31 July 2021, Saturday NewsLatest News On 31 July 2021, Saturday Decision to redirect Pfizer doses from rural NSW to Sydney schools meets criticism1/08/2021 8:44 AM The workers risking their lives to keep Sydney running during a COVID crisis1/08/2021 8:36 AM The best new books to read in August1/08/2021 8:36 AM Three additional schools caught up in Queensland COVID outbreak1/08/2021 8:23 AM Boris Johnson and wife Carrie expecting second child1/08/2021 8:14 AM 'We're scared for our kids': Stranded Australians desperate to flee coronavirus-ravaged Indonesia1/08/2021 8:06 AM There's a 'profound truth' to ghost stories, this expert claims1/08/2021 8:06 AM Four generations under one roof led this family to 'boiling point'. And they're not alone1/08/2021 7:36 AM Melting roads, warped cables and dying residents: How extreme weather devastated these American cities1/08/2021 7:36 AM When Thomson had to beat a military curfew to submit a uni paper, his dad drove like it was the 'Fast and the Furious'1/08/2021 7:36 AM As a young gymnast, I'd have given anything to hear Simone Biles say 'no'1/08/2021 7:15 AM Perth joyriders filmed riding on car roof1/08/2021 7:08 AM The week began with a warning and a tragedy, and it ended with a reality check1/08/2021 7:06 AM 'My immune system was probably wide open': What it's like for Olympic athletes who get COVID1/08/2021 7:06 AM Construction ban lifts in Sydney1/08/2021 5:03 AM COVID-19 cases increase in the US1/08/2021 3:01 AM Famous race cars included in online classic car auction1/08/2021 2:37 AM Despite 11 Queensland LGAs being plunged into lockdown, the NRL will finish round 20 of the compeition in Brisbane1/08/2021 2:36 AM Victoria, Tasmania and the Northern Territory shut borders to 11 Queensland LGAs1/08/2021 2:35 AM Anthony Albanese forced into isolation in Canberra1/08/2021 2:34 AM Browning advances to 100m semis in Tokyo, Denny fourth in discus final1/08/2021 2:06 AM Victoria records two new local cases of COVID-191/08/2021 1:59 AM The detail that makes this Harry Potter book worth $151,0001/08/2021 1:51 AM US Justice Department says email accounts were compromised for seven months by Russian hackers1/08/2021 1:36 AM Jamaica's Elaine Thompson-Herah defends Olympic 100m title1/08/2021 1:06 AM ‘It’s been an honour’: How Ledecky, Titmus beguiled the world in Tokyo1/08/2021 1:02 AM Giving pieces a chance: The incredible rock music collection hidden for decades1/08/2021 12:46 AM Your daily guide to the Games: McKeon, Campbell and the Kookaburras headline Sunday's action1/08/2021 12:36 AM Three more Brisbane schools caught up in COVID-19 outbreak1/08/2021 12:36 AM Meet the families beating border restrictions1/08/2021 12:25 AM What powered that piece was the love: Young Archies 20211/08/2021 12:00 AM Hockeyroos down Kiwis to make Olympic history31/07/2021 11:43 PM ‘Mesmerising to watch’: All the way with Jian Fang Lay31/07/2021 11:26 PM Tokyo has reported more than 4,000 coronavirus cases in 24 hours for the first time31/07/2021 11:20 PM Skydiving instructor killed in crash remembered as 'a wonderful man'31/07/2021 11:15 PM Aussie running hero's 'disturbing' realisation31/07/2021 10:47 PM 'I was scared': Paramedic's fear of working during COVID-19 pandemic31/07/2021 10:44 PM Internet legend has Sam Kerr in stitches31/07/2021 10:40 PM The world gives Australia a glimpse into its own COVID future: let’s not waste it31/07/2021 10:30 PM Terrifying nature of new outbreak31/07/2021 10:20 PM Meet the winners of this year's Young Archies portrait competition31/07/2021 10:16 PM One million Victorians fully vaccinated as door opens to tens of thousands more31/07/2021 10:15 PM Six of the best: The must-see events each day in week two at the Games31/07/2021 10:00 PM Chris Hemsworth to sell Byron Bay mansion31/07/2021 10:00 PM Hockeyroos down Kiwis to make Olympic history31/07/2021 9:57 PM Connected AU helping the most vulnerable feel connected during COVID-19 pandemic31/07/2021 9:49 PM Two dead after suspected drone attack on Israeli oil tanker31/07/2021 9:48 PM Vaccines for schoolkids at the expense of rural health workers ‘makes no sense’31/07/2021 9:47 PM Tokyo Olympics LIVE updates: Djokovic withdrawal hands bronze to Barty; Boomers take on Germany31/07/2021 9:42 PM ‘Disgusting’ attack: Prince George cartoon slammed31/07/2021 9:40 PM Eight arrested, 250 fined during operation to discourage protests31/07/2021 9:35 PM ‘A fair HSC’: Year 12 students given special consideration for COVID-19 disruption31/07/2021 9:33 PM Hockeyroos down Kiwis to make Olympic history31/07/2021 9:33 PM PM’s pointed vaccine advice31/07/2021 9:20 PM Collingwood blast Eagles to record thumping win31/07/2021 9:09 PM ‘Mesmerising to watch’: All the way with Jian Fang Lay31/07/2021 9:04 PM Man’s ‘bullying’ claims in messy divorce31/07/2021 9:00 PM Australia COVID LIVE updates: Sydney CBD exclusion zone in place; Queensland announces lockdown31/07/2021 8:57 PM With Osaka out, Matsuyama has become the Japanese story of the Games31/07/2021 8:36 PM Victoria declares locked-down Queensland areas as red zones31/07/2021 8:36 PM The best bits from the Tokyo Olympics today31/07/2021 8:36 PM Schapelle Corby makes careful airport move31/07/2021 8:20 PM Simone Biles withdraws from two more Olympic events days after revealing mental health concerns31/07/2021 8:19 PM Israel blames Iran for deadly attack on oil tanker off the coast of Oman31/07/2021 8:08 PM Aussie 800m star's history-making Tokyo blitz31/07/2021 8:04 PM Pressure valve released at the pool as meet turns into a carnival31/07/2021 8:00 PM ‘Worst nightmare’: Americans a hot mess in mixed medley relay31/07/2021 8:00 PM Cat-loving, coffee-swilling, karaoke-singing Thatcher fan: meet Attorney-General Michaelia Cash31/07/2021 7:51 PM Model shares snap of ‘nasty’ freak accident31/07/2021 7:40 PM Darwin marina workers exposed to positive COVID case arriving on yacht from Indonesia31/07/2021 7:36 PM Sydney anti-lockdown protest fizzles to nothing after heavy police operation31/07/2021 7:32 PM Hockeyroos down Kiwis to make Olympic history31/07/2021 7:30 PM Ekka preparation on hold for 24 hours as Queensland begins lockdown31/07/2021 6:56 PM Shock and disappointment: Regions left confused after Pfizer doses diverted31/07/2021 6:51 PM Alarming detail in 210 new NSW cases31/07/2021 6:40 PM WA's first COVID-19 quarantine hub to be built at Jandakot Airport31/07/2021 6:36 PM 'No football matches': Saturday's NRL fixtures postponed in wake of snap Queensland lockdown31/07/2021 6:36 PM Businesses to take unused AstraZeneca doses to boost rollout31/07/2021 6:34 PM Hockeyroos down Kiwis to make Olympic history31/07/2021 6:30 PM Investigators probe mysterious dog deaths31/07/2021 6:20 PM Eight bodies found shot to death at Mexican drug cartel camp31/07/2021 6:19 PM ‘We shook hands, turns out the bloody idiot had COVID’: Marschall’s Games fright31/07/2021 6:19 PM A swathe of Queensland has re-entered lockdown. These are the new rules31/07/2021 6:14 PM Scarlett Johansson sues Disney over Black Widow release31/07/2021 6:14 PM Panic buying in Queensland ahead of toughest lockdown yet31/07/2021 6:08 PM Saturday NRL matches postponed as Queensland lockdown throws game into chaos31/07/2021 6:05 PM ‘My online girlfriend of 8 months was actually my housemate’31/07/2021 6:00 PM How Albanese plans to make his run for the big league31/07/2021 5:51 PM NRL, AFL, netball all cancelled for the weekend31/07/2021 5:51 PM US flight attendants take up self-defence to combat rise in assaults31/07/2021 5:48 PM ‘Hitting the mark’: PM touts vaccine rollout at AMA national conference31/07/2021 5:48 PM Amazon fined $1.2 billion by EU regulators for personal data offences31/07/2021 5:47 PM Why this moment was too much for Seebohm31/07/2021 5:45 PM Chaotic scenes as panic buying returns31/07/2021 5:40 PM Bol breaks national record as three Australians make 800m semis for first time31/07/2021 5:30 PM Queensland chaos - sporting world in a spin over snap COVID lockdown31/07/2021 5:23 PM Harsh new rules for dozens of suburbs31/07/2021 5:20 PM NRL Telstra Premiership update31/07/2021 5:20 PM The world gives Australia a glimpse into its own COVID future: let’s not waste it31/07/2021 5:08 PM TODAY IN HISTORY: Notorious serial killer uses obscure law to get married during his murder trial31/07/2021 5:04 PM Defiant Teague insists he is the right man to lead the Blues31/07/2021 4:58 PM How did Australia’s vaccine rollout turn into a ‘train wreck’?31/07/2021 4:52 PM Ledecky downs Titmus in Olympic 800m final31/07/2021 4:46 PM ‘We gave it all’: Australian mixed triathlon hopes dashed31/07/2021 4:40 PM Cops shut down Uber in Sydney CBD31/07/2021 4:40 PM BREAKING: All games OFF today as NRL locked in crisis meeting over QLD’s Covid lockdown31/07/2021 4:38 PM What if you never win a medal? Olympian shares aftermath of Games losses31/07/2021 4:35 PM PM won't commit to time frame but says 70pc vaccination target 'absolutely achievable'31/07/2021 4:35 PM Tracking the origin of Brisbane's COVID outbreak: How did the positive case of a school student send SEQ into lockdown?31/07/2021 4:35 PM McKeown creates history with backstroke gold, Ledecky beats Titmus in 800m31/07/2021 4:25 PM Warnie says a Hollywood movie about his life is still in the works31/07/2021 4:20 PM 'I took it quite personally': Queensland business describes second cyberattack in five years31/07/2021 4:18 PM ‘Lot of rhetoric’: WHO expects China to co-operate with second inquiry into virus origins31/07/2021 4:15 PM Hockeyroos down Kiwis to make Olympic history31/07/2021 4:11 PM Sydney CBD empty after anti-lockdown protesters heed police warning31/07/2021 4:06 PM 'Wise to be thinking now': Calls for Australia to consider the burden of long COVID31/07/2021 4:05 PM NSW Police begin crackdown on Sydney anti-lockdown protestors31/07/2021 4:05 PM From ‘Lay-down Sally’ to Biles: how our views of athletes’ mental health have changed31/07/2021 4:04 PM Kaylee McKeown claims Australia’s first-ever gold medal in women’s 200m backstroke31/07/2021 4:03 PM Woman’s record breaking mouth tricks31/07/2021 4:00 PM Chemist Warehouse, Aldi and Coles among new venues of concern in Sydney31/07/2021 3:55 PM UK space command launched to address threats by China and Russia31/07/2021 3:55 PM How did Australia’s vaccine rollout turn into a ‘train wreck’?31/07/2021 3:53 PM Essendon’s Shiel deal: Can the star Bomber adapt to a new role?31/07/2021 3:37 PM Sydney anti-lockdown protest fears ease after no-one turns up31/07/2021 3:35 PM ‘He can always talk to us’: Children’s book a comfort to grieving friends31/07/2021 3:35 PM ‘Pure chaos’: Fans lose it over ’most confusing’ swimming final in Olympic history31/07/2021 3:35 PM Australian English isn’t being taken over by Americanisms. But it is changing31/07/2021 3:34 PM Awkward moment mum intercepts son’s proposal31/07/2021 3:20 PM A $30b bank buyback bonanza in store for investors31/07/2021 3:18 PM The project addressing Australia's homelessness crisis, one box at a time31/07/2021 3:13 PM Two dead after 'kamikaze drone' attack on oil tanker31/07/2021 3:09 PM Eleven LGAs across Queensland to enter snap four-day lockdown31/07/2021 3:05 PM Could 'fancy yellows' be the new pink? Race to revive diamond mine brings back industry's sparkle31/07/2021 3:05 PM ‘You don’t stop’: Tiernan willed himself to finish after 10,000m collapse31/07/2021 3:00 PM Commentators go nuts for Martin31/07/2021 2:59 PM Aussie's historic golden double in backstroke31/07/2021 2:58 PM Dragons-Rabbitohs clash postponed as Queensland lockdown throws NRL into chaos31/07/2021 2:54 PM Premiers, your nation needs you when the PM’s positions keep mutating31/07/2021 2:46 PM Hawks great’s shocking reveal about coaching saga31/07/2021 2:40 PM ‘We gave it all’: Australian mixed triathlon hopes dashed31/07/2021 2:37 PM What's within 10km of your home? Check this map31/07/2021 2:35 PM AFL games postponed as Queensland COVID lockdown sends codes into chaos31/07/2021 2:35 PM Laurel Hubbard to make Olympic history before even winning a medal31/07/2021 2:35 PM Businesses to take unused AstraZeneca doses to boost rollout31/07/2021 2:26 PM Mother fined after son peed in play centre31/07/2021 2:20 PM Mitch got a COVID-19 test in Sydney. Two weeks on, he still hasn't got the results31/07/2021 2:20 PM NSW records 210 new local COVID-19 cases31/07/2021 2:12 PM Saying goodbye to my awful menopause symptoms with hormone therapy31/07/2021 2:05 PM South-east Queensland is going into lockdown: Here are some of the COVID-19 restrictions31/07/2021 2:05 PM Stolen electric wheelchair returned to victim after police release CCTV footage of suspects31/07/2021 2:05 PM Kaylee McKeown wins backstroke gold again, Emily Seebohm third31/07/2021 2:05 PM McKeown creates history with backstroke gold, Ledecky beats Titmus in 800m31/07/2021 2:00 PM Full details of shock Qld lockdown31/07/2021 2:00 PM Titmus wins silver in 800m final31/07/2021 1:59 PM LIVE: BANG, BANG! New star’s golden double, veteran’s shock as Aussies soar31/07/2021 1:57 PM WRAP: New star’s golden double, McKeon makes history as Aussies soar on dramatic day in pool31/07/2021 1:57 PM Tokyo Olympics LIVE updates: McKeown takes gold, Seebohm bronze, Titmus silver; athletics takes centre-stage31/07/2021 1:50 PM Tokyo Olympics LIVE updates: McKeown takes gold, Seebohm bronze, Titmus silver; athletics takes centre-stage31/07/2021 1:38 PM 'Enormous number of exposure sites' expected in Queensland. See the full list31/07/2021 1:35 PM 'Pay for their time': Truck drivers hit hard waiting days for COVID tests31/07/2021 1:35 PM Russia says software glitch and 'human factor' threw ISS out of control31/07/2021 1:35 PM Surge in young people infected with COVID-19, with 138 new local cases aged under 4031/07/2021 1:25 PM Murder charge after alleged road rage31/07/2021 1:20 PM ‘Absolutely hammered’: GPs fear missed diagnoses as demand skyrockets31/07/2021 1:15 PM NSW records 210 local cases of COVID-19, with two-thirds of the new infections under the age of 4031/07/2021 1:13 PM Australia COVID LIVE updates: Sydney CBD exclusion zone in place; Queensland announces lockdown31/07/2021 1:09 PM Queensland announces three-day lockdown31/07/2021 1:05 PM A Holocaust survivor’s lesson in optimism31/07/2021 1:03 PM Parts of Queensland to go into lockdown, seven new COVID-19 cases31/07/2021 1:03 PM BREAKING: NRL games could be called off as emergency talks held over QLD lockdown31/07/2021 1:03 PM Cat-loving, coffee-swilling, karaoke-singing Thatcher fan: meet Attorney-General Michaelia Cash31/07/2021 12:58 PM WATCH LIVE: NSW to provide latest COVID-19 update31/07/2021 12:58 PM Queensland plunges 11 LGAs into snap lockdown31/07/2021 12:27 PM Southeast Queensland to enter lockdown after recording six new COVID-19 cases linked to Delta variant31/07/2021 12:18 PM USA's powerful protest against their own teammate31/07/2021 12:03 PM Victoria records two new local COVID-19 cases that are both linked to current outbreaks31/07/2021 12:01 PM ‘Isolate now’: Sydney exposure sites spike31/07/2021 12:00 PM NSW Labor pushes for religious leaders to receive lockdown exemptions31/07/2021 11:54 AM ‘Housing for hippies now for hipsters’: Alternative plan to boost affordability31/07/2021 11:40 AM ‘It’s a sad joke’: NRL fans blast shocking call31/07/2021 11:40 AM Sydney lockdown protesters’ warning31/07/2021 11:40 AM Tiernan delivers one of Australia’s gutsiest runs31/07/2021 11:39 AM Don't be fooled by the UK’s plummeting COVID infection numbers, scientists say31/07/2021 11:35 AM Better Call Saul actor Bob Odenkirk says he'll 'be OK' after 'small heart attack'31/07/2021 11:35 AM Victoria records two new local COVID-19 cases, both linked to known outbreaks31/07/2021 11:35 AM Pies, Blues far from Clarkson’s only coaching options31/07/2021 11:24 AM Victoria records two new local cases31/07/2021 11:20 AM Getting rail passengers Ubers more effective than commuter car parks: Expert31/07/2021 11:14 AM The remarkable thing about the Olympics is that they are really very good31/07/2021 11:13 AM Live: Genomic testing results expected for Brisbane COVID-19 case as thousands isolate31/07/2021 11:05 AM 'The future doesn't look very bright': Renters like Diane face an uncertain future as ACT housing market continues to climb31/07/2021 11:05 AM Has Dry July exposed a problem you didn’t know you had?31/07/2021 11:05 AM Kiwi star's amazing Olympics interview explodes31/07/2021 11:00 AM Three dead in fiery head-on crash31/07/2021 11:00 AM Australia COVID LIVE updates: Sydney CBD exclusion zone in place for Saturday; CDC labels Delta variant as contagious as chickenpox31/07/2021 10:59 AM In one-two punch to Trump, Justice Department approves release of taxes, memo31/07/2021 10:55 AM ‘Special rules’: Vaccinated Australians to avoid lockdown restrictions once 70% target hit31/07/2021 10:52 AM Fitness stars reveal wed shred secret31/07/2021 10:40 AM Sydneysiders await COVID update amid stern warnings not to protest31/07/2021 10:37 AM