Pollution by states and companies is contributing to more deaths globally than COVID-19, a UN environmental report published says, calling for "immediate and ambitious action" to ban some toxic chemicals.
A man in his 90s has died with COVID-19 in the ACT and there are 65 patients in hospital, one of whom is in intensive care, as the Territory recorded 449 new cases in the 24 hours to 8pm last night.
Victoria's premier has paid tribute to four police officers killed on the Eastern Freeway, remembering them as "amazing Victorians" at a memorial service in Melbourne.