A Westfield shopping centre in southern Adelaide has been forced into lockdown and shoppers evacuated, following reports of a brawl between armed men.
Melbourne public housing tower residents agree to $5m COVID lockdown settlement
Melbourne public housing tower residents will receive compensation payments of about $2,200 each from the Victorian government after they were forced into a sudden hard lockdown during a COVID-19 outbreak in 2020.
Photo shows two public housing towers can be seen with the Melbourne city skyline in the backgroundAll the latest COVID-19 case numbers from around Australia — plus the news you may have missed
Here's a quick wrap of the COVID-19 news and case numbers from each Australian jurisdiction from the past week.
Photo shows A middle-aged man of Asian background wearing a face maskAll the latest COVID-19 case numbers from around Australia — plus the news you may have missed
Here's a quick wrap of the COVID-19 news and case numbers from each Australian jurisdiction from the past week.
Photo shows Illustration of a cluster of coronaviruses floating around'Completely out of order': Senior UK minister says latest lockdown party video is 'terrible'
Michael Gove describes a video of a party at the Conservative Party's headquarters during a lockdown in 2020 as "terrible", as COVID rule-breaking gatherings continue to hang over the government.
Photo shows A screengrab from a video showing staff of Conservative mayoral candidate Shaun Bailey partying during lockdown.Boris Johnson condemned in searing report
The former UK PM should be excluded from parliament for deliberately misleading lawmakers over rule-breaking COVID lockdown parties, a damning report has found.
Has Video Duration: 1 minute 47 seconds.The latest COVID-19 news and case numbers from around the states and territories
Here's a quick wrap of the COVID-19 news and case numbers from each Australian jurisdiction from the past week.
Photo shows Nurse holding a syringe and vialBoris Johnson deliberately misled UK parliament over COVID-19 lockdown parties, report finds
Boris Johnson said it was a lie to say he deliberately misled parliament, and called the report a charade.
All the latest COVID-19 case numbers from around Australia — plus the news you may have missed
Here's a quick wrap of the COVID-19 news and case numbers from each Australian jurisdiction from the past week.
Photo shows A woman wearing a bright yellow face mask look down at a nurse putting a sticker bandaid on her arm after a vaccination.$5 million offered to public housing residents affected by COVID lockdown
The residents of nine public housing towers who were subject to a controversial COVID lockdown launched a class action in 2021.
Has Video Duration: 1 minute 24 seconds.Victorian government offers $5 million settlement over housing tower COVID-19 lockdown
Residents of public housing towers in Flemington and North Melbourne launched a class action against the government over the sudden lockdown in July 2020.
Photo shows You view rectilinear windows with red borders across three storeys on a modernist public housing tower.All the latest COVID-19 case numbers from around Australia — plus the news you may have missed
Here's a quick wrap of the COVID-19 news and case numbers from each Australian jurisdiction from the past week.
Photo shows Scientific image of coronavirusAll the latest COVID-19 case numbers from around Australia — plus the news you may have missed
Here's a quick wrap of the COVID-19 news and case numbers from each Australian jurisdiction from the past week.
Photo shows Scientific image of coronavirusProtester accused of punching police horse threatens to sue media outlets as final charge dropped
The lawyers for anti-lockdown protester Kristian Pulkownik tell a court he will always be known as "horse punch guy" and that he has been "slandered" by a number of media outlets.
Photo shows A man pushes his arm towards a horse's face among a crowd of peopleThree years since Melbourne's first lockdown, how have we changed?
Everyone's experience of the world's longest lockdown was different, and our experiences of recovering from it are just as varied.
Photo shows Will poses for a photo wearing a mask in front of Flinders Street Station in Melbourne, Friday, July 17, 2020.Former UK PM Boris Johnson defends himself in Partygate hearing
Parliament's Committee of Privileges is investigating whether Johnson, who was ousted from Downing Street in September, intentionally or recklessly misled the House of Commons in a series of statements about the gatherings.
Has Video Duration: 1 minute 41 seconds.The first three months of the COVID-19 pandemic felt like a blur. How much do you remember?
With a barrage of press conferences, health updates and new restrictions, there was a lot to keep track of in the early days of the coronavirus outbreak. Test your recollection of how Australia went from being COVID-free to almost shut down.
Photo shows A collage of images of the COVID-19 virus, Brenden Murphy, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Scott Morrison and people in PPE.North Korean capital reportedly under lockdown due to 'respiratory illness'
Authorities in Pyongyang have ordered a five-day lockdown due to rising cases of an unspecified respiratory illness, according to a government notice seen by a Seoul-based news site.
Photo shows An empty street in front of Pyongyang station in North Korea.'One doctor and one nurse': Rural China ill-equipped to handle COVID spread and Xi Jinping is 'worried'
Experts warn of a deadly COVID-19 spread to rural areas of China, where medical resources are limited and the population is aging, as millions of people begin travelling home as part of the final Lunar New Year travel rush.
Chinese on the move after COVID lockdown ends
Billions of domestic trips are expected over Lunar New Year, however international operators are being warned to lower expectations for an influx of tourists.
Has Video Duration: 1 minute 52 seconds.Over 1,000 social media accounts blocked in China after COVID policy criticisms
Popular social media platform Sina Weibo says it issued temporary or permanent bans on 1,120 accounts, based on their criticism of China's COVID-19 policies.
Photo shows A man wearing a face mask walks among hanging Chinese new year decorations.