20 October 2021, Wednesday NewsLatest News On 20 October 2021, Wednesday Australia must import mental health workers to double workforce to fix crisis21/10/2021 8:55 AM Pictured: 'Gangster' teen killed alongside father in Sydney shooting21/10/2021 8:49 AM Southern Queensland predicted to get smacked by more storms21/10/2021 8:49 AM CFS firefighter injured in truck fire on South Eastern Freeway in Adelaide Hills21/10/2021 8:49 AM 'The hardest decision I've ever had to make': Fran Kelly leaves RN Breakfast after 17 years21/10/2021 8:49 AM 'We thought we were done with such attacks': Syria violence leaves 27 dead21/10/2021 8:46 AM ‘It’s time’: RN Breakfast host Fran Kelly to leave after 17 years21/10/2021 8:41 AM Photo proves troubling Ben Simmons prophecy has come true21/10/2021 8:40 AM StarTrack workers strike for 24 hours21/10/2021 8:38 AM Perrottet lobbied by religious leaders over modern slavery laws21/10/2021 8:28 AM Vladimir Putin will not attend COP26 for Russia, one of the world's worst carbon emitters21/10/2021 8:23 AM Madeleine McCann Detective points to ‘real complication’ in Cleo Smith’s disappearance21/10/2021 8:20 AM Live: NSW Now: Clean-up underway in Coffs Harbour after supercell storm causes widespread damage21/10/2021 8:19 AM 'Human beings need companionship': Speed friending event combats loneliness21/10/2021 8:19 AM Mike Cannon-Brookes pledges $1.5b to climate initiatives ahead of COP2621/10/2021 8:14 AM Human remains found in search for Gabby Petito's missing partner21/10/2021 8:12 AM NSW to fund RNA pilot facility to develop drugs and vaccines21/10/2021 8:01 AM Freak hailstorm smashes Coffs Harbour21/10/2021 7:58 AM Why more women are choosing a solo van life over traditional bricks and mortar21/10/2021 7:49 AM Family wins two-year battle against Public Trustee to keep brother's financial independence21/10/2021 7:49 AM Health authorities list new tier 1 COVID-19 exposure sites in Victoria21/10/2021 7:49 AM Parkland high school shooter pleads guilty, says he's 'very sorry'21/10/2021 7:45 AM Search for missing WA girl enters sixth day21/10/2021 7:41 AM Australia calls out Chinese coercion21/10/2021 7:40 AM Australia ranked last among developed nations on climate performance and pledges21/10/2021 7:31 AM Victoria set to exit sixth lockdown tonight21/10/2021 7:27 AM Prime Minister faces challenge to manage the enemies within21/10/2021 7:18 AM Coalition’s Zoom chat turns nasty as gay conversion stoush explodes21/10/2021 7:10 AM Firm in ‘slug gate’ case hires legal big gun21/10/2021 7:00 AM Items linked to Gabby Petito’s partner Brian Laundrie found in Florida park, lawyer says21/10/2021 6:23 AM Parkland school shooter pleads guilty to 17 counts of murder21/10/2021 5:49 AM Former cricketer Michael Slater charged over alleged DV incident21/10/2021 5:30 AM What are Sydney's fastest-selling suburbs?21/10/2021 4:30 AM 'Undermining multilateral trade system': Australia condemns China's trade tactics at WTO21/10/2021 4:19 AM CFMMEU launches legal challenge to BHP’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate at coal mine21/10/2021 4:14 AM Pair charged over alleged importation of $18 million worth of meth disguised as wall coating21/10/2021 3:30 AM Aussie top order undone by spin yet again in final T20 World Cup warm-up21/10/2021 2:49 AM Police seize almost $300k worth of drugs from Melbourne converted warehouse21/10/2021 2:29 AM ‘Hold on tight Your Majesty and get better soon’21/10/2021 1:54 AM Families reunite as travel restrictions ease between Victoria and NSW21/10/2021 1:52 AM Looming carbon tariffs leave Australia with ‘little choice’ on net zero21/10/2021 1:44 AM Businesses should choose to reduce emissions on their ‘own accord’21/10/2021 1:42 AM $49 Kmart item prompts ‘nasty’ find21/10/2021 1:20 AM QR code rollout to help buyers authenticate Indigenous art21/10/2021 1:19 AM British defence chief reveals new AUKUS security pact could expand to include other allies21/10/2021 1:19 AM Jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny awarded EU's top human rights prize21/10/2021 1:19 AM Influencer arrested after allegedly stabbing boyfriend21/10/2021 1:00 AM ‘No second planet’: France urges Australia to greater climate action21/10/2021 12:50 AM Plane drops human waste all over man21/10/2021 12:40 AM Removal of NYC Thomas Jefferson statue is about ‘hatred of white Americans’21/10/2021 12:26 AM Climate change needs to be tackled like COVID-19, says Blackrock boss21/10/2021 12:16 AM US surgeons successfully test pig kidney transplant in human patient20/10/2021 11:49 PM Queen 'reluctantly' cancels trip to Northern Ireland due to medical advice20/10/2021 11:49 PM Heard immunity: No-vax Novak saying nothing20/10/2021 11:40 PM Problems abound, but we could yet emerge as winners20/10/2021 11:28 PM 'Overblown storm in a teacup': Barcaldine Mayor Sean Dillon says of OIA probe into alleged misconduct20/10/2021 10:49 PM Queen accepts medical advice to rest for few days20/10/2021 10:48 PM NAB targeted by Indigenous group over stake in Canadian pipeline20/10/2021 10:45 PM Belt and Road Initiative ‘will be surpassed’ by China’s space-based solar power20/10/2021 10:34 PM James Weir recaps | ‘Dog act’: Petty stunt rocks Bach premiere20/10/2021 10:30 PM Victorian businesses and public are ‘entitled’ to health advice for the six lockdowns20/10/2021 10:21 PM Terrifying attack in women’s prison20/10/2021 10:20 PM 'Much-loved boy', 8, mourned by shattered family after death at WA waterfall20/10/2021 10:19 PM ‘No second planet’: France urges Australia to greater climate action20/10/2021 10:16 PM This regional NSW coal town faces an uncertain future as COP26 approaches20/10/2021 10:09 PM Joyce: Australia committing to net zero will make ‘no difference’ to global temperatures20/10/2021 10:01 PM Son of NRL great to soon learn legal fate20/10/2021 10:00 PM Heard immunity: No-vax Novak saying nothing20/10/2021 9:45 PM Heard immunity: No-vax Novak saying nothing20/10/2021 9:45 PM Gold Coast pizza shop worker 'fired for receiving vaccine' seeks legal action20/10/2021 9:44 PM Maybe it’s time to stop caring if Sex and the City is un-feminist20/10/2021 9:30 PM $30m Sydney lotto winner’s bombshell claim20/10/2021 9:20 PM 14 reportedly killed in Syrian capital as bomb blasts military bus20/10/2021 9:19 PM Police rule out conspiracy theory in Cleo Smith search20/10/2021 9:14 PM Seminal ’90s horror film spawns a decent and knowing TV-series sequel20/10/2021 9:08 PM Four titles by 2030: New look Titans aiming high20/10/2021 9:04 PM Australian government condemns Taliban following murder of Afghan interpreter20/10/2021 9:03 PM Fallen NRL star breaks silence on drugs ban20/10/2021 9:01 PM Fury at US school’s mask mandate20/10/2021 9:00 PM How WA police are scouring the land for clues about Cleo Smith's disappearance20/10/2021 8:49 PM Grains set for more bumper crops, prices to remain strong amid global shortages20/10/2021 8:49 PM Wall Street looks to cash in on Bitcoin as new fund opens cryptocurrency to big business20/10/2021 8:37 PM UN finds dirty gap between nations’ greenhouse promises and fossil fuel plans20/10/2021 8:34 PM Japan's Mount Aso sends ash plumes soaring after eruption20/10/2021 8:19 PM Injuries force Australia's James Pattinson to retire from Test cricket20/10/2021 8:19 PM 10,000 tickets confirmed for Melbourne Cup, but only 500 available to the public20/10/2021 8:18 PM 2021 ARIA Song of the Year nominees20/10/2021 8:15 PM Families reunite as travel restrictions ease between Victoria and NSW20/10/2021 8:00 PM ‘I don’t know how it got into my system’: Jennings maintains innocence in drugs saga20/10/2021 7:59 PM 'Some day we wanted to use it': Why Dolphins fought to protect name20/10/2021 7:51 PM NAB targeted by Indigenous group over stake in Canadian pipeline20/10/2021 7:46 PM Underpayments bill balloons to record $148 million last year20/10/2021 7:43 PM Gun quick announces shock Test retirement20/10/2021 7:38 PM Law to hand the government greater visa cancellation powers blocked by Senate20/10/2021 7:35 PM Government, Sydney Airport to lure back airlines with $120m ‘war chest’20/10/2021 7:26 PM Tennis star Novak Djokovic issued Australian Open vaccine ultimatum20/10/2021 7:04 PM ‘Never again’: Labor on a potential power-share with the Greens20/10/2021 7:03 PM Christian Porter won't be investigated for accepting anonymous legal donations20/10/2021 7:00 PM Farmers ‘very concerned’ over impending harvest worker shortage20/10/2021 6:57 PM Record 38.5 tonnes of illicit drugs seized in Australia, as thirst for amphetamines grows20/10/2021 6:30 PM COVID-19 made life more accessible for people with disability. Will it stay that way?20/10/2021 6:28 PM Mike Baird: Berejiklian relationship ‘should have been disclosed’20/10/2021 6:00 PM Queensland is opening state to international travel from green zones, like New Zealand's South Island20/10/2021 6:00 PM Cue the fireworks: The casino sector nears its day of reckoning20/10/2021 5:45 PM Kids and vaccines: Your questions answered20/10/2021 5:30 PM Concerns over politicians' safety amid growing 'extreme right' rhetoric20/10/2021 5:30 PM Australia’s policy is ‘set by cabinet’ not ‘overseas conventions’20/10/2021 5:27 PM Greg Hunt chokes back tears as he reveals death threats to family20/10/2021 5:25 PM Be warned: The common cold isn’t like it used to be20/10/2021 5:23 PM Mining industry fears attracting women may be harder than ever, FIFO sexual harassment inquiry told20/10/2021 5:18 PM Ambulance Tasmania vows to improve workplace culture20/10/2021 5:18 PM Man located at Silverwater jail charged with murder of caravan park resident20/10/2021 5:18 PM ‘You’re only as old as you feel’: 95-year-old Queen declines Oldie award20/10/2021 5:05 PM The 'production gap' is why the world won't reach climate targets20/10/2021 4:48 PM 'You can't be saved if you don't get on the lifeboat': Palaszczuk's vaccine plea20/10/2021 4:46 PM Queen Elizabeth aged 95 rejects ‘Oldie of the Year’ award20/10/2021 4:40 PM Queensland to welcome back some NZ travellers20/10/2021 4:32 PM WA to enforce COVID-19 vaccinations for most workers by year's end20/10/2021 4:32 PM Government has a ‘process of analysis’ underway for electric vehicles20/10/2021 4:31 PM Up to 500 general public tickets available for Melbourne Cup20/10/2021 4:31 PM Families reunite as travel restrictions ease between Victoria and NSW20/10/2021 4:30 PM 'A dumpling on legs': Native mouse thought extinct found on Flinders Island20/10/2021 4:18 PM Critically endangered 'Goldilocks' birds gifted 13,000ha of habitat by farmers20/10/2021 4:18 PM COVID jabs to become mandatory for three-quarters of WA workers, Mark McGowan says20/10/2021 4:18 PM New Zealand set for border, quarantine revamp20/10/2021 4:18 PM Lawsuit against US treasure hunters who looted sunken ship thrown out20/10/2021 4:17 PM How brutal setback nearly ended Aussie WWE star's career20/10/2021 4:17 PM Families reunite as travel restrictions ease between Victoria and NSW20/10/2021 4:15 PM Berejiklian inquiry LIVE updates: Nigel Blunden tells ICAC former NSW premier put Wagga Wagga gun club back on agenda after Daryl Maguire ‘fired up’20/10/2021 4:12 PM ‘A gift to delayers’: top environmentalist fears Glasgow summit on brink of failure20/10/2021 4:12 PM Union launches legal challenge to COVID-19 vaccine mandate at coal mine20/10/2021 4:00 PM Police reveal they are investigating car tyre ‘screetching’ in Cleo Smith search20/10/2021 4:00 PM NBA great blasts 'stupid' Simmons circus20/10/2021 4:00 PM Patty Mills equals NBA record in Nets debut but Bucks take win20/10/2021 3:54 PM Live news blog: Follow live breaking news throughout the day20/10/2021 3:50 PM ‘Now or never’: Inside the meeting that resulted in Olympian Miller becoming a Shark20/10/2021 3:49 PM Search for missing four-year-old girl Cleo Smith growing more urgent every hour, police warn20/10/2021 3:48 PM Mills shines in Nets debut but Bucks win20/10/2021 3:48 PM Facebook to rebrand company with new name, Verge says20/10/2021 3:44 PM Shock rebrand move coming from Facebook20/10/2021 3:44 PM Green bidding war: BHP outbids ‘Twiggy’ Forrest in Canadian nickel miner battle20/10/2021 3:40 PM Seven bodies found in hunt for Laundrie20/10/2021 3:40 PM Does it hurt? Will it make you sick? Why can’t it be a tablet?20/10/2021 3:34 PM Barnaby Joyce promises Nationals decision on net zero emissions plan by week’s end20/10/2021 3:30 PM ‘We just don’t know’: Police still have no specific lead in search for Cleo Smith20/10/2021 3:24 PM Fears of reprisals and gunmen on the run after two Hamze family members shot dead20/10/2021 3:21 PM Veronicas’ moving update after mum’s death20/10/2021 3:20 PM Bali is 'ready' for Australian tourists, but travel is still not allowed20/10/2021 3:18 PM Trains bound for Brisbane's 2032 Olympic Games to be built at $7 billion Maryborough site20/10/2021 3:18 PM Convicted jihadi was seen laughing after trying to stab fellow inmate, court hears20/10/2021 3:18 PM Vic residents urged to link vax certificate ahead of reopening20/10/2021 3:17 PM Labor’s Kristina Keneally met with head of United Front group20/10/2021 3:17 PM No Australian Open for unvaccinated tennis players, with more than a third not jabbed yet20/10/2021 3:17 PM ICAC hears 'sweetheart' deal between Berejiklian, Maguire20/10/2021 3:12 PM Labor’s Kristina Keneally met with head of United Front group20/10/2021 3:09 PM Emotional Greg Hunt reveals his children's lives were threatened20/10/2021 3:05 PM ‘A changing of the guard’: Local hip-hop and R&B dominate ARIA nominations20/10/2021 3:01 PM Aussie first in Google’s new Pixel phone20/10/2021 3:00 PM Panic buying during pandemic impacted access to culturally appropriate food, charity says20/10/2021 2:51 PM Harry Styles cast in Marvel Cinematic Universe as god of love and sex20/10/2021 2:40 PM Why 'stylish' Aussie coach matters more than most20/10/2021 2:39 PM Threat from foreign spies to surpass terrorism, ASIO warns20/10/2021 2:25 PM Berejiklian helped push funding proposal after secret boyfriend 'fired up', ICAC hears20/10/2021 2:18 PM #MeToo founder and survivor Tarana Burke says 'healing is a forever process'20/10/2021 2:18 PM Publican born in South Africa lashes anti-vax ‘apartheid’ slurs20/10/2021 2:12 PM Publican born in South Africa lashes anti-vax ‘apartheid’ slurs20/10/2021 1:54 PM 'It shifts your mindset': How becoming a mum helped marathon runner Jess Stenson smash her personal best20/10/2021 1:48 PM WOMAD announces mandatory COVID-19 vaccination for 2022, top cop calls for mandate at Adelaide Oval20/10/2021 1:48 PM Departing Broncos player Anthony Milford to fight charges after alleged nightclub assault20/10/2021 1:48 PM Former cricketer Michael Slater arrested over alleged DV incident20/10/2021 1:48 PM Accio theatre: Harry Potter sets Melbourne reopening date20/10/2021 1:40 PM Australia hits first major vaccine milestone20/10/2021 1:35 PM Michael Slater arrested after alleged domestic violence incident20/10/2021 1:32 PM House price rises race ahead of units20/10/2021 1:26 PM China ends trade with Brisbane abattoir after chemical detected in beef20/10/2021 1:18 PM Unvaccinated man in his 40s dies of COVID-19 in Hunter region20/10/2021 1:18 PM Ben Simmons's NBA career is at its lowest ebb. How on earth did it come to this?20/10/2021 1:18 PM PM’s climate shift is overdue but welcome. Now he needs to do more20/10/2021 1:12 PM Four people hospitalised after train crash near Wollongong20/10/2021 12:55 PM Hamze father and son dead in gangland shooting in Sydney’s west20/10/2021 12:42 PM ASIO warns foreign attackers may try to insert malicious code in critical infrastructure to exploit later20/10/2021 12:26 PM Record-breaking hail hits central Queensland20/10/2021 12:21 PM N. Korea tested new ‘submarine-launched ballistic missile’: KCNA20/10/2021 12:20 PM 'All we need is our little girl home': Cleo Smith's mother issues emotional plea20/10/2021 12:17 PM WATCH LIVE: Vic health officials provide COVID-19 update20/10/2021 12:14 PM Two Hamze family members die after south-west Sydney shooting20/10/2021 12:08 PM Leader’s family flees as vax anger grows20/10/2021 12:00 PM Australia hits major vax milestone20/10/2021 11:58 AM Australia news LIVE: Nation hits 70 per cent COVID vaccination milestone; Victoria records 1841 new local cases, 12 deaths; NSW records 283 new cases, seven deaths20/10/2021 11:51 AM Health department ordered to release briefings used to justify Victorian lockdown20/10/2021 11:45 AM Postecoglou’s Celtic score ‘world class’ goal20/10/2021 11:40 AM Victorians want to know why the state’s not opening up as quickly as NSW20/10/2021 11:31 AM NSW government announces tourism vouchers20/10/2021 11:21 AM WATCH LIVE: Former Premier Baird to front ICAC inquiry into Berejiklian20/10/2021 11:20 AM Fatal daylight shooting in Sydney linked to gangland war, ABC understands20/10/2021 11:18 AM Extinction Rebellion protesters glued to road in Adelaide's CBD call for climate change action20/10/2021 11:18 AM Victoria records 1841 new coronavirus cases, 12 deaths as 70% double-dose vaccination target looms20/10/2021 11:15 AM Broncos: 2021 season by the numbers20/10/2021 11:14 AM One man dead, one critically injured after public Sydney shooting20/10/2021 11:11 AM Migration rethink: Hike on the cards for post-pandemic recovery20/10/2021 11:01 AM