20 August 2021, Friday NewsLatest News On 20 August 2021, Friday Rideshare services into Sydney’s CBD suspended over protest fears21/08/2021 8:48 AM Death threats, vandalism and abuse: The battle over brumbies in the high country21/08/2021 8:46 AM The future of tourism in Australia is vaccinated, expert warns21/08/2021 8:16 AM What is the COVID-19 treatment Sotrovimab and can I use it?21/08/2021 8:16 AM Biden promises Americans stuck in Afghanistan 'we will get you home'21/08/2021 8:16 AM NSW Police issue arrest warrant for man who 'tested positive for COVID-19, failing to isolate'21/08/2021 8:08 AM There's a silver lining to thousands calling Lifeline for help each week21/08/2021 7:16 AM How the Taliban played Trump and weaved a web of influence across Afghanistan21/08/2021 7:16 AM Afghanistan's neighbours are eager to share in the Taliban's success — but one thing scares them21/08/2021 7:06 AM Wearable insulin pod for those with type 1 diabetes launching soon21/08/2021 6:30 AM South Australia opens border to regional Queensland, Northern Territory as restrictions ease21/08/2021 5:30 AM Wallabies star Kefu says family's recovery from home invasion will be 'slow process'21/08/2021 4:30 AM Over 6800 fines totalling $5m issued for COVID-breaches in July21/08/2021 4:06 AM Melbourne mum pleads guilty to killing aunt with a hammer while heavily pregnant21/08/2021 3:27 AM Some COVID-19 measures part of our future: PM21/08/2021 3:05 AM Man spends night in rescue kennel to raise funds for shelter animals21/08/2021 2:34 AM UK sanctions seven Russian intelligence agents over Navalny poisoning21/08/2021 2:16 AM Report: Taliban killed minorities, fuelling Afghans' fears21/08/2021 1:59 AM Joe Biden has ‘sentenced’ Afghan women with troop withdrawal21/08/2021 1:31 AM Homicide detectives investigating child's death in Perth's north21/08/2021 1:27 AM Joe Biden ‘will own the mess’ in Afghanistan21/08/2021 1:26 AM Record $8.5m in cryptocurrency seized from dark web in Victoria21/08/2021 1:04 AM Port Adelaide snatch win in thriller to dent Bulldogs’ double chance hopes21/08/2021 12:52 AM COVID-19 threat in regional Victoria grows 'extremely concerning'21/08/2021 12:26 AM Students vulnerable to brainwashing as educators focus on ‘rewriting history’: Bernardi21/08/2021 12:23 AM NRL thriller proves the haters wrong21/08/2021 12:20 AM Bizarre penalty bemuses Bennett as Panthers land pre-finals blow21/08/2021 12:19 AM Match Highlights: Panthers v Rabbitohs21/08/2021 12:16 AM US and allied forces ‘didn’t have a clear idea’ about how to stabilise Afghanistan21/08/2021 12:07 AM Americans ‘deserve to know the truth’ from Joe Biden over US withdrawal21/08/2021 12:01 AM What WA's 'extreme risk' border declaration means for NSW21/08/2021 12:00 AM Morrison tells states: You made a deal with Australians21/08/2021 12:00 AM New Zealand cricket legend Chris Cairns taken off life support after successful heart surgery21/08/2021 12:00 AM September dreaming: Is it time the Tigers stopped aiming for finals?20/08/2021 11:59 PM Veterans going through a ‘grieving process’ amid fall of Afghanistan20/08/2021 11:58 PM Angus & Julia Stone’s surprise album a dreamy return to form20/08/2021 11:43 PM Melbourne ICU nurse saved COVID-19 patient by tracking down The Wiggles20/08/2021 11:30 PM Joe Biden a ‘lame duck moron’ after botched Afghanistan withdrawal: Prue MacSween20/08/2021 11:24 PM Sydney curfew will ‘make policing easier’20/08/2021 11:22 PM Rafael Nadal ends 2021 season early because of niggling foot injury20/08/2021 11:16 PM Iconic French Arc De Triomphe to receive short-term makeover as part of art installation20/08/2021 11:16 PM The luxury label accepting returns after 14 days or five years20/08/2021 11:02 PM Coach breaks silence on freak accident20/08/2021 11:00 PM ‘This should never have happened’: Friends call for answers after death of public housing tenant Barbara Chabaud20/08/2021 11:00 PM Truck driver forced to dump load in Adelaide CBD after fire ignites20/08/2021 10:58 PM Nadal rules himself out of remainder of 202120/08/2021 10:53 PM PM should not commit to net zero unless China do ‘precisely the same thing’20/08/2021 10:47 PM Young men targeted in south-west Sydney as NSW enters last stand against Delta20/08/2021 10:47 PM Man impersonated COVID-19 inspector and demanded sex, police allege20/08/2021 10:46 PM Victorian community sport cancelled amid impending lockdown decision20/08/2021 10:42 PM Chilling execution shows Taliban still the same20/08/2021 10:40 PM Australian leaders ‘seemingly immune’ to providing clear answers20/08/2021 10:36 PM Secret conversations between WA Liberal powerbrokers revealed20/08/2021 10:33 PM Lockdown set to tighten as outbreak ‘right on the edge’20/08/2021 10:32 PM Carter report actually puts Tasmania back on the AFL’s map20/08/2021 10:30 PM Liberal MP John Alexander breaks ranks to call on government to increase Afghan refugee intake20/08/2021 10:21 PM ‘A shout-out to all the step-parents out there’: Fran and Marion on 30 years of love20/08/2021 10:21 PM NSW virus outbreak a ‘human tragedy’20/08/2021 10:20 PM China will plant trees across an area the size of Belgium every year until 202520/08/2021 10:16 PM Former AFP officers make urgent plea for evacuation of interpreters from Afghanistan20/08/2021 10:16 PM Warning over 'dial 1' phone scam in Australia20/08/2021 10:03 PM Months of jail for man behind lockdown protest20/08/2021 10:00 PM Will Sydney’s curfew work? What the world’s experts have said20/08/2021 10:00 PM AFL live: Bulldogs face Power in pivotal match ahead of finals20/08/2021 9:46 PM Musk says Tesla likely to launch humanoid robot prototype next year20/08/2021 9:46 PM SBS sees spike in people reaching out for help from Afghanistan20/08/2021 9:45 PM Morrison warns Kabul is 'chaotic' as first Afghan evacuees arrive home20/08/2021 9:36 PM Australia urged to dramatically boost lagging Indigenous COVID-19 vaccination coverage20/08/2021 9:19 PM Two dead after L-plate driver hits oncoming traffic20/08/2021 9:16 PM Mass cancellations spark alarm for regional hospitality20/08/2021 9:16 PM ‘Pile-on’ towards Charlie Teo is ‘out of control’20/08/2021 9:12 PM Delta variant has ‘changed the game’ for everyone: Katie Allen20/08/2021 9:06 PM How a now-defunct site on the dark web led police to the biggest cryptocurrency seizure in Australia20/08/2021 9:01 PM Groundbreaking way American teen Olivia Dunne will make $1 million20/08/2021 9:00 PM Woman reports sister to Fair Work after alleged $250k underpayment at Hobart restaurant20/08/2021 8:46 PM Australia witnessing a ‘whole new stage of desperation’ in this pandemic20/08/2021 8:44 PM Afghan interpreter and family flee Kabul for Australia with nothing but their clothes and visas20/08/2021 8:41 PM Mining giants substantiate dozens of sex assault, harassment claims20/08/2021 8:40 PM Women and low-income earners the lockdown casualties as economic toll grows20/08/2021 8:30 PM Pizza shop rape ‘opportunistic’: court20/08/2021 8:20 PM Police find human remains inside submerged car belonging to missing Queensland woman Amy Schulkins20/08/2021 8:16 PM OnlyFans, a social media platform known for porn, is banning 'sexually explicit' content20/08/2021 8:16 PM 'It's got to stop': Miner sacks 48 workers over inappropriate sexual behaviour20/08/2021 8:16 PM What WA's 'extreme risk' border declaration means for NSW20/08/2021 8:10 PM NRL live: Raiders face Sea Eagles before Panthers clash with Rabbitohs20/08/2021 7:46 PM Fourteen-year-old boy's 12-page criminal history emerges during sentencing for violent crime spree20/08/2021 7:46 PM Farmers excited with BOM forecasting another wet spring amid commodity prices boom20/08/2021 7:46 PM Covid chaos hits Bledisloe Cup20/08/2021 7:40 PM Extended Sydney lockdown and hotspot curfews: NSW's latest COVID-19 measures explained20/08/2021 7:32 PM Two children, woman killed in fiery city crash20/08/2021 7:22 PM Children among three people dead after Melbourne car explosion20/08/2021 7:20 PM Kefu bears no hate to his alleged attackers20/08/2021 7:20 PM Sydney curfew brought in after four men fined for 'exercising' at 2am20/08/2021 7:16 PM Australia news LIVE: State lockdown extended for one month as NSW records 642 new local COVID-19 cases, four deaths; Victoria, ACT cases continue to grow20/08/2021 7:04 PM Surprising salary average Aussie earns20/08/2021 7:01 PM NZ COVID outbreak spreads to Wellington, national lockdown extended20/08/2021 6:59 PM 'The ability to operate at night is a real game-changer': What's in the Taliban's new war chest?20/08/2021 6:46 PM Most severe border restrictions to date to come in between WA and NSW20/08/2021 6:46 PM Protesters warned to feel the 'full force of the law' if they attend20/08/2021 6:37 PM Japanese foreign affairs chair wants more pressure on Beijing 202220/08/2021 6:31 PM Why we should stop telling our kids to ‘follow your passion’20/08/2021 6:21 PM Surprise new celeb couple spotted on a date in New York20/08/2021 6:20 PM Nicole Kidman ‘being used’ by Beijing in Hong Kong shoot20/08/2021 6:06 PM LGBTIQ+ Afghans are in hiding and fearful of death under Taliban rule20/08/2021 6:02 PM Ever Given returning to Suez Canal20/08/2021 6:00 PM Yoga teacher jailed for sexually assaulting teen during class20/08/2021 6:00 PM Witness describes car in flames 'within seconds' in Melbourne crash that killed two20/08/2021 5:46 PM Australia news LIVE: State lockdown extended for one month as NSW records 642 new local COVID-19 cases, four deaths; Victoria, ACT cases continue to grow20/08/2021 5:45 PM Two golds, two silvers and a tattoo: The Paralympics power couple20/08/2021 5:41 PM Look out, Oscars, Guy Sebastian is writing a movie20/08/2021 5:40 PM ‘They need company’: 12 rules for keeping backyard chooks20/08/2021 5:35 PM New Zealand extends lockdown after 11 new COVID-19 cases20/08/2021 5:34 PM Bunnings to close Sydney stores to customers amid lockdown20/08/2021 5:30 PM In this Afghanistan moment, compassion must trump political risk20/08/2021 5:23 PM 'It hasn't been in vain': Mental health concerns for veterans due to Afghanistan resurgence20/08/2021 5:16 PM NSW baby refused access for crucial brain scan, as Qld border restrictions tighten20/08/2021 5:16 PM Queensland Parliamentary Committee recommends voluntary assisted dying bill to be passed20/08/2021 5:16 PM New Zealand extends nationwide lockdown after recording 11 new coronavirus cases20/08/2021 5:16 PM New drug approved to treat Covid-1920/08/2021 5:16 PM Australia news LIVE: State lockdown extended for one month as NSW records 642 new local COVID-19 cases, four deaths; Victoria, ACT cases continue to grow20/08/2021 5:07 PM AFL grand final venue to be decided within a week: McLachlan20/08/2021 5:00 PM Dan Andrews blasts Scott Morrison’s Pfizer vaccine plan20/08/2021 5:00 PM Lockdown in NT town of Katherine ends after no new COVID-19 cases recorded20/08/2021 4:59 PM TGA gives provisional approval for COVID-19 treatment20/08/2021 4:55 PM OnlyFans to ban sexually explicit content on its site20/08/2021 4:47 PM All Blacks scrap travel plans for Perth Bledisloe20/08/2021 4:47 PM Police ministers urge us to dob in COVID cheats, but at what cost?20/08/2021 4:45 PM Treasurer details Australia’s economic rebound from lockdown crisis20/08/2021 4:39 PM Rugby Australia lashes NZ counterpart after Bledisloe Cup Test in Perth called off20/08/2021 4:37 PM Morrison warns Kabul is 'chaotic' as first Afghan evacuees arrive home20/08/2021 4:24 PM Movement levels in Victoria reach highest in lockdown20/08/2021 4:23 PM Teen girl dies of Covid after anti-vax parents deny intubation20/08/2021 4:20 PM The UK wants to kill this alpaca but his fight has attracted global attention20/08/2021 4:16 PM Dockers assistant Josh Carr fined for breaching quarantine when cleaning lady and speech therapist visited20/08/2021 4:16 PM Everything you need to know about NSW's new lockdown restrictions and curfew20/08/2021 4:16 PM Teenage Afghan footballer dies after falling from plane during Kabul airport chaos20/08/2021 4:16 PM Australia news LIVE: State lockdown extended for one month as NSW records 642 new local COVID-19 cases, four deaths; Victoria, ACT cases continue to grow20/08/2021 4:10 PM ACT records 12 new COVID-19 cases20/08/2021 4:01 PM Iconic Sydney restaurant goes into administration20/08/2021 4:00 PM US and UK keep climate pressure on Australia but Taylor says ‘look at the scoreboard’20/08/2021 3:55 PM Andrews slams sunset lovers breaking lockdown rules20/08/2021 3:51 PM NZ Delta lockdown extended into next week, 11 new COVID cases20/08/2021 3:51 PM New Zealand extends nationwide lockdown as country records 11 new COVID cases20/08/2021 3:46 PM Major backflip on playground plan20/08/2021 3:40 PM 'This will get away from us': Victoria Premier's warning as state records 55 new COVID-19 cases20/08/2021 3:35 PM Bledisloe Cup in Perth called off as COVID-19 confusion keeps All Blacks grounded in NZ20/08/2021 3:32 PM Australia news LIVE: State lockdown extended for one month as NSW records 642 new local COVID-19 cases, four deaths; Victoria, ACT cases continue to grow20/08/2021 3:31 PM As Hawks finale looms, Clarkson’s ‘sincere intention’ is to have a year off20/08/2021 3:20 PM Balenciaga roasted for $5k high-vis tradie jacket20/08/2021 3:20 PM Third Bledisloe Cup Test off as All Blacks opt against travelling to Perth20/08/2021 3:16 PM Tasmania isn't in lockdown — but here's what it would look like if it was20/08/2021 3:16 PM Energy market reforms risk power bill price spike, analysts warn20/08/2021 3:15 PM Victoria records 55 new local COVID-19 cases as authorities mull tightening restrictions20/08/2021 3:03 PM NSW curfew: Premier Gladys Berejiklian backflips on curfew20/08/2021 3:00 PM In this Afghanistan moment, compassion must trump political risk20/08/2021 3:00 PM The ACT has recorded 12 new COVID-19 cases amid concern over Pfizer vaccine supply20/08/2021 2:58 PM Man charged with COVID-19 breaches after driving from Queensland to NSW20/08/2021 2:55 PM Police gain new powers to enforce tough new curfew, travel and masks rules20/08/2021 2:47 PM Why China's rise is a 'wildcard' for how things could play out in Afghanistan20/08/2021 2:46 PM Graduates wined and dined by mining industry headhunters 'thirsty' to fill skills gap20/08/2021 2:46 PM Australia news LIVE: State lockdown extended for one month as NSW records 642 new local COVID-19 cases, four deaths; Victoria, ACT cases continue to grow20/08/2021 2:45 PM Langer's documentary cash grab backfires spectacularly20/08/2021 2:45 PM Basketball hoops were removed from Omar’s local park, so two NBA players stepped in to help20/08/2021 2:40 PM Why areas singled out for new rules20/08/2021 2:40 PM Another 60 Australians and Afghan visa holders have been evacuated from Kabul20/08/2021 2:31 PM Inside Biloela: the tiny Queensland town fighting for refugee rights20/08/2021 2:30 PM By law, employers can issue ‘reasonable’ directions to workers. Will a compulsory COVID jab qualify?20/08/2021 2:24 PM New Sydney lockdown rules explained20/08/2021 2:20 PM Australia news LIVE: State lockdown extended for one month as NSW records 642 new local COVID-19 cases, four deaths; Victoria, ACT cases continue to grow20/08/2021 2:18 PM ACT records 12 new COVID-19 cases, one in hospital in stable condition20/08/2021 2:16 PM 'Not possible' to get all Australians trapped outside Kabul airport through Taliban barricades, Prime Minister says20/08/2021 2:16 PM NT introduces new COVID protocols for interstate arrivals subject to 'day-three' test20/08/2021 2:16 PM ‘I should’ve reacted differently’: Langer’s frustration at Amazon doco pay deal20/08/2021 2:15 PM NZ COVID outbreak spreads to Wellington20/08/2021 2:09 PM Ultimate NRL Grand Final Experience Competition - Hisense Australia20/08/2021 2:03 PM Olympic photo highlights Australia’s shame20/08/2021 2:00 PM Greater Sydney subject to harsh new restrictions20/08/2021 1:59 PM WATCH LIVE: Vic Premier provides details on latest COVID-19 cases20/08/2021 1:55 PM Sydney lockdown extended amid 642 new local COVID-19 cases20/08/2021 1:54 PM WATCH LIVE: Scott Morrison to address the nation20/08/2021 1:53 PM Police officer charged in relation to child abuse material20/08/2021 1:46 PM Katherine to exit lockdown as NT records no new cases of COVID-1920/08/2021 1:46 PM Citizen scientists make 'mind-blowing' discovery of massive coral on Great Barrier Reef20/08/2021 1:46 PM State with no cases prepares for lockdown20/08/2021 1:40 PM Sydney lockdown extends for another month, with masks mandatory outdoors20/08/2021 1:40 PM ‘Palpable fear’: The Afghan advocate takes on the Victoria Cross winner20/08/2021 1:35 PM Car explodes on Flemington Road20/08/2021 1:30 PM More than 100 criminal trials in NSW delayed amid latest COVID-19 outbreak20/08/2021 1:25 PM Greater Sydney lockdown extended as NSW records 644 new locally acquired COVID-19 cases20/08/2021 1:25 PM Millions of OnlyFans creators will soon have to comply with new rules20/08/2021 1:20 PM Australia news LIVE: State lockdown extended for one month as NSW records 642 new local COVID-19 cases, four deaths; Victoria, ACT cases continue to grow20/08/2021 1:18 PM Nicole Kidman reportedly allowed to skip Hong Kong quarantine after flying from Sydney20/08/2021 1:16 PM Harmless fun or troubling incursion? Science lesson sponsored by oil and gas giant sparks debate20/08/2021 1:16 PM Sydney lockdown extended for one month as NSW records 642 COVID-19 cases, four deaths20/08/2021 1:16 PM Australia news LIVE: Victoria records 55 new local COVID-19 cases; NSW, ACT cases continue to rise amid harsher restrictions across the nation20/08/2021 1:08 PM MORRIS: How Bombers rose from brink of self-destruction to a contender no one saw coming20/08/2021 1:05 PM From bookworm to Hollywood powerbroker: Aussie’s billion-dollar deal takes star turn20/08/2021 1:02 PM The Taliban hasn't changed, Joe Biden says, and must decide if they want international recognition20/08/2021 1:00 PM Miranda Kerr dishes ex Orlando Bloom: ‘He’s like an annoying brother’20/08/2021 1:00 PM WATCH LIVE: NSW Premier announces latest COVID-19 cases20/08/2021 12:52 PM