Five people have jumped from an apartment building in Myanmar's main city of Yangon, killing at least two of them in a bid to escape a raid by security forces, media reports say, sparking condemnation among opponents of military rule.
Protests against Myanmar's military government have broken out across the nation, on the anniversary of the bloody suppression of a 1988 uprising against a previous army junta.
Eight Extinction Rebellion ACT protestors faced court yesterday charged with defacing public property following protest activity at the John Gorton Building in Parkes ACT on Friday 6 August.
Victoria is in a "precarious position" on the first full day of its sixth lockdown, as authorities race to suppress two separate outbreaks of the Delta coronavirus variant.
The NSW crisis cabinet will meet to map out a strategy to deal with the evolving COVID-19 crisis after a week that saw daily infections soar and an illegal violent street protest in Sydney with thousands of unmasked people defying lockdown restrictions.
The NSW treasurer has called for the reintroduction of the JobKeeper wage subsidy scheme amid Greater Sydney’s COVID-19 outbreak as Labor demands a summit to discuss the health crisis.
A special strike force of detectives will analyse footage from social media, CCTV and police-worn body cameras to identify and punish those who defied stay-at-home orders to protest against lockdown in Sydney.
A contentious plan to build a cable car to the top of Hobart's Mt Wellington would diminish the landmark's tourism, recreational and cultural values, an independent report has found.
