04 March 2021, Thursday NewsLatest News On 04 March 2021, Thursday China to overhaul Hong Kong’s political system5/03/2021 8:57 AM Three earthquakes have struck off the New Zealand coast, sparking evacuation orders5/03/2021 8:51 AM Law enforcement on alert after plot warning at US Capitol5/03/2021 8:50 AM Live: NSW Now: Health Minister working as 'hard as humanly possible' to improve rural and regional healthcare5/03/2021 8:48 AM Dawn candlelight vigil marks three years since Biloela Tamil family's 'world changed'5/03/2021 8:48 AM The countdown is on to ditching single-use plastic in the ACT. Are we ready?5/03/2021 8:48 AM Meghan claims Buckingham Palace is ‘perpetuating falsehoods’5/03/2021 8:37 AM Third earthquake strikes New Zealand, tsunami warning issued for Australia5/03/2021 8:31 AM ‘Not in the mood’: NSW abandons electric scooter trial5/03/2021 8:27 AM Australian music legend Archie Roach returns to South Australia to open WOMADelaide despite battling chronic illness5/03/2021 8:18 AM Live: Arrival caps and vaccine rollout on agenda for National Cabinet5/03/2021 8:18 AM Tyreece used to sleep on the streets — now he has an aspiring career in the army5/03/2021 8:18 AM National Gallery overcomes 'logistical nightmare' to bring world-famous paintings to Canberra5/03/2021 8:18 AM Rising tennis stars promote value of sporting opportunities for migrant and refugee children5/03/2021 8:18 AM NSW premier to receive AstraZeneca jab next week | Sky News Australia5/03/2021 8:14 AM Fears of a COVID super spreader in Queensland hotel quarantine | Sky News Australia5/03/2021 8:06 AM EU, Italy stop AstraZeneca vaccine exports to Australia5/03/2021 8:05 AM Europe blocks 250,000 AstraZeneca vaccine doses bound for Australia5/03/2021 8:03 AM UN human rights chief demands Myanmar's military 'stop murdering protesters'5/03/2021 7:55 AM Warnings that gender bill would ban Tootsie from classroom5/03/2021 7:47 AM SA first to receive the AstraZeneca vaccine | Sky News Australia5/03/2021 7:45 AM Prince Philip recovering from procedure | Sky News Australia5/03/2021 7:38 AM National Cabinet to discuss vaccines as rollout falls behind schedule | Sky News Australia5/03/2021 7:34 AM Former chief scientist spruiks green tech on world stage5/03/2021 7:31 AM Pubs, brewers ask government to freeze alcohol taxes5/03/2021 7:16 AM Sydney Mardi Gras protesters will find out today whether their march will be deemed illegal5/03/2021 7:16 AM Italy blocks Australian shipment of 250,000 AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine doses5/03/2021 6:26 AM EU, Italy stop AstraZeneca vaccine exports to Australia5/03/2021 6:18 AM Italy and EU block shipment of 250,000 AstraZeneca vaccine doses to Australia5/03/2021 5:18 AM Exclusive data shows the majority of Australians want the COVID-19 jab — but there's one 'stark' divide5/03/2021 4:17 AM Buckingham Palace to investigate after Meghan accused of bullying staff5/03/2021 4:03 AM Hong Kong court keeps 47 activists arrested for subversion locked up5/03/2021 3:47 AM Australia forecast to be effectively cashless by 20245/03/2021 3:02 AM Mediterranean beaches are awash with a mysterious tar, and no-one can figure out where it came from5/03/2021 2:17 AM Tsunami warning after major earthquake strikes New Zealand5/03/2021 2:07 AM Light plane crash kills two people near Exmouth5/03/2021 2:00 AM ‘Don’t fall in love’: the words that left an indelible mark5/03/2021 1:00 AM Martin Bashir will not face criminal investigation over Diana interview5/03/2021 12:50 AM 'A lying cow? Really?': Q+A panel unleashes on misogynistic culture in Parliament House5/03/2021 12:47 AM ANZ warns of social problems from house price rises5/03/2021 12:46 AM Where’s Solly? Lew’s gone quiet on Myer, but he’s not gone away5/03/2021 12:30 AM Nurse in hospital after COVID vaccine5/03/2021 12:30 AM WA Premier Mark McGowan refusing hotel quarantine bill is 'west versus the rest' | Sky News Australia5/03/2021 12:28 AM Parents struggle to secure EpiPens with long shelf lives5/03/2021 12:03 AM Broncos approached for Israel Folau return as stars back comeback5/03/2021 12:00 AM ‘I have been put through hell’: Australian activist detained in Tanzania flies home4/03/2021 11:35 PM Moscow’s dark warning to the West after sanctions4/03/2021 11:20 PM New documents reveal details of controversial military program with Myanmar4/03/2021 11:15 PM Man charged over online mosque threat ahead of second Christchurch terror attack anniversary4/03/2021 11:09 PM Queensland health worker suffers anaphylactic reaction to Pfizer vaccine4/03/2021 11:04 PM Woman in wheelchair not accepted on Virgin Australia flight4/03/2021 11:00 PM New details of Australia's silence on Myanmar revealed under FOI laws4/03/2021 10:47 PM Tasmania's House of Assembly passes Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill4/03/2021 10:47 PM New Bachelor Jimmy Nicholson’s TV past revealed4/03/2021 10:40 PM Dr Seuss not cancelled. Old stereotypes are being made redundant4/03/2021 10:40 PM Reynolds fires back at Cronk after retired star’s ‘failure’ comments4/03/2021 10:40 PM Matt Kean is fast becoming ‘one of the most dangerous politicians in Australia’: Alan Jones | Sky News Australia4/03/2021 10:31 PM Ominous warning after jellyfish kills teen4/03/2021 10:20 PM ‘Like a big flame-thrower’: hit-run driver overtook eight cars before fiery crash4/03/2021 10:20 PM ‘I’m in despair’: Wife of Australian facing extradition to Saudi Arabia sends desperate plea to Scott Morrison4/03/2021 10:13 PM Xero steps into workforce management space with $285m deal4/03/2021 10:12 PM Prince Philip undergoes successful heart operation4/03/2021 10:11 PM US police uncover 'possible new plot' to breach Capitol4/03/2021 10:03 PM ‘Not impossible’ Porter saw woman again4/03/2021 10:01 PM Parents allowing drunken teen parties enable sexual assaults, principals warn4/03/2021 9:56 PM Museums should be protected as they are 'custodians of what has transpired' | Sky News Australia4/03/2021 9:54 PM Egyptian activists are trying to stop new laws that could drastically limit women's rights4/03/2021 9:48 PM Prince Philip undergoes successful procedure for pre-existing heart condition, will remain hospitalised4/03/2021 9:47 PM Some of the 'biggest moralists' are actually 'the biggest bullies': Bolt | Sky News Australia4/03/2021 9:44 PM Building reforms unveiled after 'totally unacceptable' standards put apartment owners at risk4/03/2021 9:17 PM It's disappointing NY Governor Cuomo 'hasn't been more taken to task' | Sky News Australia4/03/2021 9:11 PM In Pictures: Dozens slain in dramatic escalation of Myanmar protest violence4/03/2021 9:02 PM These two children have now been in Australian immigration detention for three years4/03/2021 9:00 PM Communities devastated by bushfires receive much-needed help | Sky News Australia4/03/2021 9:00 PM New Zealand police arrest two for threat to Christchurch mosques attacked in 20194/03/2021 8:47 PM Electric vehicle tax put on hold as SA Government monitors similar charges interstate4/03/2021 8:47 PM Linda Reynolds faces possible legal action after calling Brittany Higgins a ‘lying cow’4/03/2021 8:34 PM Heat turned up on swimmers as April meet becomes mini-trial for Tokyo4/03/2021 8:30 PM How conflict is threatening war-torn Yemen during the 'world's worst humanitarian crisis'4/03/2021 8:24 PM A crowd-stopping moment in every room: blockbuster exhibition is a must-see4/03/2021 8:15 PM Brittany Higgins' lawyers demand apology over 'lying cow' comment4/03/2021 8:01 PM Coles investigates after holes found in multiple milk bottle lids4/03/2021 8:00 PM ‘It’s perplexing’: Crowe breaks silence on Suaalii defection4/03/2021 8:00 PM Health worker in intensive care after reaction to COVID vaccine4/03/2021 7:54 PM Football legend's dying wish comes true as Ross Whyte relives moment of grand final glory4/03/2021 7:47 PM Jury finds 'medicine man' tour guide guilty of 12 sex charges against six women4/03/2021 7:47 PM Injured Annabel Sutherland to miss Australia's cricket tour of New Zealand4/03/2021 7:47 PM Thai sailors rescue abandoned cats from a burning, sinking ship4/03/2021 7:47 PM Thing that gets a woman going on a date4/03/2021 7:46 PM Four expensive artworks missing from Melissa Caddick’s home, says liquidator4/03/2021 7:44 PM Mystery creature discovered on beach4/03/2021 7:40 PM Aussie billionaire’s empire facing collapse4/03/2021 7:32 PM Petition calls for better and earlier sexual consent education in schools | Sky News Australia4/03/2021 7:31 PM Powerball jackpots to $20 million on Thursday4/03/2021 7:30 PM Fiona Patten supports extending state of emergency but 'doesn't think it's necessary' | Sky News Australia4/03/2021 7:29 PM Qantas expansion ‘not predatory’, says ACCC boss4/03/2021 7:27 PM Where’s Solly? Lew’s gone quiet on Myer, but he’s not gone away4/03/2021 7:25 PM Andrews doesn’t ‘have faith’ in his delivery of services | Sky News Australia4/03/2021 7:20 PM Canberra man charged with possessing piglets stolen from Yarralumla children's zoo found not guilty4/03/2021 7:17 PM Berejiklian denies approving Wagga conservatorium despite approval letter4/03/2021 7:00 PM 'I don't mind being super cautious': Laming | Sky News Australia4/03/2021 7:00 PM Anthony Albanese delays meet with WA Labor Premier during state election campaign4/03/2021 6:47 PM Melbourne study captures complexities of babies' first breaths4/03/2021 6:47 PM Construction set to start on Australia's first lithium-ion battery manufacturing plant4/03/2021 6:47 PM Opera Australia to return to Melbourne with snakes, a panther and a horse4/03/2021 6:39 PM Daily COVID-19 case numbers are going to become ‘a bit redundant’: Hazzard4/03/2021 6:22 PM Parents of woman in historical rape allegations support inquiry into her death4/03/2021 6:20 PM The Gold Coast needs 6,500 new homes a year, but where can they be built?4/03/2021 6:17 PM Staff shortages, nepotism and lack of oversight: Report details Ashley Youth Detention Centre failings4/03/2021 6:17 PM ‘I can’t keep it to myself anymore’: More women disclosing sexual assault in wake of political revelations4/03/2021 6:13 PM Why the phrase ‘footy’s back’ is a proper faux pas4/03/2021 6:09 PM PM opposes Northern Beaches gas project, signalling potential political rift4/03/2021 6:05 PM Queensland teenager dies from box jellyfish sting | Sky News Australia4/03/2021 6:01 PM Paramedic mum reveals five ‘red flags’ every parent needs to know4/03/2021 6:00 PM Willie Rioli to return to footy after one big mistake and an 18-month ordeal4/03/2021 5:56 PM A crowd-stopping moment in every room: blockbuster exhibition is a must-see4/03/2021 5:54 PM Fears of quarantine ‘super spreader’4/03/2021 5:50 PM Wildlife 'bounces back' after out-of-control burn in Sydney4/03/2021 5:47 PM Fake COVID-19 vaccine distribution networks uncovered in China, South Africa4/03/2021 5:47 PM Six sixes in an over and a hat-trick — West Indies and Sri Lanka put on crazy T20 show4/03/2021 5:47 PM Five CFMMEU officials to face court over alleged abuse4/03/2021 5:47 PM NBA star goes nuclear on referees after ejection4/03/2021 5:46 PM COVID conspiracy theorists found to act more selfishly than others according to new study4/03/2021 5:40 PM Gladys in fiery stoush with Mark Latham4/03/2021 5:40 PM Brittany Higgins says Linda Reynolds' 'lying cow' remark is 'incredibly hurtful'4/03/2021 5:35 PM Separate crashes leave at least one person fighting for life in Victoria4/03/2021 5:32 PM Fruit and veg prices set to soar as worker shortage cripples Australian growers4/03/2021 5:21 PM Willie Rioli gets backdated two-year AFL ban after long anti-doping review4/03/2021 5:17 PM Victorian man guilty of murdering girlfriend before impersonating her in family messages4/03/2021 5:17 PM Meghan suggests Buckingham Palace pushing 'falsehoods' about her and Prince Harry4/03/2021 5:17 PM Gladys Berejiklian rejects wrongdoing over highway meeting with then boyfriend Daryl Maguire4/03/2021 5:03 PM Teenage boy dies from box jellyfish sting in Far North Queensland4/03/2021 5:00 PM Peter Dutton praises Christian Porter as ‘gutsy’ for publicly fronting historical rape claims4/03/2021 4:55 PM Concerns passengers onboard Qatar flight to Brisbane contracted COVID-19 via 'superspreader'4/03/2021 4:47 PM Calls for New York Governor Cuomo to resign intensify | Sky News Australia4/03/2021 4:46 PM Woman called off historical rape complaint against Christian Porter for health reasons, NSW Police say4/03/2021 4:42 PM Huge 4.5m saltie covered in scars pulled from harbour4/03/2021 4:34 PM ACT records two new cases of COVID-19 among recent arrivals in hotel quarantine4/03/2021 4:17 PM Canberra Hospital 'failed' patients who took their own lives, coroner says4/03/2021 4:17 PM ‘I’ll squirrel-grip him’: Why Munster hopes to go up against Smith4/03/2021 4:17 PM This former Australian soldier fought the war in Afghanistan. Now he says it wasn't worth it4/03/2021 4:00 PM More than 100,000 Australians given travel exemptions during pandemic4/03/2021 3:50 PM US House cancels Thursday session over fears Capitol will be stormed again4/03/2021 3:50 PM SpaceX prototype finally sticks vertical landing, only to explode once on the ground4/03/2021 3:47 PM 'I feel a lot more hopeful': Kathleen Folbigg's childhood friend welcomes scientists' push for pardon4/03/2021 3:47 PM Tradie’s finds 20-year-old note and whisky in hiding under old kitchen cupboard4/03/2021 3:40 PM NSW Police release details of dealings with Christian Porter's accuser4/03/2021 3:35 PM Two adjoining factories go up in flames in Melbourne4/03/2021 3:20 PM Tourism industry ‘all for’ a digital vaccine passport if it keeps borders open | Sky News Australia4/03/2021 3:17 PM Iceland volcanic eruption 'imminent' after thousands of earthquakes4/03/2021 3:16 PM Residents under siege on ‘stolen’ island4/03/2021 3:00 PM Tragic moment left Zerafa a 'broken mess'4/03/2021 3:00 PM Rural communities along east coast grappling with rodent explosion4/03/2021 3:00 PM Sex industry ‘not my concern’: eSafety Commissioner defends proposed new powers4/03/2021 2:52 PM Restaurant owner charged with indecently and sexually assaulting staff4/03/2021 2:45 PM Cops probe police officer impersonator over tax scam4/03/2021 2:40 PM Woman called off rape complaint against Porter for health reasons: police4/03/2021 2:33 PM Britain doesn’t just have a health crisis - it’s got a major economic headache, too4/03/2021 2:30 PM Meghan slams royals in explosive new Oprah clip4/03/2021 2:24 PM NSW Governor receives petition from 90 scientists to free Kathleen Folbigg4/03/2021 2:14 PM Britney, young women and the ‘damaged goods narrative’4/03/2021 1:56 PM Victoria won't commit to the return of international flights | Sky News Australia4/03/2021 1:40 PM South Australians to receive the country's first AstraZeneca vaccine doses from Friday4/03/2021 1:40 PM Teenager dies after box jellyfish sting at Queensland beach4/03/2021 1:38 PM Queensland detects largest rise in COVID-19 cases since lockdown4/03/2021 1:31 PM Myer sales plunge but profits get a JobKeeper boost4/03/2021 1:16 PM Morrison rejects calls for independent investigation into Porter rape allegation4/03/2021 12:56 PM NSW pushes for more GPs in vaccine program4/03/2021 12:55 PM Threat of militia attack on the US Capitol forces House to abruptly cancel sitting session4/03/2021 12:50 PM Aston Martin bring in James Bond as new F1 mission begins4/03/2021 12:46 PM Teenage boy dies from box jellyfish sting in Cape York — the first death from the animal in 15 years4/03/2021 12:46 PM US President Joe Biden calls Texas Governor's move to lift mask mandate 'Neanderthal thinking'4/03/2021 12:46 PM Here's what we know about the Russian variant of COVID-194/03/2021 12:46 PM New electric SUV’s bizarre feature4/03/2021 12:40 PM Scott Morrison says Linda Reynolds deeply regrets her 'lying cow' comments about Brittany Higgins4/03/2021 12:34 PM Kathleen Folbigg: Australia’s worst female killer ‘is innocent’ say 76 of Australia’s top scientists and doctors4/03/2021 12:20 PM Perth restaurant owner accused of attacking six female staff4/03/2021 12:16 PM 'Don't agree with that': PM fires up4/03/2021 12:15 PM Australia making ‘often unappreciated’ gains in the transforming energy economy | Sky News Australia4/03/2021 12:12 PM ‘Finished today’: Calls for minister to quit4/03/2021 12:04 PM UK tells NSW it wants Australia to have more ambitious emissions reduction target4/03/2021 12:01 PM Lego takes on TikTok with kid-friendly social network4/03/2021 11:50 AM PM spruiks Australia's manufacturing 'priority roadmap' | Sky News Australia4/03/2021 11:50 AM Teenager stabbed with 38cm blade overnight in Darwin now in surgery4/03/2021 11:46 AM Eight-car pile up in Melbourne as man taken to hospital under police guard4/03/2021 11:45 AM Woman warns ‘don’t hesitate’ after receiving cancer diagnosis by voicemail4/03/2021 11:40 AM Wharfies, bosses agree on need for foreign sailors to get COVID tested4/03/2021 11:38 AM Washington D.C. bracing for siege to ‘reinstate’ Trump4/03/2021 11:30 AM Albanese shakes the tin at Labor’s night of nights4/03/2021 11:27 AM International Criminal Court opens investigation into alleged war crimes in Palestinian territories4/03/2021 11:25 AM ‘Not paying’: Premier’s Facebook dummy spit over hotel quarantine4/03/2021 11:20 AM 'He has my support': Treasurer stands by Christian Porter after historical rape allegation denial4/03/2021 11:16 AM Collingwood distances itself from offensive tweet by superfan Joffa Corfe4/03/2021 11:16 AM Former Defence chief wants psychedelic drug laws relaxed to treat mental illness, PTSD4/03/2021 11:16 AM NSW Premier addresses ICAC funding in heated budget estimates debate | Sky News Australia4/03/2021 11:12 AM Will Moses Mbye have to turn into the Tigers’ super sub?4/03/2021 11:11 AM Leaders in war of words over WA border controls | Sky News Australia4/03/2021 11:10 AM Bikie targeted in drive-by shooting following assault of Rebels boss4/03/2021 11:00 AM From the Archives, 1986: Sydney goes wild for the Queen4/03/2021 10:55 AM ‘Difficult and sensitive issue’: Howard, Frydenberg defend handling of Porter rape allegation4/03/2021 10:55 AM