17 February 2021, Wednesday NewsLatest News On 17 February 2021, Wednesday Not just Collingwood, AFL, we all need to do better on racism18/02/2021 8:58 AM Severe winter storm leaves millions in Texas without power | Sky News Australia18/02/2021 8:54 AM Bitcoin surges to new record above $US52,000, ASX to slip18/02/2021 8:51 AM Live: Masked-up Victorians wake to post-lockdown freedoms as restrictions ease18/02/2021 8:51 AM How Barty was let down by tennis' inaction18/02/2021 8:50 AM Businesses demand an end to lockdown bombshells18/02/2021 8:46 AM 'We have a simple solution': Lawyer for locked up Dubai princess Sheikha Latifa pushes for her release18/02/2021 8:42 AM Australian Open controversy can’t hide disturbing Ash Barty truth18/02/2021 8:42 AM ASX set to open lower as Wall Street slides18/02/2021 8:28 AM Ghislaine Maxwell 'withering to a shell' behind bars18/02/2021 8:25 AM Businesses demand an end to lockdown bombshells18/02/2021 8:18 AM Myanmar demonstrators turn out in biggest numbers since troop deployment18/02/2021 8:16 AM Revealed: No deal yet for boosted AstraZeneca doses18/02/2021 8:11 AM Watch Australian Open Tennis 2021, Catch Up TV18/02/2021 8:01 AM What do the Botanic Gardens have to do with politics? A bit, actually18/02/2021 8:00 AM Former Liberal staffer at centre of rape claim enters hospital18/02/2021 8:00 AM It’s madness, but here’s a way to stop home prices rising so fast18/02/2021 7:54 AM Nadal all class after Open defeat, rejects Djokovic’s complaints18/02/2021 7:39 AM Catholic Church unhappy with City of Sydney’s Heaps Gay promotion18/02/2021 7:36 AM Australia needs national COVID-19 schools plan, experts say18/02/2021 7:35 AM Facebook blocks the sharing of news content in Australia18/02/2021 7:26 AM Social distancing about to get harder on Sydney public transport18/02/2021 7:19 AM Facebook bans Australian news18/02/2021 7:18 AM Facebook to restrict Australians from sharing or viewing news content18/02/2021 7:17 AM Facebook to restrict Australians from sharing or viewing news content18/02/2021 7:14 AM Prince Philip admitted to hospital, Buckingham Palace says18/02/2021 7:12 AM Relief for Victorians as they emerge from a five-day coronavirus lockdown18/02/2021 6:58 AM Alcott claims seventh-straight AO title18/02/2021 6:00 AM Former Trump casino implodes, marking the end of an era in Atlantic City18/02/2021 5:42 AM Rush Limbaugh, US conservative radio host, dies aged 7018/02/2021 5:42 AM Crowds to return to the Australian Open tomorrow at 50 per cent capacity18/02/2021 5:00 AM Grace Tame commends Brittany Higgins' courage: 'I hope justice is reached'18/02/2021 4:00 AM Prince Philip admitted to hospital in London18/02/2021 3:08 AM Tsitsipas left 'speechless' after insane comeback18/02/2021 3:00 AM Prince Philip admitted to hospital, Buckingham Palace says18/02/2021 2:15 AM Victorians rejoice as third lockdown ends amid warnings, celebration18/02/2021 2:05 AM Dylan Alcott wins Australian Open, his seventh consecutive home grand slam18/02/2021 2:00 AM Watch Australian Open Tennis 2021, Catch Up TV18/02/2021 1:26 AM Stefanos Tsitsipas wins classic, career-defining match against Rafael Nadal18/02/2021 1:11 AM Susan Carland shares vintage snap from her wedding to Waleed18/02/2021 1:00 AM Legend Williams lines up to halt new superpower Osaka18/02/2021 12:55 AM Bride’s sudden death after given all-clear18/02/2021 12:30 AM Legend Williams lines up to halt new superpower Osaka18/02/2021 12:19 AM Dozens injured, arrested in protests over Spanish rapper's jailing18/02/2021 12:03 AM ‘Sick’: Jen Aniston interview resurfaces18/02/2021 12:00 AM ‘Australia looks like paradise’: Building boss says migrants will queue up17/02/2021 11:44 PM Victoria 'should never have been in lockdown' | Sky News Australia17/02/2021 11:36 PM Ukraine man confesses to non-existent murder to get roads ploughed17/02/2021 11:32 PM WA's hard border with Victoria to be lifted on Saturday but travellers must still quarantine17/02/2021 11:20 PM City councils teaching climate change protest training are the 'wokest of the woke' | Sky News Australia17/02/2021 11:16 PM Can hotel quarantine breaches be sheeted home to COVID-19 strains?17/02/2021 11:07 PM Top doctor warns Aussies delaying jab will hold back 'return to normal'17/02/2021 11:04 PM Farmer could face death penalty for horror murder17/02/2021 11:00 PM ‘More sophisticated’: The pandemic has changed how Australians are spending money17/02/2021 11:00 PM Satellite images show China emptying military camps at border flashpoint with India17/02/2021 10:50 PM In new videos, missing Dubai princess Sheikha Latifa says she is being held ‘hostage’17/02/2021 10:48 PM Nursing applications surge at Victorian universities as arts slump17/02/2021 10:45 PM Why snowstorms are smashing northern hemisphere17/02/2021 10:35 PM Sharks to post stunning $5 million turnaround17/02/2021 10:32 PM Thing Apple will finally let you do17/02/2021 10:30 PM Stunning images shatter Myanmar’s military government’s lie to the world17/02/2021 10:29 PM My co-worker believes IVF is unnatural. Should she keep her views to herself?17/02/2021 10:16 PM Can hotel quarantine breaches be sheeted home to COVID-19 strains?17/02/2021 10:15 PM Businesses are suffering as government 'alarmism, fear and sabotage' continues | Sky News Australia17/02/2021 10:14 PM More than 1,000 Australians with cognitive disability are detained indefinitely each year. It needs to stop17/02/2021 10:07 PM REVIEW: Lego pushes into the online market with new app VIDIYO17/02/2021 10:05 PM New Caledonia has a pro-independence government for the first time since 199917/02/2021 10:04 PM Family homes razed to build car park17/02/2021 10:00 PM Game show in box seat: Andy Lee fronts Ten’s shot at event TV glory17/02/2021 9:55 PM World reacts to alleged Parliament rape17/02/2021 9:51 PM Morrison government has made a 'shocking decision': Sheridan | Sky News Australia17/02/2021 9:40 PM Payday: How Australia tamed the Google gorilla17/02/2021 9:37 PM Harry and Meghan are 'complete hypocrites' | Sky News Australia17/02/2021 9:36 PM Optical illusion confusion: Only three people seen in cheers of four drinks17/02/2021 9:32 PM Why this is the car millionaires can’t buy17/02/2021 9:30 PM India’s mysterious drop in COVID-19 infections17/02/2021 9:22 PM China is 'all pervasive' | Sky News Australia17/02/2021 9:18 PM Catholic leader dismisses school funding reform as ‘flight of fantasy’17/02/2021 9:17 PM ‘Obscene’: NBN Co employees paid $78m in personal bonuses in 202017/02/2021 9:16 PM Texas forced to rely on 'the hated fossil fuels' after renewables froze | Sky News Australia17/02/2021 9:11 PM Steam-cleaning of ministerial office ordered in hours after alleged rape of staffer17/02/2021 9:02 PM As iPhone adapts to COVID normal, update alters face unlock and emoji17/02/2021 9:01 PM The 80km torture sessions powering Marquand in hotel quarantine17/02/2021 9:01 PM Highway upgrade will ‘destroy sacred sites’, elders say17/02/2021 9:00 PM Guilty conviction for police officer overturned after assault on Indigenous teen17/02/2021 8:59 PM Daniil Medvedev stretches winning streak to 19 matches with Australian Open quarter-final victory17/02/2021 8:50 PM NT Government revokes Greater Melbourne coronavirus hotspot17/02/2021 8:50 PM India finds new cases of coronavirus variants17/02/2021 8:45 PM Compulsory classes recommended to improve democracy and civic engagement17/02/2021 8:45 PM Watch Australian Open Tennis 2021, Catch Up TV17/02/2021 8:44 PM Dicko reveals why he thinks the Australian Idol reboot will fail17/02/2021 8:40 PM Ice revives Muchova as Barty goes cold17/02/2021 8:30 PM ‘I could not move my leg’: Medvedev pushes through cramp to defeat Rublev17/02/2021 8:25 PM Rebel Wilson’s unlikely friendship Czech tennis star who beat Ash Barty17/02/2021 8:20 PM 'The door's open': Netball Tasmania confirms bid to enter Super Netball league17/02/2021 8:20 PM Indigenous tour guide offered to improve alleged rape victim's fertility, court hears17/02/2021 8:20 PM Perese to start for Waratahs, Tupou benched for Reds in Super Rugby opener17/02/2021 8:15 PM Historic deep freeze leaves several dead, delays vaccine efforts in US17/02/2021 8:11 PM Barilaro urges Morrison government to end northern beaches gasfield plan17/02/2021 8:10 PM Premier Andrews 'needs all the help he can get' | Sky News Australia17/02/2021 8:03 PM Welcome to our new COVID-19 vaccine data tracker17/02/2021 8:01 PM Jared Leto explains truth behind wild Margot Robbie rumour17/02/2021 8:00 PM Australian Open reveals crowd capacity figure17/02/2021 7:56 PM Neighbour 'heard shriek' before 'Jane' Birch found dead in wheelie bin, Wollongong jury hears17/02/2021 7:50 PM Reject Shop’s $1.50 ‘dupe’ of Tasty Toobs tastes “pretty damn close” to retro snack17/02/2021 7:40 PM Howard Springs builders could get Victorian village up in four months17/02/2021 7:35 PM Premier Daniel Andrews classing tennis players as essential was a 'big mistake' | Sky News Australia17/02/2021 7:31 PM The leadership of both Australia and NZ 'must level with their populations' | Sky News Australia17/02/2021 7:27 PM Watch Australian Open Tennis 2021, Catch Up TV17/02/2021 7:24 PM Former Neighbours star Caitlin Stasey has started making porn17/02/2021 7:20 PM Daniel Andrews lockdown was ‘disproportionate and totalitarian’ | Sky News Australia17/02/2021 7:12 PM Daniel Andrews is using a ‘fear campaign’ to justify lockdowns | Sky News Australia17/02/2021 7:10 PM Pete Evans' Instagram account has been shut down for spreading coronavirus misinformation17/02/2021 7:09 PM As iPhone adapts to COVID normal, update alters face unlock and emoji17/02/2021 7:09 PM Tourists posing for selfies with wild gorillas risk spreading COVID-1917/02/2021 7:00 PM Pete Evans has been booted off Instagram17/02/2021 6:56 PM ‘Possible war’ looming on Australia’s doorstep17/02/2021 6:52 PM Instagram bans Pete Evans for spreading misinformation17/02/2021 6:48 PM Republican disowned over Trump vote17/02/2021 6:40 PM ‘Historic moment’: Treasurer Josh Frydenberg hails Google’s news content deals17/02/2021 6:36 PM The Government will keep track of who's had the COVID vaccine. But there's a catch17/02/2021 6:28 PM Instagram removes Pete Evans for spreading COVID-19 misinformation17/02/2021 6:27 PM Aldi staffer reveals secret Aldi code, sparking ‘pandemonium’17/02/2021 6:20 PM Mother of teenager missing for more than 20 years tells murder trial of final phone call from daughter17/02/2021 6:20 PM An 'expert group on anti-racism' has been set up at Collingwood to help the AFL club 'meet its moment'17/02/2021 6:16 PM Rio Tinto surprises with record payout as iron ore exports boom17/02/2021 6:12 PM New low for Kenin on nightmare Australia trip17/02/2021 6:10 PM Worried about the vaccine? Don’t be – we will be well protected17/02/2021 6:02 PM Environmental watchdog to step up surveillance after forest talks fail17/02/2021 5:58 PM Girl was flung from Royal Adelaide Show ride at 100km/h, inquest told17/02/2021 5:50 PM 'One of the biggest blunders in banking history': Citigroup loses bid to recover $644m paid out by mistake17/02/2021 5:50 PM 'Contrary to basic human rights': Biden says China to face repercussions over abuse of Muslim minorities17/02/2021 5:50 PM Horror details of Tullamarine murder-suicide tragedy revealed17/02/2021 5:48 PM Women save Aussie farms with spin-off businesses17/02/2021 5:40 PM Brittany Higgins says Scott Morrison's 'victim-blaming rhetoric' after rape allegation is 'very distressing'17/02/2021 5:39 PM Victorian businesses rejoice as 'disappointing' lockdown to lift17/02/2021 5:29 PM Controversial former Parramatta boss Denis Fitzgerald seeks to return to corridors of power17/02/2021 5:24 PM ‘Within her rights to take that time’: Barty on controversial timeout in loss17/02/2021 5:24 PM 'Grossly intoxicated' driver's car goes airborne and slams through takeaway shop fence17/02/2021 5:20 PM ‘Nicest human you will meet’: Hundreds of academics rally around detained Australian economist Sean Turnell17/02/2021 5:15 PM ‘Historic moment’: Treasurer Josh Frydenberg hails Google’s news content deals17/02/2021 5:05 PM Nebuliser COVID patient requests independent review17/02/2021 5:00 PM Looming catastrophe threatening music industry17/02/2021 4:40 PM 'Original Stonehenge' found in Wales, new study suggests17/02/2021 4:39 PM Father came home to find bodies of wife and children, court told17/02/2021 4:34 PM Watch Australian Open Tennis 2021, Catch Up TV17/02/2021 4:28 PM Rock fisher saved by lifeguards on jetskis as experts declare safety laws a failure17/02/2021 4:22 PM Scott Morrison under pressure amid growing calls for independent probe into Parliament rape allegation17/02/2021 4:20 PM Iconic 90s Aussie shows that should make a comeback17/02/2021 4:20 PM Barty reacts to 'ethically icky' momentum switch17/02/2021 4:19 PM Man crushed by rubbish chute while working on construction site17/02/2021 4:12 PM Liberals fuming as Nationals’ energy revolt gains another backer17/02/2021 4:09 PM In a new diversity push, Europe looks to recruit more female astronauts and people with disability17/02/2021 4:08 PM Albanese doesn't have a policy 'to create one job': PM Morrison | Sky News Australia17/02/2021 4:08 PM Government boosted funding for law enforcement by over $2.3b: Dutton | Sky News Australia17/02/2021 4:08 PM Gogglebox Australia stars’ real jobs outside of hit Foxtel show17/02/2021 4:00 PM After Clarke murders, controlling a partner’s clothing and money is set to be crime17/02/2021 3:56 PM Rita Camilleri was ‘butchered like she was nothing’, grieving daughter tells court17/02/2021 3:50 PM Historic deep freeze leaves several dead, delays vaccine efforts in US17/02/2021 3:43 PM Brutal photos show aftermath of Ashley Judd’s ‘catastrophic’ jungle accident17/02/2021 3:40 PM TGA 'very confident' the AstraZeneca vaccine will be effective in the elderly | Sky News Australia17/02/2021 3:32 PM Treasurer hails deals between publishers and Google a 'world first' for original journalism17/02/2021 3:27 PM ‘This is not my father’: Families shocked after south-west Sydney funeral body mix-up17/02/2021 3:24 PM ‘Too early’ to discuss ‘no jab no job’ policies amid aged care vaccine rollout | Sky News Australia17/02/2021 3:24 PM Frydenberg spruiks 'historic, world-leading' media code expected to pass parliament | Sky News Australia17/02/2021 3:21 PM Search resumes for two young men missing in remote WA outback17/02/2021 3:20 PM NSW Education Minister targets unis using teacher training as a ‘cash cow’17/02/2021 3:19 PM Detained Dubai Princess Latifa re-emerges in videos at ‘jail villa’17/02/2021 3:07 PM Schools will trial ‘untimed syllabuses’ before ambitious statewide reform17/02/2021 3:05 PM Sister of woman who beheaded their mother will never forgive her17/02/2021 3:05 PM Four people fined $17,900 each after failing to declare they had travelled from ‘Red List’ country17/02/2021 3:00 PM Coronavirus updates LIVE: Victoria lockdown will lift from midnight as state records zero COVID-19 cases; AstraZeneca boss says vaccine safe for over-65s17/02/2021 2:45 PM Anna Kournikova’s last hurrah: 20 years on from her memorable Aus Open run17/02/2021 2:40 PM Ash Barty knocked out of Australian Open | Sky News Australia17/02/2021 2:37 PM Queensland couple scream in terror after python pops up on windshield17/02/2021 2:34 PM Donald Trump urges US Senate Republicans to dump 'unsmiling political hack' Mitch McConnell17/02/2021 2:31 PM Online punting surge softens COVID-19 blow for Tabcorp as profits slide 7%17/02/2021 2:30 PM Barty Over: Ash out of Open17/02/2021 2:23 PM Day-14, day-16 tests could be conducted amid Victorian outbreak | Sky News Australia17/02/2021 2:20 PM Barty’s Open ruined by devious tactic17/02/2021 2:20 PM Australian Open 2021 LIVE updates: Ash Barty crashes out in quarter-final after shock loss to Karolína Muchova17/02/2021 2:17 PM Domino’s eyes hundreds of new stores as global sales soar17/02/2021 2:15 PM EXCLUSIVE: Trump aide speaks of fateful meeting linked to Russia investigation | Sky News Australia17/02/2021 2:04 PM EXCLUSIVE: Russia conspiracists ‘picked the wrong’ scapegoat amid criminal inquiry | Sky News Australia17/02/2021 2:03 PM The backlash Scott Morrison deserved17/02/2021 2:02 PM ‘An industry in crisis’: Musicians’ plea as live music figures hit new low17/02/2021 2:01 PM Best silk pillowcases: Do they really improve skin and hair?17/02/2021 1:50 PM Australia's COVID vaccine rollout will soon begin. When and to whom will we need to prove we've had it?17/02/2021 1:48 PM COVID-19 vaccines for 35,000 NSW frontline workers within three weeks17/02/2021 1:41 PM ‘Killed my trust’: Nebuliser patient at centre of Holiday Inn cluster calls for probe17/02/2021 1:40 PM ‘Suck it up’: Parliament staff claim bullying is rife and complaints ignored17/02/2021 1:37 PM No answer yet on Australian Open crowds as Victorian restrictions lift17/02/2021 1:33 PM Lichaa’s fiancee attends court, ex-Bulldog to fight police charges17/02/2021 1:27 PM ‘It’s not over yet’: Sutton warns thousands were exposed to infectious cases | Sky News Australia17/02/2021 1:24 PM ‘Killed my trust’: Nebuliser patient at centre of Holiday Inn cluster calls for probe17/02/2021 1:22 PM Police probe teen’s disgusting emu video17/02/2021 1:20 PM Queensland to set up coercive control taskforce one year after murder of Hannah Clarke and her children17/02/2021 1:06 PM Best silk pillowcases: Do they really improve skin and hair?17/02/2021 1:01 PM Interstate travel is dead unless these eight issues are fixed17/02/2021 1:00 PM Buffy accuser Charisma Carpenter’s surprise public apology17/02/2021 1:00 PM