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2022-01-15T02:51:38Z	**Kanye West, now known as Ye, named in a battery report filed in Los Angeles**
Kanye West, the rapper officially named Ye, is named in a battery report filed in Los Angeles. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-15/kanye-west-ye-los-angeles-battery/100758740)
2022-01-15T03:03:54Z	**Live: How big can Australia go as they finish off their first innings on day two in Hobart?**
Despite a good day one, the Aussies still want more first-innings runs in the fifth and final Ashes Test in Hobart. Follow live. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-15/ashes-live-day-two-of-fifth-test-in-hobart/100758788)
2022-01-15T03:12:34Z	**Woman in her 40s dies with COVID, as NT records 412 new cases**
The Northern Territory has recorded its second COVID-related death, after an Aboriginal woman in her 40s died in Royal Darwin Hospital. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-15/nt-covid-hospital-rate-royal-darwin/100758578)
2022-01-15T03:35:22Z	**Tennis Hall of Famer Chris Evert says she has ovarian cancer**
Former tennis star Chris Evert has been diagnosed with an early stage of ovarian cancer and will begin chemotherapy treatments this week. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-15/tennis-hall-of-famer-chris-evert-says-she-has-ovarian-cancer/100758802)
2022-01-15T03:51:33Z	**AFLW live: Collingwood take on St Kilda before Cats host Carlton**
Collingwood is looking to bounce back from the devastating loss of Bri Davey in their second-round clash with St Kilda. Follow our live AFLW ScoreCentre for all the scores, stats and results. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-15/aflw-live-scores-stats-results-collingwood-st-kilda-cats-carlton/100758216)
2022-01-15T04:13:10Z	**Argentine town goes dark to combat beetle invasion**
The small Argentine town of Santa Isabel shuts down street and public building lights after being invaded by a large number of beetles. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-15/argentine-town-invaded-by-thousands-of-beetles/100758826)
2022-01-15T04:27:03Z	**US intelligence warns Russia 'laying the groundwork' to invade Ukraine**
The White House believes Russia could attack its own forces to create a pretext for invading Ukraine. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-15/us-intelligence-warns-russia-laying-groundwork-to-invade-ukraine/100758744)
2022-01-15T06:14:44Z	**Melbourne Victory handed show cause notice after Josh Cavallo calls out homophobic abuse**
Football Australia takes action after Cavallo says he was targeted with homophobic abuse during Adelaide United's away A-League Men match with Melbourne Victory. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-15/melbourne-victory-handed-show-cause-notice-over-cavallo-abuse/100758940)
2022-01-15T06:41:05Z	**Two new local COVID-19 cases in WA, both believed to have been infectious in the community**
Two women linked to previously-reported COVID-19 cases test positive to the virus, with one new exposure site confirmed so far. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-15/wa-records-two-new-covid-19-cases-perth-saturday/100759006)
2022-01-15T06:54:28Z	**Man dies after dinghy carrying 30 migrants capsizes in English Channel**
The number of people who capsized in the Calais region of France more than tripled last year. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-15/dinghy-capsizes-in-english-channel-one-dead/100758968)
2022-01-15T08:29:06Z	**Tonga issues tsunami warning after undersea volcano erupts**
Video posted to social media showed large waves washing ashore in coastal areas, and photos showed ash falling from the sky. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-15/tonga-issues-tsunami-warning-after-undersea-volcano-erupts/100759102)
2022-01-15T08:37:47Z	**Madison Keys wins Australian Open lead-up event**
The former top-10 star only drops three games on her way to victory over fellow American Alison Riske in Adelaide. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-15/adelaide-madison-keys-wins-wta-event/100759140)
2022-01-15T14:09:05Z	**Virat Kohli steps down at India Test cricket captain**
Cricket superstar Virat Kohli will no longer be India's Test captain after announcing his departure on social media. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-16/virat-kohli-steps-down-at-india-test-cricket-captain/100759238)
2022-01-15T14:25:55Z	**Djokovic's last ditch effort to play the Australian Open will be heard in court this morning**
The Federal Court will sit in Melbourne at 9:30am AEDT to decide if Novak Djokovic is allowed to remain in the country and compete in the Australian Open. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-16/novak-djokovic-s-fate-will-be-decided-by-the-federal-court-today/100759170)
2022-01-15T14:37:19Z	**Manchester City continues EPL dominance with 1-0 win over Chelsea**
Manchester City has won 12 straight matches in the English Premier League, tightening its grip on the title race. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-16/manchester-city-defeats-chelsea-1-0-premier-league/100759230)
2022-01-15T18:00:00Z	**'COVID chasers' in dangerous game of trying to catch Omicron on purpose**
As COVID-19 spreads throughout Australia, some people want an infection "over and done with". But experts warn there are potentially severe consequences of trying to catch the virus. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-16/covid-trying-to-catch-omicron-on-purpose-dangerous/100746124)
2022-01-15T18:20:22Z	**Omicron can protect you from Delta. But here's what happens when it hits a city chasing herd immunity**
With the idea of herd immunity losing favour in India, a study out of South Africa could offer new hope about the highly infectious Omicron variant. Authors suggest Omicron could protect the people it infects against the more-severe Delta variant, which caused catastrophic scenes in India last year. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-16/lessons-from-omicron-outbreak-in-india/100751716)
2022-01-15T18:19:10Z	**As Hobart puts on a show, the cricket struggles to meet the occasion**
Despite the picturesque surroundings, it was a strange and at times sloppy second day in Hobart — and yet the Test sits as beautifully poised as any this series, writes Dean Bilton. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-16/australia-standards-slip-day-two-fifth-ashes-test-hobart/100759176)
2022-01-15T18:30:00Z	**Chris's smart home knows when his children have been watching too much TV**
There's a new commercial rush to automate our homes and appliances. Is this how we'll live in the future? ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2022-01-16/future-smart-automated-homes-and-connected-devices/100750266)
2022-01-15T19:10:04Z	**Prince Andrew and accuser Virginia Giuffre seek witnesses in sex abuse lawsuit**
Recently released documents show that the prince's legal team is seeking witness accounts from accuser Virginia Giuffre's husband, Robert Giuffre, as part of the civil case filed in the US. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-16/prince-andrew-accuser-seek-witnesses-in-sex-abuse-lawsuit/100759268)
2022-01-15T19:18:59Z	**Fijian PM Frank Bainimarama recovering from urgent heart surgery in Australia**
Fiji's PM had been in Australia for a scheduled medical examination when his doctor informed him he would require urgent medical treatment. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-16/fiji-pm-frank-bainimarama-undergoes-heart-surgery-in-australia/100759222)
2022-01-15T19:41:19Z	**This 1930s UK bride saved her wedding day memories in a box. How did it end up in a Perth skip?**
Ivory gloves, dried roses, photos of the bride and groom and a wedding dress. It was someone’s life in a box but it nearly ended up as rubbish. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-16/melbourne-bride-vintage-wedding-dress-1930s/100736700)
2022-01-15T19:39:50Z	**Can world number two Aryna Sabalenka find her serve for the Australian Open?**
On the eve of the season's first major, second seed Aryna Sabalenka has seemingly lost her ability to serve. Cody Atkinson looks at one of the game's most talented players, who is at the crossroads in her career. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-16/aryna-sabalenka-struggling-with-serve-ahead-of-australian-open/100759088)
2022-01-15T20:12:36Z	**I'm a photographer and I'm colourblind — this is what I've learnt about the world**
Sean Walker sees the world as though he's watching a black and white television and was reluctant to pursue photography for a long time. Now he celebrates what he sees in the shadows and wants others to see beauty without colour. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-16/photographer-sean-walker-on-shooting-in-black-and-white/100757244)
2022-01-15T20:09:24Z	**CCTV captures moment that triggered a racial profiling complaint against Northern Territory Police**
Geoffrey Liddle's family has fought against systemic racism for years and an incident at a local bottle shop prompted the Alice Springs father to lodge an anti-discrimination complaint of his own. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-16/nt-alice-springs-bottle-shop-geoffrey-racial-profiling-complaint/100737230)
2022-01-15T20:27:49Z	**Thought 2022 would be your year to go electric for your car? Well, it may not be just yet**
The price of electric vehicles in Australia will drop, but it could be several years before consumers can buy an EV for the same price as a petrol car. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-16/qld-cheaper-electric-vehicles-industry/100757642)
2022-01-15T20:50:17Z	**Live: All the COVID-19 news you need from across Australia**
Catch up on all the COVID-19 news from across Australia. Follow live. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-16/covid-live-updates-january-16/100759358)
2022-01-15T21:11:11Z	**Serbs are angry at the Australian government — but the reasons are more complicated than you might think**
In Serbia, Novak Djokovic is not just a tennis star, he's a national hero who has brought hope and light to the country after dark times, Isabella Higgins writes from Belgrade. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-16/serbians-belgrade-angry-australian-government-novak-djokovic/100759260)
2022-01-15T21:31:13Z	**'Never be told you can't do something': The 93-year-old ballerina with no plans to retire**
Judith Ker has been teaching ballet in the Hobart suburb of Battery Point for the past 60 years after an incredible career as an international ballerina, proving to others age is no barrier when it comes to an arabesque. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-16/tas-93-year-old-ballerina-judith-ker-profile/100758646)
2022-01-15T21:49:31Z	**Missing man's companion says police initially dismissed fears for his whereabouts**
New claims have emerged about the initial dealings police had with one of Jeremiah Rivers' companions who says his concerns about his friend's whereabouts were not swiftly acted on. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-16/jeremiah-rivers-police-search/100749936)
2022-01-15T21:48:28Z	**New shooting combination proves the difference as Diamonds outclass New Zealand in Quad Series**
It's been 10 months since the Australian netball team took the court but you'd be hard-pressed to tell, as they barely skip a beat against the current world champions to take a 53-39 victory in their first match of the Quad Series. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-16/quad-series-game-one-australian-diamonds-beat-new-zealand/100759280)
2022-01-15T21:57:08Z	**Police call for public to help as search for missing 9yo girl enters third day**
Charlise Mutten went missing from a Mount Wilson property where she and her family were holidaying from Queensland. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-16/search-for-missing-girl-charlise-mutten-into-third-day/100759372)
2022-01-15T22:20:32Z	**NSW records 20 deaths from COVID-19, 191 people in intensive care**
NSW records another 20 deaths from COVID-19, while 2,650 people are in hospital, 191 in intensive care. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-16/nsw-covid-20-people-die-covid-19-191-intensive-care/100758970)
2022-01-15T22:37:24Z	**Murray's title hopes shattered by Karatsev**
A blistering returning game reminiscent of Andre Agassi helps Russian Aslan Karatsev beat Andy Murray in the final of the Sydney Tennis Classic. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-16/andy-murrays-title-loss-aslan-karatse-sydney-tennis-classic/100759406)
2022-01-15T22:55:54Z	**Man drowns trying to save female relatives at beach near Victor Harbor**
A man dies after trying to save two women who got into trouble in the water at Waitpinga Beach, south of Adelaide. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-16/man-drowns-trying-to-save-relatives-at-waitpinga/100759432)
2022-01-15T23:25:52Z	**Man charged with assaulting and intimidating witness in Ann Marie Smith neglect investigation**
Police charge a former director of an NDIS provider with assaulting and intimidating a key witness in an investigation into the neglect death of Adelaide woman Ann Marie Smith. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-16/man-charged-with-assaulting-witness-in-ann-smith-investigation/100759460)
2022-01-15T23:23:08Z	**Tasmania records 8 COVID hospitalisations as case numbers drop**
Tasmania records 825 new COVID-19 cases, down from 1,139 cases reported on Saturday. One person remains in ICU. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-16/tas-covid-sun-breaking/100759418)
2022-01-15T23:19:13Z	**Arguments begin in Djokovic visa hearing as minister's response made public**
As the Federal Court begins sitting to hear Novak Djokovic's appeal against his visa cancellation, documents reveal the Immigration Minister argues there is "ample evidence" to show his presence in the country could stoke anti-vaccination sentiment. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-16/novak-djokovic-appeals-against-visa-cancellation-federal-court/100759378)
2022-01-15T23:35:12Z	**Former Haiti senator arrested over presidential murder in Jamaica**
Opposing Haiti politician John Joël Joseph has been linked and identified as potential leader of the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-16/former-haiti-senator-arrested-president-jovenel-moise-murder/100759352)
2022-01-15T23:59:14Z	**No baby turtles have been spotted in Hyde Park for 15 years and researchers have no idea why**
Despite an abundance of fertile females, zero baby turtles have joined the 300-strong colony of native turtles at Perth's popular Hyde Park in more than 15 years — and nobody knows why. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-16/hyde-park-baby-turtles-missing-uwa-research-project/100748464)
2022-01-15T23:58:47Z	**Western Australia's days of 'watching and waiting' are numbered as judgement day looms**
With just three weeks to go until WA's border opening, there are many unanswered questions about how the state will manage COVID, from schools to hospitals to the use of rapid tests. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-16/judgement-day-looming-when-wa-border-opens/100757084)
2022-01-16T00:10:56Z	**Armed man shot by police after unsuccessful negotiation**
Attempts to negotiate with the man to disarm himself were unsuccessful and after he fired at police, he was shot in the shoulder. Tasmania Police Professional Standards Unit will conduct a full investigation. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-16/tas-burnie-police-shooting/100759492)
2022-01-16T00:07:40Z	**Three COVID deaths in Queensland, with 670 patients in hospital**
Queensland records three COVID-19 deaths in the last day, with 670 patients currently in hospital with the disease and 49 of those in intensive care. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-16/qld-coronavirus-covid19-three-deaths/100759472)
2022-01-16T01:03:20Z	**Fierce Illawarra storm cell fells trees, damages roofs**
A clean-up effort is underway across parts of the Illawarra after a ferocious storm ripped through the region late on Saturday. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-16/storm-cell-rips-through-illawarra/100759512)
2022-01-16T01:30:51Z	**AFLW live: Which coast will get to boast as Eagles take on Suns?**
The Eagles face the Suns before the Dockers play the Giants in Victoria, while the Crows go head to head with the Kangaroos in South Australia. Follow our live AFLW ScoreCentre for all the scores, stats and results. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-16/aflw-live-scores-stats-results-eagles-suns-crows-north-dockers/100758250)
2022-01-16T02:11:40Z	**Two COVID-19 deaths in SA as positive tests and hospitalisations continue to fall**
A man in his 70s and a man in his 80s both die with COVID-19 in South Australia, while case and hospital numbers take another dip. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-16/two-covid-19-deaths-in-sa/100759560)
2022-01-16T02:39:42Z	**'Major vent-clearing explosion': How the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano erupted and caused tsunami warnings**
The eruption of a giant underwater volcano in the Pacific Ocean triggered tsunami warnings in multiple countries — here's what we know about Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-16/hunga-tonga-haapai-volcano-eruption-tsunami-warnings/100759488)
2022-01-16T02:58:51Z	**Live: Aussie batters trying to build lead after rough start to second innings of Hobart Ashes Test**
Australia is three wickets down with a night watchman at the crease, but are still on top on day three of the fifth and final Ashes Test thanks to a big first-innings lead. Follow live. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-16/ashes-live-day-three-of-fifth-test-in-hobart-blog/100759732)
2022-01-16T03:14:39Z	**Tasmanian cyclist Nicole Frain wins women's road race at nationals**
Tasmanian cyclist Nicole Frain wins her first Australian road race title after launching a perfectly-timed solo attack late in the last few kilometres. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-16/tasmanian-cyclist-nicole-frain-womens-road-race-nationals-winner/100759734)
2022-01-16T03:41:43Z	**Alice Springs to enter lockout, as number of people in NT hospitals with COVID grows**
The Northern Territory has recorded another 327 cases of COVID-19. There's now 44 people in hospital with the virus, an increase from 32 on Saturday. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-16/northern-territory-covid-hospitalisation-rate-icu/100758580)
2022-01-16T03:40:17Z	**Man, 28, alleged to have used fake COVID vaccine certificate to enter Crown Perth**
A 28-year-old man is charged over allegedly using fake identification and proof-of-vaccination documents to enter the Crown Perth complex on Wednesday. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-16/wa-covid-19-man-charged-alleged-fake-covid-certificate/100759594)
2022-01-16T03:53:10Z	**Tonga volcano could erupt again soon, says expert who visited the site**
The undersea volcano that erupted near Tonga sending a massive surge of waves rippling through the Pacific Ocean could erupt again within days, but Saturday's blast was likely the biggest, says an expert who visited the volcano. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-16/tonga-volcano-could-erupt-again-says-expert-who-visited-the-site/100759390)
2022-01-16T04:11:49Z	**Internet connection lost, as volcano erupts near Tonga and felt as far as US**
The tsunami threat around the Pacific from a huge undersea volcanic eruption recedes, but the extent of damage to Tonga remains unclear. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-16/tsunami-threat-reduced-from-huge-pacific-volcanic-eruption/100759626)
2022-01-16T04:35:35Z	**Jacinda Ardern says volcano eruption in Tonga 'hugely concerning' as NZ pledges financial support**
Ms Ardern says $500,000 was just a "starting figure" and that her government would provide more help to Tonga as was required. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-16/jacinda-ardern-tonga-eruption-concerning-financial-assistance/100759802)
2022-01-16T04:46:03Z	**Search scaled back for missing 'best friend' police dog, lost in Queensland bushland**
A mammoth search for a "much-loved" missing police dog known as PD Quizz is being scaled back after he became separated from his handler while tracking a suspect in dense bushland. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-16/qld-search-for-missing-police-dog-pd-quizz-scales-back/100759826)
2022-01-16T04:57:51Z	**Hostages safe after stand-off at Texas synagogue, where man demanded release of Pakistani prisoner**
Texas's Governor tweets that all hostages are safe after a stand-off inside a Dallas-area synagogue. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-16/man-takes-hostages-at-dallas-synagogue/100759620)
2022-01-16T05:16:07Z	**'I can't get a hold of anyone': Tongan Australians unable to contact loved ones after volcanic eruption**
Tongan Australians have been desperately trying to contact loved ones on the island nation to offer assistance in the aftermath of an underwater volcanic eruption. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-16/tongan-australians-fear-for-loved-ones-volcanic-eruption/100759510)
2022-01-16T05:32:05Z	**Djokovic listed to play on day one of Australian Open as Federal Court considers appeal decision**
Australian Open organisers list Novak Djokovic to play on day one of the tournament, as he awaits the Federal Court's decision on his appeal against the cancellation of his visa. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-16/australian-open-novak-djokovic-listed-to-play-on-day-one/100759698)
2022-01-16T06:00:40Z	**'No tennis player is bigger than a tournament': World reacts to Djokovic's cancelled visa ahead of Australian Open**
Members of the tennis fraternity react to Novak Djokovic's cancelled visa, with a former coach left to wonder just what the world number one expected. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-16/becker-leads-reaction-to-djokovic-cancelled-visa/100759198)
2022-01-16T06:00:40Z	**Djokovic set to be detained again as he fights decision to cancel his visa**
Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic is set to be detained by Australian immigration officials again on Saturday as his lawyers urgently prepare to fight the cancellation of his visa for a second time. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-16/novak-djokovic-visa-cancellation-decision-immigration-minister/100759194)
2022-01-16T06:54:09Z	**Djokovic loses Federal Court bid to have visa reinstated**
Novak Djokovic loses a bid to stay in Australia after the Federal Court upholds the government's decision to cancel the tennis star's visa. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-16/novak-djokovic-fight-against-visa-cancellation-court-ruling/100759514)
2022-01-16T07:08:10Z	**Mask mandate reintroduced in Perth and Peel as another three COVID-19 cases are revealed**
Western Australia reintroduces a mask mandate for all indoor public areas in Perth and the Peel region after Premier Mark McGowan revealed three new COVID-19 cases had been recorded. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-16/wa-covid-19-omicron-spread-mcgowan-mask-mandate/100760044)
2022-01-16T07:54:44Z	**More wild weather on its way after Toowoomba slammed with hail, heavy rains**
The Bureau of Meteorology warns of further storms for parts of south-east Queensland after hail and heavy rainfall swept across the Toowoomba region overnight. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-16/qld-weather-storms-toowoomba-hail-storms-heavy-rain/100760052)
2022-01-16T08:15:17Z	**Italian menswear designer Nino Cerruti, who gave Giorgio Armani his big break, dies at 91**
Nino Cerruti, the Italian fashion designer credited with revolutionising menswear in the 1960s and who gave Giorgio Armani his first fashion break, has died. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-16/italian-menswear-designer-nino-cerruti-dies/100760040)
2022-01-16T09:37:30Z	**Tonga's Olympic flag bearer says he has not spoken to his father after tsunami**
The Tongan Olympian who rose to fame for his entrances during the 2016 Rio Opening Ceremony, says he has not heard from his father after a tsunami hit the island nation following the eruption of an underwater volcano. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-16/tsunami-threat-recedes-from-huge-pacific-volcanic-eruption/100760130)
2022-01-16T13:34:22Z	**Global opinion divided after Novak Djokovic deportation ahead of Australian Open**
With Novak Djokovic unable to defend his Australian Open crown after losing a legal challenge, social media is divided over the treatment of the world's number one tennis player. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-17/opinion-divided-on-novak-djokovic-court-defeat-australian-open/100760228)
2022-01-16T18:00:00Z	**'It's no different to someone sitting in a bushfire zone': The creeping danger of living on the coast**
For decades Australians have happily paid a premium for their very own piece of coastline. But with up to a metre of sea-level rise all but locked in by the end of the century, will waterfront living remain a viable option? ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-17/will-climate-change-put-an-end-to-coastal-living/100504100)
2022-01-16T18:14:05Z	**Sydney's Tongan community face anxious wait after volcanic eruption and tsunami cuts links to home**
Families unable to contact loved ones in Tonga after the volcanic eruption attend prayer services to lift their spirits and share information. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-17/sydney-tongan-community-struggles-to-reach-family-after-tsunami/100759686)
2022-01-16T18:30:00Z	**Sore armpits after the COVID booster? Here's what's happening**
You're much more likely to get swollen or sore lymph nodes following a Pfizer or Moderna booster than after a first or second dose. What's going on? ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2022-01-17/lymph-nodes-swollen-sore-covid-booster-immune-system-mrna/100754318)
2022-01-16T18:53:42Z	**Economics ripe for a post-pandemic shake up as COVID kills old assumptions**
Economics hasn't had a major shake-up since the 1970s, but the global financial crisis and COVID pandemic have exposed some glaring flaws in the conventional wisdom about how to run an economy. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-17/economics-set-for-post-pandemic-shake-up-covid-19/100756832)
2022-01-16T18:50:58Z	**'Don't blame the public': Emergency workers say COVID-19 patients don't know when to seek help**
Patients who don't need urgent medical care for COVID-19 are tying up the health system, with some seeking emergency help for non-life threatening symptoms or calling triple-0 for general health advice. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-17/people-with-mild-covid-19-symptoms-seeking-emergency-care/100756916)
2022-01-16T19:08:30Z	**'Graciously imposing' old coaching inn on the market for the first time since 1829**
Kenmore Arms is a window into Tasmania's colonial past, owned be the same family for over 200 years. But it's just hit the market, and it's attracting a huge amount of interest. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-17/tas-kenmore-for-sale-for-the-first-time-since-1800s/100759598)
2022-01-16T19:30:00Z	**'Excellent with foie gras': The surprising side of vegan wines**
To explain the difference between vegan and non-vegan wines, I first need to walk you through the basics of conventional winemaking. So top up your glass and let's begin, writes Geoff Scollary. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-17/vegan-friendly-wine-how-is-it-different-conventional-wine/100756778)
2022-01-16T19:26:38Z	**The challenges of filming Back Roads in remote Tasmania**
Joe O'Brien shares the trials of filming out of range and off the track in Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-17/behind-the-scenes-with-back-roads-overland-track/100752270)
2022-01-16T19:24:33Z	**Prince Harry wants to pay for police protection for when his family is in the UK, but the government won't let him**
The Duke of Sussex's legal representative says Prince Harry wants to bring his children Archie and Lilibet to visit his home country from the US but that is too risky without police protection. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-17/prince-harry-files-court-claim-seeking-police-protection-in-uk/100760336)
2022-01-16T19:43:13Z	**'Graciously imposing' old coaching inn on the market for the first time since 1829**
Kenmore Arms is a window into Tasmania's colonial past, owned be the same family for over 200 years. But it's just hit the market, and it's attracting a huge amount of interest. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-17/tas-kenmore-for-sale-for-the-first-time-since-1800s/100760412)
2022-01-16T19:39:47Z	**Regent honeyeater may not be around to sing for much longer**
A critically endangered songbird that used to roam from Rockhampton to Adelaide in large number is estimated to have fewer than 300 remain in the wild. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-17/regent-honeyeater-becoming-extinct/100760062)
2022-01-16T19:50:26Z	**Have we been doing education wrong? These schools are trying a fresh approach**
An increasing number of Australian schools are breaking away from traditional teaching methods in a bid to make education more engaging. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-17/queensland-schools-education-engaging-kids-bespoke/100573608)
2022-01-16T20:02:02Z	**Tongans worried for loved ones back home after massive volcanic eruption**
Caroline Poulsen Nakao is among thousands of Tongans in Australia worried about the fate of family members in her home country who she has been unable to contact since Saturday. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-17/tongans-worried-for-loved-ones-back-home-after-volcano/100759884)
2022-01-16T19:59:51Z	**When Noah's mum dropped to the floor with a mystery illness, he didn't panic**
A nine-year-old Queensland boy's bravery has been awarded after he came to the aid of his mother when she suffered an hour-long seizure due to a mystery illness. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-17/boy-makes-triple-0-call-mum-seizure/100759506)
2022-01-16T20:14:39Z	**Live: NSW Now: Business confidence and cash flow dries up amid Omicron outbreak**
MORNING BRIEFING: Forty per cent of the more than 2,000 NSW business owners surveyed say they do not have enough cashflow for the next three months. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-17/sydney-news-business-confidence-plummets-amid-omicron/100759728)
2022-01-16T20:24:39Z	**The Loop: Djokovic out, Tonga latest, Prince Harry in court, and a crazy cricket catch**
Here's your TL;DR for this morning's news. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-17/latest-news-djokovic-out-tonga-volcano-tsunami-updates/100760414)
2022-01-16T20:38:56Z	**Live: All the coronavirus news you need in the one place**
Get up to speed on the latest coronavirus news in the one place. Follow live. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-17/covid-live-blog-isolation-vaccination-case-numbers/100760458)
2022-01-16T20:34:40Z	**'Scandalous': Serbia reacts after deportation of national hero Novak Djokovic**
A tirade on social media from Novak Djokovic's father leads a national outcry over the treatment of deported tennis star Novak Djokovic. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-17/serbia-reacts-anger-and-sadness-novak-djokovic-ruling/100760436)
2022-01-16T20:52:28Z	**'I felt like dropping out': Chelsea never thought she'd attend university**
Chelsea Bligh has ridden the pivotal life moments, failures and her own doubts to graduate and become a registered nurse. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-17/nurses-message-of-resilience-to-young-people/100755156)
2022-01-16T21:16:39Z	**Australia and New Zealand sending flights to assess damage from Tonga volcano eruption**
The toll from the eruption of a huge undersea volcano in Tonga remains unclear with Australia and New Zealand sending surveillance flights to assess the damage. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-17/tonga-volcano-surveillance-flights-tsunami-warning-damage/100760394)
2022-01-16T21:44:17Z	**Electric shocks, squatters prompt calls for help in outback town**
Travis Ryder hopes the government will help deal with safety hazards and depressing decay in his family's home town. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-17/electric-shocks-squatters-prompt-call-for-help-in-burrinunga/100752592)
2022-01-16T22:05:16Z	**Victoria's COVID-19 hospitalisations rise to 1,229 as state records six more deaths**
Of the patients in hospital with COVID-19, there are 129 in intensive care, 38 of whom are receiving ventilation. There are now at least 245,040 active cases in the state. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-17/victoria-records-more-covid-19-deaths-hospitalisations-and-cases/100760444)
2022-01-16T22:32:43Z	**Marinkovich passes tactics test as Diamonds defeat South Africa**
Fans and pundits begged Stacey Marinkovich to implement more squad rotation in her second international series, and the new head coach delivered. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-17/quad-series-game-two-review/100760380)
2022-01-16T22:57:25Z	**England needs to be 'grabbed by the scruff of the neck' after Ashes capitulation, say former players**
England's awful end to a calamitous Ashes prompts a barrage of criticism from former players and captains calling for change, with the tourists' final collapse described as "ghastly", "pretty pathetic" and the team's "rock bottom". ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-17/former-england-stars-criticise-ashes-capitulation/100760316)
2022-01-16T23:06:26Z	**Barty, Nadal, Osaka, Medvedev: the Australian Open stories we've ignored**
While the Australian Open is consumed by drama off the court, there are plenty of stories that we should be talking about on it, too. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-17/australian-open-stories-we-should-be-talking-about/100751914)
2022-01-16T23:17:17Z	**Tasmania records 1,037 new COVID-19 cases**
Tasmania has recorded a rise in new COVID-19 cases to 1,037, up from 825 yesterday. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-17/tasmania-records-1-037-new-covid-19-cases/100760536)
2022-01-16T23:49:50Z	**ASX rises on oil prices despite global stock markets stumbling**
Australian shares edge higher, bolstered by the rise in oil prices, despite global stock markets stumbling. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-17/australian-share-market-asx-business-global-stock-covid/100760682)
2022-01-17T00:04:06Z	**As Novak Djokovic leaves Australia he can only blame himself but the Australian Open title wasn't a given**
When all is said and done, it is the Serb's desire to march to the beat of his own drum that has cost him yet another shot at the history he so craves, writes Paul Johnson. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-17/novak-djokovic-australian-open-exit-on-his-shoulders/100760288)
2022-01-17T00:36:31Z	**PM leaves door open for Djokovic to return sooner than three-year ban window**
While Scott Morrison did not provide any assurances, he noted there was a possibility the tennis star could return sooner "under the right circumstances". ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-17/scott-morrison-djokovic-australian-ban/100760742)
2022-01-17T00:45:14Z	**Homicide detectives called in as search for missing 9yo girl in Blue Mountains enters fourth day**
The mother of missing girl Charlise Mutten is expected to be interviewed by police today as homicide detectives join an extensive search for the nine-year-old in the Blue Mountains. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-17/missing-girl-charlise-mutten-search-continues/100760780)
2022-01-17T02:07:51Z	**Woolworths suspends meat supply from SA abattoir over COVID safety concerns**
Woolworths suspends the sale of meat processed through an SA abattoir where asymptomatic COVID-positive employees were instructed to keep working. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-17/woolworths-suspends-supply-from-teys-sa-abattoir/100760822)
2022-01-17T02:23:02Z	**East Arnhem Land communities sent into lockdown as NT records 284 new COVID-19 cases**
Galiwin'ku (Elcho Island) is sent into a seven-day lockdown while Yirrkala will be locked down for 72 hours after a spate of local cases. There are now 39 people in hospital with the virus, a slight decrease on 44 on Sunday. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-17/nt-covid-elcho-island-yirrkala-lockdown-284-new-cases/100760972)
2022-01-17T02:32:18Z	**No COVID-19 deaths in SA as Premier touts infection 'peak'**
South Australia records no new COVID-19-related deaths yesterday, but the number of people being treated in hospital rises to 227. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-17/no-covid-19-deaths-in-sa-as-premier-touts-peak/100760750)
2022-01-17T02:57:57Z	**This moment with Usman Khawaja shows why Pat Cummins is a good captain**
Captaincy isn't just about what happens on the field, and this moment between Usman Khawaja and Pat Cummins shows the other side of the new Australian skipper. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-17/aussie-skipper-pat-cummins-takes-action-to-include-usman-khawaja/100761016)
2022-01-17T02:57:56Z	**'Beyond outrageous': Rapid COVID test price gougers refered to police**
The ACCC refers evidence of significant price hikes on COVID-19 rapid antigen tests to the Australian Federal Police — with some reports claiming kits are selling for up to $70 each. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-17/accc-cracks-down-on-covid-19-rat-price-gouging/100761184)
2022-01-17T03:15:23Z	**A woman in her 50s dies with COVID-19, as the ACT records 1,601 new cases**
A woman in her 50s dies with COVID-19 in Canberra Hospital as the territory records 1,601 new cases. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-17/act-covid-19-death-woman-50s-1601-new-cases/100760728)
2022-01-17T03:36:02Z	**Paine 'deserved Ashes send-off', angry brother says post-Ashes victory**
The brother of former Australian cricket captain Tim Paine lashes cricket officials over their handling of the Tasmanian's treatment following the texting affair, saying he deserved a home town Ashes send-off against England in Hobart. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-17/tim-paine-brother-says-he-deserved-hobart-ashes-send-off/100761330)
2022-01-17T04:08:41Z	**A-League Women's Wrap round 7: back-up plans kick in as a youngster shoots her shot**
How have clubs handled the loss of their biggest stars? Will Victory continue playing whack-a-mole? And what's happened to Canberra United? Samantha Lewis wraps up round 7 of the A-League Women's competition. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-17/a-league-women-wrap-round-7/100761370)
2022-01-17T04:29:05Z	**Nyrstar vows to deal with safety issues in upgrade to 100-year-old smelter**
While Nyrstar is promising a $285-million upgrade to its Hobart zinc smelter will address safety and environmental concerns at the century-old site, jobs will be lost, according to the union representing workers. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-17/nyrstar-hobart-puts-in-development-application-for-an-upgrade/100761668)
2022-01-17T04:26:13Z	**Aged care return-to-work relaxed in SA amid 102 COVID outbreaks**
Aged care workers who are considered close contacts will be able to return to South Australian residential care homes earlier, under changes to be announced by the state government. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-17/aged-care-work-requirements-relaxed-in-sa-amid-covid/100761676)
2022-01-17T04:22:46Z	**Warning stricter COVID restrictions needed in Perth amid anxious wait over Omicron spread**
WA's peak medical body calls on coronavirus restrictions to be ramped up in the wake of an apparent spread of the Omicron variant, as the government records no further cases up to 8:00pm on Sunday. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-17/ama-wa-calls-for-stricter-covid19-restrictions-in-perth/100760564)
2022-01-17T04:43:51Z	**Government told to pull MPs against vaccine mandates into line after Djokovic case**
Shadow Affairs Minister Kristina Keneally says Scott Morrison cannot be a "wolf … acting all tough" to Novak Djokovic and then "be a lamb" when it comes to his own party room. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-17/government-double-standard-djokovic-anti-vaccine-mandate-mps/100761154)
2022-01-17T04:54:10Z	**How Novak Djokovic went from the brink of tennis glory to being deported**
World number one men's tennis player Novak Djokovic was chasing sporting history at the Australian Open, instead he found himself booted out and banned from the country hosting 2022's first grand slam event. Here's how these events unfolded. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-17/novak-djokovic-australia-open-visa-cancelled-what-happened/100760594)
2022-01-17T05:03:56Z	**Wildcard Aleksandar Vukic springs Australian Open ambush on 30th seed Lloyd Harris**
Aleksandar Vukic's four-set ambush of Lloyd Harris is one of the early highlights of the Australian Open ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-17/aleksandar-vukic-wins-first-round-ao-matchup/100761680)
2022-01-17T06:04:38Z	**Cannibalism, mutilation and murder: The Australia horror stories that rival TV**
TV show Yellowjackets' gruesome depiction of cannibalism and privation seems too horrific to be true. Yet several stories from Australia's past show fiction can come perilously close to our own realities, writes Peter Hobbins. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-17/cannibalism-murder-yellowjackets-australian-calamities-survival/100761944)
2022-01-17T06:14:44Z	**The Loop: Crackdown on RAT pricing, RAAF assessing the damage in Tonga, the Aus Open stories you might have missed**
Get up to date with The Loop, a quick wrap-up of today's news. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-17/latest-news/100761684)
2022-01-17T07:08:10Z	**New national park a win for the critically endangered numbat**
The park is created in the heart of Western Australia's Wheatbelt, providing greater security for the future of some of the state's most endangered animals. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-17/national-park-at-dryandra-woodland-a-win-for-endangered-numbat/100757204)
2022-01-17T07:06:20Z	**Australian billionaires and the world's 10 richest men doubled their fortunes during the pandemic. Is it time for a wealth tax?**
Oxfam urges governments to consider a 99 per cent, one-off tax on the COVID-19 wealth gains, as its new report reveals that while 99 per cent of humanity is now worse off, "billionaires have had a terrific pandemic". ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-17/oxfam-report-covid-pandemic-billionaires-increase-fortune/100760968)
2022-01-17T07:15:23Z	**'Terribly wrong': Serbian players leap to Djokovic's defence after deportation from Australia**
Novak Djokovic's countrymen passionately express their support for the men's world number one after he was denied the chance to contest the Australian Open. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-17/australian-open-serbia-players-defend-novak-djokovic/100762114)
2022-01-17T07:49:31Z	**Pregnant COVID patient receives apology from SA Health for 'delays and discomfort'**
An expectant young mother diagnosed with COVID-19 expresses frustration at the standard of care, and the supply of meals, before and after her arrival at an Adelaide medi-hotel. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-17/sa-health-apology-to-expectant-mother-with-covid-at-medi-hotel/100762332)
2022-01-17T08:08:34Z	**UK teenagers arrested in connection to Texas synagogue attack**
Counterterrorism police arrest two teenagers in Manchester in relation to an attack in the United States, in which a British man held four people hostage for 10 hours before being shot dead by a SWAT team. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-17/two-uk-teenagers-arrested-over-texas-synagogue-attack/100762096)
2022-01-17T08:35:20Z	**Breeder kept 'dogs in their excrement' on rural puppy farm, SA court told**
A dog breeder charged with animal cruelty offences kept animals in "unbelievably bad" and filthy conditions on a puppy farm in rural South Australia, an Adelaide court is told. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-17/dog-breeder-accused-of-animal-cruelty-goes-on-trial/100762074)
2022-01-17T09:23:35Z	**Ash cloud from volcano near Tonga went into the stratosphere, its powerful eruption was felt around the world**
While authorities are still working to fully assess the damage from the eruption of the Hunga Tonga Hunga Ha'apai volcano, it seems many places that felt its effects have been spared widespread damage. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-17/tonga-volcano-eruption-hunga-tonga-hunga-ha-apai-tsunami-/100761966)
2022-01-17T09:19:33Z	**'Build it and they will come': First fast charger for EVs represents new field of dreams on Nullarbor**
The charger, powered by vegetable oil, plugs a 720-kilometre gap between proposed fast chargers in WA and SA, described as "one of the final frontiers" for Australia's growing number of battery-powered vehicles. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-17/first-fast-charger-for-electric-vehicles-installed-on-nullarbor/100762138)
2022-01-17T09:17:30Z	**Barty shows no mercy in blistering start to Australian Open campaign**
Women's world number one Ash Barty hits the ground running at Melbourne Park, dropping just one game in her first-round thrashing of Lesia Tsurenko on Rod Laver Arena. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-17/australian-open-ash-barty-wins-first-round-match/100762500)
2022-01-17T09:36:42Z	**Ukraine's former president returns home to face treason charges**
Former president Petro Poroshenko is accused of being involved in the sale of large amounts of coal that helped finance Russian-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine in 2014-15 — allegations he says are politically motivated. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-17/poroshenko-ukraine-zelinskiy-kyiv-treason/100762514)
2022-01-17T09:53:48Z	**Russia demands Facebook unblock page linked to foreign ministry**
The Facebook page, which is affiliated to Russia's foreign ministry, was taken down on Friday for publishing "illegal content". ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-17/russia-demands-facebook-unblock-foreign-ministry-linked-page/100762620)
2022-01-17T12:43:51Z	**Millman through to second round at Melbourne Park in front of 'rowdy' crowd**
In front of a boisterous home crowd, John Millman produces a committed performance to beat veteran Spaniard Feliciano Lopez in four sets. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-17/australian-open-john-millman-through-to-second-round/100762738)
2022-01-17T13:01:57Z	**Fears Australian writer Yang Hengjun could die in Chinese prison as medical condition worsens**
Friends of an Australian writer detained by China on suspicion of spying fear his deteriorating health could see him eventually die behind bars. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-18/yang-hengjun-could-die-in-chinese-prison-supporters-fear/100762112)
2022-01-17T15:01:33Z	**Three killed in suspected Abu Dhabi drone attack, as Yemen Houthis claim responsibility**
Police in the United Arab Emirates identified the dead as two Indian nationals and one Pakistani. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-18/apn-three-killed-uae-truck-blast/100762768)
2022-01-17T15:17:36Z	**French Open doubts for Novak Djokovic as he arrives home in Serbia**
Novak Djokovic arrives home in Serbia to be greeted by fans, hoards of international media, and warnings from France about his participation in the French Open. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-18/novak-djokovic-lands-in-serbia-after-deportation-from-australia/100762766)
2022-01-17T18:00:00Z	**George Orwell took pleasure in roses and a good cup of tea. Rebecca Solnit says we should take his lead**
It turns out that George Orwell, the English author of 1984, thought to be stern and practical, planted lots of roses. Learning why offers us a valuable lesson in happiness. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-18/george-orwell-rebecca-solnit-author-s-rose-garden-a-simple-joy/100678982)
2022-01-17T18:00:00Z	**Can you catch COVID twice? Or does it give you greater immunity?**
Omicron forced us to confront the reality that recovering from COVID-19 doesn’t mean lifelong immunity to the disease. But there is some good news for people who have recently had the virus. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-18/can-you-catch-omicron-covid-twice/100750178)
2022-01-17T18:10:35Z	**Exercising after COVID-19 can be a struggle. Here's what the experts do and don't recommend**
Physical activity post-COVID-19 feels easy for some but can be exhausting and defeating for others. Here's how the experts recommend you rebuild your fitness and how to know if you're pushing your body too hard as it recovers. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-18/returning-to-exercise-post-covid-19/100750992)
2022-01-17T18:38:45Z	**British woman confirmed as first known casualty in Tonga**
The brother of UK woman Angela Glover confirms her body has been found after she was swept away in the tsunami caused by the eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-18/british-womans-body-found-after-tonga-tsunami/100762800)
2022-01-17T18:49:32Z	**Fairytale melodrama, bad wigs and a gothic heroine: The shifting story of Princess Diana on screen**
A long string of actresses, with replicas of the outfits she wore in (sometimes questionable) fluffed wigs, have charted the "greatest hits" of Diana's royal life. Now Kristen Stewart joins their ranks, writes Giselle Bastin. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-18/princess-diana-spencer-40-years-of-biopics/100761956)
2022-01-17T19:03:40Z	**Carolyn's chronic pain was '90 per cent gone'. A police raid may change that**
Tasmania Police have confiscated medication, computers and medical records at Mt Nelson Medical Centre, leaving general practitioner Clive Stack unable to contact his patients, many of whom are vulnerable. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-18/hobart-clinic-faces-closure-after-a-police-raid/100762492)
2022-01-17T19:02:18Z	**With Omicron rapidly spreading, bulk-buying is back, but this time it's different**
Disruptions at various points of the supply chain and staff shortages means goods like toilet paper are in low supply on supermarket shelves. But is panic buying also part of the problem? ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2022-01-18/panic-buying-supply-chain-supermarket-anxiety-psychology/100757926)
2022-01-17T19:09:53Z	**Twenty-two dead, hundreds homeless after earthquake hits Afghanistan**
Hundreds of houses are left badly damaged after an earthquake hits western Afghanistan, leaving at least 22 people dead and fears the death toll could rise. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-18/earthquake-in-afghanistan-kills-22/100762804)
2022-01-17T19:25:38Z	**Vote on your favourite Women's Ashes moment of all time**
The Ashes is one of the most storied rivalries in sport, with countless memorable moments from across the decades. What's your favourite from the Women's Ashes? ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-18/women-s-ashes-cricket-20-greatest-moments-test-series/100623590)
2022-01-17T19:24:51Z	**Childcare centres say they need free rapid antigen tests, more support**
The managing director of five early learning centres in Bendigo says access to rapid antigen tests would help keep childcare centres open. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-18/childcare-centres-want-free-rapid-antigen-tests-during-covid-19/100761718)
2022-01-17T19:36:59Z	**GPs struggle to deliver COVID-19 booster shots due to 'inconsistent' vaccine supply**
On the same day Queensland health authorities have pleaded with people to get booster doses, a prominent Brisbane GP says she has been forced to cancel COVID-19 vaccine appointments because supplies of shots have not arrived. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-18/covid-vaccine-supply-inconsistency-challenge-for-qld-gps/100760692)
2022-01-17T19:35:39Z	**Tonga's only undersea communication cable could be down for weeks**
Tonga's internet could be down for more than two weeks after a violent volcanic eruption cut the kingdom's only undersea communications cable, isolating the country from contact with the outside world. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-18/when-will-tongas-undersea-cable-be-repaired-/100760998)
2022-01-17T19:52:14Z	**Home buyers under flight path should be restricted from making noise complaints, airport says**
A planned 855-home development in Brisbane's east falls under the airport's flight paths, prompting concerns from Brisbane Airport about future impacts on plane departures and arrivals. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-18/brisbane-airport-concerns-over-barracks-development/100760830)
2022-01-17T19:47:09Z	**Australia's collective life expectancy rose in 2020, and researchers say we have lockdowns to thank**
The life expectancy of Australians has increased since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, new research from the Australian National University reveals. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-18/australians-living-longer-due-to-pandemic-life-anu-study-finds/100761624)
2022-01-17T20:27:08Z	**Live: All the coronavirus news you need in the one place**
Get up to speed on the latest coronavirus news in the one place. Follow live. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-18/covid-live-blog-isolation-vaccination-case-numbers/100762456)
2022-01-17T20:21:38Z	**The Loop: First reported death out of Tonga, Kanye West criticised by animal rights group and Ash Barty's easy win**
Here's a quick wrap of today's news to get your day started. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-18/the-loop-january-18-kanye-west-tonga-aus-open/100762810)
2022-01-17T20:43:32Z	**Move over Charlotte and William: These were the most popular baby names for 2021 at the top of Australia**
While names are often heavily influenced by famous people, popular films and characters in books, over the past couple of years there has been a resurgence in traditional names that are easy to pronounce and easy to spell. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-18/nt-2021-most-popular-baby-names/100745734)
2022-01-17T21:00:07Z	**Classroom airflow measures to limit spread of COVID-19 'don't go far enough'**
Queensland schools receive advice on how to improve classroom ventilation but air quality experts say more needs to be done to protect students and teachers. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-18/queensland-schools-are-being-encouraged-to-improve-ventilation/100762420)
2022-01-17T21:13:23Z	**ASX set to gain, European markets rise**
The Australian share market is set to open higher this morning. Wall Street was closed for a public holiday. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-18/asx-wallstreet-markets-currencies-commodities/100763012)
2022-01-17T21:33:32Z	**WA government reveals ED marquee triage plans amid growing pressure to release COVID roadmap**
As the WA government begins drip-feeding information around how hospitals will cope with a surge in COVID cases, frustration is growing among health workers who say they are still in the dark about many issues. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-18/marquee-triage-system-to-limit-spread-of-covid-in-wa-hospitals/100762408)
2022-01-17T21:32:03Z	**Goanna recovery hit by record visitor numbers and road deaths in national parks**
Endangered goannas become roadkill in national parks as a record number of visitors come to see wildlife. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-18/rare-goannas-killed-as-visitor-numbers-increase-national-parks/100761166)
2022-01-17T21:43:43Z	**Six arrested in allegedly stolen car after pursuit in Adelaide's CBD**
Five men and one woman — aged between 21 and 40 — are arrested in Adelaide's south after police initially tried to stop their car in the CBD overnight. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-18/six-arrested-in-allegedly-stolen-car-after-adelaide-pursuit/100763054)
2022-01-17T21:53:38Z	**Cold case team shines new light on who may have betrayed Anne Frank**
A cold case team that combed through evidence for five years in a bid to unravel one of World War II's enduring mysteries reveals what it calls the "most likely scenario" of who betrayed Jewish teenage diarist Anne Frank and her family. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-18/anne-frank-betrayal-cold-case-team/100763016)
2022-01-17T22:09:19Z	**NSW sustains deadliest day of pandemic with 36 COVID-19 fatalities**
NSW sustains deadliest day of pandemic with 36 COVID-19 deaths and almost 30,000 new cases recorded in the latest reporting period. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-18/nsw-records-36-covid-19-deaths/100761884)
2022-01-17T22:20:46Z	**Cassie the kelpie miraculously survives three-hour trip in truck engine bay**
A working dog has survived a 250-kilometre trip in the cramped and incredibly hot engine bay of a truck. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2022-01-18/cassie-the-kelpie-survives-trip-in-truck-engine-bay/100763024)
2022-01-17T22:27:44Z	**'Feels like we're forgotten': Women's shelter bears brunt of remote town's housing shortage**
Women escaping domestic violence in Halls Creek have few housing options, forcing them to stay long-term at the local crisis shelter. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-18/housing-crisis-puts-pressure-on-domestic-violence-shelter/100761334)
2022-01-17T22:40:28Z	**'Girl cricketers will have a thrilling time': In 1934, the women's Ashes was born**
It took 32 days at sea and countless hours on rail, but in 1934 the English women's cricket team arrived in Australia to play the first women's Ashes series. The entertainment and skill from both sides certainly didn't disappoint. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-18/first-womens-cricket-ashes-series-australia-england/100701224)
2022-01-17T23:14:02Z	**Tasmania records 1,310 new COVID-19 cases**
Tasmania records 1,310 new COVID-19 cases, 273 more than yesterday. There is now a second patient in intensive care in hospital. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-18/tas-covid-cases-tuesday/100763216)
2022-01-17T23:44:59Z	**Unions threaten to strike if employers don't cover cost of RATs for workers**
Unions threaten industrial action if employers do not agree to cover the cost of rapid antigen tests for staff, but business groups have already labelled the request "unworkable". ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-18/unions-call-employers-cover-covid-rapid-test-cost/100763218)
2022-01-17T23:44:12Z	**Sheepdog training helping 'bored' working dogs living in cities**
An ever-growing urban Australian love affair with muster dogs has generated a new line of work for one of the country's top sheepdog trainers — helping city dwellers understand how their country working dogs think. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-18/muster-dogs-/100761400)
2022-01-18T00:11:40Z	**Beijing Winter Olympics tickets will not be sold to general public, organisers announce**
The organisers of the Beijing Winter Olympics announce tickets will be further restricted with only "selected" spectators permitted at next month's event because of the coronavirus pandemic. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-18/spectator-ticket-sales-beijing-winter-olympics-restricted-covid/100763202)
2022-01-18T00:37:35Z	**Jump to it: Why we're being urged to join nation's biggest 'cane toad bust'**
With the cane toad population soaring from 102 in Queensland in 1935 to more than two billion across four states, we're being asked to help cull them to save native species. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-18/cane-toad-bust-in-queensland-to-curb-spread-of-invasive-pest/100761278)
2022-01-18T01:06:33Z	**Mystery surrounds googly eyes on Adelaide public faces**
An unknown prankster dubbed the "googly eye bandit" has struck again, with Adelaide's founding father becoming the latest public face to attract their attention. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-18/googly-eyes-keep-appearing-around-adelaide/100763332)
2022-01-18T01:12:07Z	**Arnhem Land is in lockdown, but leaders worry confusion will thwart health response**
The communities of Yirrkala and Galiwin'ku are now the only locked-down places in Australia after the government announced restrictions yesterday due to a growing outbreak in East Arnhem. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-18/nt-covid-east-arnhem-yirrkala-galawinku-lockdown-confusion/100763432)
2022-01-18T01:19:32Z	**Farmers charged with fraud offences over flood funding for outback property**
Two North West Queensland men allegedly accessed $360,000 through illegally claiming disaster assistance funding following the 2019 monsoonal floods. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-18/north-west-qld-farmers-face-fraud-charges-over-flood-funds/100763542)
2022-01-18T02:07:51Z	**Clinic claims it had to find a refrigeration truck to pick up child vaccines**
Doctors at a regional SA clinic say they were forced to source their own refrigerated trucks to collect much needed COVID-19 paediatric vaccines from the nearest pick-up site five hours way. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-18/naracoorte-medical-clinic-child-vaccines-truck/100761340)
2022-01-18T02:05:09Z	**Tornado victim's family sues Amazon over warehouse collapse**
Amazon is accused of failing to warn employees of dangerous weather or provide safe shelter before a tornado slammed its central Illinois facility in December, killing six people. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-18/tornado-victims-family-sues-amazon-over-warehouse-collapse/100763720)
2022-01-18T02:02:05Z	**Fog, rain and COVID outbreak hamper search for missing schoolgirl Charlise Mutten**
Crews scouring the Blue Mountains for missing nine-year-old Charlise Mutten battle rain and fog, while their numbers are reduced due to a COVID-19 outbreak. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-18/nsw-blue-mountains-search-for-charlise-mutten-continues/100763230)
2022-01-18T02:01:18Z	**Australia's rapid antigen test shortage may worsen as China's Lunar New Year holiday looms**
Some logistics companies will temporarily close for the Lunar New Year holiday on February 1, but many manufacturers vow to work through to meet demand. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-18/rats-shortage-may-worse-as-china-reduce-production/100756170)
2022-01-18T02:46:51Z	**Stosur not done yet after completing epic comeback victory at Australian Open**
Sam Stosur extends her outstanding singles career by at least one more match after launching an inspired fightback to beat Robin Anderson in three sets at Melbourne Park. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-18/australian-open-sam-stosur-singles-melbourne-park/100763304)
2022-01-18T03:04:01Z	**The Tonga volcano erupted 'like a champagne bottle'. Are more eruptions imminent?**
The volcanic eruption in Tonga on Saturday was massive. Here's what we know about why it was so big, whether it's going to erupt again soon, and if there are others we should be keeping an eye on. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2022-01-18/tonga-volcano-tsunami-hunga-eruption-why-so-big/100761750)
2022-01-18T03:02:14Z	**Saville beaten in first round at the Australian Open**
Home hope Daria Saville has been beaten in the first round of the Australian Open by Sweden's Rebecca Peterson. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-18/saville-beaten-in-first-round-at-the-open/100763866)
2022-01-18T03:16:50Z	**New COVID-19 cases in the Northern Territory jump to 625, hospital admissions rise to 43**
The Northern Territory has recorded more than 600 new COVID-19 cases overnight, with 43 people admitted to hospital with the virus, including 27 classed as acute cases and one in intensive care. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-18/nt-covid-625-new-cases-43-hospitalisations/100763628)
2022-01-18T03:34:08Z	**'Single source of truth' website to find rapid antigen tests to go live next week**
The Pharmacy Guild of Australia will launch its own website to help consumers find rapid antigen tests, as demand outstrips supply and prices at some retailers soar. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-18/pharmacy-guild-sets-up-rapid-antigen-test-finder-website/100763270)
2022-01-18T03:48:23Z	**South Australia records two COVID-linked deaths and 3,079 new cases**
Two people have died with COVID-19 in South Australia and 285 people are in hospital. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-18/sa-records-two-covid-deaths/100763112)
2022-01-18T04:17:19Z	**Two new local COVID-19 cases recorded in WA as Omicron fears grow**
WA records a further two Omicron cases linked to the worsening Cockburn cluster involving massage parlours, as new mask mandates come into force in the state's South West. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-18/wa-records-two-new-local-covid-19-cases-in-perth-outbreak/100761912)
2022-01-18T04:33:56Z	**Ex-bikie trafficked drugs before Gold Coast murder, alleged killer's lawyer claims**
The lawyer for one of the three men charged over the deaths of Shane Ross and Cameron Martin tells a court Mr Ross was moving "significant" quantities of drugs before he died. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-18/shane-ross-and-cameron-martin-murder-hearing/100763154)
2022-01-18T04:47:55Z	**Mooney injured as shock Perry call looms for women's Ashes**
Australia's best T20 batter, Beth Mooney, has broken her jaw on the eve of the Ashes, while selectors are considering leaving Ellyse Perry out of the T20 series. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-18/mooney-injured-as-perry-awaits-ashes-call-up/100764104)
2022-01-18T04:56:07Z	**COVID-19 outbreaks may hit half of all aged care homes by end of week, peak body says**
There is now a risk that over half of all the aged care homes in Australia could have outbreaks of COVID-19 by the end of the week, according to the peak body that represents Australia's aged care providers. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-18/covid-outbreaks-in-half-of-all-aged-care-homes-by-end-of-week/100763348)
2022-01-18T05:07:39Z	**Undercooked Kvitova out of Australian Open after 'painful' defeat**
Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova exits the Australian Open in the opening round following a difficult month in the lead-up to the first major of the season. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-18/australian-open-petra-kvitova-out-after-loss-to-sorana-cirstea/100764108)
2022-01-18T05:58:15Z	**Indigenous people at risk of missing out on crucial COVID treatment, peak health body says**
A health expert has warned that Indigenous people with COVID-19 may not get the treatment they need, as reporting systems struggle to keep up with soaring case numbers. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-18/indigenous-people-at-risk-of-missing-out-crucial-covid-treatment/100764028)
2022-01-18T05:55:46Z	**The Loop: Pharmacy Guild launching RAT site, 'moronic' COVID-9 test fraud, Victoria's Code Brown**
Catch up with The Loop, a quick wrap-up of today's news. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-18/latest-news-pharmacy-guild-rat-covid-brad-hazzard-code-brown/100764408)
2022-01-18T06:09:30Z	**Private hospitals on standby to take public patients to ease pressure on health system**
Private hospitals could shortly be called on to take public patients, after the federal government re-activated an agreement to help ease the pressure on the health system from the COVID-19 Omicron outbreaks. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-18/private-hospitals-take-public-patients-omicron-covid-pressure/100764512)
2022-01-18T06:23:02Z	**Victoria issues statewide Code Brown for health system in crisis**
The emergency setting is usually triggered by an external emergency such as a natural disaster or mass casualty event. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-18/victoria-code-brown-healthcare-workers/100750920)
2022-01-18T07:04:42Z	**Tongans told to stay indoors to avoid inhaling volcanic ash that may devastate their environment for years, say scientists**
Two people are dead and Tonga's government is advising the pubic to remain indoors after the eruption of the Hunga Tonga Hunga Ha'apai volcano, the World Health Organization says. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-18/volcanic-ash-acid-rain-threaten-tonga-fiji-food-security-coral/100763772)
2022-01-18T07:00:47Z	**Political commentator Dean Jaensch remembered as 'shining star' after death at 85**
Tributes are being paid to the man remembered for bringing both "wit and wisdom" to political education and electoral analysis in South Australia. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-18/tributes-after-political-commentator-dean-jaensch-dies-aged-85/100764566)
2022-01-18T07:29:08Z	**Maddison Inglis goes from cheering for Leylah Fernandez to defeating her at the Australian Open**
Just last September, Maddison Inglis was supporting Leylah Fernandez from the stands during the latter's run to the US Open final. Now, she has ended the Canadian's Melbourne Park campaign in the first round. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-18/australian-open-maddison-inglis-beats-leylah-fernandez/100764870)
2022-01-18T07:41:27Z	**Dog and cat refuges to be 'severely stretched' by COVID fallout when WA finally reopens**
Volunteer organisations expect to be severely tested by COVID-19 outbreaks forcing staff into isolation when WA's border finally reopens on February 5. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-18/wa-border-opening-to-hit-volunteer-groups-cat-haven-dog-refuge/100761276)
2022-01-18T08:11:33Z	**Woolworths to resume meat processing at SA abattoir after checking COVID-19 protocols**
Woolworths announces it will resume using an abattoir in South Australia's south-east to process its meat after a short suspension sparked by COVID-19 safety concerns. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-18/sa-woolworths-resumes-processing-at-teys-naracoorte/100763502)
2022-01-18T08:39:07Z	**Tennis Australia to review process leading up to Djokovic's deportation**
The president of Tennis Australia says the board deeply regrets the events of the past fortnight and it will conduct a review to learn from the incident. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-18/tennis-australia-will-review-novak-djokovic-deportation-after-au/100765132)
2022-01-18T08:55:11Z	**Indonesia reveals name for new capital city in remote Borneo jungle**
The name of Indonesia's future new capital is revealed as the parliament moves forward on the relocation, after first announcing the plans in 2019. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-18/indonesia-to-build-new-capital-city-in-remote-borneo-jungle/100765084)
2022-01-18T09:39:09Z	**Halting IVF treatments will snatch 'only opportunity to have a child', woman says**
At age 45, Melanie Swieconek knows her chances of having a child are slim. She has pinned her final hopes on IVF. But COVID-19 may derail that. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-18/victoria-ivf-treatments-paused-90-days/100763802)
2022-01-18T10:13:46Z	**PM forced to reprimand George Christensen over 'dangerous' anti-vaccination comments**
Prime Minister Scott Morrison releases a statement saying he "strongly disagrees" with the Dawson MP's comments urging parents not to vaccinate their children, saying people should disregard Mr Christensen's "dangerous messages in relation to vaccines". ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-18/pm-scott-morrison-reprimands-george-christensen-covid-vaccine/100765192)
2022-01-18T10:24:41Z	**Kyrgios safely through as he sets up Australian Open blockbuster with Medvedev**
Nick Kyrgios shows few ill effects from recently testing positive to COVID-19, as he books a match-up with second seed Daniil Medvedev at Melbourne Park. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-18/australian-open-nick-kyrgios-through-to-second-round/100765228)
2022-01-18T13:03:42Z	**China tells Australia to stop interfering on behalf of detained writer**
China's foreign ministry spokesman says Australia is trying to interfere with its "judicial sovereignty" after Foreign Affairs Minister Marise Payne called for the immediate release of the writer Yang Hengjun. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-19/china-says-australia-is-trying-to-interfere-over-yang-hengjun/100765430)
2022-01-18T13:19:47Z	**Saudi-led strike on Yemen kills 20, including civilians and Houthi official**
A retaliatory strike by Saudi Arabia and the UAE against Yemen's Houthi rebels in the capital of Sana'a kills 20 including some civilians. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-19/saudi-led-strike-on-yemen-kills-20/100765374)
2022-01-18T13:47:07Z	**'Unprecedented disaster': Tongan government issue statement as death toll rises**
The death toll of the volcanic eruption in Tonga has risen to three people as the authorities work to restore order in the island nation. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-19/tonga-death-toll-update-eruption-hunga-haapai-volcano/100765412)
2022-01-18T13:58:48Z	**Raducanu survives Stephens test on Australian Open debut, Tsitsipas advances**
US Open champion Emma Raducanu needs three sets to get past Sloane Stephens, as 2021 men's semi-finalist Stefanos Tsitsipas also progresses in Melbourne. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-19/australian-open-emma-raducanu-stefanos-tsitsipas-post-wins/100765444)
2022-01-18T16:16:48Z	**Nuclear subs and military cooperation to dominate Australia–UK talks this week**
The British foreign and defence secretaries are due to arrive in Sydney ahead of formal talks with Marise Payne and Peter Dutton. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-19/nuclear-submarines-dominate-australia-uk-talks/100765474)
2022-01-18T17:46:18Z	**US airlines are warning 5G could ground planes. Could this happen in Australia?**
Airlines in the United States fear the rollout of 5G this week could ground planes and cause huge disruptions. So why aren't Australian airports affected? ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2022-01-19/us-airlines-warn-5g-could-ground-planes-what-about-australia/100763580)
2022-01-18T18:00:00Z	**Sick of work? Here's five tips for turning your hobby into a career**
It's becoming more possible to turn a hobby, passion or side hustle into a job. But the transition can be risky. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-19/is-it-possible-to-turn-your-hobby-into-a-career/100752088)
2022-01-18T18:11:32Z	**This was week that saw COVID-19 cases triple in NSW**
New South Wales COVID-19 case numbers tripled between Christmas and New Year’s Day, with infections most rampant in some of the state’s wealthiest areas, new data shows. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-19/nsw-health-data-shows-covid-19-cases-tripled-over-christmas/100764426)
2022-01-18T18:30:00Z	**A booster will ramp up your protection against Omicron. So which one should you get?**
For many Australians, it’s now time for a COVID booster – but which one should you be getting? Read our handy guide to find out. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/health/2022-01-19/covid-booster-vaccination-pfizer-moderna-astrazeneca/100763758)
2022-01-18T18:38:11Z	**Tasmania's COVID-19 cases are going down, so has the outbreak reached its peak?**
Tasmanians might be wondering whether they're on the cusp of seeing the Omicron wave begin to wane. Unfortunately it might not be that simple, experts say. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-19/has-tasmanias-covid-19-omicron-outbreak-peaked/100764020)
2022-01-18T18:57:45Z	**'It's so worrying': Tongans in Australia anxiously await news from loved ones after volcanic eruption**
Mele Ngauamo is waiting to hear news from her two sisters and brother in Tonga. She last heard from them on Saturday as they were moving to higher ground. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-19/after-volcanic-eruption-tongans-in-australia-await-news-family/100764812)
2022-01-18T19:17:45Z	**A doctor shortage is forcing medical clinics to consider closing in some of Melbourne's fastest-growing areas**
John Chung's former clinic was so desperate for doctors, he came out of retirement at 75 to serve his community in Melbourne's outer suburbs. The medical clinic's struggle to attract suitable staff represents a broader pattern. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-19/victoria-shortage-of-gps-melbourne-outer-suburbs/100757534)
2022-01-18T19:16:19Z	**There's no Victorian lockdown, but Melburnians are choosing to stay home anyway**
As a wave of Omicron infections wreaks havoc across workplaces and the healthcare system, the data suggests many Victorians are voting with their feet and staying close to home. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-19/victoria-melbourne-covid-shadow-lockdown-cbd-mobility/100753496)
2022-01-18T19:30:00Z	**Australia's schools are facing a perfect storm — and it's not just COVID**
Australia was already facing a growing teacher shortage before the pandemic. But it's about to get much worse — and we need a national plan, now, write Rachel Wilson and Giuseppe Carabetta. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-19/covid-schools-australia-feel-brunt-teacher-shortage-omicron/100764472)
2022-01-18T19:55:07Z	**Murder charge laid over missing nine-year-old Charlise Mutten in Blue Mountains**
A man is charged with murder after nine-year-old Charlise Mutten disappeared from the Blue Mountains last Thursday. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-19/man-charged-with-murder-over-missing-9yo-girl-in-blue-mountains/100765502)
2022-01-18T20:10:43Z	**'Massive armada' of bluebottle jellyfish washes up on east coast**
Bluebottles are washing up on beaches in big numbers, but if you race to treat your sting with freshwater you might be making it worse. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-19/bluebottle-jellyfish-numbers-explode/100760786)
2022-01-18T20:27:53Z	**Live: NSW Now: Westmead intensive care nurses walk out over excess overtime and staffing issues**
MORNING BRIEFING: Nurses at Westmead Hospital will strike this morning over understaffing and excessive overtime, demanding the NSW government take action immediately to support health care workers on the COVID frontline. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-19/westmead-nursing-staff-on-strike-over-excessive-overtime/100763994)
2022-01-18T20:25:25Z	**2022 Women's Asian Cup: The (other) stories we should be watching**
While the Matildas will absorb most of Australia's attention during the Women's Asian Cup, there will be a number of other fascinating storylines unfolding. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-19/2022-womens-asian-cup-kerr-to-become-top-scorer/100764716)
2022-01-18T20:44:46Z	**Museums fear becoming history following spread of COVID**
Historical museums in country towns face uncertain futures as elderly volunteers shy away from duty during the COVID-19 pandemic. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-19/museums-fear-becoming-history-following-spread-of-covid/100764192)
2022-01-18T20:41:43Z	**Work begins on $270m US fuel storage facility on Darwin's outskirts**
300 million litres of American-owned jet fuel will soon be stored on the outskirts of Darwin, increasing speculation the US is preparing to expand its military presence in the Northern Territory. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-19/work-begins-on-us-jet-fuel-facility-outside-darwin/100764194)
2022-01-18T20:52:31Z	**Ruthie and Petal promote Wiradjuri language in their online puppet series**
An online series featuring two puppets' offbeat adventures on Wiradjuri country promotes the local language and teaches others how to speak it. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-19/online-series-features-wiradjuri-language/100755282)
2022-01-18T21:13:32Z	**Wall Street tumbles on expectations of higher interest rates**
US stocks have been sold off sharply as traders prepare for the US Federal Reserve to be more aggressive in combating inflation. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-19/asx-wallstreet-markets-currencies-commodities/100765546)
2022-01-18T21:38:07Z	**Nick Kyrgios had plenty of fun in the first round but Daniil Medvedev will be a more serious test**
Nick Kyrgios showed off his full bag of tricks in the first round, but his next match against one of the favourites for the title will be a different story, writes Russell Jackson. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-19/nick-kyrgios-will-have-a-tougher-test-in-round-two/100765450)
2022-01-18T22:04:54Z	**Flights suspended, 5G rollout paused in America over frequency concerns**
Two major telecommunications companies agree to delay launching new mobile services near key airports and Emirates suspends US routes after major American airlines said 5G would interfere with aircraft technology. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-19/flights-suspended-5g-rollout-paused-in-usa-frequency-concerns/100765534)
2022-01-18T22:00:01Z	**Man charged with damaging more than 90 cars in Adelaide's CBD**
Police say a 39-year-old Novar Gardens man slashed tyres of the cars on streets near the Adelaide Central Market yesterday. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-19/man-charged-with-damaging-90-cars-in-adelaide/100765582)
2022-01-18T21:58:25Z	**Vouchers, cash incentives, movie tickets: How China is persuading people to stay put during Lunar New Year**
More than 1 billion trips are predicted to be made across China during the Lunar New Year holiday period, but authorities are trying to discourage domestic travel as the country attempts to control COVID-19 outbreaks ahead of the Beijing Winter Olympics. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-19/residents-urged-not-to-travel-china-lunar-new-year-covid-omicron/100754872)
2022-01-18T22:14:32Z	**NSW COVID hospitalisations climb towards 3,000 as 32 more deaths recorded**
Another 32 COVID-19 fatalities are recorded in NSW, while the number of people in the state's hospitals with the virus increases to 2,863. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-19/nsw-covid-19-hospitalisations-increase-32-new-deaths-recorded/100764296)
2022-01-18T22:46:55Z	**Women's Ashes preview: Can England put up a better fight against Australia this time around?**
The last time the women's Ashes were held, Australia ran away with a landslide victory, but England have since found their mojo and are eager to challenge the home country for the trophy. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-19/2022-womens-ashes-preview-australia-england/100765372)
2022-01-18T23:06:12Z	**Hong Kong to cull 2,000 small animals over COVID transmission fears**
The city will stop the sale of imported small animals after a pet shop employee tests positive for the Delta variant, along with several hamsters sent from the Netherlands. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-19/hamsters-to-be-culled-in-hong-kong/100765634)
2022-01-18T23:22:14Z	**Tasmania records 29 COVID hospitalisations, 1,185 cases**
Tasmania records a slight rise in COVID-positive hospitalisations and 1,185 new cases, as two people remain in ICU. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-19/tasmania-records-29-covid-hospitalisations/100765688)
2022-01-19T00:43:59Z	**Backpackers, international students offered visa fee refund to entice them back to Australia**
In an attempt to help prop up a number of industries facing worker shortages, the federal government will provide a fee rebate to any students or backpackers who come back to Australia in the next few months. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-19/backpackers-internatonal-students-visa-fee-rebate-covid-workers/100765716)
2022-01-19T00:42:17Z	**'Give up a piece of the pie': AFLW coach calls on men to help fast-track professionalisation**
Brisbane coach Craig Starcevich says making AFLW players full-time may depend on how much AFL men's players are willing to sacrifice. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-19/brisbane-aflw-craig-starcevich-slams-afl-players-in-pay-stoush/100764990)
2022-01-19T00:54:28Z	**Victoria has issued a rare Code Brown alert to deal with the Omicron wave. So what is it?**
ADF personnel will be asked to drive ambulances, health care staff and resources can be redeployed to different sites and non-essential services will be postponed as the emergency setting comes into force. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-19/what-is-code-brown-emergency-in-victorian-hospitals/100765890)
2022-01-19T00:52:58Z	**'Absolutely devastated': Daughter's tree cut down by power company**
A peach tree planted to celebrate the birth of Andrew Lavars' daughter 16 years ago has been all but destroyed after CitiPower contractors came in on Monday to cut back trees near powerlines. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-19/family-devastated-after-daughter-s-tree-cut-down-citipower/100765724)
2022-01-19T01:10:56Z	**From nervous beginnings to accomplished presenter, Spence Denny looks back**
Radio presenter Spence Denny was so nervous when he started his career that he almost failed to queue the song from a Cold Chisel record, nerves that returned during a farewell interview after 33 years with the ABC. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-19/from-nervous-beginnings-to-accomplished-presenter-spence-denny/100764622)
2022-01-19T01:26:52Z	**'Absolutely awful': Kyrgios's beaten opponent shocked by crowd sledging, booing**
British qualifier Liam Broady applauds Nick Kyrgios's showmanship, but he was a little taken aback by the crowd behaviour during their Australian Open first-round match. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-19/australian-open-liam-broady-nick-kyrgios-crowd-behaviour/100765954)
2022-01-19T01:23:51Z	**Stressful time for women giving birth as Adelaide hospital strictly limits partners' access**
A new rule at an Adelaide hospital to only allow women to have their partner with them while in active labour and four hours after their baby's birth angers expecting parents, who are calling for it to be scrapped. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-19/adelaide-hospital-limits-partners-access-to-birthing-mothers/100765940)
2022-01-19T02:14:05Z	**From bone dry to a once-in-a-decade flood: Bourke's phenomenal transformation**
Two years ago, boats sat on the dry Darling River in Bourke. Now floodwaters have arrived, bringing hope to the town. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-19/bourke-transformed-by-floodwaters-heading-to-sa/100765128)
2022-01-19T02:29:29Z	**Australia and New Zealand prepare to ship aid to Tonga, with plans to avoid introducing COVID-19**
Australia's HMAS Adelaide is being loaded with supplies and New Zealand sends ships to Tonga as Telstra offers to restore the country's communications. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-19/australia-new-zealand-send-aid-ships-to-tonga/100766154)
2022-01-19T02:38:17Z	**Is it time to break Australia's grocery duopoly?**
Coles and Woolworths control 66 per cent of Australia's grocery retail market and experts say that has exacerbated supply chain disruptions caused by the rapid spread of the Omicron variant. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-19/is-it-time-to-break-australias-grocery-duopoly/100765852)
2022-01-19T03:10:54Z	**Unit dwellers could be barred from smoking on balconies after landmark decision**
A Gold Coast unit owner has been banned from smoking on her balcony and the decision could impact all apartment dwellers, industry experts say. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-19/gold-coast-unit-owner-banned-from-smoking-on-apartment-balcony/100766448)
2022-01-19T03:19:47Z	**Northern Territory records 418 new COVID-19 cases, with 48 cases in hospital**
The number of people with COVID-19 in Northern Territory hospitals has grown to 48, with seven of those patients requiring oxygen. None is in intensive care. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-19/covid-nt-418-new-cases-48-hospitalisations/100766034)
2022-01-19T03:28:24Z	**Queensland is about to change its rules for international arrivals. Here's what you need to know**
Travelling in and out of Queensland from overseas is about to get a lot easier. Here's what you need to know. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-19/qld-coronavirus-covid19-international-travellers-explainer/100764430)
2022-01-19T04:10:53Z	**Outback artist fashions metal marvels from scrap material**
A travelling cattle musterer has transformed bits of junk into stunning metal artworks that pay tribute to a celebrated Aussie lifestyle. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-19/scrap-metal-sculptures-celebrate-outback-spirit/100766482)
2022-01-19T04:35:19Z	**Extra police, specialist health team flown to remote Aboriginal community in lockdown**
As the remote Aboriginal community of Galiwin'ku experiences its second full day in lockdown, the Northern Territory government is flying in a specialist rapid response team in from Darwin to help stem spread of COVID-19. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-19/nt-covid-remote-arnhem-land-lockdown/100764468)
2022-01-19T04:50:17Z	**Air purifiers, masks rollout for Tasmanian schools, as Premier defends Education Minister's holiday**
Tasmanian students aged 12 years and over will have to wear surgical masks and classrooms will be equipped with air purifiers when school goes back next month, the ABC can reveal. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-19/covid-plan-for-tas-schools-revealed-as-courtney-goes-on-holiday/100766762)
2022-01-19T04:57:35Z	**WA records two new local COVID cases, including man who was infectious in community**
WA records two new cases of locally transmitted COVID-19, including a mystery case believed to be linked to a Perth cluster and who spent some of his infectious period in the community. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-19/wa-records-two-new-local-covid-19-cases-as-perth-cluster-grows/100766698)
2022-01-19T04:57:32Z	**Will George Christensen's latest controversy hurt the LNP at the polls?**
As his retirement looms, George Christensen has again drawn fire over his stance on vaccines. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-19/george-christensen-controversy-and-what-means-for-dawson/100766938)
2022-01-19T05:10:09Z	**Still can't find chicken in your supermarket? Here's why**
Despite assurances from chicken producers that supplies would remain available at major supermarkets, empty shelves in the poultry section are proving otherwise. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2022-01-19/chicken-meat-shortage-continues-as-covid-hits-supply-chain/100765726)
2022-01-19T05:21:20Z	**What are the symptoms of COVID-19 and when should you seek medical attention?**
Health authorities say for most people who are vaccinated against COVID-19, it is a mild illness that can be managed at home and that only people with severe symptoms should call triple-0 or go to hospital. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-19/what-are-the-symptoms-covid-when-to-seek-help/100763380)
2022-01-19T05:54:27Z	**Silly mistakes to blame for Australia's Quad Series draw with England**
Fans have been treated to a preview of what's to come in Thursday's Quad Series final during a fierce battle between Australia and England that ended in a 48-all draw. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-19/quad-series-australia-england-draw-48-all/100766994)
2022-01-19T06:04:22Z	**Rudy Giuliani subpoenaed as part of US Capitol riot investigation**
Prominent Donald Trump ally Rudy Giuliani, along with three other members of the former president's legal team, is subpoenaed by the congressional committee investigating the Capitol riot. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-19/rudy-giuliani-among-donald-trump-allies-subpoenaed/100767446)
2022-01-19T06:31:12Z	**'I believe in science': Two-time Australian Open champion backs vaccine mandate in tennis**
With the issue of player vaccination firmly in the spotlight following Novak Djokvovic's deportation from Australia, Victoria Azarenka says she would support the introduction of a mandate in tennis. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-19/sport-victoria-azarenka-supports-covid-19-vaccine-mandate/100767626)
2022-01-19T06:47:25Z	**Why Harmony Tan left the Australian Open in a wheelchair**
Harmony Tan's Australian Open campaign has come to a heartbreaking end, with the French player taken from the court in a wheelchair. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-19/harmony-tan-taken-off-the-court-in-wheelchair/100767694)
2022-01-19T07:17:30Z	**The Loop: Man charged with girl's murder, COVID booster changes, Australian Open competitor shocked by rowdy crowd**
You're reading The Loop, a quick wrap-up of today's news. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-19/latest-news/100767792)
2022-01-19T07:16:10Z	**Country's biggest backhoe arrives to tackle Townsville's port expansion**
The Woomera arrives in Townsville marking the beginning of a two-year dredging phase as part of a project to widen the port's shipping channel. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-19/townsville-port-expansion/100767456)
2022-01-19T07:26:43Z	**George Christensen steps down from parliamentary role after 'dangerous' vaccine comments**
Rogue Coalition backbencher George Christensen will quit his lucrative position as the chair of a parliamentary committee, after coming under renewed criticism for his anti-vaccination rhetoric. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-19/george-christensen-resigns-chair-committee-covid-vaccine-comment/100767918)
2022-01-19T07:42:03Z	**Treason trial of Cambodian opposition head Kem Sokha resumes**
Kem Sokha was head of an opposition group that is seen as as a genuine electoral threat to Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, who has been in power for 36 years and wants to hang in until 2028. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-19/treason-trial-of-cambodian-opposition-head-kem-sokha-resumes/100767886)
2022-01-19T07:54:03Z	**Parents reject RAT suggestion for students returning to the classroom**
With national cabinet set to decide on a back-to-school plan, parents in New South Wales hope they reject the idea to rapid test students twice a week for COVID. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-19/hunter-parents-unhappy-return-to-school-regular-covid-testing/100767314)
2022-01-19T08:08:30Z	**Bushfire burning at Karrakatta cemetery, as Perth's temperature tops 42 degrees**
Firefighters are battling a bushfire they say could potentially threaten lives and homes near the Karrakatta cemetery. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-19/perth-karrakatta-bushfire-warning/100767898)
2022-01-19T09:25:58Z	**Indonesian militant with links to 2002 Bali bombings jailed for 15 years**
Zulkarnaen, a former Jemaah Islamiah military commander, is jailed for aiding and abetting terrorism. The sentencing does not directly relate to the 2002 attack, which killed 202 people. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-19/indonesian-militant-bali-bombings-jailed-aid-terror/100768104)
2022-01-19T09:49:06Z	**Osaka goes about her business as Australian Open defence continues**
Two-time winner Naomi Osaka shows signs of her best form in a 6-0, 6-4 defeat of American Madison Brengle on Rod Laver Arena. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-19/australian-open-naomi-osaka-through-to-third-round/100768030)
2022-01-19T11:16:39Z	**Porter, lawyer ordered to pay more than $430,000 in legal costs**
The former attorney-general and his defamation barrister are ordered to cover the court costs of a friend of the woman who accused him of rape more than 30 years ago. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-19/porter-and-lawyer-ordered-to-pay-more-than-430k-in-legal-costs/100768248)
2022-01-19T12:07:20Z	**Millman goes down fighting at Australian Open as Zverev reigns supreme**
Popular Australian John Millman produces a typically gutsy performance against Alexander Zverev, but he finds himself outclassed by the world number three in a straight-sets defeat. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-19/australina-open-john-millman-goes-down-to-alexander-zverev/100768212)
2022-01-19T13:16:13Z	**Glenn Maxwell smashes unbeaten 154 off 64 balls to set new Big Bash record**
Glenn Maxwell thumps the highest score in BBL history, whacking an unbeaten 154 as the Melbourne Stars launched an all-out assault on the Hobart Hurricanes. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-20/maxwell-smashes-bbl-records-against-hobart/100768360)
2022-01-19T14:59:52Z	**Belgian court jails human trafficking ringleader over Essex truck deaths**
The Vietnamese head of a human trafficking gang has been sentenced to 15 years in jail by a Belgian court on Wednesday for the manslaughter of 39 compatriots who suffocated in an airtight shipping container smuggled into Britain in 2019. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-20/belgian-court-jails-trafficking-gang-leader-for-vietnamese-truck/100768374)
2022-01-19T17:35:43Z	**'In the name of God, go': Johnson's own MPs turn on him over lockdown parties**
Even as his former Brexit Minister tells him to resign and a Conservative MP defects to Labour, British PM Boris Johnson maintains he will fight any no confidence motion put forward. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-20/boris-johnson-defiant-conservative-mp-calls-for-resignation/100768390)
2022-01-19T17:48:41Z	**French actor Gaspard Ulliel dies after skiing accident in French Alps**
Award-winning French actor Gaspard Ulliel has died following a skiing accident in the French Alps. The accident took place within 50 kilometres of where F1 great Michael Schumacher crashed in 2013. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-20/french-actor-gaspard-ulliel-dies-at-37/100768400)
2022-01-19T17:54:31Z	**'We're not getting tested': Zverev concerned more players could be COVID positive**
German star Alexander Zverev says he has placed himself in his own Australian Open bubble due to concerns about testing procedures and the number of players who could be infected. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-20/zverev-australian-open-covid-test-concerns/100768446)
2022-01-19T18:03:37Z	**From 'Pot-gate' to 2024 rumours, Kamala Harris's first year as Vice-President has been uniquely tricky**
A year since she was sworn in as America's first female Vice-President, the shine has decidedly worn off as Kamala Harris contends with an exodus of top aides, a lack of progress and a series of missteps, writes Barbara Miller. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-20/one-year-since-joe-biden-and-kamala-harris-sworn-in/100763514)
2022-01-19T18:30:00Z	**These next-gen face masks can detect air leaks — and even diagnose COVID**
The pandemic has seen a lot of changes, but one thing that's remained the same for the past two years is face mask technology: we're still using old designs. But that might be about to change. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2022-01-20/face-mask-prototypes-can-detect-leaks-and-diagnose-covid/100763444)
2022-01-19T18:51:47Z	**Hoons blamed for destroying anti-roadkill system for Tasmanian devils**
A program aimed at reducing the number of Tasmanian devils killed on the road has suffered a major setback, with hoons flattening the road markers on which the early warning sensors were to be mounted. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-20/hoons-destroy-tasmanian-devil-anti-roadkill-system/100767594)
2022-01-19T19:15:42Z	**Mangrove remediation could cost taxpayers millions, SA senator warns**
A South Australian senator says taxpayers could end up footing the bill to fix an environmental disaster caused by hypersalinity at a mangrove site north of Adelaide. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-20/st-kilda-mangrove-hypersalinity-remediation-warning/100765234)
2022-01-19T19:14:35Z	**Essential workers can now be on the job despite COVID exposure. So what are the risks?**
A range of essential workers including truck drivers, childcare workers and cleaners are now being put to work despite being directly exposed to COVID. Businesses are welcoming the change, but legal experts say the situation is fraught. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-20/essential-workers-covid-exposure-exemptions-lawyers/100766406)
2022-01-19T19:12:45Z	**Tonga worried that COVID is coming with international help following volcano disaster**
The head of the World Health Organization office in Tonga says the government is "very cautious" about letting in humanitarian support personnel due to the risk of COVID, given the island has so far avoided an outbreak. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-20/tonga-worried-covid-coming-international-help-volcano-eruption/100768028)
2022-01-19T19:23:20Z	**Posh, privileged and privately educated: England grapples with the source of its poor Ashes performance**
Research shows that a white and privately educated man is 34 times more likely to play professional cricket than a British Asian and state-educated man. Is this why they lost the Ashes? ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-20/is-english-crickets-class-problem-behind-their-ashes-defeat/100762798)
2022-01-19T19:41:54Z	**The changing face of triple j's Hottest 100**
The national youth broadcaster's 29th countdown of the best songs of the year will once again show just how far the poll has come over the years. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-20/the-changing-face-of-triple-js-hottest-100/100705764)
2022-01-19T20:11:53Z	**These four business leaders survived lockdowns, now Omicron has them fighting for survival**
They managed to steer their businesses through lockdowns, but these four business operators are now facing even bigger challenges getting through the Omicron wave. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-20/omicron-wave-biggest-test-for-australian-businesses/100767518)
2022-01-19T20:07:24Z	**After two years of the pandemic, face masks remain unregulated. Why are some better than others?**
Consumers opting to buy higher-grade face masks are being warned they may not be getting the protection they are paying for. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-20/concerns-over-lack-of-regulation-for-face-masks/100766768)
2022-01-19T20:21:21Z	**'COVID has made it even worse': Matt McCracken relies on experienced disability carers just to get out of bed in the morning**
Matt McCracken, who is a tetraplegic, requires a machine to help him breathe after breaking his neck more than two decades ago, is left extremely vulnerable if his disability carer fails to arrive at his home.  But sourcing carers is now a dire problem for many people with disabilities as the Omicron outbreak spreads. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-20/qld-coronavirus-covid19-disability-reponse-omicron-outbreak/100764544)
2022-01-19T20:44:11Z	**Heparin limits lung damage when inhaled by COVID-19 patients, study shows**
Research from the Australian National University and Kings College in London shows the common and widely available blood-thinning drug heparin helps to improve symptoms for COVID-19 patients, which could have "a major impact in our fight against COVID". ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-20/heparin-can-be-used-to-treat-covid-19-patients-successfully/100767852)
2022-01-19T20:41:45Z	**Modelling suggests Territory's current COVID-19 outbreak may 'peak' in February. Here's what to expect**
The Northern Territory's Chief Health Officer says the "peak" of its current COVID-19 outbreak may be here in just two weeks, urging people, until then, to socialise in small groups and take care when travelling. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-20/nt-covid-omicron-delta-peak-jan-feb-hugh-heggie/100767284)
2022-01-19T20:41:03Z	**Uncertain but optimistic, international students return after two years locked out**
Charles Darwin University's foreign students are entering an Australia still fraught with COVID-19 uncertainty, where internal borders and politics remain in a state of flux. Despite the challenges, they’re happy to be here. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-20/charles-darwin-university-welcomes-international-students/100767968)
2022-01-19T20:54:23Z	**Queensland schools 'preparing for the worst' amid concerns of teacher shortage**
Schools are considering combining classes and using relief teachers as they plan for widespread Omicron absentees. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-20/will-there-be-enough-teachers-in-queensland-when-school-resumes/100757200)
2022-01-19T21:16:45Z	**Bill shock as struggling WA households rack up record levels of debt to power providers**
The increase came despite a $600 handout by the government to every residential electricity customer's account and measures to shield consumers from the economic effects of the pandemic. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-20/bill-shock-as-struggling-wa-households-rack-up-power-debt/100766628)
2022-01-19T21:14:07Z	**US stocks in the red as investors worry about inflation**
US stocks have fallen back again despite strong company profit results as investors brace for interest rate rises. The Australian share market is expected to rise today. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-20/asx-wallstreet-markets-currencies-commodities/100768526)
2022-01-19T21:36:14Z	**Court appearance over theft of 42,000 sought-after rapid antigen tests**
A fourth man arrested and charged late yesterday over the theft of 42,000 rapid antigen tests from a Sydney warehouse is to appear in court today. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-20/four-men-arrested-one-charged-over-theft-of-covid-rat-tests/100768552)
2022-01-19T22:04:36Z	**Matildas 'prepared for everything' in bid to win second Women's Asian Cup title**
Despite being one of the world's highest-ranked teams, the Matildas have not won a major trophy in more than a decade. Will this year's Asian Cup change that? ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-20/matildas-asian-cup-preparation/100766700)
2022-01-19T22:20:43Z	**'I better buy a lotto ticket': Snake bite victim stays calm after third strike**
Outback station worker Nigel Dow has been bitten so many times by snakes his partner thinks he's trying to get out of a wedding. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-20/station-worker-survives-three-snake-bites/100764952)
2022-01-19T22:40:37Z	**Victoria records 1,206 hospitalisations and 15 more COVID deaths**
Of the patients in hospital, there are 122 in intensive care, 40 of whom are receiving ventilation. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-20/victoria-covid-case-numbers-hospitalisations-deaths-omicron/100768556)
2022-01-19T23:07:41Z	**Coroner finds 'deeply concerning' increase of deaths by suicide in Victoria's Indigenous population**
In Victoria, the Indigenous suicide rate has jumped at the same time it has declined for the rest of the population. The state coroner says a complex mix of factors is behind the tragic increase. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-20/indigenous-deaths-by-suicide-increase-by-75-pc-report-finds/100768632)
2022-01-19T23:25:16Z	**Novovax vaccine, anti-viral pills approved by TGA**
The national drug regulator approves the Novovax vaccine, as well as two oral treatments for vulnerable patients with COVID-19. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-20/tga-approves-antiviral-covid-pills-novovax-vaccine/100768796)
2022-01-19T23:36:23Z	**Europe's top football leagues to revise COVID-19 protocols after fixture chaos**
Fixture pile-ups and confusion over application rules will see leagues in England and Italy revise their COVID-19 protocols. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-20/european-leagues-revise-covid-protocols-fixture-chaos/100768748)
2022-01-20T00:03:40Z	**1 in 3 mouthfuls of food we eat relies on pollinators. Pollution could be putting that at risk**
A study of the effects of common air pollutants at levels below national guidelines has found their presence significantly reduces the rate of pollination for bees and butterflies. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2022-01-20/air-pollution-pollination-flowers-crops/100764594)
2022-01-20T00:33:24Z	**Czech folk singer dies after intentionally contracting COVID-19**
An anti-vax Czech folk singer has died after she deliberately contracted COVID-19 to obtain a health pass that would have allowed her to visit the sauna and theatre, her family says. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-20/czech-singer-dies-after-deliberately-getting-covid/100768826)
2022-01-20T00:31:21Z	**Queensland records nine COVID deaths and 16,812 new cases**
There are 850 people in hospital being treated for the virus, including 48 in an intensive care unit. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-20/qld-coronavirus-covid-deaths-cases-hospitalisations/100757614)
2022-01-20T00:51:41Z	**Firefighters to work along forest fire's perimeter near Lucindale as temperatures soar**
More than 165 firefighters will continue to tackle a forest fire near Lucindale in the south-east of South Australia today amid soaring temperatures and potentially dangerous weather conditions. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-20/coles-fire-remains-a-threat-near-lucindale/100768684)
2022-01-20T01:05:43Z	**'One of the lucky ones': Former Socceroo on the health scare that nearly took his life**
John Aloisi is famous for the penalty that booked the Socceroos' first World Cup appearance in 32 years. But the defining moment of his life came two years ago. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-20/john-aloisi-western-united-alm-heart-scare/100768784)
2022-01-20T01:17:23Z	**Woman who claimed she was a 'sovereign state' fined for refusing to check in at a Canberra store**
A woman who refused to check in at a Canberra store during the height of the 2021 COVID-19 outbreak is found guilty of trespass and fined. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-20/woman-fined-for-refusing-to-check-in-at-canberra-store/100769130)
2022-01-20T01:40:04Z	**Former mayor slams 'out of control' corruption watchdog after being cleared**
After a part-heard committal hearing in Brisbane last year, Crown Prosecutor Sarah Farnden tells the court today they will not continue to prosecute the former Moreton Bay mayor. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-20/moreton-bay-allan-sutherland-ccc/100769372)
2022-01-20T02:10:15Z	**Police want to join Adelaide Crows AFLW player in vaccination mandate appeal**
A Supreme Court challenge to South Australia's COVID-19 vaccine mandates could be heard during the week of the state election as two police officers seek being added to the case. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-20/sa-police-officers-join-aflw-nurse-in-vaccination-mandate-app/100769432)
2022-01-20T02:24:03Z	**Biden warns 'disaster for Russia' if Kremlin tries to invade Ukraine**
US President Joe Biden says he believes Russia will make a move on Ukraine, adding the nation would pay dearly for a full-scale invasion. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-20/joe-biden-disaster-for-russia-ukraine-invasion/100769422)
2022-01-20T02:41:26Z	**Fears for more industry collapses in 2022 as big builders go bust**
The Master Builders Associations warn more firms could follow BA Murphy, Privium and Tasmanian Constructions as rising costs take a heavy toll. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-20/building-industry-crisis-as-major-firms-go-bust/100753440)
2022-01-20T02:50:43Z	**Balcony BBQ ban? Former body corporate chief says smoking ruling could have flow-on effects**
A recent body corporate watchdog ruling banning a unit owner from smoking could have flow on effects for anything that could be deemed a "hazard" in strata-owned buildings. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-20/health-hazard-smoking-ban-pets-vaping-bbqs/100768878)
2022-01-20T03:31:05Z	**'Serious charges' after man allegedly doused in accelerant during neighbourhood dispute**
The 37-year-old is accused of ramming a car into the man's sedan before attempting to set him on fire. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-20/charges-laid-after-man-allegedly-doused-with-accelerant/100769682)
2022-01-20T03:44:12Z	**'They are lying': Government refers claims it redirected RAT supplies to watchdog**
The federal government has started reporting claims it diverted rapid antigen test supplies away from companies to its national stockpile to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, describing the accusations as "categorically untrue". ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-20/claims-rats-redirected-federal-government-referred-accc/100770008)
2022-01-20T04:00:08Z	**Black mould '40,000 times greater than the international standard' found in home, as calls for national action mount**
A family's "nightmare" run of illnesses linked to black mould are part of a wider problem that experts say is adding to fears for the vulnerable during the pandemic. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-20/black-mould-warning-after-wet-weather-soaks-nation/100768710)
2022-01-20T04:08:33Z	**States to go their own ways on return-to-school rules**
There has been no agreement from national cabinet on how schools should reopen, and stay open, amid the latest Omicron outbreak. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-20/national-cabinet-schools-covid-rapid-test/100770064)
2022-01-20T04:06:39Z	**Striking sunsets as volcanic ash from Tonga hangs above WA, 7,000km away**
The ash cloud is expected to clear over the next few days. Authorities say it does not pose a health risk to the people of the Pilbara. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-20/togan-volcano-ash-hangs-above-the-pilbara/100769656)
2022-01-20T04:17:22Z	**WA records five new local COVID-19 cases including one mystery infection**
Five new local COVID-19 cases are recorded in Western Australia, including one that is not linked to any known cases and was infectious in the community. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-20/five-new-local-covid-19-cases-in-wa-including-mystery-infection/100769100)
2022-01-20T04:34:08Z	**There are fears Europe is the closest it has been to war in decades. What's causing the Russia-Ukraine crisis?**
As more than 100,000 Russian troops amass at the Ukranian border and diplomatic talks continue to fail, the West is on edge that Europe is teetering towards its first war in 30 years. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-20/russia-troops-ukraine-euope-war-invasion-fears-us-nato/100767818)
2022-01-20T04:52:12Z	**Novavax has been approved for use in Australia — here's what that means**
You might be wondering, why do we need another vaccine at all when most of us are fully vaccinated and some have received a booster? Here's what you need to know. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-20/when-is-the-novavax-vaccine-coming-to-australia-/100769738)
2022-01-20T05:32:39Z	**Yirrkala exits lockdown as Territory's COVID-19 hospital cases rise to 54**
Yirrkala records four new COVID-19 cases but the lockdown in the community has ended on schedule as the Northern Territory records 459 new cases of the virus. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-20/yirrkala-exits-lockdown-nt-records-459-covid-cases/100769600)
2022-01-20T05:52:50Z	**Federal Court releases reasons for Novak Djokovic visa decision**
The Federal Court releases the reasons why it upheld the federal government's decision to cancel the visa of tennis star Novak Djokovic, five days after he was deported from Australia. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-20/novak-djokovic-visa-decision-reasons-released-federal-court/100760588)
2022-01-20T06:20:35Z	**No jail for 25yo involved in fatal botched kidnapping**
Bo Valli's car was used by three men who kidnapped and assaulted a 19-year-old in Central Victoria, but a judge found he played a lesser role in the deadly crime. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-20/no-jail-for-bendigo-man-involved-in-one-tree-hill-kidnapping/100768822)
2022-01-20T06:43:46Z	**Tasmanian schools are going back as planned — what does it mean for students and teachers?**
The Tasmanian government has released its COVID plan to get students back to school next month. Here's what parents, students and teachers need to know. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-20/tas-explainer-back-to-school-covid-plan/100770126)
2022-01-20T06:40:34Z	**Barnaby Joyce says 'adventurous spirit' will lure overseas workers to Australia, despite travel warnings**
The US and EU have placed significant travel warnings on Australia. But the Deputy PM says people's "adventurous spirit" will still bring them here. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-20/adventurous-spirit-lure-travellers-to-australia-barnaby-joyce/100769362)
2022-01-20T06:36:23Z	**Nightclubber jailed for 'unjustified' and 'cowardly' fatal bashing of 76-year-old retiree in Perth unit**
Sebastian Ruiz is sentenced to more than 10 years behind bars for the manslaughter of elderly man Keith Moylan, who died in hospital after being severely bashed inside his home. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-20/sebastian-ruiz-jailed-for-killing-keith-moylan-in-mosman-park/100760684)
2022-01-20T06:55:46Z	**The Loop: Seven-day iso to stay, heartbreak for Charlise, Sam Stosur farewells singles career**
Get up to date with The Loop, a quick wrap-up of today's news. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-20/latest-news-covid-isolation-period-charlise-mutten-sam-stosur/100769620)
2022-01-20T07:26:26Z	**Man dies trying to rescue daughter at popular Adelaide beach**
The man could not be revived despite a brave bystander pulling the pair from the water and paramedics and members of the public performing CPR. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-20/seaton-man-drowns-rescuing-daughter-at-grange-beach/100771000)
2022-01-20T07:49:44Z	**'Breaks my heart': Massive damage bill from Old Parliament House protest fire**
The Canberra building's iconic entrance, where political history unfolded last century, may never be the same after last month's alleged arson attack. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-20/multimillion-dollar-repair-bill-for-old-parliament-house-fire/100770268)
2022-01-20T08:01:53Z	**Women's Ashes live: The series gets underway with the first T20I in Adelaide**
The multi-format Women's Ashes series begins with the first T20 International between Australia and England. Follow all the action, scores and commentary from Adelaide Oval. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-20/womens-ashes-australia-vs-england-1st-t20i-scorecentre/100763860)
2022-01-20T08:18:27Z	**Emergency bushfire in Perth's hills after city records third consecutive day of above 40 degrees**
An emergency warning has been issued for a bushfire burning in Parkerville, in Perth's hills. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-20/emergency-bushfire-burning-in-parkerville/100771296)
2022-01-20T08:18:27Z	**Perth heatwave**
Western Australia's west coast, including Perth, is sweltering through the fourth day of a heatwave with hot temperatures set to last until the end of the weekend. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-20/wa-heatwave-to-last-all-week/100770914)
2022-01-20T08:47:27Z	**'Our ears were ringing' Eyewitness accounts emerge after Tonga's volcanic eruption**
A Tongan journalist describes the deafening explosion of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano and people fleeing inland to escape the tsunami that followed in its wake. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-20/tonga-volcano-eyewitness-accounts-emerge-relatives-desperate/100769770)
2022-01-20T09:09:31Z	**Craig Tiley won't stand down as Tennis Australia boss, claims all Novak Djokovic questions have been answered**
Tennis Australia boss Craig Tiley has spoken for the first time on the Novak Djokovic saga, claiming all questions related to the scandal have already been answered. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-20/craig-tiley-will-not-resign-as-tennis-australia-boss/100771338)
2022-01-20T09:22:07Z	**WA Premier Mark McGowan calls evening COVID-19 press conference**
The press conference called for 7:30pm marks the first time the Premier has addressed the state in the evening since the announcing the end of a lockdown in April 2021. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-20/wa-premier-mark-mcgowan-calls-evening-covid19-press-conference/100771386)
2022-01-20T09:20:59Z	**Ghislaine Maxwell requests new trial after lawyers raise concern about juror**
Ghislaine Maxwell's lawyers formally ask for a new trial after they raised concerns about a juror's possible failure to disclose before the trial that he was sexually abused as a child. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-20/ghislaine-maxwell-formally-requests-new-trial/100771382)
2022-01-20T10:50:50Z	**Jorden De Goey reinstated at Collingwood after charges downgraded**
AFL star Jordan De Goey is welcomed back at Collingwood, ending a three-month exile from the Magpies following his run-in with the law in New York. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-20/jorden-de-goey-reinstated-at-collingwood-charges-downgraded/100771520)
2022-01-20T11:06:15Z	**Emergency warning for SA forest fire amid fears of risk to lives**
An emergency warning is active for a fire that has jumped containment lines in South Australia's south-east. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-20/emergency-warning-for-forest-fire-near-lucindale/100771526)
2022-01-20T11:49:54Z	**Premier Mark McGowan announces delay to WA's border opening**
WA Premier Mark McGowan has announced the plan to reopen WA's border to quarantine-free travel on February 5 has been delayed. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-20/wa-border-opening-delayed/100771492)
2022-01-20T13:28:45Z	**The Victorians desperate for treatment as Omicron cases strain the health system**
A man with large, unexplained cysts on his kidneys and a woman with melanoma are among those falling through the cracks as Victoria's health system strains under a large wave of COVID-19 cases. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-21/victorians-healthcare-system-crisis-covid-omicron-surge/100770204)
2022-01-20T16:05:10Z	**Teenager becomes youngest woman to fly solo round the world**
Zara Rutherford says she feared for her life at times as at just 19 years old she becomes the youngest woman to fly solo around the globe. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-21/youngest-female-pilot-zara-rutherford/100771680)
2022-01-20T17:37:32Z	**A disrupted summer,  ministerial woes and a nation of grumpy voters: Morrison's testing time**
It sounded a touch desperate — Prime Minister Scott Morrison imploring backpackers to "come on down" to Australia, as the Omicron crisis escalated, writes Michelle Grattan. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-21/morrison-election-ministerial-problems/100771584)
2022-01-20T17:36:52Z	**100771720**
Pope Benedict XVI failed to take action against clerics in four cases of alleged sexual abuse in his archdiocese when he was Archbishop of Munich, a report found, compounding a scandal engulfing the Catholic Church. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-21/ex-pope-benedict-accused-of-failing-to-act-in-church-abuse/100771720)
2022-01-20T17:55:06Z	**Even in defeat to Daniil Medvedev, Nick Kyrgios served up box-office entertainment**
The Australian Open campaign of Nick Kyrgios ended with a four-set loss to Russia’s Daniil Medvedev, but there was not a dull moment in the Australian’s spirited display. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-21/kyrgios-box-office-medvedev-real-star-australian-open/100771218)
2022-01-20T17:54:27Z	**Giant canyon discovered underneath Antarctic glacier, adding to history of rising sea levels**
Australian Antarctic expeditioners have discovered an enormous, two-kilometre-deep canyon underneath a glacier that may make it more vulnerable to warming oceans. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-21/canyon-discovered-underneath-vanderford-glacier-antarctica/100770634)
2022-01-20T17:53:24Z	**As Australia passes its COVID-19 Omicron peak, will the shortage of RATs turn into a glut?**
While rapid antigen tests (RATs)  have been very hard to come by since Christmas, there are some signs that the shortage may soon become a glut, as happened with other pandemic products such as hand sanitiser. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-21/will-rapid-antigen-test-shortage-turn-into-a-rat-glut/100770542)
2022-01-20T18:22:53Z	**How the COVID-10 pandemic created the 'perfect conditions' for an escalation in domestic violence**
Two thirds of victims of violence or abuse from their domestic partners reported an escalation of attacks — or were victimised for the first time — during COVID-19 lockdowns, says one of Australia's leading support groups. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-21/covid-19-pandemic-was-perfect-conditions-for-domestic-violence/100770418)
2022-01-20T18:43:25Z	**'Low IQ': Medvedev takes aim at Australian tennis fans after defeating Kyrgios**
The atmosphere inside Rod Laver Arena for Nick Kyrgios's match with Daniil Medvedev was every bit as electric as the tennis they played but some of the crowd behaviour did not go over well with Russia's world number two player. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-21/medvedev-takes-low-iq-shot-at-australian-open-crowds/100771734)
2022-01-20T19:00:00Z	**How to reap the benefits of being in nature without having to set foot outside**
We know that contact with nature makes us feel better. But how does it do this, and does virtual contact have the same effect? ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/health/2022-01-21/time-in-nature-why-it-is-good-for-us/100173574)
2022-01-20T18:59:42Z	**Ukraine asks Australia for more 'technical assistance' to combat increasing Russian cyber attacks**
Ukraine seeks support from allies as fears grow that Russian President Vladimir Putin is on the brink of launching a fresh military invasion. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-21/ukraine-asks-aus-for-more-technical-assistance-to-combat-russia/100771618)
2022-01-20T18:53:43Z	**Why well-intentioned donations may hamper aid efforts in Tonga and end up in landfill**
Generous and well-intentioned donations of food and other goods may hinder vital aid getting to people in need in Tonga, humanitarian organisations warn. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-21/tonga-crisis-prompts-aid-organisations-to-call-for-cash/100766716)
2022-01-20T19:09:54Z	**'It is a big deal': This new play brings a trans love story to the Australian mainstage**
Two-time Griffin Award winner Glace Chase moved to New York and quit writing for theatre. She now returns to Australian stages with the intimate and revealing semi-autobiographical play Triple X. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-21/triple-x-glace-chase-sydney-theatre-company-trans-love/100764064)
2022-01-20T19:20:01Z	**'Everything just seemed to click': Meg Lanning on her 133 not out in 2019 at Chelmsford**
At a ground where England's women cricketers had never been beaten, Meg Lanning smashed 133 to help Australia to an unassailable lead in the 2019 Ashes. The Australian captain still ranks it as one of her most memorable moments. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-21/meg-lanning-fortress-chemsford-2019-women-s-ashes-cricket/100765996)
2022-01-20T19:39:48Z	**It's banned everywhere else in Australia, but in Canberra feral cats are being released back onto the streets**
A controversial method of managing feral cat populations is well underway in the ACT — despite being prohibited in every other Australian jurisdiction. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-21/feral-cats-released-in-canberra-at-odds-with-cat-containment/100754100)
2022-01-20T19:39:33Z	**New exhibition showcases the breadth and talent of Australians in Hollywood and at home**
A new exhibition at the National Film and Sound Archive celebrates iconic cinematic moments and notable stars, while also delving into what it took to create many of our most-loved films. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-21/australians-hollywood-exhibition-national-film-and-sound-archive/100770612)
2022-01-20T19:53:01Z	**News quiz: Will you serve an ace or get beaten in straight sets?**
Your serve, quizmaster. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-21/news-quiz-entertainment-fun-sport-current-affairs/100771440)
2022-01-20T20:08:32Z	**From Sundsvall to Sydney: Who is Matildas' coach Tony Gustavsson?**
He may look like a movie star and speak in catch-phrases, but who exactly is the man tasked with winning Australia's first FIFA World Cup? ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-21/tony-gustavsson-school-teacher-leading-matildas-coach/100766136)
2022-01-20T20:25:11Z	**Live: All the coronavirus news you need from around Australia**
Get up to speed on the latest coronavirus news in the one place. Follow live. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-21/covid-live-blog-isolation-vaccination-case-numbers/100771122)
2022-01-20T20:25:11Z	**'The Cool Runnings kid': Desert runner hopes to acheive her Olympic bobsled dream**
Kiara Reddingius hopes to qualify for the Winter Olympics, which is about as far from her pet camels in the red dirt as you can get. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-21/cool-runnings-kid-kiara-reddingius-bobsled-winter-olympics/100770516)
2022-01-20T20:20:55Z	**Man fired by Big 4 holiday park for being 'too fat' urges others to know their rights**
Hamish Griffin and his family packed up their lives in Queensland and moved to Tasmania. On the first day of his new job Mr Griffin was sacked because of his weight. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-21/hamish-griffin-fired-from-big-4-for-being-too-fat/100769978)
2022-01-20T20:19:53Z	**Live: Sydney news: Union says Qantas deal could slash wages in half, unqualified doctor sentenced**
The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) accuses Qantas of trying to "force through" a deal that could slash wages by 50 per cent for staff. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-21/sydney-news-qantas-standoff-with-actu/100771184)
2022-01-20T20:42:06Z	**'We're on the clock': Tongan community closely watching volcano relief effort**
The tight-knit Tongan community on the Gold Coast asks the city to remember and pray for their families back home after a massive volcanic eruption devastated the small island nation last weekend. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-21/gold-coast-tongan-community-volcano-relief-efforts/100770186)
2022-01-20T20:41:27Z	**Relief at resumption of IVF but women face longer waits**
Victoria has lifted its suspension on IVF procedures but pressure on the health system means women still face delays accessing treatment. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-21/women-to-face-longer-wait-as-ivf-resumes-in-victoria/100771110)
2022-01-20T21:00:17Z	**Peru says oil spill caused by Tonga eruption an 'ecological disaster' as dead birds and seals wash up on shore**
Peru declares an environmental emergency as clean-up teams struggle to contain a huge oil spill at the country's biggest refinery caused by waves from a volcanic eruption near Tonga that rocked a ship unloading crude. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-21/peru-s-castillo-decrees-major-oil-spill-environmental-emergency/100771800)
2022-01-20T21:00:13Z	**Live scores and playing schedule from the Australian Open**
The focus is finally on the court at the Australian Open. Keep across all the live scores and results. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-21/australian-open-live-schedule-scores-results/100769622)
2022-01-20T21:23:35Z	**Perth's heatwave could be an all-time record-breaker, with another two days above 40 degrees forecast**
Western Australia's west coast, including Perth, is sweltering through the fourth day of a heatwave that could break an all-time hot-spell record. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-21/perth-heatwave-could-be-a-record-breaker/100771356)
2022-01-20T21:33:36Z	**Outback town mayor recounts moment an escaped prisoner jumped his fence and demanded a cigarette**
The mayor of a Northern Territory town came face-to-face with an escaped prisoner who had been on the run for five days, in his backyard, prior to the man's arrest. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-21/escaped-prisoner-jumps-fence-of-tennant-creek-mayor-bums-smoke/100771436)
2022-01-20T21:44:05Z	**Two AFLW Pride Round games called off due to COVID-19**
The AFLW has been hit with more fixture changes, with the Western Bulldogs impacted by COVID-19 infections for the second consecutive week. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-21/two-aflw-games-called-off-due-to-covid-19/100771822)
2022-01-20T21:57:25Z	**Police couldn't find his missing sister, so Eric Hayward moved to Central Australia to look for her himself**
Perth man Eric Hayward moved to Alice Springs to look for his missing sister, Rebecca Hayward, saying police "gave up far too easy". ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-21/five-years-since-perth-woman-rebecca-hayward-disappeared/100765870)
2022-01-20T22:10:57Z	**Victoria COVID-19 hospitalisations at 1,096 as 20 more deaths reported**
Of the patients in hospital, there are 121 in intensive care, 34 of whom are on ventilators. There are now at least 252,399 active cases in the state. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-21/victoria-covid-case-numbers-hospitalisations-deaths-omicron/100771774)
2022-01-20T22:07:11Z	**NSW records deadliest day of pandemic as number of people in hospital drops**
NSW COVID hospitalisations have dipped again as the state records its deadliest day of the pandemic, with 46 fatalities from the virus. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-21/nsw-records-46-covid-19-deaths-as-hospitalisations-dip/100771996)
2022-01-20T22:03:05Z	**Carnaby's black cockatoo sets a long-distance-flight record**
A volunteer bird lover has captured a photo of a Carnaby's black cockatoo 200 kilometres from its nesting site, which sets a new long-distance-travel record for the charismatic cockies. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-21/carnaby-s-black-cockatoo-sets-long-distance-flight-record/100767772)
2022-01-20T22:18:10Z	**Business chamber lashes proposed outback booze ban**
As a report into the Kimberley’s high rates of alcohol-related harm is given prominence, a regional business group opposes the Police Commissioner's plan to ban full and mid-strength alcohol sales. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-21/kimberley-business-chamber-slams-proposed-alcohol-ban/100766168)
2022-01-20T22:39:23Z	**Lockdowns, record heat won't stop this German retiree from walking around the world**
German retiree Kuno Penner has already walked 41,000km around 25 countries — armed with only a small cart of supplies and a dream to see the world. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-21/german-retiree-walks-around-25-different-countries/100769972)
2022-01-20T22:57:58Z	**Police urge caution after man dies in unofficial search for missing police dog**
The man may have had "medical episode" while searching a quarry in Redbank Plains yesterday. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-21/qld-man-dies-searching-for-missing-police-dog-pd-quizz/100771990)
2022-01-20T23:13:02Z	**Popular outback music festival loses out in court stoush**
COVID-19 concerns lead to the closure of the Big Red Bash festival in 2020. Organisers have now lost a federal court battle after seeking millions of dollars in insurance. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-21/big-red-bash-organisers-miss-out-on-3-million-insurance-claim/100772032)
2022-01-20T23:07:13Z	**Tasmania reports first COVID death since reopening borders**
Tasmania records its first coronavirus death since the state's north-west outbreak early in the pandemic. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-21/tasmania-first-covid-death-since-2020-outbreak/100772054)
2022-01-20T23:33:21Z	**US panel probing Capitol Hill riot seeks interview with Ivanka Trump**
The US House of Representatives panel investigating the deadly attack on the US Capitol requests an interview with Donald Trump's daughter and White House aide, Ivanka Trump. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-21/us-panel-probing-jan-6-attack-seeks-interview-with-ivanka-trump/100772106)
2022-01-21T00:00:05Z	**Googly-eye damage to Big Scotsman 'quite upsetting' as pranksters come forward**
The owner of Australia's oldest "big thing" says the statue has been damaged by a group of people known as the "googly eye bandits". ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-21/googly-eye-damage-to-big-scotsman-quite-upsetting/100772116)
2022-01-21T00:10:23Z	**WA's hard border is staying shut indefinitely. So what happens now?**
Two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, WA once again has been left indefinitely closed off to the rest of the world. How did it come to this and what does the decision mean? ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-21/wa-border-opening-delayed-what-happens-now-explainer/100772052)
2022-01-21T00:08:28Z	**How do volcanoes affect the weather and what's going on with the Tongan eruption?**
From dramatic sunsets to mud rain, volcanoes can affect the weather. If they are big enough they can even cause the planet to cool. But it's not looking like the Tongan volcano packed that big a punch. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-21/how-has-the-tonga-volcano-affected-the-weather-/100532346)
2022-01-21T00:31:27Z	**Coronor investigating why two-month-old baby with COVID-19 died in Newcastle**
A baby who tested positive for COVID-19 tragically died at a Newcastle hospital. Authorities are now trying to determine if the virus played a role. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-21/two-month-old-baby-with-covid-dies-in-newcastle/100772384)
2022-01-21T00:47:53Z	**West Coast's Darling banned from training for failing to meet AFL COVID vaccine mandate**
West Coast's All Australian forward Jack Darling is banned from training or playing with the club after missing the deadline to meet the AFL's COVID vaccine mandate. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-21/jack-darling-west-coast-eagles-covid-vaccine-mandate/100772604)
2022-01-21T01:26:52Z	**Swimming Australia releases findings of report on 'misogynistic' culture**
An independent panel was established in June last year after Olympic silver medallist Maddie Groves withdrew from Tokyo Olympic trials. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-21/swimming-australia-response-misogynistic-culture-report/100772476)
2022-01-21T01:45:01Z	**'I'm gutted': Adele delays Las Vegas show due to COVID**
British singer-songwriter Adele postpones her Las Vegas residency a day before it was due to begin. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-21/adele-las-vegas-show-rescheduled-due-to-covid/100772766)
2022-01-21T02:06:15Z	**'Painfully thin and lifeless children' a regular sight as Afghan food crisis deepens**
Aid workers say the number of "dangerously malnourished" children they are treating has more than doubled in the past five months, with some dying before they can reach a hospital. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-21/afghan-children-severely-malnourished/100772258)
2022-01-21T02:14:02Z	**Final rematch to begin Australia's T20 title defence**
Champions Australia will face New Zealand, England and Afghanistan in the Super 12 stage of the 2022 T20 World Cup. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-21/2021-final-rematch-to-begin-australias-t20-title-defence/100772722)
2022-01-21T02:40:04Z	**Man jailed for nine years for killing innocent stranger over stolen DJ equipment**
A Melbourne man who was once the terrified victim of a home invasion has himself been jailed for storming a house with a sawn-off shotgun and killing a stranger over stolen DJ equipment. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-21/melbourne-dj-equipment-manslaughter-tony-panagiotou-jailed/100772808)
2022-01-21T03:11:08Z	**Six people with COVID die in SA, 3,023 new cases recorded**
There are 298 people in hospital including 33 in intensive care and seven on ventilators. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-21/sa-records-six-more-covid-related-deaths/100771380)
2022-01-21T03:36:36Z	**Firefighters injured battling SA forest fire**
Country Fire Service personnel have been seriously injured while battling a fire in South Australia's south-east. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-21/sa-firefighters-injured-while-fighting-fire-in-states-south-east/100773400)
2022-01-21T03:33:49Z	**Accused killer told frantic widow ex-bikie was 'on a bender' after murder, court hears**
One of Shane Ross's accused killers attended his funeral and told his wife her missing husband was probably out partying, a Gold Coast court has heard. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-21/widow-of-shane-ross-says-murder-accused-attended-funeral/100772948)
2022-01-21T04:05:37Z	**Qantas accused of taking 'the nuclear option' with flight attendants' workplace agreements**
Qantas is being accused of "taking advantage" of the pandemic to "blow up" workplace agreements with international flight attendants. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-21/qantas-flight-attendants-workplace-rights-fair-work-union/100773168)
2022-01-21T04:17:42Z	**Ben Roberts-Smith loses court case against ex-wife by relying on 'possibilities and suspicions'**
A judge rules former Victoria Cross recipient Ben Roberts-Smith has no arguable case against his ex-wife as he relied on "ill-founded" assertions that she accessed his emails. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-21/ben-roberts-smith-loses-case-against-ex-wife/100773308)
2022-01-21T04:29:18Z	**Here's the rules on who can leave and enter WA from February 5**
Premier Mark McGowan warns further restrictions will be considered as Western Australia reviews the impact on the Omicron COVID-19 variant in the eastern states. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-21/wa-hard-border-restrictions-approved-traveller-list/100772308)
2022-01-21T04:28:31Z	**Girl, 8, fights off alleged abductor in front yard of home**
Northern Territory police are calling for information after an eight-year-old girl fought off an alleged abductor in her Darwin front yard. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-21/nt-police-call-for-information-anula/100773588)
2022-01-21T04:52:39Z	**'Limited evidence' COVID vaccines change women's periods**
The national medical regulator says there is "limited evidence" menstrual problems increase after women have COVID-19 vaccines and there is no evidence vaccines affect fertility. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-21/tga-investigation-covid-vaccine-women-menstrual-cycle/100773668)
2022-01-21T05:20:47Z	**Nineteen-year-old pleads not guilty to murdering man in Canberra's city centre**
Kenan Dowden-Carlisle from Greenleigh pleads not guilty to murdering a man in broad daylight in Canberra's city centre last month. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-21/act-garema-place-murder-accused-pleads-not-guilty/100773146)
2022-01-21T05:29:41Z	**Queensland tipped to have 'glut' of rapid antigen tests within weeks**
Two of Australia's biggest retail groups have flagged pressure on the supply of RATs will ease from next week. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-21/qld-coronavirus-covid19-rat-chase-rapid-antigen-test-supply/100770414)
2022-01-21T05:39:35Z	**'Overwhelming' support for young livestock truckie who lost both legs after accident**
There has been a huge outpouring of support for young south-west Victorian truck driver Michelle Pillar, who lost both her legs after a horrific accident last week. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2022-01-21/young-truck-driver-loses-both-legs-after-horror-crash/100771914)
2022-01-21T06:03:15Z	**Hong Kong warns people to stop trying to thwart COVID hamster cull**
Thousands of people have offered to adopt unwanted hamsters amid a public outcry against the government and its pandemic advisers who ordered the cull. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-21/hong-kong-warns-people-covid-hamster-cull/100774262)
2022-01-21T06:01:26Z	**Melbourne stalwart Jesse Bromwich has signed with the Dolphins. Will he be their first captain?**
Almost 25 years ago, the Storm signed an ageing prop to lead their first-ever team. The Dolphins might be looking to do the same with Jesse Bromwich, writes Nick Campton. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-21/melbourne-stalwart-jesse-bromwich-signs-with-dolphins/100773420)
2022-01-21T05:55:59Z	**Closed borders unlikely to stop Omicron spreading in WA, expert says**
Epidemiologist Catherine Bennett says community cases already occurring in Perth might mean that the spread of the variant will determine when the state can reopen. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-21/with-omicron-in-perth-waiting-for-boosters-not-straightforward/100773218)
2022-01-21T06:09:59Z	**The Loop: Swimming Australia's apology, reactions to WA backflip, Adele's residency delayed**
Here's your TL;DR for today's news. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-21/latest-news/100773098)
2022-01-21T06:35:46Z	**Opals prepared for any Djokovic-inspired backlash during trip to Serbia**
The Opals aren't expecting any major issues during the upcoming trip to Serbia, but say the recent Novak Djokovic saga could inspire "the odd boo" from home fans. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-21/opals-prepared-for-djokovic-backlash-during-serbia-trip/100773944)
2022-01-21T07:04:48Z	**Mount Gambier couple jailed over depraved 'obsession' with child abuse material**
The District Court sentences a young man and woman from regional SA who collected thousands of files of child abuse material. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-21/sa-child-abuse-offender-couple-jailed-/100774200)
2022-01-21T07:22:19Z	**Relief and resentment as WA businesses digest border opening delay**
After two years of travel restrictions, there is strong resentment among some businesses that WA's borders will remain shut indefinitely, but others are welcoming the move to limit the spread of COVID-19. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-21/wa-border-opening-delay-prompts-business-relief-and-resentment/100772794)
2022-01-21T07:21:30Z	**Serbia's Kecmanović making the most of 'second chance' in Djokovic's absence**
Miomir Kecmanović — who was scheduled to play Novak Djokovic in the Australian Open first round — knows he is benefiting from the world number one's withdrawal. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-21/australian-open-kecmanovic-making-most-of-novak-djokovic-absence/100774388)
2022-01-21T07:20:49Z	**Government to relax COVID testing rules for international travellers headed to Australia**
From this weekend, travellers will have the option of taking a rapid antigen test within 24 hours of departure rather than having a PCR test. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-21/australian-government-relaxing-covid-19-testing-rules/100774562)
2022-01-21T07:51:03Z	**Report says government should help Afghans who assisted Australian military**
Every effort should be made to aid Australian employees who remain trapped in Afghanistan, while a full review should also be undertaken into the issues around their evacuation, a senate inquiry report finds. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-21/report-says-government-should-help-afghans/100774470)
2022-01-21T08:16:36Z	**Bat Out of Hell singer Meat Loaf dies aged 74**
Meat Loaf, who Bat Out of Hell trilogy is one of the best-selling albums ever, has died with his wife by his side. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-21/meatloaf-dies-aged-74-bat-out-of-hell-singer/100774720)
2022-01-21T08:09:04Z	**School will soon resume in the NT. First, parents and students must learn new COVID rules**
The Northern Territory government has introduced a suite of new COVID-19 rules that will apply to public schools across the Territory from term one. Here's what you need to know. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-21/nt-back-to-school-plan-details-students-parents-2022/100773770)
2022-01-21T08:54:27Z	**Tongan recounts spending 27 hours at sea after being swept out by tsunami**
A 57-year-old Tongan man says he spent more than a day in the ocean after being swept away by Saturday's tsunami. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-21/tongan-man-recounts-day-spent-in-ocean-after-tsunami/100773822)
2022-01-21T09:00:42Z	**Berrettini prevails against Spanish teenager Alcaraz in five-set tussle**
After more than four hours on court, seventh seed Matteo Berrettini edges past 18-year-old Carlos Alcaraz in a nailbiting encounter to reach the last 16. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-21/australian-open-matteo-berrettini-beats-carlos-alcaraz/100774624)
2022-01-21T10:03:59Z	**Barty powers her way through to Australian Open fourth round**
Ash Barty reaches the fourth round of the Australian Open with a 6-2, 6-3 win over Italian 30th seed Camila Giorgi on Rod Laver Arena. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-21/australian-open-camila-giorgi-third-round/100774764)
2022-01-21T10:34:53Z	**Heaven will be 'riginging with rock': Stars remember Meat Loaf following singer's death**
Celebrities are taking to social media to remember music legend Meat Loaf, who has died aged 74. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-21/meat-loaf-death-celebrities-remember/100774782)
2022-01-21T13:44:20Z	**Nadal repels Khachanov to reach last 16 in Melbourne**
Rafael Nadal drops his first set at this year's Australian Open, but still powers through to the fourth round after defeating 28th seed Karen Khachanov on Rod Laver Arena. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-22/australian-open-rafael-nadal-through-to-fourth-round/100774934)
2022-01-21T14:39:13Z	**'Critical moment': US and Russian diplomats meet for Ukraine crisis talks**
The United States and Russia seek to lower the temperature in a heated stand-off over Ukraine, even as they say no breakthrough is imminent in the crisis that has raised fears of a possible Russian invasion. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-22/us-and-russian-diplomats-meet-in-geneva-for-crisis-talks/100774918)
2022-01-21T18:00:00Z	**The COVID finishing line has moved on us all again — and that's a problem for Morrison**
It would be completely unfair to blame our political leaders for a pandemic that is challenging everyone. It might occasionally help, though, if there was a little bit more honesty and humility on show, writes Laura Tingle. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-22/morrison-promise-australia-covid-safe-voters-judge-election-day/100773780)
2022-01-21T18:30:00Z	**Given the option of getting a pig heart or death, this man chose life. But the ethics are complicated**
There are loads of ethical questions around the practice of transplanting organs and tissues between species, a technique called xenotransplantation. So what are they, and how it is regulated in Australia? ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2022-01-22/organ-transplant-pigs-humans-heart-kidney-ethics-regulations/100769786)
2022-01-21T18:47:30Z	**How the ash cloud from Tonga’s volcano blast smashed through Earth’s weather ceiling**
As disaster response teams work to deliver aid, scientists are also scrambling to piece together an unprecedented cascade of events that led to and followed an enormous volcanic eruption in Tonga. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-22/satellite-data-images-reveal-power-of-tonga-volcano-eruption/100773458)
2022-01-21T19:00:00Z	**'We really should hang out more': Why is it so hard to make new friends as adults?**
Loneliness is harmful to our health and as the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, increasingly common. So how can we get better at making new friends, asks Anastasia Hronis. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-22/why-we-find-making-new-friends-so-hard-as-adults/100773416)
2022-01-21T19:15:00Z	**Red jellyfish swarm Melbourne's beaches in 'unbelievable' numbers**
Experts say higher than normal rainfall could be the reason behind the proliferation of lion's mane jellyfish in Port Phillip Bay this summer. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-22/melbourne-beaches-inundated-with-lions-mane-jellyfish/100772062)
2022-01-21T19:28:36Z	**High rollers, billionaires and mysterious VIP rooms: Why Beijing punished its 'good kid' Macau**
For decades, Macau has pledged its loyalty to Beijing in exchange for a longer leash and a steady influx of cashed-up gamblers. But the dramatic arrest of a high-flying casino owner leaves many wondering what lies in this port city's future. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-22/macau-gambling-alvin-chau-one-country-two-systems/100753972)
2022-01-21T19:40:13Z	**Qantas isn't making booster shots mandatory for workers, but some states are doing this for them**
One of Australia's biggest employers has told its 22,000 workers that – for now – it isn't making it compulsory for them to get a COVID booster shot. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-22/qantas-booster-vaccine-covid-mandate-spc-workers/100774648)
2022-01-21T19:37:42Z	**Government urged to set harsher rules to protect children from 'Wild West' gambling ads**
Daryl Watson was cooking dinner at his Adelaide Hills home when he heard a strange sound coming from his son's iPad: It was an advertisement promoting an adult gambling game. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-22/harsher-rules-needed-to-protect-children-from-gambling-ads/100701646)
2022-01-21T19:49:01Z	**After three days of COVID, Morgan's only symptom was fatigue. Four weeks later, he's still feeling it**
US researchers are finding patients with mild COVID-19 are developing long COVID, and they suggest "pushing through" the illness — even if it's mild — could be part of the problem. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-22/omicron-covid-causing-fatigue-in-mild-cases/100767496)
2022-01-21T20:11:10Z	**Victoria's health system is struggling under Omicron. Will it affect Premier Daniel Andrews' re-election chances?**
The crisis in Victorian hospitals is going to last for many weeks, and life-changing surgeries and treatments will be cancelled. Could it have been avoided? ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-22/victoria-omicron-daniel-andrews-health-system-code-brown/100772446)
2022-01-21T20:10:25Z	**Council at centre of Melbourne catering saga breaks silence on 'nasty, hurtful conspiracy theory'**
The issue dates back to 2019, when I Cook Foods in Dandenong South was shut down after multiple health inspections by council officers. The business owner has since made accusations a slug was planted. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-22/council-breaks-silence-restaurant-slug-saga/100774054)
2022-01-21T20:08:53Z	**'This is worse than lockdown': Omicron has turned Sydney's second CBD into a 'ghost town'**
The recovery movement around Parramatta after coming out of lockdown last year was swift, but ultimately short-lived. Business owners are feeling the pinch of the Omicron outbreak worse than last year's Delta wave. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-22/covid19-omicron-wave-turned-parramatta-into-ghost-town/100772626)
2022-01-21T21:03:21Z	**Live: All the coronavirus news you need from around Australia**
Get up to speed on the latest coronavirus news in the one place. Follow live. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-22/covid-live-blog-isolation-vaccination-case-numbers/100773264)
2022-01-21T20:59:30Z	**Why Tasmania's coast is littered with shipwrecks that are only seen once in a blue moon**
Parts of a ship that was beached in 1854 have recently been seen in Tasmania's north-west. While it may not contain hidden treasures, it does offer priceless information. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-22/the-alert-shipwreck-rare-sighting-in-tasmania/100769928)
2022-01-21T21:15:44Z	**Committee recommends waiving some speeding fines incurred in Northbourne Avenue 40kph zone**
An ACT Legislative Assembly inquiry has recommended waiving speeding fines for some of the many motorists caught out after the speed limit was lowered to 40km/hour in some parts of Canberra's city centre in mid-2021. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-22/act-government-inqury-suggests-waiving-some-canberra-speed-fines/100774004)
2022-01-21T21:26:08Z	**Why Meat Loaf fans loved him beyond Bat Out of Hell**
His career had an early peak that defined him right until the end, but Meat Loaf was so much more than a few good songs, writes Michael Doyle. ​ ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-22/why-meat-loaf-fans-loved-him-beyond-bat-out-of-hell/100774916)
2022-01-21T21:54:25Z	**A 'thunderstorm' of the brain triggered by a thunderstorm of the land**
While most of us just worry about getting caught in the rain, Daniela Casotti has to fear for her life when she sees the deep, blue-green storm clouds rolling in. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-22/weather-seizure-trigger-epilepsy/100692466)
2022-01-21T21:49:59Z	**Britannia making waves down under as UK leaves open future possibility of military being based in Australia**
At AUKMIN, the UK's Foreign and Defence Secretaries and their Australian counterparts agree to strengthen economic, security and technology ties to confront growing threats from China and Russia, writes defence correspondent Andrew Greene. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-22/aukmin-nuclear-submarines-iaea-marise-payne/100773586)
2022-01-21T21:49:27Z	**Fifty years of food and fashion, arts and agitation in Salamanca**
For 50 years, come rain, hail or shine, the Salamanca Market would go on. Then along came COVID  — but that too has been pushed aside and the tradition continues. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-22/50-years-salamanca-markets-tasmania-feature/100773508)
2022-01-21T22:08:17Z	**Not sure about whether to go hospital when you've got COVID? Here's what you need to know**
You're isolating with COVID, you've got your supply of paracetamol and ibuprofen, but you're feeling worse and worse. What to look out for if you feel you need to go to hospital. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-22/covid-emergency-department-explainer/100767276)
2022-01-21T22:03:11Z	**Victoria records 20 more COVID deaths as hospitalisations fall to 1,029**
Of the patients in hospital, 120 are receiving intensive care, including 39 people on ventilators. There are now at least 217,505 active cases of COVID-19 across the state. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-22/victoria-records-more-covid-cases-hospitalisations-and-deaths/100774998)
2022-01-21T22:27:49Z	**Air strikes in Yemen kill at least 70 detainees and knock country off the internet**
Saudi-led coalition air strikes kill at least 70 detention centre detainees and knocks Yemen off the internet. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-22/yemeni-rebels-say-saudi-led-airstrike-on-prison-killed-70/100775018)
2022-01-21T22:25:20Z	**RATs shortage causing 'significant distress' in Queensland community services sector**
The Queensland Council of Social Service is pleading for help for charities to access protective equipment and rapid antigen tests, saying their members are spending millions to get supplies as well as dealing with a shortage of volunteers as the COVID-19 Omicron peak nears. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-22/qld-coronavirus-covid19-qcoss-plea-charity-help/100771402)
2022-01-21T22:42:27Z	**Thunder eggs may not be precious stones, but they are worth millions to generations of kids**
Holiday treasure hunts don't get more exciting than unearthing 120-million-year-old thunder eggs — and thanks to the pandemic, fossicking at one of the country's biggest deposits has never been busier. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-22/thunder-eggs-worth-millions-to-kids/100768242)
2022-01-21T22:54:55Z	**'Rough start': School returns for NT kids as COVID cases climb**
As Darwin mother Elizabeth Adamson prepares to send her son Jake to school in the midst of the Northern Territory's Omicron wave, she knows there will be significant challenges ahead. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-22/nt-government-education-union-parents-react-to-school-reopening/100772940)
2022-01-21T22:49:17Z	**Ebony bought a house in WA. But she can't get into the state**
It was supposed to be the start of a new chapter, but instead of joining their belongings in Western Australia, Ebony Anderson and Eurwyn Jones have been left stranded in Darwin. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-22/nt-wa-border-closure-sees-home-buyers-locked-out/100773398)
2022-01-21T23:13:29Z	**Horse power sparks one mum's quest to help kids with autism**
When Cristelle introduced her son to her horse she could not believe his reaction — he was smitten. So started a mission to help children with autism using horses. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-22/mums-quest-to-help-children-with-autism-using-horses/100750482)
2022-01-21T23:09:52Z	**Tasmania's COVID-19 hospitalisations remain at 31 as the state records 726 new cases**
Tasmania records 31 COVID-19 hospitalisations — the same amount as yesterday — and 726 new cases. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-22/tasmania-records-726-covid-cases/100775070)
2022-01-21T23:30:13Z	**Passenger killed in fiery crash, police investigate shooting between cars**
Police are investigating several incidents on the roads in Adelaide's north, including a fatal crash and a shooting. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-22/passenger-killed-in-fiery-crash-and-police-investigate-shooting/100775084)
2022-01-22T00:06:02Z	**Country Fire Service identifies volunteer killed in line of duty**
South Australia's Country Fire Service pays tribute to Louise Hincks, a volunteer firefighter who was killed by a falling tree yesterday. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-22/country-fire-service-pays-tribute-to-volunteer-killed/100775072)
2022-01-22T00:15:14Z	**'I'm not God': Naomi Osaka set to plummet to 84th in the rankings**
Naomi Osaka is maintaining a brave face after blowing two match points in a gut-wrenching Australian Open defeat that will send the former world number one spiralling down the rankings. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-22/naomi-osaka-set-to-plummet-to-84th-in-the-rankings/100775122)
2022-01-22T00:15:07Z	**Mark McGowan says hospitals are as ready as they can be – but what about country WA?**
Despite two years to plan and prepare, the WA government enters 2022 battling staff shortages and workforce burnout at remote hospitals. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-22/two-years-of-inaction-leaves-kimberley-hospitals-on-a-knife-edge/100773008)
2022-01-22T00:35:34Z	**Live: Hottest 100 countdown is on again**
It's that time of year again! The Hottest 100 is on triple j and we're going to bring you all the latest as a perfect listening companion. Follow live. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-22/hottest-100-live-countdown-the-kid-laroi-wiggles-billie-eilish/100775156)
2022-01-22T00:49:10Z	**Dredgers spotted off Cambodian naval base where China is funding expansion, says US think tank**
Dredgers are spotted off Cambodia's Ream naval base, where China is funding construction work, with deeper port facilities necessary for the docking of larger military ships, a US think tank says. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-22/dredgers-spotted-off-cambodian-base-where-china-is-funding-work-/100775076)
2022-01-22T01:12:41Z	**Brian Laundrie admitted he killed Gabby Petito in a notebook, FBI says**
The boyfriend of slain cross-country traveller Gabby Petito admitted killing her in a notebook discovered near his body in a Florida swamp, the FBI says. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-22/brian-laundrie-admitted-killing-gabby-petito-in-notebook/100775176)
2022-01-22T01:36:11Z	**Kyrgios makes locker room 'fight' claim after winning doubles match with Kokkinakis**
Nick Kyrgios claims he and his doubles partner Thanasi Kokkinakis were threatened with violence after beating the top seeds at the Australian Open. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-22/australian-open-nick-kyrgios-makes-fight-claim-after-doubles-win/100775158)
2022-01-22T01:29:16Z	**Is the Kimberley about to host Australia's largest oil project?**
The stakes are high as an Australian company's proposal to frack onshore oil in the Kimberley is considered by Western Australia's environmental watchdog. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2022-01-22/new-kimberley-fracking-proposal-under-review/100774542)
2022-01-22T02:12:48Z	**Shooting victim not intended target, just 'in the wrong place at the wrong time', WA Police believe**
A 47-year-old man who died after being shot in Landsdale was not the intended target and was not involved in any activities that would have led to him being murdered, WA Police believe. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-22/landsdale-shooting-victim-not-the-intended-target-wa-police-say/100775230)
2022-01-22T03:01:26Z	**AFLW live: Eagles and Crows kick off big Saturday of footy**
West Coast and Adelaide are first up, before Melbourne tackles St Kilda and Richmond plays Fremantle. Follow our live AFL ScoreCentre for all the scores, stats and results. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-22/afl-live-scorecentre-wce-adelaide-melb-stk-rich-frem/100773464)
2022-01-22T03:40:08Z	**Child killer Heidi Strbak hospitalised with critical injuries**
Strbak pleaded guilty to manslaughter over the 2009 death of her four-year-old son, Tyrell Cobb. The ABC understands she is now in a Gold Coast hospital following an incident early this morning. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-22/child-killer-heidi-strbak-critically-injured-on-gold-coast/100775098)
2022-01-22T04:01:39Z	**Emergency operation underway to find man last seen at Kambah Rock Pool in Canberra's south**
Emergency services are searching for a man who was last seen in the area of Kambah Rock Pool, south of Canberra. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-22/search-underway-for-missing-man-at-kambah-pool-canberra/100775430)
2022-01-22T03:58:56Z	**Zen Buddhist master who rubbed shoulders with Martin Luther King and Oprah dies at 95**
Revered Zen Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh, who helped pioneer the concept of mindfulness in the West and socially engaged Buddhism in Asia, dies at 95. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-22/thich-nhat-hanh-influential-zen-buddhist-monk-dies-at-95/100775362)
2022-01-22T03:57:15Z	**Lockout extended in remote NT communities**
A lockout has been extended in Alice Springs, the Amoonguna community, Yuendumu, Yuelamu and Galiwin'ku for a further seven days, NT Health Minister Natasha Fyles says. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-22/nt-covid-fyles-alice-springs-amoonguna-lockout/100775306)
2022-01-22T04:12:32Z	**WA health authorities urge anyone with COVID symptoms to get tested and isolate, as state records seven cases**
Anyone in Perth, Peel or WA's South West with COVID symptoms is urged to get tested immediately and isolate until receiving a negative result as the state records seven new local cases. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-22/west-australians-with-symptoms-urged-to-get-covid-tested/100775382)
2022-01-22T04:22:42Z	**Matildas' defeat of Indonesia a reminder that football's lessons aren't always meant for us**
Sam Kerr and the Matildas both re-wrote Australian football history on Friday, but their 18-0 thrashing of Indonesia is a reminder that sometimes, the lessons aren't always for us. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-22/matildas-v-indonesia-lessons-learned/100775326)
2022-01-22T05:02:17Z	**Widlcard Inglis's inspiring Australian Open run comes to an end**
Australia's Maddison Inglis shows plenty of fight but can't get past Estonian veteran Kaia Kanepi, who wins their third-round match in three sets. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-22/australian-open-kaia-kanepi-defeats-maddison-inglis/100775368)
2022-01-22T06:06:41Z	**Drinking water the priority in Tonga after volcano, tsunami with Australian naval ship on the way**
Minister for International Development Zed Seselja says Tongan officials and defence personnel are doing an "extraordinary job" in aid and clean-up efforts. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-22/tonga-aid-update-hmas-adelaide-to-arrive-wednesday/100775502)
2022-01-22T06:18:47Z	**The bowls club looks more like the local pool as SA town hit with 160mm of rain**
Parts of regional South Australia have again been inundated with torrential downpours, turning tracks into waterways and completely submerging the green of one local bowls club. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-22/rain-downpours-flash-flooding-in-kimba-and-sa-outback/100775598)
2022-01-22T07:01:51Z	**Community spirit on tap as tiny town saves local pub with $1m purchase**
Faced with the sobering prospect of losing their beloved watering hole, the people of Grong Grong banded together and bought it themselves. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-22/riverina-community-raises-1-million-to-save-local-pub/100772036)
2022-01-22T07:17:26Z	**Democracy campaigner with ties to Australia sentenced to death in Myanmar**
Two prominent pro-democracy figures in Myanmar, one of whom has links to Australia, are sentenced to death by the ruling military junta, renewing fears for detained Australian citizen Sean Turnell. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-22/myanmar-death-sentences-for-pro-democracy-activists/100775304)
2022-01-22T07:31:59Z	**Police hopeful of finding missing man after boat capsizes in Sydney as his dog is found alive in a cave**
A large-scale land and air search continues to locate a 49-year-old man after a boat capsized overnight in Sydney's north harbour as his dog and another man are found alive. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-22/search-for-missing-man-ongoing-after-boat-capsizes-manly-sydney/100775444)
2022-01-22T08:06:15Z	**Aussie O'Connell eliminated at Melbourne Park as Medvedev, Tsitsipas reach last 16**
Wildcard Chris O'Connell falls short of reaching the fourth round of the Australian Open, while tournament heavyweights Daniil Medvedev and Stefanos Tsitsipas make it through to the second week at Melbourne Park. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-22/australian-open-chris-oconnell-out-medvedev-tsitsipas-win/100775752)
2022-01-22T08:01:23Z	**NT Police appeal for information about a 'suspicious' death near Uluru**
Northern Territory police say they are are investigating the suspicious death of a man in Central Australia. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-22/nt-police-suspicious-death-near-uluru/100775750)
2022-01-22T09:37:50Z	**The Top 10 songs in triple j's Hottest 100 include The Wiggles, The Kid LAROI and Justin Bieber and Billie Eilish**
The Wiggles have made history by taking out the top spot in triple j's Hottest 100. Find out who made the Top 10. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-22/triple-j-hottest-100-top-10-wiggles-kid-laroi-justin-bieber/100775192)
2022-01-22T10:32:36Z	**De Minaur safely secures first Australian Open fourth-round berth**
Alex de Minaur is still standing at Melbourne Park, with the 22-year-old the only Australian remaining in the men's draw after advancing to the last 16 at the season-opening major. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-22/australian-open-alex-de-minaur-through-to-fourth-round/100775774)
2022-01-22T11:16:08Z	**Former Malaysian PM Mahathir Mohamad admitted to hospital for third time in a month**
Malaysia's longest-serving leader, who famously clashed with former prime minister Paul Keating in 1993, is resting in a cardiac care unit in Kuala Lumpur, his spokesperson announces. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-22/former-malaysian-pm-mahathir-mohamad-admitted-to-hospital/100775794)
2022-01-22T12:59:34Z	**Search for missing lab monkeys after truck carrying 100 primates crashes in the US**
Authorities search for at least three of the monkeys that appeared to have escaped after the truck that was carrying them crashed with a garbage truck in Pennsylvania. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-22/truck-with-100-monkeys-crashes-in-the-us-with-some-missing/100775854)
2022-01-22T13:44:44Z	**Samoa and Kiribati go into lockdown after international arrivals bring COVID-19**
The countries enter lockdowns after having avoided the worst of the pandemic for two years. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-23/samoa-kiribati-to-lock-down-as-virus-lands-in-pacific/100775874)
2022-01-22T18:00:00Z	**Putin's 'Catherine the Great' move puts the world on notice**
Putting a massive build-up of troops on the Ukraine border with the threat of war is Moscow's clear challenge to the global order, writes Stan Grant. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-23/russian-troops-ukraine-threat-war-global-stakes-west-power/100772162)
2022-01-22T18:00:00Z	**The partner who didn't get sick: Why one half of a couple can be spared from COVID**
An effective pandemic response requires clear rules and thresholds that tell us how to judge COVID risk. But that doesn't mean the virus always follows the script. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-23/why-some-dont-get-covid-household-outbreak/100770502)
2022-01-22T18:46:48Z	**The Hollywood Con Queen lured hundreds into a bizarre scam. But the biggest twist was yet to come**
The strange and complicated scam stretched across multiple countries over seven years. But when police arrested the Hollywood Con Queen, her hundreds of victims were shocked. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-23/hollywood-con-queen-scam/100741998)
2022-01-22T19:06:31Z	**From four men and a beach umbrella to thousands online — the evolution of Indigenous activism**
Fifty years ago, the Aboriginal Tent Embassy laid an anchor for decades of protests for Indigenous rights. The battle is now shifting online as First Nations people re-imagine protest and its impact on non-Indigenous Australians. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-23/indigenous-activism-today-tent-embassy-australia-day-anniversary/100773630)
2022-01-22T19:00:00Z	**They've spent their lives fighting for fairness and these super seniors are still changing the world**
The 2022 Senior Australian of the Year candidates all share a vision for equality, respect, honesty and responsibility. These are their remarkable stories. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-23/senior-australian-of-the-year-meet-the-nominees/100761816)
2022-01-22T19:19:06Z	**'Whelan the Wrecker is here': The demolition firm that transformed Melbourne over a century**
Some of the city's oldest, and grandest, buildings were among thousands pulled down by one demolition firm that became so well known that its name became part of Melburnians' vocabulary. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-23/whelan-the-wrecker-the-demolition-firm-transformed-melbourne/100342416)
2022-01-22T19:30:00Z	**Widow claims millions in damages after husband and son drown in lagoon**
Jie Tan's 30-year-old husband and five-year-old son drowned at Airlie Beach Lagoon in 2018. Now she's suing the council and the lifeguard service contractor. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-23/widow-sues-whitsunday-council-after-husband-and-son-drown/100763914)
2022-01-22T19:42:19Z	**How attending a series of lockdown parties has Boris Johnson's career teetering**
Once the most-popular Tory Prime Minister since Margaret Thatcher, Boris Johnson is now facing a potential leadership spill. The next few days could determine his legacy. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-23/boris-johnsons-career-on-the-edge/100772800)
2022-01-22T20:01:57Z	**How can you cope if you're in COVID isolation without family or friends nearby?**
Those who live by themselves with no families or friends in Australia, such as international students, share their experience on surviving isolation alone. Many organisations and community groups are reaching out and helping with the delivery of food and basic necessities. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-23/how-can-you-seek-help-when-you-are-isolating-alone/100769342)
2022-01-22T20:09:01Z	**How to process when reality TV stars aren't who we thought they were**
After starring in Netflix’s docuseries Cheer, Jerry Harris was embraced by the likes of Oprah and Ellen. Then he was arrested on child pornography charges. So, how should we process cases like this, when what's presented to us on reality TV feels at odds with 'reality'? ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-23/reconcile-reality-tv-stars-cheer-tiger-king-commit-crime/100772964)
2022-01-22T20:21:07Z	**Get vaccinated or get Novaked — government’s hardline message to sport**
Could Immigration Minister Alex Hawke find it in the public interest to not let athletes such as 11-time world surfing champion Kelly Slater into Australia for the upcoming WSL events, given the reasoning behind Novak Djokovic's deportation and the top surfer's vaccine comments? ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-23/get-vaccinated-or-get-novaked-australian-government-kelly-slater/100775518)
2022-01-22T20:32:36Z	**So you've recovered from COVID. Now what?**
For two years, we've been hearing about symptoms, testing and quarantine protocol, but what about once you've had the virus? ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-23/qld-coronavirus-covid19-explainer-boosters-vaccine/100771400)
2022-01-22T20:54:04Z	**'It was my last really sweet moment': Katherine Brunt on England's drought-breaking 2005 Ashes series win**
When England won the Women's Ashes series for the first time in 42 years, Katherine Brunt played a starring role. Brunt and Australia's Kate Blackwell reflect on the elation, devastation, off-field fun and playing 'really simple' cricket. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-23/womens-ashes-top-20-katherine-brunt-kate-blackwell-2005-cricket/100768902)
2022-01-22T21:05:27Z	**Two people found dead after fire engulfs house in Ipswich**
Police are treating the fire at Collingwood Park as suspicious and investigations are still underway at the scene. Emergency services arrived to find the house engulfed in flames around 1am. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-23/qld-fatal-house-fire-ipswich-collingwood-park/100775944)
2022-01-22T21:20:45Z	**German navy chief resigns after drawing criticism over Vladimir Putin comments**
Germany's navy chief steps down after drawing criticism for saying Russian President Vladimir Putin deserved respect and that Ukraine would never win back annexed Crimea from Moscow. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-23/german-navy-chief-steps-down-vladimir-putin-comments/100775958)
2022-01-22T21:33:35Z	**Ally had her eggs frozen before her cancer treatment, but not everyone gets the chance**
The day Ally Galea met her cancer specialist he asked her to think about her fertility. Experts say it represents an "enormous improvement" in awareness, but more can be done. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-23/cancer-fertility-conversations-crucial-or-ivf-experts-say/100768900)
2022-01-22T21:45:08Z	**Hong Kong warns of worsening COVID-19 outbreak as leader defends hamster cull**
Hong Kong authorities close down a second apartment block in an attempt to halt a COVID-19 outbreak as Chief Executive Carrie Lam defends a pet hamster cull that has angered animal rights activists. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-23/hong-kong-warns-of-worsening-covid-outbreak-amid-hamster-cull/100775900)
2022-01-22T22:09:06Z	**Victoria records 14 more COVID-19 deaths, with 1,002 in hospital and 13,091 new cases**
Of those people currently in hospital with COVID-19, there are 120 in intensive care units, including 44 people receiving ventilation. There are now at least 191,058 active cases of the virus across the state. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-23/victoria-records-more-covid-deaths-hospitalisations-and-cases/100775906)
2022-01-22T22:22:10Z	**Discovery of 'bags and bags' of stone tools in uni collection spark hopes of repatriation**
Stone axes, grinding stones and other core parts and cutting implements have been rediscovered in a University of Melbourne collection. The items were taken from Gunditjmara country by amateur collectors and sold to museums in the 1950s. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-23/gunditjmara-tools-leonhard-adam-collection-sparks-exhibition/100659198)
2022-01-22T22:33:23Z	**When it rains, it soars: Wetland birds come back from the brink**
A number of endangered wetland species will see a rebound in numbers following months of rainfall, according to wildlife experts. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-23/endangered-species-return-to-wetlands-following-heavy-rainfall/100773462)
2022-01-22T22:49:52Z	**'Love them or hate them': A world of art made from teeth**
It's the question you didn't know you had: Why is there an abandoned theme-park housing sculptures made from human teeth in the basement of a pyramid in regional Victoria? ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-23/stawell-abandoned-theme-park-human-teeth/100695096)
2022-01-22T23:06:57Z	**Tasmania's COVID-related hospitalisations rise to 39, as the state records 625 new cases**
Tasmania has recorded 39 COVID-19-related hospitalisations, up from yesterday's 31, and 625 new cases. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-23/tasmania-s-covid-related-hospitalisations-rise-to-39/100775964)
2022-01-22T23:16:18Z	**'Could have gone very badly': At-risk Aboriginal community defies COVID outbreak as peak passes**
When the first case of COVID-19 was detected in the Aboriginal community of Cherbourg last month, authorities feared the worst for the vulnerable and low-vaccinated community, but residents seem to be defying the odds. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-23/cherbourg-aboriginal-community-defying-odds-against-omicron/100773048)
2022-01-22T23:33:56Z	**Manchester City's win streak ended by spritely Southampton in EPL**
Manchester City's long winning run in the Premier League ends at 12 matches after a 1-1 draw with Southampton. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-23/manchester-city-southampton-english-premier-league/100775940)
2022-01-22T23:41:16Z	**SA records lowest COVID-19 daily case numbers so far this year**
The number of new COVID-19 cases in South Australia's has continued to decline. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-23/sa-records-no-covid-deaths-in-latest-reporting-as-new-cases-drop/100776010)
2022-01-23T00:16:44Z	**10 more people die from COVID in Queensland, 11,947 new cases confirmed**
Health Minister Yvette D'Ath says there are now 863 people in hospital with COVID-19, with 47 patients in ICU. There are 85,112 active cases of the virus across the state. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-23/qld-coronavirus-covid19-10-deaths-sunday/100770412)
2022-01-23T00:53:44Z	**Perth Glory defeat struggling Sky Blues in A-League Men**
Continuing their West Australian exodus Perth Glory scored a 2-1 win over Sydney FC as the struggling Sky Blues lose more players to Socceroos. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-23/perth-defeat-sydney-fc-alm/100776074)
2022-01-23T01:29:22Z	**The Wiggles’ Hottest 100 winning track might never have happened**
If it was all up to Anthony Field, who wears the blue shirt, The Wiggles' Hottest 100 winning cover of Tame Impala's Elephant might never have happened. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-23/anthony-field-wiggles-hottest-100-win-triple-j/100776012)
2022-01-23T01:36:44Z	**Man's body pulled from Perth's Swan River after he disappeared while crabbing with family and friends**
A 70-year-old man dies while crabbing with family and friends in the Swan River near Point Walter Reserve on Saturday night. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-23/mans-body-pulled-from-swan-river-after-bicton-crabbing-incident/100776200)
2022-01-23T01:56:04Z	**Eighth-seed Badosa exits Australian Open as Keys reaches quarterfinals**
Unseeded Madison Keys — who has been ranked as high as number seven in the world — is the first player through to the Australian Open quarterfinals after defeating Paula Badosa in straight sets. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-23/australian-open-madison-keys-beats-paula-badosa/100776158)
2022-01-23T02:17:20Z	**Channel Nine criticised for unequal broadcast plans for women's and men's ICC World Cups**
The Nine Network — whose broadcast deal with Cricket Australia ended in 2019 — is being criticised for putting popular Australian Women's cricket team games behind Kayo's paywall. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-23/channel-nine-criticised-for-icc-world-cup-broadcast-paywall/100776142)
2022-01-23T02:33:46Z	**NT Police arrest man, 18, over fatal stabbing near Uluru**
Northern Territory police arrest an 18-year-old man following a fatal stabbing near Uluru in Central Australia on Saturday. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-23/nt-police-arrest-over-uluru-death/100776272)
2022-01-23T02:31:08Z	**PM cancels wedding as NZ imposes restrictions in response to Omicron spread**
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern cancels her own wedding in response to new restrictions on gatherings as the country attempts to contain the spread of the COVID-19 Omicron variant across both islands. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-23/new-zealand-to-impose-restrictions-after-omicron-spread/100776154)
2022-01-23T03:01:26Z	**Women's Ashes live: Australia chases second T20 win over England after Saturday's washout**
Australia and England hope the rain stays away for their third and final T20 match at Adelaide Oval. Check out the live scores and stats in our ScoreCentre. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-23/womens-ashes-third-20-australia-england-live/100774142)
2022-01-23T02:57:38Z	**Outback highway, cars washed away by ex-cyclone deluge**
The weather bureau says parts of SA recorded "all-time records" in terms of rainfall, while social media is awash with photos and videos of inundated highways. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-23/sa-rain-and-floods-wash-away-outback-roads/100776030)
2022-01-23T03:18:26Z	**NT COVID-19 hospitalisations drop to 61 as restrictions continue in several communities**
Lockdowns and lockouts remain in several communities across the Northern Territory. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-23/nt-covid-hospital-patients-drop-lockdowns-lockouts-continue/100776344)
2022-01-23T03:42:30Z	**Keeping children at home is 'no longer an option'. Here's how Victoria plans to bring them back to schools**
Students and staff will be given free RATs to self-test as part of the government's four-week back-to-school strategy. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-23/covid-settings-school-staff-shortage-omicron/100775732)
2022-01-23T04:10:25Z	**WA records big jump in COVID-19 cases, but all linked to existing infections**
WA records 24 new COVID-19 cases, a big jump from Saturday's seven cases, but the Health Minister says all are linked to existing infections. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-23/wa-records-24-new-covid-cases-but-all-linked-to-existing/100776210)
2022-01-23T04:43:24Z	**Three people charged after anti-vaccination rally in North Queensland**
An anti-vaccination protester has been charged with seriously assaulting a police officer, while two others have been charged with obstructing police, after a protest in Mackay. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-23/mackay-anti-vaccination-rally-at-caneland-shopping-centre/100776394)
2022-01-23T05:08:42Z	**Tennis Australia defends decision to confiscate 'Where is Peng Shuai?' T-shirt, banner at Australian Open**
Tennis Australia says Peng Shuai's safety is its "primary concern", despite police and Melbourne Park security confiscating a T-shirt and banner featuring messages in support of the Chinese tennis player. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-23/tennis-australia-defends-decision-to-confiscate-peng-shuai-shirt/100776470)
2022-01-23T05:49:49Z	**Five arrested after shots fired while cars 'chased each other' in peak-hour Adelaide traffic**
Four men and a woman will face court over a shooting spree in Adelaide's north, including in peak-hour traffic on a major road on Friday afternoon, with police seizing firearms including a gel blaster. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-23/five-people-arrested-and-charged-after-adelaide-shootings/100776496)
2022-01-23T06:14:24Z	**Patrons and horses forced to flee race meeting after car park blaze**
No one is reported injured in the blaze, which has been brought under control by firefighters. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-23/victoria-race-meeting-abandoned-after-fire/100776514)
2022-01-23T06:23:20Z	**Nadal wins marathon tiebreak on his way to booking quarterfinal berth**
A first-set tiebreak lasting almost half an hour provides great drama, before Rafael Nadal secures a spot in the Australian Open quarterfinals. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-23/australian-open-rafael-nadal-defeats-adrian-mannarino/100776530)
2022-01-23T07:25:14Z	**Kyrgios, Kokkinakis continue dream doubles run at Australian Open**
Nick Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkinakis storm into the quarterfinals of the doubles draw in front of another raucous crowd at Melbourne Park. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-23/australian-open-nick-kyrgios-thanasi-kokkinakis-win/100776500)
2022-01-23T07:32:47Z	**Belgian Van Uytvanck tests positive for COVID-19 after Australian Open**
Belgian tennis player Alison Van Uytvanck says she tested positive for COVID-19 after playing at the Australian Open. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-23/belgian-van-uytvanck-tests-positive-covid-19-australian-open/100776604)
2022-01-23T08:00:14Z	**Roos coach Arnold positive for COVID, to miss Vietnam qualifier**
Socceroos boss Graham Arnold is isolating after testing positive for COVID-19 and will miss the World Cup qualifier against Vietnam. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-23/australia-coach-arnold-positive-for-covid-to-miss-vietnam-game/100776632)
2022-01-23T09:34:34Z	**Barty breezes through to last eight at Australian Open**
Ash Barty marched into the Australian Open quarterfinals for the fourth straight year after dispensing of American Amanda Anisimova in straight sets. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-23/australian-open-ash-barty-through-to-quarterfinals/100776678)
2022-01-23T10:20:02Z	**Francis Ngannou retains UFC heavyweight belt**
Francis Ngannou ekes out a unanimous decision over previously unbeaten Ciryl Gane to retain his UFC heavyweight title. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-23/francis-ngannou-keeps-ufc-heavyweight-belt/100776694)
2022-01-23T11:12:34Z	**British MP claims she was fired from ministerial post due to her 'Muslimness'**
Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab says the claim from her Conservative Party colleague Nusrat Ghani that she was sacked as an MP partly due to her Muslim faith should be investigated if a formal complaint is made. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-23/muslimness-sacking-claim-to-be-investigated-by-uk-government/100776692)
2022-01-23T12:22:44Z	**Alcott defeats great rival Vink to reach Australian Open semis**
Seven-time champion Dylan Alcott begins his farewell appearance at the Australian Open with a come-from-behind performance against Dutch rival Niels Vink. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-23/dylan-alcott-wins-quarterfinal-match-against-dutchman-niels-vink/100776674)
2022-01-23T13:24:38Z	**Rapid antigen tests free for concession card holders today, but pharmacies fear they won't have enough**
More than 6 million Australians will have access to free rapid antigen tests, but pharmacists fear widespread supply shortages mean they will struggle to meet demand. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-24/free-rats-for-concession-holders-pharmacists-fear-lack-of-supply/100776710)
2022-01-23T13:59:53Z	**China's 'zero tolerance' COVID strategy sees massive testing blitz ahead of Beijing Winter Olympics**
People in a Beijing district with some 2 million residents are ordered to undergo mass coronavirus testing following a series of infections as China tightens anti-disease controls ahead of the Winter Olympics. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-24/beijing-district-orders-mass-virus-testing-ahead-of-olympics/100776764)
2022-01-23T18:49:01Z	**'No chance you're sticking anything up my nose': Self-tests an issue for parents ahead of return to school**
The reliance on rapid antigen tests (RATs) in the NSW government's back-to-school plan has parents concerned over their accessibility and reliability. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-24/nsw-parents-concerned-with-at-home-tests-for-students/100776216)
2022-01-23T18:56:18Z	**Forced rapid testing and mask mandates: How US schools are handling Omicron**
The United States is now averaging more than 700,000 COVID-19 cases per day and schools are having to find new ways to stay open. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-24/how-schools-in-united-states-are-handling-omicron-covid19-wave/100752612)
2022-01-23T19:05:36Z	**'Amazingly strong and articulate': Sexual assault survivor on Grace Tame's legacy**
In Grace Tame's home town of Hobart, the Sexual Assault Support Service has seen "one of the biggest increases" in referrals. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-24/grace-tame-legacy-as-australian-of-the-year/100774096)
2022-01-23T19:14:40Z	**Nine months pregnant and fearing for her life, Sarah made a risky phone call. A week later, she was dead**
For years, allegations of domestic abuse on US military bases have been dealt with by the chain of command. A landmark agreement could change that, but some survivors and families say it's too little, too late. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-24/us-military-domestic-violence/100765484)
2022-01-23T19:20:30Z	**We have an Australia Day meat shortage thanks to COVID-19, but it was entirely preventable**
Australia Day barbecues are under threat as Omicron infections continue to cripple meat-processing operations, but this was an entirely predictable crisis that employers and government should have seen it coming. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-24/the-conversation-covid-19-meat-crisis-was-entirely-predictable/100776476)
2022-01-23T19:30:00Z	**Should Australia still have an honours system?**
The announcement of who gets an Australia Day Honour usually comes with a healthy dose of controversy. But that's nothing new, writes Karen Fox. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-24/the-surprising-history-australia-day-honours/100773946)
2022-01-23T19:39:59Z	**China sends the largest number of fighter jets into Taiwan's air defence identification zone since October**
Thirty-four fighter jets, four electronic warfare aircraft and a single bomber fly into an area to the north-east of the Pratas Islands, according Taiwan's defence ministry. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-24/taiwan-reports-largest-chinese-adiz-incursion-since-october/100776812)
2022-01-23T19:51:06Z	**Queensland to release its COVID plan for schools, but will it include RATs for kids?**
Two weeks before the school year starts, the Queensland government is expected to reveal how it plans to reduce the risk of COVID in classrooms. But will it include regular rapid antigen tests for kids? ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-24/qld-coronavirus-covid19-schools-delay/100730032)
2022-01-23T19:56:58Z	**'As rare as hens' teeth': Queensland concessional card holders to wait longer for free RATs**
The government said concessional card holders could get free rapid antigen tests from pharmacies from today — but short supplies mean they will be very hard to find. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-24/qld-coronavirus-covid19-rapid-antigen-tests-pharmacies/100775088)
2022-01-23T20:03:29Z	**Even Australia's hermit kingdom seems finally set to fall to Omicron**
Two years ago, Western Australia slammed its doors shut and went in a different direction to the rest of the nation. But the sun may be setting on its days behind a hard border, despite its delayed reopening. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-24/wa-border-opening-delayed-but-sun-is-setting-on-hermit-kingdom/100737778)
2022-01-23T20:22:09Z	**The Loop: Who can get a free RAT, meat shortages for Australia Day, and Grace Tame engaged**
Here's your TL;DR for this morning's news. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-24/latest-news-free-covid-rat-barty-alcott-grace-tame/100776810)
2022-01-23T20:33:57Z	**Mining town cut off after floodwaters cut only road in or out**
Authorities are working to restore access to Roxby Downs in South Australia's far north after floodwaters washed away a section of the highway in and out of the town, leaving the local population of 4,500 facing supply shortages. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-24/road-works-after-rains-cause-flooding-and-was-away-highway/100776820)
2022-01-23T20:42:32Z	**From coffee and Crocs to computer chips, the world is running low on some unexpected items**
Coffee. Crocs. Instruments. Bikes. Computer chips. The world is running low on some unexpected items and countless industries are struggling, with some businesses even forced to close despite increased demand. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-24/global-supply-chain-and-covid-causing-unexpected-shortages/100771322)
2022-01-23T20:41:54Z	**Indigenous Territorians are battling 'confusing' COVID-19 messaging, say peak bodies**
As remote NT communities plunge in and out of COVID-19 lockdown restrictions, advocates for Indigenous Territorians say it is becoming harder to keep up with changes to health advice. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-24/nt-aboriginal-territorians-confusing-covid-19-health-advice/100776078)
2022-01-23T21:02:37Z	**Your local councillor can sue you for defamation, and it could cost ratepayers thousands**
A Perth defamation lawyer says council policies that pay for councillors and staff to sue members of the public for defamation are an "absurd waste of ratepayer resources". ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-24/defamation-claims-councillors-vs-public-ratepayer-dollars/100769548)
2022-01-23T21:33:53Z	**Stowaway survives flight from Africa in a plane's wheel compartment**
The man is taken to hospital after arriving at Amsterdam as a stowaway on a flight from Africa which originated in South Africa and made a stop in Kenya. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-24/stowaway-survives-freight-flight-from-africa-to-amsterdam/100776876)
2022-01-23T21:30:28Z	**Cleo Smith's alleged abductor due back in court amid fresh charge of assaulting police officer**
The man accused of abducting four-year-old Cleo Smith is due for his third court appearance today, and he is also facing a fresh charge after allegedly assaulting a police officer. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-24/cleo-smith-alleged-abductor-terence-kelly-due-back-in-wa-court/100766224)
2022-01-23T21:45:06Z	**'I've never been a fan of the soft signal': Khawaja caught out in BBL finals catch controversy**
Fawad Ahmed's catch to end Usman Khawaja's innings in the Sydney Thunder's loss to Adelaide in the Big Bash finals puts focus on umpires giving "soft" signals on the field. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-24/usman-khawaja-fawad-ahmed-bbl-catch-controversy/100776870)
2022-01-23T22:04:35Z	**Victorian COVID hospitalisations at 998, as 17 deaths and 11,695 new infections reported**
There are 119 people in Victorian intensive care units after contracting COVID-19, including 47 patients on ventilators. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-24/victoria-records-more-covid-hospitalisations-deaths-and-cases/100776868)
2022-01-23T22:49:03Z	**'It's not really being explained': Language barrier and overcrowding hampers Yuendumu COVID response**
A Yuendumu community leader calls for positive cases to be removed from the community as quickly as possible amid reports people in isolation are struggling to understand health advice. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-24/overcrowding-yuendumu-community-hampers-covid-response/100772846)
2022-01-23T23:17:16Z	**Tasmania new COVID cases drop to 619, three people in ICU**
Tasmania records 619 new cases of COVID-19, down slightly from yesterday's figures, as the number of people in ICU remains steady at three. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-24/tas-covid-numbers-mon-24/100776906)
2022-01-23T23:33:38Z	**With Omicron spreading in WA, here's what symptoms you should be watching for and when to get tested**
As West Australian authorities plead for people with COVID-19 symptoms to get tested, what is it exactly you should be keeping an eye out for? ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-24/why-the-urgency-for-covid-19-tests-in-wa-and-what-to-look-for/100776594)
2022-01-24T00:08:07Z	**ASX dips after global markets slump; Fortescue acquires Williams Advanced Engineering**
Australian shares fall in early trading, tracking a lower finish on Wall Street, amid fears of inflation and policy tightening by the US Federal Reserve. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-24/australian-share-market-asx-business-global-stock-covid/100777056)
2022-01-24T00:39:50Z	**Tennis legend labels Tennis Australia 'pathetic' over confiscation of 'Where is Peng Shuai?' shirts**
A fundraiser to print more T-shirts with "Where is Peng Shuai?" written on them exceeds $10,000 after Australian Open officials confiscated them over the weekend. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-24/peng-shuai-t-shirt-gofundme-australian-open/100777068)
2022-01-24T00:46:53Z	**Novavax gets final green light, becomes fourth COVID vaccine option**
The vaccine now has the final approval from ATAGI and is set to be rolled out across the country toward the end of February. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-24/novavax-covid-vaccine-atagi-approval-rollout-february/100777186)
2022-01-24T00:59:35Z	**Rough seas expose a trio of historical treasures on NSW beach**
The elements have exposed three former Sydney ferries that washed ashore 50 years ago on a NSW Mid North Coast beach. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-24/tsunami-conditions-expose-old-shipwrecks/100770456)
2022-01-24T01:22:05Z	**'We're here to help': Meet the country nurses going the extra mile to help residents during COVID**
Nurses in the small town of Boort in Central Victoria go above and beyond the call of duty to deliver food and medication to isolated residents. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-24/boort-nurses-helping-community-with-food-delivery/100772624)
2022-01-24T01:30:28Z	**China accused of foreign interference over hijacking of Scott Morrison's WeChat account**
Senior Coalition MPs accuse China's government of foreign interference after the Prime Minister's account on the ubiquitous Chinese language messaging app WeChat was hijacked. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-24/prime-minister-scott-morrison-wechat-account-hacked/100776898)
2022-01-24T01:45:54Z	**Heavy rain in outback closes rail line between SA and WA**
The owner of the rail line between Adelaide and Kalgoorlie in Western Australia says the track sustained damage over the weekend as a result of rain, and is closed. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-24/rail-line-closed-between-sa-and-wa/100777316)
2022-01-24T02:10:33Z	**Police search for man after Melbourne woman wakes to intruder during alleged sexual assault**
The alleged victim was sexually assaulted as she woke up in her Fitzroy North home in the early hours of Saturday January 8. Police have released CCTV images of a man seen in the area who they want to speak to. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-24/police-release-images-man-fitzroy-north-sexual-assault/100777460)
2022-01-24T02:19:54Z	**COVID-19 hospital admissions in the NT jump to 78, with four people now in ICU**
The Northern Territory has recorded another 286 coronavirus cases, and there's been a rise in the number of people in hospital and intensive care. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-24/nt-covid-286-new-cases-78-hospitalisations/100776942)
2022-01-24T02:29:57Z	**'A really big win': Relief for Biloela Tamil family as court rules bridging visa decision unfair**
The Federal Circuit and Family Court has ruled that the Immigration Minister was "procedurally unfair" in preventing three members of the Tamil family from applying for further bridging visas but supporters still fear deportation after the election. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-24/biloela-tamil-family-court-win-procedural-unfairness-alex-hawke/100777272)
2022-01-24T03:01:18Z	**Cleo Smith's abductor admits child stealing after little girl disappeared from tent in outback WA**
The man accused of abducting four-year-old Cleo Smith from her family and holding her for 18 days at his house in the WA town of Carnarvon pleads guilty to a charge of child stealing. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-24/terence-kelly-pleads-guilty-to-abducting-cleo-smith-carnarvon/100670176)
2022-01-24T03:18:09Z	**Australia finalises team for next month's Winter Olympics**
Australia's team for the Winter Olympics in Beijing has more female athletes than ever before, with women making up more than half of the 44-strong squad. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-24/australian-winter-olympics-team-highest-female-representation/100777710)
2022-01-24T03:15:48Z	**1,400 hens for sale as fed-up chook farmer throws in the towel**
An exhausted Queensland egg producer is calling it quits, blaming the crippling impact of COVID-19 on the hospitality industry. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-24/sunshine-coast-chicken-farmer-calls-it-quits/100777214)
2022-01-24T03:39:12Z	**'The game of the year': Chiefs edge Bills in overtime in instant NFL Playoffs classic**
After one of the wildest finishes to an NFL Playoffs game in history, the Kansas City Chiefs take advantage of a controversial overtime rule to beat the Buffalo Bills. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-24/chiefs-edge-bills-in-overtime-in-instant-nfl-playoffs-classic/100777656)
2022-01-24T03:50:12Z	**Turtle recovered after high-speed interstate police pursuit**
A turtle found at the end of a police pursuit from South Australia to New South Wales is returned safely to the wild. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-24/turtle-recovered-after-high-speed-interstate-chase/100777532)
2022-01-24T04:12:49Z	**Adelaide's train network to shut down for Fringe opening to deal with Gawler Line delays**
The entire metropolitan train network will be closed for the Adelaide Fringe opening weekend as the completion date for the maligned Gawler Line electrification project is delayed again. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-24/train-network-to-shut-down-for-adelaide-fringe-opening/100777574)
2022-01-24T04:04:49Z	**Ex-Labor staffer denies becoming aroused at work looking at child abuse material**
A man who used to work for a South Australian state MP viewed and became aroused by child exploitation material while he was at work, an Adelaide court hears. WARNING: This story contains graphic content that readers may find distressing. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-24/ex-labor-staffer-denies-getting-aroused-by-child-abuse-material/100777118)
2022-01-24T04:44:01Z	**WA records 13 new COVID cases as virus seeps into South West region**
Another 13 local cases of COVID-19 are reported in WA as Omicron spreads, including one new case with an unknown source of infection in the state's South West region. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-24/wa-records-13-new-covid-19-cases-including-one-mystery-case/100777126)
2022-01-24T04:54:01Z	**'Ecstatic': These fans voted The Wiggles into the number one spot in the Hottest 100**
Here's who voted for The Wiggles in the Hottest 100, why they wanted them to come out on top, and how they're feeling. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-24/wiggles-fans-voted-triple-j-hottest-100/100777662)
2022-01-24T05:02:01Z	**What NSW kids are saying about weekly RATs and getting back to school**
After two years of disrupted schooling, the prospect of doing two rapid antigen tests a week isn't bothering these students too much. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-24/what-do-school-kids-think-about-weekly-rapid-tests-for-covid/100777702)
2022-01-24T05:17:05Z	**Millions of Australians can now access free rapid antigen tests — here's how to get them**
From today, about 6 million Australians with concession cards are able to obtain free rapid COVID-19 rapid antigen tests from pharmacies. Here's who can access them and how the process works. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-24/free-rapid-tests-available-for-some-from-australian-pharmacies/100777546)
2022-01-24T05:29:42Z	**Man, 18, charged with murder over stabbing death near Uluru**
NT police have charged an 18-year-old man with murder following the death of a 19-year-old in the Central Australian community of Mutitjulu. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-24/nt-police-charge-man-with-murder-over-mutitjulu-stabbing-death/100778044)
2022-01-24T05:45:01Z	**Canberra students won't need to show a negative RAT result before heading back to the classroom from next week**
ACT children from preschool to year 12 will return for face-to-face learning on January 31 for term one despite growing concern about the Omicron variant. Students will be provided two rapid antigen tests a week, but are not be required to test negative before their return to campus. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-24/canberra-return-to-school-plan-revealed-negative-rat-not-needed/100777224)
2022-01-24T06:28:54Z	**Thierry Mugler, known for his outlandish and futuristic fashion designs, dies at 73**
French fashion designer Thierry Mugler, whose dramatic and architectural clothing designs were worn by celebrities including Diana Ross, Madonna and Beyonce, has died. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-24/thierry-mugler-french-fashion-designer-dies-aged-73/100778136)
2022-01-24T06:57:09Z	**SA teachers vote to strike when school resumes**
Two-thirds of South Australian teachers have voted to take a day's strike action when some face-to-face classes resume on February 2, but the union is yet to decide whether it will go ahead. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-24/sa-teachers-vote-to-strike-when-school-resumes/100777676)
2022-01-24T08:12:17Z	**COVID-19 and staff shortages overwhelming regional health system, staff say**
Health workers say COVID-19 has exacerbated staffing shortfalls in regional areas, with RAT shortages and delays in PCR tests contributing to the crisis. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-24/regional-health-workers-say-system-struggling-with-covid-cases/100777960)
2022-01-24T08:57:29Z	**De Minaur's Australian Open campaign comes to an end**
There are no Australians left in the men's main draw after Alex de Minaur goes down to Jannik Sinner, while world number two Daniil Medvedev moves a step closer in his quest to win back-to-back majors. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-24/australian-open-alex-de-minaur-out-daniil-medvedev-wins/100778010)
2022-01-24T09:08:37Z	**Pharmacy Guild's RAT finder suffers tech difficulties 'under huge amount of pressure'**
A website designed to be a "single source of truth" in the search for rapid antigen tests at pharmacies has faced significant technical difficulties on its first day as "millions" attempt to access it. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-24/pharmacy-guild-website-to-find-rapid-antigen-tests/100777540)
2022-01-24T09:38:12Z	**'Left in limbo': Concern WA's ongoing border closure will deter overseas medical staff**
Emergency physician Peter Allely says overseas doctors who had planned to enter Western Australia after February 5 might now seek work elsewhere. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-24/concern-wa-border-closure-will-deter-overseas-medical-staff/100777964)
2022-01-24T09:51:58Z	**China lifts month-long lockdown for 13 million people ahead of Winter Olympics**
A month-long lockdown lifts in the northern Chinese city of Xi'an as COVID cases subside, less than two weeks before the opening ceremony for the Winter Olympics in Beijing. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-24/china-lifts-xi-an-covid-lockdown-before-winter-olympics/100778816)
2022-01-24T11:08:14Z	**Julian Assange allowed to appeal against extradition to United States**
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will be allowed to seek a Supreme Court appeal against his extradition to the United States over espionage and hacking charges. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-24/assange-allowed-to-take-appeal-against-extradition-supreme-court/100778964)
2022-01-24T11:25:02Z	**Australians in Ukraine urged to 'leave now' due to increased risk of armed conflict**
The federal government urges Australians in Ukraine to leave the country immediately, upgrading its travel advice "due to the "increased risk of armed conflict". ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-24/australians-in-ukraine-urged-to-leave-dfat/100778992)
2022-01-24T12:58:12Z	**'I don't even know who [Scott] Morrison is': Chinese businessman reveals why he bought PM's WeChat account**
The Chinese businessman who has taken over Scott Morrison's WeChat account insists the transaction had nothing to do with politics. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-24/scott-morrison-wechat-account-chinese-businessman/100778812)
2022-01-24T13:12:22Z	**WHO head says it is 'dangerous' to assume COVID pandemic is nearing its end**
The head of the World Health Organization says it would be dangerous to assume the highly transmissable Omicron would be the last variant to emerge and that the world was in the "end game" of the pandemic. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-25/who-head-says-dangerous-to-assume-pandemic-is-nearing-end/100778990)
2022-01-24T13:46:22Z	**Burkina Faso's President reportedly detained at military camp by mutineers**
Mutinying soldiers claim Burkina Faso President Roch Marc Christian Kabore is in a safe place after a battle outside the presidential palace in Ouagadougou. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-25/burkina-faso-president-detained-military-camp-muntineers/100779012)
2022-01-24T13:39:17Z	**World number two Sabalenka falls to Kanepi in massive Australian Open upset**
Second seed Aryna Sabalenka lets herself down with staggering 15 double faults in her shock three-set loss to Estonian veteran Kaia Kanepi. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-25/australian-open-aryna-sabalenka-loses-to-kaia-kanepi/100779074)
2022-01-24T13:54:08Z	**Police officers accused of violating George Floyd's civil rights stand trial**
Three former Minneapolis police officers face charges of violating George Floyd's civil rights as Derek Chauvin pinned the black man's neck to the street, an incident which sparked protests across the US. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-25/george-floyd-civil-rights-trial-three-police-officers/100779082)
2022-01-24T13:59:45Z	**Tsitsipas survives scare to keep Australian Open hopes alive**
Fighting back from two sets to one down, Stefanos Tsitsipas outlasts American 20th seed Taylor Fritz to win a thriller in the fourth round at Melbourne Park. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-25/australian-open-stefanos-tsitsipas-beats-taylor-fritz/100779080)
2022-01-24T18:02:46Z	**From 1 to 1,889,757 cases with no end in sight: Inside Australia's two-year fight with COVID**
Two years ago today, Australia first joined the COVID club. Within days we'd have more cases, within weeks our own lockdowns, writes Leigh Tonkin.
Two years ago today, Australia first joined the COVID club. Within days we'd have more cases, within weeks our own lockdowns. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-25/australia-two-years-with-covid-cases-on-our-shores-omicron/100778662)
2022-01-24T18:00:00Z	**Looking for a new book to read this summer? Here are some tips from renowned Australian authors**
We asked some of Australia's favourite authors to find out what they've been reading. The result is an eclectic list with something for everyone — even the kids. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-25/book-recommendations-from-popular-australian-authors/100772396)
2022-01-24T18:20:04Z	**'A few days doesn't make a trend': Omicron may have peaked but experts cautious**
Experts are reluctant to identify a clear trend in the Omicron wave until people return to work after holidays and rapid antigen tests are widely available. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-25/nsw-hospitalisations-reach-plateau-but-omicron-peak-less-certain/100777660)
2022-01-24T18:30:00Z	**How an autism diagnosis at 46 pulled Dani out of 'a miserable place' and into self rediscovery**
Generations of people have grown up feeling like they didn’t fit in, but never quite knowing why. But over the past three decades, our cultural understanding of autism has expanded far beyond early stereotypes. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/health/2022-01-25/autism-adults-hidden-histories-late-diagnosis/100190178)
2022-01-24T18:58:28Z	**Is Australia losing its Italian flavour?**
Italian is on the decline in Australia, but experts say younger generations of Australian Italians who are showing increased interest in the language and embracing their culture could reverse that trend. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-25/is-australia-losing-its-italian-flavour/100708882)
2022-01-24T18:57:15Z	**As war fears mount, why might Russia invade Ukraine?**
Russian President Vladimir Putin has long believed that Russia and Ukraine should be reunited as one country and has seen his past aggressions in the region result in renewed popularity at home. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-25/why-might-russia-invade-ukraine-explainer/100777020)
2022-01-24T19:03:00Z	**Here are your FAQs about children and the vaccine with schools on track to reopen**
Here are the common vaccine questions running through parents' minds as schools inch closer to starting the term. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-25/school-reopens-amid-omicron-concerns-children-vaccine/100757604)
2022-01-24T19:19:59Z	**With her husband losing litres of blood and an ambulance hours away, Lynette turned to Facebook**
Lynette Cullinan says her Vietnam veteran husband lost nearly three litres of blood while they waited for emergency services to arrive near a major regional city in New South Wales. WARNING: This story contains graphic images. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-25/nsw-community-turns-up-to-save-veteran-life-amid-ambulance-delay/100761012)
2022-01-24T19:17:13Z	**Live: NSW Now: Supermarket supply shortages ease as COVID cases stabilise**
MORNING BRIEFING: Supermarkets say supply shortages are easing as case numbers stabilise and more people return to work. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-25/sydney-news-supermarket-supply-shortages-ease/100777924)
2022-01-24T19:35:57Z	**NT's COVID hospitalisation rate doubled in a week. We ask the experts why**
The number of people in Northern Territory hospitals with COVID-19 has doubled in the past week and tripled in 10 days: but experts say this increase isn't unexpected. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-25/nt-covid-hospitalisation-rate-surge-complex-health-conditions/100778740)
2022-01-24T19:34:49Z	**Cheeky poddy calf Beryl who captured hearts around the world now stars in her own book**
Beryl the brahman had a rough start in life having endured floods, starvation, and drought. Her story mirrors many of those living in the outback. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2022-01-25/beryl-the-brahman-picture-book/100778254)
2022-01-24T19:30:00Z	**Will an Omicron-specific vaccine help control COVID? There’s one big problem**
Variant-specific vaccines would undoubtedly increase immunity. But waves of new variants would engulf the population faster than these vaccines could ever be deployed, writes Deborah Burnett. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-25/will-an-omicron-specific-vaccine-control-covid/100778152)
2022-01-24T19:48:17Z	**The town where residents are waiting more than a month to see a doctor**
The Omicron wave exposes more cracks in the rural and regional healthcare system as it continues to grapple with staff shortages. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-25/omicron-vaccine-rollout-intensifying-regional-doctor-shortage/100766738)
2022-01-24T19:43:21Z	**When will Queensland reach its COVID-19 peak and what will happen next?**
Queensland's COVID-19 Omicron peak is reportedly just weeks away, but experts are warning mask-wearing, social distancing and pressure on the health system will continue for months. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-25/qld-coronavirus-covid19-qld-omicron-peak-what-next/100775090)
2022-01-24T20:03:50Z	**Small wonders: Urban microfarmers a growing phenomenon**
Urban farming may not resolve all of the world's food production woes, but it's likely to form part of the solution and an increasing number of Australians are answering the call. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2022-01-25/farmers-without-farm-battery-point-tasmania/100756150)
2022-01-24T20:00:36Z	**Brisbanites to host country party for residents impacted by floods**
A Brisbane man who travelled to the Gympie Region to help with last fortnight's flood clean-up is returning with a busload of people to provide assistance of a different kind. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-25/country-tour-takes-city-folk-through-flood-hit-gympie-region/100766642)
2022-01-24T20:19:47Z	**The Loop: Djokovic could play in France, US markets plummet and Aussies told to leave Ukraine**
Here's your TL;DR for this morning's news. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-25/latest-news-ukraine-australia-djokovic-dow-jones/100779114)
2022-01-24T20:32:42Z	**Ash Barty is where shes wants to be as she prepares for 'chess game' with Jessica Pegula**
The world number one has not put a foot wrong so far this Australian Open, but she knows the challenge of winning the tournament is about to get harder, beginning with tonight's quarterfinal against Pegula. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-25/australian-open-ash-barty-jessica-pegula/100778998)
2022-01-24T20:27:26Z	**Live: Omicron wave persists as Australia marks two years with coronavirus**
Stay up to date with all of Tuesday's coronavirus news and updates. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-25/covid-live-blog-isolation-vaccination-case-numbers-rat-tests/100779146)
2022-01-24T20:52:00Z	**Outback highway reopens, restoring access to flood-hit SA communities**
The remote towns of Roxby Downs, Woomera and Andamooka were cut off from the rest of SA when the only sealed road was washed out on Saturday, but the Olympic Dam Highway has since reopened. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-25/olympic-dam-highway-reopens-after-rain-and-floods-in-outback-sa/100779124)
2022-01-24T21:04:35Z	**US investors spooked by rates and Ukraine tensions**
US stocks have extended their sell off as the prospect of higher US interest rates and a war between Russia and Ukraine spooks investors. There was a rout on European markets and the ASX is set to fall again. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-25/asx-wall-street-markets-currencies-commodities/100779156)
2022-01-24T21:12:33Z	**'I really want to come back home': Australian teen caught up in Islamic State prison break begs for help**
For five days, Islamic State fighters have been battling Kurdish soldiers to free thousands of men from a Syrian prison. Amid the chaos, an Australian boy tells his Sydney-based family in voice recordings that he's wounded and terrified. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-25/australian-teen-in-syrian-prison-amid-firefight/100778996)
2022-01-24T21:24:37Z	**Overseas travel is much easier now, but COVID could be a spanner in the works for years**
Tourism and health experts agree it could be better to delay overseas travel if you can, with the industry not expected to bounce back completely for at least two years as COVID-19 continues to spread across the globe. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-25/qld-covid-delay-international-travel-plans-experts-warn-/100763274)
2022-01-24T21:22:47Z	**Tasmania cuts COVID vaccine booster wait to three months**
From next week, Tasmanians aged 18 and over will have to wait only three months for a COVID-19 booster shot. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-25/tas-booster-shot-wait-time-reduce/100779170)
2022-01-24T21:22:25Z	**Blue carbon accounting set to open coastal floodgates for abatement credits**
The owners of marginal farming land in coastal areas are being urged to refill swamps, but sceptics question whether its carbon abatement properties would have happened anyway. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2022-01-25/blue-carbon-accounting-carbon-credit-but-skepticism-remains/100777876)
2022-01-24T21:19:30Z	**Earthquake 'swarm' rattles WA town more than 40 times in three weeks**
Residents of Arthur River say so far the damage has been minor, even though some of the tremors have been felt hundreds of kilometres away. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-25/earthquakes-swarms-hits-wa-town-of-arthur-river/100777860)
2022-01-24T21:35:55Z	**Student killed as gunman opens fire at Germany's oldest university**
An 18-year-old biology student opens fire in a lecture hall at Heidelberg University in Germany, fatally wounding another student and injuring three others before taking his own life. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-25/heidelberg-university-shooting/100779194)
2022-01-24T21:34:27Z	**Why Perth and the Pilbara keep smashing temperature records**
Here's why this year's "unusual" heatwave season has delivered record-breaking summer temperatures in Western Australia, and why there is more hot weather on the way. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-25/perth-and-pilbara-heatwaves-explained/100778546)
2022-01-24T22:07:05Z	**NSW records 29 COVID-19 deaths, almost 3,000 people in hospital**
NSW records 29 COVID-19 deaths in the 24 hours to 8:00pm yesterday with 2,943 people in hospital and 183 in intensive care. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-25/nsw-records-29-covid-deaths/100777942)
2022-01-24T22:06:47Z	**Victorian COVID hospitalisations at 1,057 as state records 29 further deaths**
About 32 per cent of Victorians aged 18 and above have had a third dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, which is seen as essential in curbing the spread of the Omicron wave. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-25/victoria-records-further-covid-deaths-cases-and-hospitalisations/100779144)
2022-01-24T22:04:24Z	**Turtle nests along Queensland coastline destroyed in wake of ex-tropical cyclone Seth**
Dangerous swell and high tides have washed away hundreds of turtle nests on Queensland's coast, prompting fears for population in years to come. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-25/loggerhead-turtle-nests-destroyed-cyclone-seth/100777730)
2022-01-24T22:18:15Z	**Sydney underworld figure Ibrahem Hamze arrested on the Gold Cost**
One of the allegedly high-ranking members of the Hamzy crime network is in custody as investigations continue into Sydney's bloody gangland war. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-25/ibrahem-hamze-arrested-in-gold-coast/100779216)
2022-01-24T22:39:02Z	**'They just need to get back with their own cohort of friends': Many Canberra parents welcome school return**
Like many Canberra parents, mother of two Gabrielle Connolly was thrilled to hear schools will be returning to face-to-face learning for the beginning of term one, as the ACT government introduces a host of measures to keep children safe. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-25/canberra-parents-react-to-act-school-return-plan/100779152)
2022-01-24T23:05:26Z	**'A cautious and prudent step': Government defends telling Australians to leave Ukraine**
Foreign Affairs Minister Marise Payne says the "unpredictable" situation in Ukraine, including whether there are flights in and out of the country, means people should leave while it is still safe. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-25/australians-leave-ukraine-russia-conflict-federal-government/100779274)
2022-01-24T23:21:51Z	**Why some parents are not sending their children to school during COVID-19**
As Queensland families wait to hear the government's back to school plan during the Omicron wave, many parents are ditching mainstream classrooms for homeschooling ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-25/queensland-home-school-registrations-soar-during-covid-19-/100778840)
2022-01-24T23:53:32Z	**US troops on high alert over Ukraine as NATO outlines Russia 'deterrence' plan**
The NATO alliance outlines potential troop and ship deployments, the UK says it will withdraw diplomats from Kyiv, and Ireland denounces upcoming Russian war games off its coast as unwelcome. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-25/us-troops-on-high-alert-nato-outlines-russia-deterrence-plan/100779316)
2022-01-25T00:32:35Z	**Driver involved in crash that killed police officer and mother banned from driving for a decade**
Harrison Kitt was driving at 167 kilometres per hour at an Adelaide intersection in 2020 when he crashed, killing senior police officer Joanne Shanahan and mother Tania McNeill. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-25/harrison-kitt-sentenced-over-horror-crash-that-killed-two-women/100779564)
2022-01-25T00:52:02Z	**Charlise Mutten, found in a barrel at Colo, died from gunshot wound, police say**
NSW Police confirm that 9-year-old Charlise Mutten, whose body was found in a barrel on the banks of the Colo River, died from a fatal gunshot wound. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-25/nsw-police-say-charlise-mutten-died-from-gunshot-wound/100779500)
2022-01-25T00:50:58Z	**Gabriel Medina announces he is taking a break from professional surfing**
Brazilian surf star Gabriel Medina announces he will miss the start of the surfing season after enduring a "difficult time" over the past few months. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-25/gabriel-medina-out-of-pro-pipeline/100779882)
2022-01-25T00:48:24Z	**Travel agents picket MPs offices over stalled cruise ship industry**
Travel operators across the country will picket Federal MPs' offices today in a bid to get the travel industry back up and running. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-25/travel-agents-picket-over-cruise-ship-recommencement-date/100779446)
2022-01-25T01:08:38Z	**COVID-19 outbreak on board HMAS Adelaide could hold up delivery of vital aid to Tonga**
Uncertainty surrounds Australia's latest aid mission to Tonga, as almost two dozen personnel on a Navy ship carrying humanitarian supplies to the country test positive to COVID-19. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-25/covid-19-outbreak-on-board-hmas-adelaide-delivering-aid-to-tonga/100779816)
2022-01-25T01:23:56Z	**Alcott closing in on victorious Australian Open farewell**
As he prepares to call time on his decorated career, Dylan Alcott moves through to his eighth consecutive Australian Open final with a straight-sets win over long-time rival Andy Lapthorne. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-25/australian-open-dylan-alcott-through-to-final/100779758)
2022-01-25T01:22:53Z	**Single mum and young son face homelessness after car smashes into their rental**
When there are very few houses up for rent, the last thing you need is a catastrophe that leaves your current home unliveable. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-25/single-mum-homeless-after-car-crashes-into-home/100778134)
2022-01-25T01:43:12Z	**COVID case in intensive care in WA amid another 15 local infections**
WA records 15 new cases of COVID-19 in the community, with two people in hospital with the virus and one of them in intensive care. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-25/wa-records-15-new-local-covid19-cases-one-in-intensive-care/100780032)