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***[[COVID-19 pandemic in the Northern Territory]], [[COVID-19 pandemic in Victoria]] |
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***[[COVID-19 lockdown|Lockdown]] restrictions are reintroduced to [[Darwin, Northern Territory|Darwin]] and surrounding towns after new community transmissions of COVID-19. Meanwhile, lockdown restrictions in [[Melbourne]] are tightened, with a controversial nighttime curfew reinstated. [https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2021/aug/16/australia-covid-nsw-pfizer-morrison-berejiklian-sydney-corona-lockdown-?page=with:block-6119d1518f0826eff3be63d1#block-6119d1518f0826eff3be63d1 (''The Guardian'')] |
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****[[Greater Darwin]] and [[Katherine, Northern Territory|Katherine]] re-enter a [[COVID-19 lockdowns|lockdown]] after new community transmissions of [[COVID-19]] was reported. Meanwhile, lockdown restrictions in [[Melbourne]] are extended and tightened for two weeks, with a controversial nighttime [[curfew]] reinstated. [https://www.theaustralian.com.au/breaking-news/darwin-and-katherin-plunged-into-lockdown-after-positive-covid19-case/news-story/67520b024685a139c4dd19522e3e0670 (''The Australian'')] [https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-08-16/victoria-new-local-covid-cases-melbourne-lockdown/100379330 (ABC News Australia)] |
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'''Law and crime''' |
'''Law and crime''' |
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Revision as of 10:42, 16 August 2021
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Israeli–Palestinian conflict
- An Israeli army raid at a refugee camp in the occupied West Bank, killing four Palestinians and wounding another. They said that they entered the camp to "arrest a suspect". (BBC)
Health and environment
- COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in Australia
- COVID-19 pandemic in the Northern Territory, COVID-19 pandemic in Victoria
- Greater Darwin and Katherine re-enter a lockdown after new community transmissions of COVID-19 was reported. Meanwhile, lockdown restrictions in Melbourne are extended and tightened for two weeks, with a controversial nighttime curfew reinstated. (The Australian) (ABC News Australia)
- COVID-19 pandemic in the Northern Territory, COVID-19 pandemic in Victoria
- COVID-19 pandemic in Australia
Law and crime
- The Speaker of the Tongan Parliament, Lord Fakafanua, introduces the Illicit Drugs Control (Amendment) Bill 2021 for debate in the legislative assembly. The Speaker wants a mandatory death sentence for serious drug offenses. Tonga has a moratorium on the death penalty and has not used it in more than four decades. (RNZ)
Politics and elections
- 2020–21 Malaysian political crisis
- Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin resigns from office, leading the ruling Perikatan Nasional coalition government to collapse. Yassin will remain as the caretaker prime minister until a new government is formed. (CNA)