As mysterious missile silos pop up in the desert, experts warn Beijing 'always believes war is a possibility'

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Top Stories As mysterious missile silos pop up in the desert, experts warn Beijing 'always believes war is a possibility' Analysts say satellite images of what appear to be 120 silos being built in China's desert could be part a broader strategy to confuse potential enemies and dissuade the world from intervening in Beijing's military actions. Australia's COVID crisis has morphed — and so have the politics fuelling it This week's COVID figures demonstrated better than any others how the nature of the pandemic has morphed as much as the virus itself in the last couple of months, writes Laura Tingle. The two signs which showed Sydney was spiralling towards COVID disaster They're two simple moments, and they show how NSW lost control of the ultra-transmissable Delta COVID-19 variant on one key day — June 26. Live: NSW braces for further community transmission, as police checkpoints set up along Victorian border New South Wales is bracing for more locally acquired cases of COVID-19 and the prospect of a longer lockdown as authorities work to get the outbreak under control. Follow live. Australian girl among 13 people found after 36 hours adrift in banana boat off Bougainville The five-year-old's father is elated and is making a 20-hour trip to pick up his daughter, her dog and the 12 other passengers who were missing for two days. 'We're making a lot of noise': The loud movement disrupting Australian wine Is natural wine having an outsized influence in reshaping our wine culture, or just the latest plaything for trend-chasing, virtue-seeking millennials? Meet the woman fighting the message that COVID vaccines will make African-Australians sterile After decades spent fighting the HIV-AIDS epidemic, Dr Barbara Nattabi is using her skills to combat COVID-19 misinformation in multicultural communities on the other side of the world. The horror in the earth: Why Canada keeps finding the bodies of children in shallow graves For more than century, Canada's church-run schools forced Indigenous children to assimilate to white society. Now, Indigenous Canadians of faith are reexamining their religious identity. 'You can set your watch by it': Jupiter's pulsing auroras powered by giant magnetic vibrations Jupiter's mysterious x-ray auroras have puzzled scientists for decades. Now they may know how they are created. A police crackdown with no arrests, and a health crisis putting Sydney to the test There are two issues in Sydney's south-west this morning, but which one is more pressing depends on who you talk to.   Download the ABC News app Available on Android and Apple devices The ABC NEWS app makes it easier for you to stay up to date with the latest news and information from Australia's most trusted news source.   Follow Us     The ABC sent this message to wwwhindimen.australia@blogger.com these details are included to help provide assurance that this is a genuine email from ABC. Any personal details and data acquired by the ABC from your participation in any ABC Online Services will be used only in accordance with the ABC's Privacy Policy. This service may include material from Agence France-Presse (AFP), APTN, Reuters, AAP, CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced.     © 2021 Australian Broadcasting Corporation ABC, ABN 52 429 278 345. 700 Harris St Ultimo, NSW, 2007, Australia.   Unsubscribe from this eNewsletter | Discover other email newsletters | Privacy

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