM Coronavirus as it happened: Victorian household gatherings limited, masks made mandatory indoors after Melbourne hotel quarantine worker tests positive for COVID-19; WA lockdown continues3/02/2021 11:58 PM Victoria reintroduces coronavirus restrictions after hotel quarantine worker contracts coronavirus3/02/2021 11:55 PM Coronavirus as it happened: Victorian household gatherings limited, masks made mandatory indoors after Melbourne hotel quarantine worker tests positive for COVID-19; WA lockdown continues3/02/2021 11:39 PM Thieves raid homes in Perth's fire evacuation zones3/02/2021 11:32 PM Hundreds ‘eaten alive’ in shark frenzy3/02/2021 11:30 PM Australian Test cricket team was 'outplayed in the key moments' | Sky News Australia3/02/2021 11:25 PM LIVE Coronavirus : Potential transmission of UK COVID strain in Melbourne quarantine hotel investigated as WA lockdown continues3/02/2021 11:19 PM Coronavirus as it happened: Victorian household gatherings limited, masks made mandatory indoors after Melbourne hotel quarantine worker tests positive for COVID-19; WA lockdown continues3/02/2021 11:14 PM Myanmar police charge ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi, days after military coup3/02/2021 11:13 PM 'No wonder' Dr Fauci's stance on mask efficacy leaves people confused | Sky News Australia3/02/2021 11:13 PM ‘A fairness issue’: Morrison boxed in after Lowe backs JobSeeker rise3/02/2021 11:12 PM COVID conspiracy theorist now living with nuns3/02/2021 11:00 PM Homes brazenly burgled during devastating Perth Hills bushfire3/02/2021 11:00 PM Scott Morrison rebukes Craig Kelly in Parliament, but no sanctions3/02/2021 10:52 PM Hotel quarantine worker tests positive to COVID-19 in Victoria | Sky News Australia3/02/2021 10:48 PM Worker in Victoria’s hotel quarantine program tests positive for COVID-193/02/2021 10:37 PM Anxious wait for Perth suburbs in fire’s path as wind fans massive front3/02/2021 10:34 PM ‘My little girl died from deadly rush of excitement on a water slide’3/02/2021 10:30 PM ‘I’m not playing’: Kyrgios storms off court3/02/2021 10:26 PM Victorian authorities investigate new COVID-19 case in hotel quarantine worker3/02/2021 10:21 PM New York, London, Macquarie Street: Plan to revitalise underused part of Sydney3/02/2021 10:20 PM There are 'four big issues' confronting Australia: Jones | Sky News Australia3/02/2021 10:17 PM Worker in Victoria’s hotel quarantine program tests positive for COVID-193/02/2021 10:14 PM Dragons drop off chase for Folau3/02/2021 10:06 PM Permanent rise in JobSeeker will help employment in the long run3/02/2021 10:05 PM Labor and the Coalition are 'duplicitous' about Hunter Valley coal station | Sky News Australia3/02/2021 10:04 PM Sex work ban planned for NDIS3/02/2021 10:00 PM Private schools warn they will lose out despite extra $286m taxpayer fund3/02/2021 10:00 PM The left use 'moralising language' to shut down debate about COVID | Sky News Australia3/02/2021 9:59 PM Time violation triggers Kyrgios feud with umpire in straight sets win3/02/2021 9:49 PM Dragons quickly abandon Folau hunt3/02/2021 9:45 PM At least 71 homes lost in out-of-control Perth bushfire as crews brace for 'extremely dangerous' night ahead3/02/2021 9:41 PM Westpac loses High Court appeal over super sales campaign3/02/2021 9:34 PM MDMA and psilocybin not approved for medicinal use in Australia3/02/2021 9:32 PM ‘Horrific abuses’: Uighur report reveals first-hand accounts of torture3/02/2021 9:29 PM 'The fish rots from the head': Christensen says McGuire should have been axed as Collingwood boss years ago3/02/2021 9:25 PM Dragons halt talks with Israel Folau about possible NRL return3/02/2021 9:25 PM Why Ray Warren isn't retiring just yet3/02/2021 9:25 PM Biden holds key to HSBC’s survival as a global bank3/02/2021 9:18 PM Australia's High Court stops Home Affairs from cancelling man's visa on character grounds3/02/2021 9:11 PM Barilaro to make decision on political future next month but rules out Senate bid3/02/2021 9:02 PM Mask rule reveals gaping holes in WA's hotel quarantine program3/02/2021 9:01 PM Israel Folau 'should be allowed to play': Mark Latham | Sky News Australia3/02/2021 9:00 PM Gidgegannup resident reveals devastating loss in WA bushfires | Sky News Australia3/02/2021 9:00 PM Dragons abandon pursuit of Folau after extraordinary general meeting3/02/2021 8:44 PM Please Explain podcast: Will Google pay or go with a news media bargaining code?3/02/2021 8:42 PM Rich countries are stockpiling coronavirus vaccines and poor nations are lagging behind3/02/2021 8:36 PM Dragons pull pin on Israel Folau deal after extraordinary general meeting3/02/2021 8:35 PM Sir Tom Moore's turn of phrase was 'weaponised optimism' | Sky News Australia3/02/2021 8:32 PM One-third of Australia’s COVID-19 vaccines expected to come to NSW3/02/2021 8:31 PM Morrison's 'essential task' is moving the Liberal Party to climate change reform | Sky News Australia3/02/2021 8:27 PM Farmers win High Court appeal against Queensland’s New Acland coal mine3/02/2021 8:24 PM The Claremont Killings ‘horrified a country’ | Sky News Australia3/02/2021 8:23 PM 'Vulnerable' food delivery riders welcome a new push to ensure they are paid the minimum wage3/02/2021 8:12 PM Regulation for Afterpay is coming but the devil will be in the detail3/02/2021 8:05 PM Family’s heartbreaking loss in WA bushfire3/02/2021 8:00 PM ‘Nothing is bigger’ than COVID-19 yet there is still no Royal Commission: Credlin | Sky News Australia3/02/2021 7:57 PM 'Gang rape, sex slaves': Uyghur advocates renew call for action against China after horrifying BBC story3/02/2021 7:55 PM US President Biden honours police officer killed in Capitol riots3/02/2021 7:55 PM Fresh information reveals a 'higher degree of absurdity' in Western Australia | Sky News Australia3/02/2021 7:53 PM ‘Deadly’ consequence of Dragons move3/02/2021 7:50 PM Pete Evans thanks Craig Kelly for 'fighting for us' in video interview3/02/2021 7:50 PM Rose McGowan breaks silence on Marilyn Manson allegations3/02/2021 7:40 PM ‘Very uncomfortable position’: ATO won’t rule out criminal charges in PwC legal stoush3/02/2021 7:34 PM 'You were always going to be caught': Home detention for gambling addict who stole $12k3/02/2021 7:25 PM AFP says no criminal misconduct in Vatican payments to Australia3/02/2021 7:25 PM Kyle Sandilands reveals amount he’s been fined for taking too many sick days3/02/2021 7:20 PM ‘Outstanding television’: Five stars for emotionally devastating new series3/02/2021 7:14 PM 'I'm not the priority': New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern won't be first in line for coronavirus vaccine3/02/2021 7:12 PM The Arvo wrap: Kidnapped woman waves from taillight of Commodore; Fears of virus spread in Victorian hotels; WA fires burn down 71 homes3/02/2021 7:04 PM Microsoft comes to the rescue3/02/2021 7:00 PM Health officials in the dark on how Perth security guard caught COVID-193/02/2021 6:58 PM Woman charged after baby drowned in Sydney bathtub3/02/2021 6:52 PM Scott Morrison publicly rejects Craig Kelly's views on unproven COVID-19 treatments after mounting pressure3/02/2021 6:51 PM A government-run search engine would ‘swamp the world’ with socialist views | Sky News Australia3/02/2021 6:45 PM ‘He’s a specimen’: Reds to roll out Vunivalu for debut in Waratahs trial3/02/2021 6:44 PM ‘Troubled by rhetoric’: UK podcast renames Margaret Court Arena3/02/2021 6:43 PM ‘A fairness issue’: Morrison boxed in after Lowe backs JobSeeker rise3/02/2021 6:30 PM Sydney man accused of brokering deals for North Korea had 'connections' to Kim Jong-un, court hears3/02/2021 6:25 PM WHO team in China visits Wuhan lab at centre of COVID-19 speculation3/02/2021 6:25 PM Former Minneapolis police officer loses appeal against murder conviction of Australian woman3/02/2021 6:25 PM Former Adelaide Catholic Archbishop Philip Wilson farewelled in Adelaide3/02/2021 6:25 PM Victoria adds nine coronavirus vaccination hubs to national rollout plan3/02/2021 6:25 PM Cricketers sweating on approval to play in upcoming IPL season3/02/2021 6:24 PM ‘Horrific abuses’: Uighur report reveals first-hand accounts of torture3/02/2021 6:16 PM Federal government aims to shut sex worker loophole within NDIS | Sky News Australia3/02/2021 6:09 PM Federal Court dismisses Bob Brown Foundation’s ‘great forest’ case3/02/2021 6:06 PM Investigation underway amid potential spread of UK strain in Melbourne hotel quarantine | Sky News Australia3/02/2021 6:06 PM 'It's just really overwhelming': WA bushfire victims speak of trauma but praise 'amazing' firefighters3/02/2021 5:55 PM 'Not scientifically possible': Victoria accused of overinflating kangaroo numbers to increase harvest3/02/2021 5:55 PM Morrison publicly reprimands Kelly over coronavirus vaccine misinformation3/02/2021 5:55 PM Ash Barty survives a scare to reach quarter-final at Yarra Valley Classic3/02/2021 5:55 PM Woman found with stab wounds in boot of car after smashing tail light and waving for help3/02/2021 5:55 PM China doesn't see 'much upside' improving relationship with Australia | Sky News Australia3/02/2021 5:53 PM Penny Wong confirms she will stand for re-election | Sky News Australia3/02/2021 5:51 PM ‘Mother of all midlife crises’? What Bezos’ departure means for Amazon3/02/2021 5:45 PM ‘My terms in the end’: Barty pulls through, on course for Williams clash3/02/2021 5:45 PM Victorian authorities investigate possible transmission of UK coronavirus variant in hotel quarantine3/02/2021 5:45 PM Big move to take Chinese ‘monopoly’3/02/2021 5:42 PM Ancient Egyptian mummy found buried with golden tongue3/02/2021 5:40 PM 3/02/2021 5:39 PM Victoria flags potential spread of UK strain in Melbourne quarantine hotel3/02/2021 5:30 PM Victorian authorities investigating possible transmission of UK COVID strain in hotel quarantine3/02/2021 5:25 PM 'I'm gobsmacked we never slipped up': Inside the secret life of ASIO spy kids3/02/2021 5:25 PM Westpac faces tens of millions of dollars in fines after High Court ruling3/02/2021 5:25 PM Victoria flags potential spread of UK strain in Melbourne quarantine hotel3/02/2021 5:25 PM At least 71 homes lost in out-of-control Perth bushfire as WA faces 'disasters on two fronts'3/02/2021 5:23 PM Cormann's 'Road to Damascus' moment for OECD secretary-general | Sky News Australia3/02/2021 5:22 PM Sad news for Grant Denyer as another one of his shows is axed by Ten3/02/2021 5:20 PM Barty on course for Williams clash3/02/2021 5:15 PM Coronavirus updates LIVE: Potential transmission of UK COVID strain in Melbourne quarantine hotel investigated as WA lockdown continues3/02/2021 5:07 PM Photos taken 30 years apart reveal glacier's alarming retreat3/02/2021 5:00 PM Abbie Chatfield’s raunchy I’m A Celeb sex confession3/02/2021 5:00 PM Andrew Drake's sister tells court she does not remember parts of fatal Batemans Bay stabbing3/02/2021 4:55 PM Mourner who glassed Hilltop Hoods rapper with bottle at wake avoids jail3/02/2021 4:55 PM ‘I completely understand’: McInnes bracing to lose Dragons’ captaincy3/02/2021 4:55 PM There is 'still work to be done' but the recovery 'is well underway' | Sky News Australia3/02/2021 4:47 PM End of WA lockdown in sight as no new coronavirus cases recorded for third straight day3/02/2021 4:45 PM Perth bushfires: Fireys brace for danger hour3/02/2021 4:40 PM ‘No option’: CA hits back after South Africa lashing over tour snub3/02/2021 4:28 PM Third day of zero new local COVID cases in WA as lockdown continues3/02/2021 4:25 PM New Zealand provisionally approves use of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine3/02/2021 4:25 PM Vic health Minister grilled about ‘six year’ hospital wait list times3/02/2021 4:20 PM Woman with stab wounds found in the boot of a car3/02/2021 4:14 PM 'Most Australians' know the economic comeback is underway': PM Morrison | Sky News Australia3/02/2021 4:14 PM Microsoft ‘fully supports’ government’s digital media code3/02/2021 4:09 PM Western Australia records no new COVID-19 cases | Sky News Australia3/02/2021 4:09 PM Education plan to improve outcome for kids in the bush3/02/2021 4:07 PM No criminal charges for security guard who sparked Perth lockdown3/02/2021 4:04 PM Economy on track but JobKeeper end will lead to 'job-shedding' | Sky News Australia3/02/2021 4:01 PM No new COVID cases in WA3/02/2021 3:58 PM More jail for 'acrobatic' escapee who torched school after lighting puzzle book prison fire3/02/2021 3:55 PM