21 January 2022, Friday NewsLatest News On 21 January 2022, Friday How the ash cloud from Tonga’s volcano blast smashed through Earth’s weather ceiling22/01/2022 8:56 AM Council at centre of Melbourne catering saga breaks silence on 'nasty, hurtful conspiracy theory'22/01/2022 8:34 AM 'It's not just COVID that we're likely to battle': Open borders tipped to fuel flu resurgence22/01/2022 8:34 AM 'This is worse than lockdown': Omicron has turned Sydney's second CBD into a 'ghost town'22/01/2022 8:34 AM Consumers spending more than they did during the Delta lockdowns22/01/2022 8:31 AM Sydney property's millionaires' row is expanding | 7NEWS22/01/2022 8:29 AM Australian Open 2022 as it happened: Barty to take on Amanda Anisimova in fourth round; Nadal makes fourth round; Matteo Berrettini beats Carlos Alcaraz in classic22/01/2022 8:00 AM Opinions divided in WA over border reopening delays22/01/2022 7:57 AM Boosters provide the best protection against Omicron variant: study22/01/2022 7:04 AM NSW may have hit its Omicron peak — and that's good news for other states22/01/2022 6:34 AM Can I pay an SMSF pension from an accumulation account?22/01/2022 6:29 AM The COVID finishing line has moved on us all again — and that's a problem for Morrison22/01/2022 6:16 AM US stocks decline as traders eye risks; bitcoin sinks22/01/2022 6:03 AM Human trials for Elon Musk's brain chip startup getting ready to launch22/01/2022 5:32 AM Iconic rockstar Meat Loaf dies aged 7422/01/2022 4:31 AM How a Muslim dating app made UK man’s search for a wife go viral22/01/2022 3:34 AM Australia will not commit troops to support Ukraine22/01/2022 3:29 AM Australia will not commit troops to support Ukraine22/01/2022 3:28 AM High five: Unstoppable Kerr breaks record as Matildas run riot22/01/2022 3:25 AM Scotland’s first black professor accuses academics of racism in slavery row22/01/2022 3:18 AM Pioneering study finds generational link between smoking and body fat22/01/2022 3:09 AM 'Critical moment': US and Russian diplomats meet for Ukraine crisis talks22/01/2022 3:03 AM Charlise Mutten's mother's caravan searched, declared a crime scene in murder investigation22/01/2022 2:32 AM Charlise Mutten's mother's caravan searched, declared a crime scene in murder investigation22/01/2022 2:32 AM Nadal repels Khachanov to reach last 16 in Melbourne22/01/2022 2:03 AM ‘Don’t ask, don’t tell’ on gay teachers being sacked22/01/2022 1:33 AM Ten facts about Meat Loaf's Bat Out of Hell you might not know22/01/2022 1:27 AM Ten facts about Meat Loaf's Bat Out of Hell you might not know22/01/2022 1:27 AM ‘Not sustainable’: Omicron tests China’s zero Covid policy as first cases detected22/01/2022 1:10 AM Meat Loaf: Bat Out of Hell singer dead at 7422/01/2022 1:05 AM Anisimova stuns Osaka with come-from-behind triumph22/01/2022 1:01 AM Two-thirds of passengers on first flight to Covid-free Kiribati diagnosed with virus22/01/2022 12:59 AM Boris Johnson limps into make-or-break week22/01/2022 12:42 AM Australia scraps PCR testing requirement for overseas arrivals, replaced by rapid tests22/01/2022 12:38 AM Australia scraps PCR testing requirement for overseas arrivals, replaced by rapid tests22/01/2022 12:37 AM High five: Unstoppable Kerr breaks record as Matildas run riot22/01/2022 12:32 AM High five: Unstoppable Kerr breaks record as Matildas run riot22/01/2022 12:20 AM Barty serves up another masterclass22/01/2022 12:13 AM Barty serves up another masterclass21/01/2022 11:53 PM Rio loses in Serbia as Europe’s biggest lithium mine blocked21/01/2022 11:50 PM Players unhappy but supporters split over rowdy Open crowds21/01/2022 11:44 PM First Australian aid plane lands in Tonga, more assistance on the way21/01/2022 11:33 PM First Australian aid plane lands in Tonga, more assistance on the way21/01/2022 11:33 PM Vaccine won’t impact fertility but Covid can21/01/2022 11:20 PM Kerry Chant caught up in anti-vaxxer’s cruel tweet fabrication21/01/2022 11:05 PM Liz Truss warns of growing threats from China and Russia21/01/2022 11:04 PM ‘What an imbecile’: AFLW coach Michael Prior slammed for pride jumper remarks21/01/2022 11:00 PM Chance of dying from omicron ‘very close to zero’ for the boosted21/01/2022 10:59 PM Queensland Police scale back search for missing teen21/01/2022 10:42 PM Crypto plummets with $200B wiped in 24hrs21/01/2022 10:40 PM Osaka exits Australian Open in shock loss, Barty through to fourth round21/01/2022 10:33 PM Iconic rockstar Meat Loaf dies aged 7421/01/2022 10:30 PM ‘A fast recovery’: Morrison wants supply chains safe from economic coercion21/01/2022 10:26 PM Raw moment Charlise’s dad breaks down21/01/2022 10:20 PM ‘I’m not god’: Osaka reacts to shock Open exit21/01/2022 10:12 PM Australian Open players back each other to do ‘the right thing’ under COVID testing honour system21/01/2022 10:10 PM How Gerry Harvey started again after Alan Bond21/01/2022 10:05 PM Vaccine chief reveals big ‘disappointment’21/01/2022 10:00 PM Ricky Gervais broke his two-season rule for After Life. Was it worth it?21/01/2022 10:00 PM ‘Siege mentality’: Arnold shakes up Socceroos before must-win qualifiers21/01/2022 9:55 PM Supply chain crisis hits beer shelves21/01/2022 9:40 PM ‘No certainty’: Businesses lash out over WA border closure21/01/2022 9:39 PM Slipping into St Bathans’ Blue Lake is like swimming in Cleopatra’s bath – but on another planet | Kiran Dass21/01/2022 9:31 PM Deadly funnel web spiders are on the move across New South Wales | 7NEWS21/01/2022 9:30 PM 'Make new friends': Joy as Afghan evacuees gear up for school after 'difficult' lockdowns21/01/2022 9:27 PM The pandemic’s tech losers mount21/01/2022 9:25 PM Australian shares record largest weekly loss in 14 months21/01/2022 9:24 PM Meat Loaf: Bat Out of Hell singer dead at 7421/01/2022 9:19 PM Tuni Usaia jailed for 8 years after fighting with police in Potts Point | 7NEWS21/01/2022 9:17 PM Pre-departure PCR test scrapped for international arrivals21/01/2022 9:15 PM Teachers sacked for being gay warn religious discrimination bill will empower similar dismissals21/01/2022 9:11 PM A tragic day but NSW COVID-19 strategy is about right21/01/2022 9:09 PM Berrettini prevails against Spanish teenager Alcaraz in five-set tussle21/01/2022 9:03 PM Tongan recounts spending 27 hours at sea after being swept out by tsunami21/01/2022 9:03 PM Federal Police target rapid antigen test price gougers | 7NEWS21/01/2022 9:01 PM Muslim woman Ayah didn't think Australia’s defence force was for her. But here she is21/01/2022 9:00 PM Fit for purpose: A streamlined Anthony Albanese says it’s his time21/01/2022 9:00 PM Study into children who contracted COVID-19 | 7NEWS21/01/2022 8:57 PM Iconic rockstar Meat Loaf dies aged 7421/01/2022 8:55 PM Doctors cut child dose interval to three weeks amid back to school anxiety21/01/2022 8:54 PM ‘Bat Out of Hell’ singer Meat Loaf dies aged 7421/01/2022 8:54 PM International arrivals can soon show a negative rapid antigen test to enter Australia21/01/2022 8:43 PM Iconic rockstar Meat Loaf dies aged 7421/01/2022 8:37 PM AFLW live: Cats take on Collingwood to kick off round three21/01/2022 8:33 PM NAB League Girls: Next-gen AFLW stars to be streamed live21/01/2022 8:30 PM If this is what an ‘entry-level’ supercar looks like, I’m Batman21/01/2022 8:26 PM ‘Bat Out of Hell’ singer Meat Loaf dies aged 7421/01/2022 8:26 PM 'He endured all measures humbly': Djokovic's coach on deportation decision21/01/2022 8:25 PM Meat Loaf dies aged 7421/01/2022 8:22 PM Iconic singer Meat Loaf dead at 7421/01/2022 8:16 PM ‘Our hearts are broken’: Legendary musician Meat Loaf dies aged 7421/01/2022 8:10 PM Ukraine allies unite after Biden 'gaffe'21/01/2022 8:02 PM No one likes a nark, but tennis crowds are starting to cross a line at the Open21/01/2022 8:01 PM Feeling happy? Let me count the words to describe it21/01/2022 8:00 PM Turbulent La Nina season makes it even harder to predict the weather21/01/2022 8:00 PM Police pull more than 1500 defective armour vests21/01/2022 7:45 PM Nicholls set to soldier on with Bromwich in Dolphins’ Dad’s Army pack21/01/2022 7:40 PM Births, marriages under a cloud after WA’s ‘ludicrous’ change of heart on border21/01/2022 7:30 PM Australia backs athletes’ right to speak out, labels Beijing’s threats ‘very concerning’21/01/2022 7:02 PM No skin-fold tests, the word ‘physique’ to go: swimming report released21/01/2022 7:00 PM Opals prepared for any Djokovic-inspired backlash during trip to Serbia21/01/2022 7:00 PM WA will open 'at some point in time': McGowan yet to decide on reopening date21/01/2022 6:56 PM Australia opens more places for Afghan refugees after scathing report21/01/2022 6:49 PM ‘I don’t like the unicorn label’: For some start-ups, $1 billion is not as cool as it once was21/01/2022 6:33 PM The Loop: Swimming Australia's apology, reactions to WA backflip, Adele's residency delayed21/01/2022 6:30 PM Hong Kong warns people to stop trying to thwart COVID hamster cull21/01/2022 6:30 PM 'It's a black Thursday': 17 killed after explosion caused by truck and motorcycle crash in Ghana21/01/2022 6:30 PM Elizabeth Truss, Marise Payne, Peter Dutton & Ben Wallace hold a media conference in Sydney | 7NEWS21/01/2022 6:23 PM Bennett believes Bromwich can shape Dolphins future21/01/2022 6:22 PM ‘Disbelief’: Aussies slam Mark McGowan’s border call21/01/2022 6:20 PM Christensen tells anti-vax event he wants to ‘prod the powerful’21/01/2022 6:17 PM Listen closely: Breaking down Triple J’s Hottest 10021/01/2022 6:10 PM Bizarre Djoker twist in $3.3b decision21/01/2022 6:08 PM ‘I don’t like the unicorn label’: For some start-ups, $1 billion is not as cool as it once was21/01/2022 6:00 PM Beau Ryan exposes I’m A Celeb secrets in bombshell interview21/01/2022 6:00 PM Pair of alleged thieves arrested following a dramatic foot chase in Cairns | 7NEWS21/01/2022 5:53 PM 'Sickly sweet': Doctors call for sugar tax on soft drinks21/01/2022 5:34 PM Australia to accept RATs from inbound travellers in major overhaul21/01/2022 5:33 PM ‘We cannot not talk about this’: Acting world No.1 Medvedev ready to officially step up21/01/2022 5:24 PM Dolphins sign fifth player as hulking forward agrees to join NRL newcomers21/01/2022 5:20 PM Mark McGowan introduces mask mandate for public events on Australia Day21/01/2022 5:14 PM Four arrested after girl was abducted in broad daylight21/01/2022 5:12 PM ‘We have nowhere to go’: Heartache as WA border stays shut21/01/2022 4:35 PM Senior constable charged with assault after Melbourne arrest was caught on camera21/01/2022 4:31 PM Parliamentary report highlights major flaws in Australia’s withdrawal from Afghanistan21/01/2022 4:01 PM Spike in funnel-web spider sightings across Sydney21/01/2022 4:01 PM AFIC boss wary of inflated stock valuations21/01/2022 3:58 PM 2022 signings tracker: Dolphins land Bromwich; Edwards extends at Penrith21/01/2022 3:57 PM ‘Like witnessing a birth in a morgue’: the volunteers working to save the Joshua trees21/01/2022 3:51 PM Workers paid to get booster jabs21/01/2022 3:45 PM ‘Dishonourable’: report says Afghans left behind ‘at high risk of brutal reprisals’ due to links with Australia21/01/2022 3:45 PM CBA sued over ‘$45m worth’ of untaken tea breaks21/01/2022 3:41 PM No one likes a nark, but tennis crowds are starting to cross a line at the Open21/01/2022 3:39 PM NT Aboriginal community demands answers after residents sent home from quarantine test positive for Covid21/01/2022 3:37 PM Northern Territory COVID hospital admissions jump to 62, with two patients 'critical' in ICU21/01/2022 3:30 PM Six people with COVID die in SA, 3,023 new cases recorded21/01/2022 3:30 PM Former palace maid spills on Prince Andrew’s ‘entitled’ demands21/01/2022 3:20 PM Stolen vehicle from Elanora Heights found torched in South Granville | 7NEWS21/01/2022 3:19 PM Turner may revive legal bid to open the WA border21/01/2022 3:14 PM Radio star’s breakdown over Charlise21/01/2022 3:00 PM Australia backs athletes’ right to speak out, labels Beijing’s threats ‘very concerning’21/01/2022 3:00 PM Jack Darling’s AFL career in limbo after failure to meet vaccination guidelines21/01/2022 2:59 PM Boosters bring record day for vaccinations in Australia21/01/2022 2:56 PM Dominic Perrottet defends his state's approach to COVID-19 restrictions21/01/2022 2:49 PM Fit for purpose: A streamlined Anthony Albanese says it’s his time21/01/2022 2:45 PM 'I’m really embarrassed': Adele issues tearful apology to fans21/01/2022 2:44 PM M&M’s mocked for ‘woke’ rebrand21/01/2022 2:40 PM Chant's chilling warning as eight-week-old infant dies with COVID-1921/01/2022 2:37 PM ‘Wouldn’t happen to LeBron in the NBA’: Inside Smith’s ‘bonkers’ BBL ban as Cricket NSW chief fumes21/01/2022 2:37 PM ‘Stuck in perilous moment’: Doomsday Clock holds at 100 seconds to midnight21/01/2022 2:33 PM Water supplies, acid rain fears emerge for tsunami-hit Tonga21/01/2022 2:31 PM A COVID-safe summer is best spent outdoors: here’s what Sydney has to offer21/01/2022 2:30 PM Final rematch to begin Australia's T20 title defence21/01/2022 2:30 PM Catch 2050: Demand for solar panels presents global warming risk through raw material production21/01/2022 2:30 PM 'Painfully thin and lifeless children' a regular sight as Afghan food crisis deepens21/01/2022 2:30 PM Queensland records 16,031 new COVID-19 infections and 13 deaths as booster shots brought forward21/01/2022 2:19 PM Victoria Police officer charged over violent arrest on day of Melbourne protests21/01/2022 2:16 PM Nick Kyrgios bows out of the Open21/01/2022 2:04 PM Ben Roberts-Smith loses bid to cross-examine ex-wife over emails21/01/2022 2:00 PM Furious ‘youthquake’ may rock political foundations21/01/2022 2:00 PM 'I'm gutted': Adele delays Las Vegas show due to COVID21/01/2022 2:00 PM Australian Grand Prix to dodge Djokovic drama with blanket ban on vaccination exemptions21/01/2022 2:00 PM Two-time winner Azarenka in ominous form as she reaches Australian Open fourth round21/01/2022 2:00 PM Furious ‘youthquake’ may rock political foundations21/01/2022 1:56 PM Serbia scraps plans for Rio Tinto lithium mine after protests21/01/2022 1:55 PM Medvedev blasts 'low IQ' chanting Aus Open fans21/01/2022 1:49 PM Story inspired by near miss with Fred West wins the Portico prize21/01/2022 1:42 PM Influencer hits back amid refund demand21/01/2022 1:40 PM Britain uses Australian speech to warn Vladimir Putin he is on the brink of a 'massive strategic mistake'21/01/2022 1:39 PM Fit for purpose: A streamlined Anthony Albanese says it’s his time21/01/2022 1:31 PM Swimming Australia releases findings of report on 'misogynistic' culture21/01/2022 1:30 PM America has a manure problem, and the miracle solution being touted isn’t all that it seems21/01/2022 1:27 PM Swimming Australia acts in wake of review into sport’s abusive culture21/01/2022 1:25 PM Son gets $50,000, ex-wives nothing out of Edelsten’s $1 million estate21/01/2022 1:21 PM Man arrested after homemade bomb set off near city restaurants21/01/2022 1:20 PM If not now when, Mr McGowan? It’s a fair question21/01/2022 1:19 PM Delaying elective surgery could spark ‘massive healthcare crisis’ in Victoria, experts warn21/01/2022 1:19 PM 2022 signings tracker: McIntyre extends Titans deal; Crichton returns to Panthers21/01/2022 1:17 PM Mark McGowan 'has always made the right call', Anthony Albanese declares21/01/2022 1:14 PM WA woman's desperate plea to McGowan after he extends border closure21/01/2022 1:09 PM NSW back-to-school plan to be announced in 'coming days'21/01/2022 1:05 PM Qld records 13 COVID deaths overnight as booster window shortens21/01/2022 1:03 PM Russian star got into Australia with COVID-1921/01/2022 1:01 PM Australian girl, 14, locked in Thai COVID hotel as travel horror stories pile up21/01/2022 1:00 PM Queensland records 13 COVID deaths, booster shot interval cut to three months21/01/2022 1:00 PM West Coast's Darling banned from training for failing to meet AFL COVID vaccine mandate21/01/2022 1:00 PM ‘End of story’: VEC issues blunt response to Andrew Bogut beef21/01/2022 1:00 PM Australia backs athletes’ right to speak out, labels Beijing’s threats ‘very concerning’21/01/2022 12:59 PM Arts minister says 'useful idiots' behind Sydney Festival boycott have suppressed art21/01/2022 12:53 PM Australia, New Zealand to meet in Twenty20 World Cup opener21/01/2022 12:51 PM How Newcrest was almost drawn into a $US20b megamerger21/01/2022 12:47 PM Qld records 13 COVID deaths overnight, taking total to 8521/01/2022 12:41 PM Perrottet doubles down on the unvaxxed as NSW records deadliest day of pandemic21/01/2022 12:35 PM Covid news live: Africa sees cases ‘drop significantly’; experts say Australia’s Omicron wave ‘likely’ peaked21/01/2022 12:31 PM NSW 'tracking better than our best case scenario' despite recording deadliest day21/01/2022 12:30 PM The paradox at the heart of the republican quest21/01/2022 12:29 PM Carnaby Resources taps Euroz, Macquarie Capital for $15m placement21/01/2022 12:28 PM Floods wreak havoc on western NSW as Australia's north braces for possible cyclone21/01/2022 12:22 PM Dye-ing to win: Kyrgios’s sweaty secret exposed21/01/2022 12:21 PM Baby that had contracted COVID-19, dies at John Hunter Children's Hospital | 7NEWS21/01/2022 12:15 PM