| | | | | Like many others in Australia, Alice has watched with horror at the unfolding crisis in Afghanistan. With her mother-in-law and extended family remaining trapped in Kabul, the Taliban's takeover has had deeply personal consequences. | | | | | A US official says multiple rockets were fired at Kabul's international airport, but they were intercepted by a missile defence system. | | | | | Premier Gladys Berejiklian says NSW is on track to reach its target of 70 per cent of the population being fully vaccinated in October as the state records 1,290 new COVID cases and four deaths. | | | | | NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian says she expects the worst pressure on the state's health system to come in October, but says health authorities have been gearing up for nearly two years to deal with it. Follow live. | | | | | The death toll from the COVID pandemic passes the 1,000 mark with the deaths of four more people in NSW. | | | | | Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton says Victoria will attempt to drive its Delta outbreak back to zero cases, but won't hold out "absurd hope" if numbers continue to climb, despite heavy restrictions. The state recorded 73 new local cases on Sunday, 52 of which have been linked to existing outbreaks. | | | | | Western Health nurse manager Kylie Fisher describes a harrowing ordeal for nurses caring for COVID-19 patients, urging people to get vaccinated to avoid adding pressure on healthcare workers. | | | | | Virgin chief executive Jayne Hrdlicka says international flights could resume by Christmas and she is optimistic Australians will achieve desired vaccination rates to enable lockdowns to end, and state borders to reopen. | | | | | Lyn Bailey lived a comfortable life before her divorce, travelling overseas and putting her four children through private school. She never expected to be staring down the barrel of homelessness. | | | | | The latest data from the federal health department gives an even clearer breakdown of which local government areas have the highest and lowest rates of vaccination in the country. | | | | | | | | | 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. | | | | | 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.
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