ACT eases some restrictions after recording 19 cases, one death; Gladys Berejiklian announces 11 October as day NSW restrictions ease after state records 787 cases and 12 deaths; Victoria records one death and 705 cases; no new cases in Qld; NT continues with reopening plans; 12 new cases in NZ. Follow all the day’s news
Monkeypox cases confirmed in Wales and Northern Ireland
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Cases of monkeypox have been confirmed in Wales and Northern Ireland, public health officials have announced, as experts stress the risk to the general public remains low. Public Health Wales, which has confirmed one ...
Ban on new gas connections will help transition Victoria away from fossil fuels, inquiry finds
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A Victorian parliamentary committee has recommended the Andrews government consider a ban on gas connections in new homes to help accelerate the state’s transition to renewables. It also urged Victoria to commit to a ...
Steve Kerr: the moral compass at the heart of the Golden State Warriors
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Basketball was the furthest thing from Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr’s mind before his team’s playoff game against the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday night. Hours earlier 21 people, including 19 children, had be...
Safety regulator refused to investigate some NHS staff Covid deaths
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Britain’s safety at work regulator refused to investigate reports from NHS trusts that 10 frontline staff had died as a result of catching Covid-19 during the pandemic. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) declined t...
Australia ‘louder than we should have been’ in criticising China says former Asio chief
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Australia’s former intelligence chief Duncan Lewis says Australia has been “rather louder than we should have been” in public criticism of China when a better approach, given escalating regional tensions, should have ...
FBI says it foiled Islamic State sympathizer’s plot to kill George W Bush
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The FBI claims an Islamic State sympathizer living in Ohio plotted to assassinate George W Bush, but confidential informants helped federal agents foil the plan, according to court records. Details of the alleged sche...
Are UK coronavirus cases actually going down or are they just harder to count?
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For almost two years we’ve been glued to a set of numbers: the grim trio of cases, hospitalisations and deaths that defined coronavirus in the UK. The daily figures led news reports for more than a year: people watche...
Australia election: 10 lessons UK politics can learn
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Australia’s Labor party has come to power, pushing the conservative Coalition out of office for the first time in almost a decade. Voters also delivered big wins for the Greens and a group of independents promising ac...