08 August 2021, Sunday NewsLatest News On 08 August 2021, Sunday Tokyo Olympics may inspire our political leaders to greater heights9/08/2021 8:30 AM Thanks to Delta, COVID-19 is a much scarier disease for young people9/08/2021 8:28 AM Sign of the times: Interpreters feel great responsibility during pandemic9/08/2021 8:18 AM Small home, big headache as red tape means this family needs to build three sinks9/08/2021 8:10 AM Businesses 'stoked' to reopen as millions enjoy first day of freedom after south-east Queensland lockdown lifted9/08/2021 8:10 AM The battle over race upending America’s classrooms9/08/2021 8:09 AM 'This is a race': NSW Premier issues warning over easing of lockdown restrictions9/08/2021 7:40 AM Cairns and Yarrabah residents face anxious wait to learn extent of COVID outbreak9/08/2021 7:40 AM Jay couldn't find a suitable football program for his son with cerebral palsy, so he set one up9/08/2021 7:40 AM Why Apple wants to become your bank9/08/2021 7:29 AM 'Too many hoops to jump through': Business support lacking as pandemic drags on9/08/2021 7:10 AM Australia's census is only available in English. So the Chinese community has decided to translate it9/08/2021 7:10 AM Schools are Australia's new Delta battleground. How risky are they really?9/08/2021 7:10 AM Five of the best moments from the Tokyo Olympics closing ceremony9/08/2021 4:10 AM It’s been ‘one of the best Olympics ever for Australia’9/08/2021 2:49 AM Campbell Newman discusses political ambitions9/08/2021 2:49 AM The ‘race really is on’ to get everyone vaccinated9/08/2021 2:48 AM Companies which received JobKeeper to remain secret as federal government rejects push to name them9/08/2021 2:40 AM Victoria to offer AstraZeneca to 18-39 year-olds as state records 11 new cases9/08/2021 2:00 AM Tearful Lionel Messi says Barcelona departure is 'like a bucket of cold water has been poured over me'9/08/2021 1:40 AM In the shadow of COVID, Tokyo closes a game like no other9/08/2021 1:17 AM In the shadow of COVID, Tokyo closes a Games like no other9/08/2021 1:11 AM Despite a slow start, Europe overtakes the US for vaccinations9/08/2021 1:03 AM Why scrapping gold medal predictions worked wonders for Australia in Tokyo9/08/2021 1:00 AM Aussie icon Mills picked in Olympic All-Star team9/08/2021 1:00 AM ‘I’m proud to say I come from there’: Youngn Lipz is taking southwest Sydney to the world9/08/2021 12:46 AM Fiery crash stops Styrian MotoGP9/08/2021 12:40 AM Marathon runner caught in low mid-race act9/08/2021 12:30 AM From the Archives, 1942: The last hours of HMAS Canberra9/08/2021 12:15 AM Even initially sceptical welcomed Games distraction9/08/2021 12:09 AM Aussies punch above their weight in final medal placings9/08/2021 12:04 AM Teary Messi leaves door open for Barca return9/08/2021 12:03 AM The Taliban overrun Kunduz, third provincial capital in three days8/08/2021 11:54 PM Suburban construction noise a headache for residents in lockdown8/08/2021 11:40 PM Love Island twins break Block’s big rule8/08/2021 11:30 PM Skilled workers locked out of Australia as ‘global talent’ visas surge8/08/2021 11:15 PM Man and woman killed in horror Victorian crash8/08/2021 11:14 PM Aussies can’t even get appointments for AstraZeneca8/08/2021 11:06 PM Hard to see the reasoning behind new rules for Australian expats8/08/2021 11:04 PM 'There is nothing left': Thousands flee their homes on Greek island as wildfires burn for a sixth day8/08/2021 11:02 PM Lockdown lifted in Queensland as state records nine new COVID-19 cases8/08/2021 11:00 PM SES members report widespread bullying, harassment and rape allegation8/08/2021 10:45 PM Liberal revolt as voters push for ‘independent’ change8/08/2021 10:40 PM Rebels bikie Kon Georgiou reveals truth of Hellfire club shooting and life in Supermax8/08/2021 10:31 PM Mass vaccination hubs to offer AstraZeneca to all adults8/08/2021 10:30 PM ‘It is really heartbreaking’: Snap lockdown adds to Hunter hardship8/08/2021 10:15 PM Live: The last remaining athletes prepare to farewell Tokyo at the Olympics closing ceremony8/08/2021 10:10 PM Ex-magistrate Rodney Higgins breaks silence on relationship with court clerk8/08/2021 10:07 PM Chinese propaganda has ‘all but stopped claiming’ COVID-19 has a natural origin8/08/2021 10:05 PM ‘The truth is now being uncovered’ on COVID-19 origins8/08/2021 10:05 PM The debt owed to Japan for a Games that exhilarated the world but shut them out8/08/2021 10:02 PM ‘Gold vibes only’: How Mills and Ingles set the standard for Boomers8/08/2021 10:00 PM Taliban captures Kunduz, a major provincial capital in Afghanistan's north8/08/2021 9:51 PM Giants want to play Richmond away from ’G8/08/2021 9:30 PM Still no track gold but riches await Australia in Paris after ‘sensational’ Games8/08/2021 9:00 PM Wright stuff as Bombers put bite on Dogs8/08/2021 8:50 PM Round 21 snapshot: Ladder logjam getting even tighter8/08/2021 8:43 PM Round 21 Team of the Week: Have your say8/08/2021 8:41 PM Inside Australia's first drive-through COVID vaccination clinic8/08/2021 8:40 PM French protesters reject President's vaccination health pass8/08/2021 8:40 PM Match Highlights: Titans v Cowboys8/08/2021 8:29 PM Australian Olympian Matthew Glaetzer infuriates entire country8/08/2021 8:20 PM Beyond emissions: The call to pull carbon out of the atmosphere8/08/2021 8:15 PM Flemington tower residents test negative after isolation order8/08/2021 8:00 PM Still no track gold but riches await Australia in Paris after ‘sensational’ Games8/08/2021 8:00 PM Wife’s frustration over X-rated ‘addiction’8/08/2021 7:57 PM Regional Queensland travellers join south-east in ban from entering South Australia8/08/2021 7:40 PM WA Premier’s sly dig at other premiers over AFL grand final relocation8/08/2021 7:34 PM Boomers' bronze medal feels more like gold8/08/2021 7:29 PM Blame the lockdown on business urgers trying to wish the virus away8/08/2021 7:25 PM Hawks clip Pies to add to wins in Clarkson’s farewell tour8/08/2021 7:22 PM Southeast Queensland opens up, just as Cairns enters three-day lockdown over new COVID-19 case8/08/2021 7:16 PM Zali Steggall surfs wave of support for bid to ban offshore drilling8/08/2021 7:15 PM Mum with COVID-19 sparks Sydney hospital scare after trying to visit critically ill son8/08/2021 7:11 PM WA government unveils plan to spend extra $1.9 billion on health in upcoming budget8/08/2021 7:10 PM Taxi driver prompts COVID-19 alert for Cairns Taxis passengers over six days. Check the exposure list8/08/2021 7:10 PM Census Jedis: Religion is being abandoned, but spirituality remains8/08/2021 7:06 PM Fenced-off regions to help make greater bilbies great again in NSW8/08/2021 7:04 PM Why scrapping gold medal predictions worked wonders for Australia in Tokyo8/08/2021 6:53 PM Sydney's eastern suburbs hit with most fines for breaking COVID-19 rules8/08/2021 6:49 PM The strain finally shows on chef de mission as Australia’s Games end8/08/2021 6:43 PM Port Adelaide condemns racist post directed at Showdown medallist Aliir Aliir after win against Crows8/08/2021 6:40 PM US University professor suggests ‘criticising’ Fauci should be federal offence8/08/2021 6:39 PM 42 tonne ‘racist rock’ removed from university campus8/08/2021 6:31 PM There are runners and then there is Eliud Kipchoge8/08/2021 6:30 PM ‘Black on Asian’ crime is now a symptom of ‘white supremacy’8/08/2021 6:30 PM The strain finally shows on chef de mission as Australia’s Games end8/08/2021 6:16 PM Match Highlights: Bulldogs v Wests Tigers8/08/2021 6:11 PM 'The Taliban are everywhere': Taliban's hold on Afghanistan tightens as foreign troops withdraw8/08/2021 6:10 PM Could mandatory vaccinations be the future of work?8/08/2021 6:09 PM Moderna vaccine to be approved within a fortnight, Hunt says8/08/2021 6:00 PM Transgender woman slams store’s sign8/08/2021 6:00 PM Campbell Newman seeks political comeback outside LNP8/08/2021 5:40 PM Scary prediction over war with China8/08/2021 5:40 PM No more talk of ‘gold standard’: How NSW and federal relations have cooled8/08/2021 5:38 PM Man arrested after alleged assault at fitness studio in Adelaide8/08/2021 5:36 PM Tokyo Olympics LIVE: Australia celebrates major success in Tokyo as final athlete competes8/08/2021 5:26 PM 'It can absolutely save lives': Australia secures doses of new COVID-19 antibody treatment8/08/2021 5:25 PM AFL team ready to snap 20-year losing streak8/08/2021 5:19 PM Could Sydney's Delta outbreak spread into Queensland across the border?8/08/2021 5:10 PM Dr Nick Coatsworth ‘stands up’ to online ‘alarmist COVID rhetoric’8/08/2021 5:08 PM ‘We’re all quite angry’: Tony Armstrong opens up on former teammate’s racist comments8/08/2021 5:08 PM Tokyo Olympics LIVE: Australia celebrates major success in Tokyo as final athlete competes8/08/2021 4:59 PM ‘Gold vibes only’: How Mills and Ingles set the standard for Boomers8/08/2021 4:43 PM Debate rages as marathon runner knocks over row of water bottles8/08/2021 4:41 PM Moderna vaccine to be approved within a fortnight, Hunt says8/08/2021 4:35 PM Twelve new Sydney suburbs added to tough hotspot rules8/08/2021 4:26 PM Strict new rules announced in Northern Territory for travellers8/08/2021 4:25 PM Aussie Ebanie Bridges claims KO victory in unusual outfit8/08/2021 4:23 PM Queensland's COVID rules change as one lockdown ends and another begins8/08/2021 4:10 PM Full list of NSW COVID-19 exposure sites8/08/2021 4:10 PM The Moderna vaccine is about to be approved in Australia. Here's what we know8/08/2021 4:10 PM How midlife women are done with being dismissed8/08/2021 4:05 PM NRL considering surprise choice of venue for Grand Final8/08/2021 4:00 PM 'Front of pandemic' moves into Penrith as residents hit with tougher restrictions8/08/2021 3:40 PM Australia's third COVID-19 vaccine will be approved within a fortnight8/08/2021 3:40 PM How midlife women are done with being dismissed8/08/2021 3:40 PM Victoria to offer AstraZeneca to 18-35 year-olds as state records 11 new cases8/08/2021 3:40 PM Suspect in Tokyo train stabbing said he 'wanted to kill any women who looked happy'8/08/2021 3:39 PM Victoria to offer drive-through COVID-19 vaccinations at former Bunnings8/08/2021 3:37 PM Victoria introduces Australia’s first drive-thru vaccination clinic8/08/2021 3:32 PM Patty Mills and the Boomers lay the blueprint for leaders in Australia8/08/2021 3:29 PM Vic launches nation’s first drive-through jab clinic, expands AZ access to young8/08/2021 3:20 PM ‘I feel I have let people down’: Universal Music launches investigation into workplace culture8/08/2021 3:14 PM From catfishing to ghosting, women get real about online dating8/08/2021 3:12 PM NSW records 262 new COVID-19 cases, one new death8/08/2021 3:11 PM Man allegedly stabbed in back at pole dancing studio that may have breached COVID-19 directions8/08/2021 3:10 PM Cairns plunged into three-day lockdown over 'unexpected' COVID-19 case8/08/2021 3:10 PM ‘Far too early’ to predict if Victorian lockdown will be extended8/08/2021 3:04 PM From catfishing to ghosting, women get real about online dating8/08/2021 3:03 PM Adorable new snap of Princess Charlotte released8/08/2021 3:00 PM We’re being held hostage. PM should set a date for freedom8/08/2021 2:45 PM Abducted Nigerian schoolgirl freed after seven years8/08/2021 2:40 PM NSW construction ban: Construction workers allowed back on site, with a catch8/08/2021 2:40 PM Modernist take on the Melbourne Olympics to be restored to former glory8/08/2021 2:39 PM EXPLAINER: Everything you need to know about Cairns' snap three-day lockdown8/08/2021 2:38 PM Australia’s first drive-through vaccination hub to be set up in Melton, AZ jab now available to under 40s at state-run clinics8/08/2021 2:24 PM Tougher restrictions imposed on City of Penrith suburbs8/08/2021 2:21 PM Penrith LGA to enter tighter lockdown restrictions8/08/2021 2:21 PM Matthew Dellavedova’s tear-jerking backstage moment after Boomers win is just beautiful8/08/2021 2:20 PM Vic Health denies Sydney woman’s compassionate request8/08/2021 2:18 PM ‘Good luck’: Doctors still discouraging younger patients from AstraZeneca vaccine8/08/2021 2:15 PM McSweyn faithful know he is a winner, despite missing a medal8/08/2021 2:10 PM Northern Territory adds Cairns and Yarrabah to list of COVID-19 hotspots8/08/2021 2:10 PM Lockdown ‘pressure point’: How school children are responding to rising anxiety levels8/08/2021 2:06 PM Skilled workers locked out of Australia as ‘global talent’ visas surge8/08/2021 2:03 PM Woman charged with fleeing quarantine8/08/2021 2:00 PM Mills crashes Durant video after getting medal8/08/2021 2:00 PM 'We've been waiting for this moment a long time': Boomers win historic Olympic Games bronze8/08/2021 1:59 PM NSW records 262 new COVID cases and one death8/08/2021 1:45 PM Joe Biden ‘doesn’t even know the population of the country he’s president of’8/08/2021 1:43 PM How woman scored home with just $50,0008/08/2021 1:40 PM How to check in with your mental health during lockdown8/08/2021 1:40 PM NSW records 262 new cases, one death as front of outbreak moves into Penrith8/08/2021 1:39 PM NSW records 262 new local Covid-19 cases8/08/2021 1:19 PM NSW has recorded 262 new locally acquired coronavirus cases and another death8/08/2021 1:17 PM Seven arrested and tens of thousands worth of luxury goods seized as police crack down on outlaw bikie gangs8/08/2021 1:16 PM NSW records 262 new COVID-19 cases, one new death8/08/2021 12:59 PM Cairns lockdown: Infected taxi driver sends city into lockdown8/08/2021 12:46 PM Qld lockdown eases but rules to remain8/08/2021 12:44 PM They were promised financial aid, but six weeks later many are still waiting8/08/2021 12:43 PM From family friend to super coach, Michael Bohl reflects on Emma McKeon's Olympic prowess8/08/2021 12:40 PM Language barriers a key issue in vaccine rollout8/08/2021 12:38 PM Queensland records nine new local COVID-19 cases as the greater southeast prepares to leave lockdown8/08/2021 12:38 PM Cairns in lockdown, South East Queensland’s stay-at-home orders to lift8/08/2021 12:30 PM Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge takes gold at men’s marathon8/08/2021 12:21 PM Australia COVID LIVE updates: NSW cases continue to soar as Queensland lockdown lifts, Victoria records 11 new cases8/08/2021 12:11 PM Influx of vaccines for Australia8/08/2021 12:11 PM South-east Queensland's lockdown to end despite seven new cases linked to school cluster8/08/2021 12:10 PM Amy Parmenter and Sunday Aryang called up to Diamonds8/08/2021 12:10 PM Greeks flee flames as 'nightmarish summer' continues8/08/2021 12:10 PM In an avalanche of misinformation, who decides what’s too dangerous to hear?8/08/2021 11:54 AM Queensland lockdown decision looms8/08/2021 11:46 AM One of the government’s most vocal ABC critics admits he doesn’t watch it8/08/2021 11:40 AM Rare footage shows rescue of Hollywood’s Jimmy the Chimp after NT shipwreck8/08/2021 11:40 AM Hello world: Powerful owl chicks poke their head out of the nest for the first time8/08/2021 11:40 AM The highs and lows of the Tokyo Olympics8/08/2021 11:30 AM ‘Disgrace’: Russia outraged as two decades of Olympic dominance comes crashing down8/08/2021 11:20 AM ‘I’m so glad he got to see it’: Gaze, Longley pay tribute to Boomers win8/08/2021 11:19 AM 'A moment to be proud': Fomer Defence Force personnel urged to tick the box on census night8/08/2021 11:10 AM Victoria records 11 new locally acquired COVID-19 cases, all linked to previously reported infections8/08/2021 11:09 AM Victoria records 11 new COVID-19 cases as another high school told to isolate8/08/2021 11:07 AM McDermott reveals what drove her to a silver medal8/08/2021 11:05 AM Victoria records 11 new COVID-19 cases as another high school told to isolate8/08/2021 11:03 AM Move that will see house prices skyrocket8/08/2021 11:00 AM Gaps not closed: the divisions shown by Taylor Walker’s racist comment8/08/2021 10:58 AM ‘At the end of the day, it’s gonna grow back’: DIY hairdos sweep locked-down Sydney8/08/2021 10:53 AM Australia COVID LIVE updates: NSW cases continue to soar as Queensland, Victoria records 11 new cases8/08/2021 10:43 AM Vic records 11 new local cases8/08/2021 10:42 AM Some of the fun sports that you want to see at Brisbane's Olympic Games in 20328/08/2021 10:40 AM 'This is so dangerous': Canberra mum fears asbestos poisoning in public housing8/08/2021 10:40 AM Anna slept in her son's room at night to keep him alive. She's left wondering if it was 'enough'8/08/2021 10:40 AM Millions of Queenslanders wait to learn if lockdown will be lifted on Sunday8/08/2021 10:36 AM ‘I’m so glad he got to see it’: Gaze, Longley pay tribute to Boomers win8/08/2021 10:29 AM 'A horrible disaster': Hundreds of families left homeless as devastating fires continue to rage in Greece8/08/2021 10:17 AM Hazzard rejects calls for harder lockdown as cases climb8/08/2021 10:15 AM McDermott goes from underdog to claim shock silver medal8/08/2021 10:13 AM Australia COVID LIVE updates: NSW cases continue to soar as Queensland, Victoria infections grow8/08/2021 10:11 AM Grieving family of man who died after getting COVID at Liverpool Hospital want more transparency8/08/2021 10:10 AM Live: All eyes on Eilud Kipchoge as he tries to defend his men's marathon Olympic title8/08/2021 10:10 AM