30 December 2021, Thursday NewsLatest News On 30 December 2021, Thursday US cities scale back New Year’s Eve events and urge people to scrap parties31/12/2021 8:56 AM The return of matchy-matchy celebrity dressing31/12/2021 8:53 AM The Guardian view on Covid in 2022: new year, old pandemic | Editorial31/12/2021 8:46 AM Shake your tail feathers: Rain-dancing brolga Barry likes a boogie with his human mum31/12/2021 8:43 AM Meet Melbourne's Lady Gaga-inspired op shop fashionista with a growing online following31/12/2021 8:43 AM EXPLAINED: What you need to know about the new COVID-19 rules that start TODAY31/12/2021 8:40 AM The five biggest corporate stuff-ups of 202131/12/2021 8:38 AM Riot squad forced to quell Airbnb parties across Sydney31/12/2021 8:35 AM ‘On the brink’: drought and politics leave Afghans fighting famine31/12/2021 8:35 AM Business welcomes new COVID close contact and testing rules, but medical experts concerned31/12/2021 8:33 AM Is telling the truth too much to ask of our politicians?31/12/2021 8:30 AM The secret that keeps Kiefer Sutherland in almost perpetual motion31/12/2021 8:30 AM UK bank mistakenly pays out $242 million on Christmas Day31/12/2021 8:24 AM Five instances where you shouldn’t go for a PCR test and opt for a RAT instead31/12/2021 8:03 AM Aboriginal Tent Embassy activists distance themselves from Old Parliament House fire31/12/2021 8:01 AM In a world first, Israel to offer fourth COVID-19 vaccine dose to the vulnerable31/12/2021 8:01 AM England is building temporary hospitals to help it cope with Omicron31/12/2021 8:00 AM Russia labels Pussy Riot member and satirist 'foreign agents' as dissent crackdown continues31/12/2021 7:59 AM North Korea calls for troops' greater loyalty to Kim Jong-Un31/12/2021 7:54 AM GPs report 'massive' spike in patients struggling with COVID-19 anxiety31/12/2021 7:43 AM Interest rate hikes and rising inflation may lead to 'more volatile' market in 202231/12/2021 7:43 AM Infectious diseases expert says the NT must heed Omicron lessons from NSW, eastern states31/12/2021 7:43 AM What the four women who testified against Ghislaine Maxwell said31/12/2021 7:24 AM Ghislaine Maxwell more evil than Epstein, says Virginia Giuffre31/12/2021 7:16 AM Sydney trains to run on reduced timetable due to COVID-19 staff shortages31/12/2021 7:05 AM Companies race to stem flood of microplastic fibres into the oceans31/12/2021 7:05 AM ‘For me, it’s about the mission’: why Cori Bush is just getting started in Congress31/12/2021 6:55 AM Medical experts voice fears over radical COVID-19 contact definition overhaul31/12/2021 6:44 AM ASX to rise as US stocks refresh record highs31/12/2021 6:30 AM What the four women who testified against Ghislaine Maxwell said31/12/2021 6:24 AM Justin Langer can go out on a high or risk return to Flatmate Syndrome | Geoff Lemon31/12/2021 5:57 AM Tony Birch on writing true characters in fiction31/12/2021 5:44 AM Trapped at Europe’s door: inside Belarus’s makeshift asylum dormitory31/12/2021 5:32 AM Old pianos rescued and renovated to pop up around Sydney31/12/2021 5:31 AM Old pianos rescued and renovated to pop up around Sydney31/12/2021 5:31 AM For plus-size women like me, dressing for joy is a radical act | Sam van Zweden31/12/2021 5:20 AM ‘Carbon bomb’: Queensland reveals big jump in land clearing31/12/2021 5:10 AM Ashraf Ghani blames international allies over Afghanistan’s fall to Taliban31/12/2021 4:45 AM The great Australian summer quiz, day six31/12/2021 4:39 AM Will Australian university campuses ever be the same again post-pandemic?31/12/2021 4:33 AM 'That will eat you': Warning as hefty crocodile hauled from NT river31/12/2021 4:30 AM 'That will eat you': Warning as hefty crocodile hauled from NT river31/12/2021 4:29 AM Elon Musk rejects mounting criticism his satellites are clogging space31/12/2021 4:18 AM Santander bank pays out £130m in Christmas Day blunder31/12/2021 4:10 AM French border officials in UK turn back British residents of other EU countries31/12/2021 4:06 AM Sweet success: 10,000 on waiting list for New York bakery’s doughnuts31/12/2021 3:59 AM Ullman’s show, Rasputin’s tune, and Robert Burns’ new year words – take the Thursday quiz31/12/2021 3:48 AM ‘We’ll get it done. Come hell, high water or Covid’: Can 2022 be a super year for nature?31/12/2021 3:35 AM How Australia faced the emergence of the Omicron variant31/12/2021 3:28 AM How Australia faced the emergence of the Omicron variant31/12/2021 3:28 AM Jaw-dropping sport moments of 2021: Harry Kane scores against Germany31/12/2021 3:13 AM How Australia went from Covid-zero to Covid-central in just a few months31/12/2021 2:59 AM Ghislaine Maxwell more evil than Epstein, says Virginia Giuffre31/12/2021 2:48 AM Grey squirrel terrorises north Wales community, attacks and injures 1831/12/2021 2:27 AM Grey squirrel terrorises north Wales community, attacks and injures 1831/12/2021 2:27 AM Dining across the divide: ‘I was surprised by her views on eastern European immigration as she seemed so open-minded’31/12/2021 1:49 AM Take a look back at the major news stories of 202131/12/2021 1:43 AM Anderson pleads for England to focus on red-ball cricket after Ashes debacle31/12/2021 1:41 AM I had accepted my life in prison – until it prevented me helping a friend in need31/12/2021 1:30 AM Sydney train services to be slashed from January 1031/12/2021 1:30 AM Ghislaine Maxwell to appeal conviction for trafficking girls for Jeffrey Epstein31/12/2021 1:13 AM Morrison ‘appalled’ by Old Parliament House fire, no arrests made31/12/2021 1:00 AM Asia’s richest man wants to speed up handover of his $299b empire31/12/2021 1:00 AM The secret that keeps Kiefer Sutherland in almost perpetual motion31/12/2021 12:52 AM New Labour infighting and sleaze concerns laid bare in archive papers31/12/2021 12:51 AM COVID testing sites across Melbourne shut due to the heat31/12/2021 12:48 AM Citroën pulls Egypt ad accused of promoting harassment of women31/12/2021 12:41 AM Two hospitalised after light plane crash in South Australia31/12/2021 12:30 AM Sydney trains to run on reduced timetable due to COVID-19 staff shortages31/12/2021 12:30 AM Prince Philip was the ‘cement’ which held the royal family together31/12/2021 12:21 AM How China ‘snuffed out’ democracy in Hong Kong31/12/2021 12:09 AM ‘Relieved and grateful’: victims and others react to Maxwell guilty verdict31/12/2021 12:06 AM How China ‘snuffed out’ democracy in Hong Kong31/12/2021 12:00 AM Some say Ghislaine Maxwell is unfairly paying for Epstein’s crimes - I disagree30/12/2021 11:48 PM The next federal election will have a ‘trifecta of issues’30/12/2021 11:46 PM The best movies of 2021 … that you didn’t see30/12/2021 11:42 PM New COVID-19 cases in US soar to highest levels on record30/12/2021 11:34 PM I lost everything in the bushfires. Now, I am losing hope.30/12/2021 11:30 PM How long can you spread the Omicron COVID-19 variant?30/12/2021 11:30 PM RAT RACE: Sellers warned amid fears of COVID test price gouging30/12/2021 11:29 PM Wilson or Carroll? The crucial choice facing Seattle after a disastrous 202130/12/2021 11:25 PM It’s ‘unfortunate for men’ the limited options for contraception available to them30/12/2021 11:24 PM Some say Ghislaine Maxwell is unfairly paying for Epstein’s crimes - I disagree30/12/2021 11:22 PM ‘I’m still in pain’: Amazon employees say climate of fear has led to high rates of injuries30/12/2021 11:15 PM Relaxed rules needed to end weeks of COVID confusion30/12/2021 11:10 PM Morrison ‘appalled’ by Old Parliament House fire, no arrests made30/12/2021 11:06 PM Reality star’s X-rated video for boyfriend30/12/2021 11:00 PM British Steel lost £140m in 2020 under new Chinese ownership30/12/2021 10:57 PM ‘People are worried’: GPs inundated with COVID-19 case concerns30/12/2021 10:51 PM Sweet success: 10,000 on waiting list for New York bakery’s doughnuts30/12/2021 10:43 PM Inflation and China couldn’t faze markets. But 2022 might be different30/12/2021 10:41 PM More doubts over Djokovic’s Australian Open hopes30/12/2021 10:35 PM COVID-19 has become the ‘story du jour’ again30/12/2021 10:35 PM How long can you spread the Omicron COVID-19 variant?30/12/2021 10:33 PM Radcliffe’s wealth soars by tens of millions30/12/2021 10:30 PM When did I decide to stop living in denial? While lying on a plane gangway during a panic attack30/12/2021 10:29 PM Old Parliament House in Canberra set on fire as protesters swarm site30/12/2021 10:28 PM Board games encouraged for families in COVID-19 isolation30/12/2021 10:27 PM New Year’s resolution: ‘Make it an action or a behaviour’30/12/2021 10:24 PM Two former Stand News editors charged with sedition in Hong Kong30/12/2021 10:19 PM COVID tests scrapped for contacts at school, work30/12/2021 10:17 PM Sydney to start the new year with sunshine and perfect beach weather30/12/2021 10:11 PM Covid live: UK test shortages ‘very worrying’ ahead of New Year; six Canadian provinces see record daily case rises30/12/2021 10:07 PM NBA great impressed with Australian’s ‘unselfish’ play30/12/2021 10:07 PM Is there a solution to rich countries hogging vaccines?30/12/2021 10:01 PM The wellbeing articles that changed us in 202130/12/2021 10:00 PM ‘That’s insane’: Disbelief at Premier’s answer30/12/2021 10:00 PM Ikea hoists its prices and blames Covid supply pressures30/12/2021 9:53 PM Long queues for COVID tests remain despite changes to travel rules30/12/2021 9:51 PM Djokovic leaves ATP Cup teammates in the dark30/12/2021 9:44 PM Two former Strand News editors charged with sedition in Hong Kong30/12/2021 9:43 PM Chinese police parade suspected Covid rule-breakers through streets30/12/2021 9:40 PM ‘Little mum’: Tribute to jumping castle victim30/12/2021 9:40 PM Old Parliament House in Canberra set on fire as protesters swarm site30/12/2021 9:33 PM Royal Prince Alfred Hospital scraps PCR test requirement for pregnant women30/12/2021 9:29 PM What to do if you have COVID-1930/12/2021 9:26 PM Australians forced to fork out more for rapid antigen tests as stores quick to sell out30/12/2021 9:22 PM PM reveals New Year’s Eve advice30/12/2021 9:20 PM Natural History Museum identifies more than 500 new species in 202130/12/2021 9:19 PM Friends in shock after popular Chinese national drowns at WA national park on road trip30/12/2021 9:13 PM Perrottet confirms major changes to international travel30/12/2021 9:09 PM PM ‘pretty happy’ to get National Cabinet agreement on test and tracing rules30/12/2021 9:07 PM Plastic beads could make nets more visible to cetaceans, scientists say30/12/2021 9:05 PM Infant who tested positive for COVID-19 dies in South Australia30/12/2021 9:04 PM Infant who tested positive for COVID-19 dies in South Australia30/12/2021 9:04 PM Inside Ghislaine Maxwell’s glamorous life as Jeffrey Epstein’s madam30/12/2021 9:00 PM Take note: A gardening columnist’s three goals for 202230/12/2021 9:00 PM Sims eyes US recycling expansion with $63m deal30/12/2021 9:00 PM ‘Let them out’: National cabinet changes contact, isolation COVID rules ahead of New Year’s Eve30/12/2021 8:58 PM New South Wales' new fleet of air ambulances | 7NEWS30/12/2021 8:55 PM 'We do not condone the destruction of property': Aboriginal Tent Embassy condemns Old Parliament House fire30/12/2021 8:52 PM Less train services in Sydney during the Omicron outbreak | 7NEWS30/12/2021 8:49 PM 'We will have more cases': Health authorities warn relaxed restrictions will have an impact30/12/2021 8:43 PM PM speaks after emergency national cabinet meeting30/12/2021 8:40 PM Aboriginal Tent Embassy activists distance themselves from Old Parliament House fire30/12/2021 8:39 PM ‘It parodies our inaction’: Don’t Look Up, an allegory of the climate crisis, lauded by activists30/12/2021 8:37 PM Nadal bound for Australia, scheduled to play next week30/12/2021 8:33 PM Elon Musk says he could put people on Mars in 5 years from now | 7NEWS30/12/2021 8:31 PM How a Qld festival could have been a ‘superspreader’ without people knowing30/12/2021 8:30 PM Two former Stand News editors charged with sedition, as China hits out at 'irresponsible' criticism of arrests30/12/2021 8:30 PM 'It's a freak thing that happens': Victim of skydiving accident in Wollongong reflects on crash landing30/12/2021 8:30 PM The best movies of 2021 … that you didn’t see30/12/2021 8:23 PM ‘A rock and a hard place’: Major events proceed despite cancellations30/12/2021 8:21 PM What's happening on New Year's Eve in your city?30/12/2021 8:13 PM The Loop: New close contact definitions, increased reliance on rapid antigen tests and the James Webb telescope unfurls30/12/2021 8:13 PM Man killed in head-on collision after police chase with other car on Monaro Highway30/12/2021 8:13 PM Ghislaine Maxwell convicted of sex trafficking for Jeffrey Epstein | 7NEWS30/12/2021 8:13 PM I lost everything in the bushfires. Now, I am losing hope.30/12/2021 8:12 PM My winter of love: I was on holiday with my boyfriend – and the B&B owner told me a horrifying home truth30/12/2021 8:09 PM Twiggy tucks into a $100m chunk of Bega cheese30/12/2021 8:01 PM There is science behind changing the iso period now Omicron is here30/12/2021 8:01 PM The five new podcasts that everyone should try30/12/2021 8:00 PM McGowan refuses to follow narrowed close contact definition following national cabinet30/12/2021 7:59 PM ‘Relieved and grateful’: victims and others react to Maxwell guilty verdict30/12/2021 7:56 PM Omicron variant risks causing tsunami of COVID cases, says World Health Organisation | 7NEWS30/12/2021 7:51 PM Fewer Australians to have Covid tests as national cabinet agrees to new definition of close contact30/12/2021 7:50 PM Musk faces $US10 billion tax bill on options exercise30/12/2021 7:50 PM Fourth Ashes Test impacted by COVID-19, Big Bash match cancelled30/12/2021 7:43 PM Britons with homes in EU told they can’t drive through France to get there30/12/2021 7:43 PM Scomo's NYE message to Aussie revellers30/12/2021 7:41 PM Festive season testing demand strains low supply30/12/2021 7:13 PM Some say Ghislaine Maxwell is unfairly paying for Epstein’s crimes - I disagree30/12/2021 7:13 PM Close contact redefined as states agree to charge for rapid tests30/12/2021 7:00 PM ‘A great headache’: Boland, Swepson force Bailey into tough calls for SCG30/12/2021 7:00 PM COVID-19 wreaks havoc on A-Leagues season30/12/2021 7:00 PM Western Australia to strengthen border with Qld and SA from Friday30/12/2021 6:59 PM Two jumping castle victims to leave hospital as another victim farewelled in Tasmania30/12/2021 6:55 PM I work at a COVID testing lab. Please think before joining that PCR traffic jam30/12/2021 6:45 PM Head stomping among trouble as groups of up to 100 teens rampage through tourist town30/12/2021 6:43 PM ‘Uncomfortable’: States set to swelter30/12/2021 6:40 PM EXPLAINED: Australia's new 'close contact' definition30/12/2021 6:36 PM Another Ashes COVID drama as Aussie legend tests positive30/12/2021 6:36 PM WA to adopt new testing and close contact settings ‘at a later stage’30/12/2021 6:35 PM Fire breaks out at Old Parliament House30/12/2021 6:30 PM What is the new definiton of a close contact agreed upon by national cabinet?30/12/2021 6:28 PM Ashes referee Boon tests positive for COVID, BBL match postponed30/12/2021 6:27 PM McGowan announces targeted assistance package for businesses affected by restrictions30/12/2021 6:27 PM Ashes referee, cricket legend tests positive30/12/2021 6:27 PM The Tourist review – Jamie Dornan is intense in explosively entertaining outback thriller30/12/2021 6:22 PM Big Bash match suddenly abandoned due to COVID-19 case30/12/2021 6:21 PM Everything you need to know about new rules for isolation, close contacts30/12/2021 6:20 PM One state blocks almost all travel30/12/2021 6:20 PM 850 feral cats removed from Kangaroo Island to protect endangered native species30/12/2021 6:13 PM Ashes referee Boon tests positive for COVID, BBL match postponed30/12/2021 6:12 PM The stage was set for Ghislaine Maxwell’s trial in 1991, after she met Jeffrey Epstein30/12/2021 6:08 PM Sydney’s best vantage points for New Year’s Eve fireworks30/12/2021 6:07 PM Young man dies following 'brief struggle' with police in country NSW30/12/2021 6:07 PM The little boat that could: Pint-sized yacht on track to win Sydney to Hobart30/12/2021 6:04 PM What the housing market could look like in 202230/12/2021 6:00 PM The gadgets that were almost game changers in 202130/12/2021 6:00 PM Real estate advice: mistakes buyers, sellers should avoid in 2022 - realestate.com.au30/12/2021 6:00 PM Barmy Army issues classy response amid England’s Ashes horror show30/12/2021 6:00 PM Covid-positive child aged under two dies in South Australia30/12/2021 5:54 PM More doubts over Djokovic’s Australian Open hopes30/12/2021 5:44 PM Public shame parade: Alleged people-smugglers marched through streets in China for breaking COVID-19 rules30/12/2021 5:43 PM WA records one new local COVID case, as unvaccinated backpacker tests positive30/12/2021 5:43 PM What has overwhelmed GPs worried30/12/2021 5:40 PM Extreme weather events Australia faced in 202130/12/2021 5:30 PM Over 50 firefighters work to contain Sydney blaze30/12/2021 5:29 PM ‘Never again’: Worst dating trend of 202130/12/2021 5:20 PM