The Latest Breaking News from Australia

ASX 200 slips despite rallies on Wall St, oil prices surge to seven-year highs amid Russia-Ukraine tensions

Australian shares fall, with investors looking forward to the Reserve Bank of Australia's monetary policy meeting on Tuesday.

ABC News · Jan 30, 2022

New digital journalism school launches in Australia

Regional journalism a focus for new digital news academy

The Canberra Times · Jan 30, 2022

Novak Djokovic congratulates Australian Open winners after deportation denied him a shot at being first to 21 major titles

Novak Djokovic has congratulated the two Australian Open singles winners, Ash Barty and Rafael Nadal, after he was deported from Australia and not allowed to compete for his 21st major title.

ABC News · Jan 30, 2022

CMO says Omicron subvariant ‘not cause for concern’ – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Jan 30, 2022

The Loop: Rafael Nadal wins Australian Open, how to dispose of rapid antigen COVID tests, James Blunt wins the internet

You're reading The Loop, a quick look at what's making headlines today.

ABC News · Jan 30, 2022

Utopia region in remote NT battles COVID-19 amid floods, no phone service

The chief executives of two outback Central Australian clinics say they are in an "absolutely dire" situation as Indigenous communities battle COVID-19 with dwindling supplies, skeleton staff, flooded roads and no phone service.

ABC News · Jan 30, 2022

COVID sewage surveillance scaled back, but experts say data is crucial

Many states are reducing the amount of wastewater testing for COVID, but experts say losing interest altogether would be a mistake.

ABC News · Jan 30, 2022

Rapid antigen tests are piling up in homes and offices, but they can't be recycled. Here's why

Swab, buffer tubes and cassettes from rapid antigen tests can't be recycled. Instead, they must all go to landfill. But that has nothing to do with the materials they're made from.

ABC News · Jan 30, 2022

Rafael Nadal celebrates historic Australian Open win over Daniil Medvedev as he secures record 21st major

Having trailed two sets to love, Rafael Nadal says self-belief was the key to his remarkable turnaround against Daniil Medvedev in the men's final, which clinched a record 21st major championship for the Spaniard.

ABC News · Jan 30, 2022

What we know now about COVID immunity after infection – including Omicron and Delta variants

COVID is rampant in Australia and many parts of the world right now. Some people battling or recovering from infection may wonder if catching COVID will give them longer term immunity for when the next wave comes.

The Conversation · Jan 30, 2022