Expert warns 'discriminatory' COVID-19 testing policy will deter Chinese travellers – ABC News

For the latest flood and weather warnings, search on ABC EmergencyCheck the score for the third Test against South Africa at the SCGFamilies have been separated for almost three years due to COVID-19 restrictions in both China and Australia. However, just days before China finally lifts its border restrictions on January 8, countries around the world are tightening … Read more

Tears flow as Cricket Australia leads heartbreaking tribute to slain Queensland Police officers – Daily Mail

By Josh Alston For Daily Mail Australia Published: 20:22 EST, 16 December 2022 | Updated: 03:14 EST, 17 December 2022 25View comments Police officers choked back tears as the Australian Test cricket side paid tribute to slain Queensland Police constables Matthew Arnold and Rachel McCrow before the first Test against South Africa.A contingent of Queensland Police Service … Read more

Proteas fortunes will swing with willow, say greats – cricket.com.au

Australia v South Africa Tests – MenPollock and Rhodes both very concerned about South Africa's batting depth ahead of Test series opener in BrisbaneAndrew Ramsey in Brisbane16 December 2022, 06:51 PM AEST@ARamseyCricketA pair of Proteas legends have identified a South African batting line-up largely unproven at Test level as potentially the deciding factor in the … Read more

Australia helicopter collision: Couple killed in crash named – BBC

The British victims of a mid-air collision between two helicopters on Australia's Gold Coast have been named.Diane Hughes, 57, and her 65-year-old husband Ron were from Neston, Cheshire. They got married last year and were on holiday, Queensland Police said.Their pilot and another passenger also died in Monday's crash, which happened as one helicopter was … Read more

Australia helicopter collision: We need to know what happened in cockpits – officials – BBC

This video can not be playedWATCH: Debris covers Australia's Gold Coast after mid-air helicopter collisionInvestigators are still trying to work out what caused a deadly mid-air collision between two helicopters on Australia's Gold Coast, officials say.A British couple and two Australians died in the crash on Monday near the Sea World resort in Queensland. Three … Read more

Australia helicopter collision: Officials say need to know what happened in cockpits – Economic Times

Don’t miss out on ET Prime stories! Get your daily dose of business updates on WhatsApp. click here!The promoters of Vodafone Idea are unwilling to infuse adequate capital into the telco, making it unviable for the government to convert the accrued interest on deferred adjusted gross revenue (AGR) dues into equity, said a senior government … Read more

Was 2022 the year that Australia came to terms with Covid? And what does 2023 hold? – The Guardian

New antivirals, more research on long Covid and, hopefully, treatments: Experts say we’re now in a ‘totally different era’Six-hour queues for PCR tests in 30C heat, Western Australia shut off behind a hard border and rapid antigen tests at $60 a packet – Christmas 2021 was a confusing and difficult time for many as large … Read more

From ‘soft’ to unstoppable: Inside Starc’s rise to cricket royalty… and the $10m sacrifice that sealed it – Fox Sports

Mitchell Starc is on the verge of joining Australian cricket royalty, with the paceman expected to reach 300 Test wickets at the Gabba next week. The 32-year-old, currently sitting on 296 Test scalps following an impressive performance against the West Indies in Adelaide, will become just the seventh Australian to pass the milestone, cementing his … Read more