7NEWS Update: September 7, 2020

Victorians will have to endure Stage 4 coronavirus restrictions for an additional two weeks - albeit with minor tweaks; Rick Thorburn, the man convicted of killing 12-year-old Tiahleigh Palmer, has been rushed to hospital after being found unresponsive in his cell; and the Government signs agreemen…

7NEWS update: Friday 4th September 2020

Two Richmond Tigers players have been arrested after being involved in a fight outside a Gold Coast strip club; Victoria has returned to double-digit coronavirus cases, but recorded another 59 deaths deaths to surpass a grim milestone; Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk defends her tough bord…

7NEWS update: Wednesday 2nd September 2020

Brisbane expected to be announced as host of the 2020 AFL Grand Final; trade tensions with China escalate and Australia heads into recession.

7NEWS update: Tuesday 1st September 2020

Victoria has experienced another double-digit day in coronavirus cases as the downward trend towards the end of Stage 4 continues; Queensland Police have apprehended a former bikie who flew to Brisbane from Victoria after testing positive for COVID-19; Government hits back at superannuation critici…

7NEWS update: Monday 31st August 2020

Victoria has recorded its lowest coronavirus case day in weeks, but there have also been 41 further deaths recorded; a female prison officer has been stabbed in the back in a “brutal attack” by an inmate at Sydney’s Silverwater Women’s Correctional Centre; a man has been shot dead in downtown Portl…

7NEWS update: Wednesday 12th August 2020

Victoria has reported its deadliest day in the coronavirus pandemic with 21 new deaths in the 24-hour reporting period to 8pm Tuesday; the Royal Commission into Aged Care has been told that hundreds of older Australians will die prematurely because of the government's 'failure to act' to protect th…

7NEWS update: Tuesday 11th August 2020

US President Donald Trump has been rushed from a press conference on the coronavirus pandemic after reports of gunshots fired outside the White House; a 21-year-old woman not wearing a face covering has been arrested after becoming aggressive with police; Morrison Government in talks to secure UK C…

7NEWS update: Friday 7th August 2020

Police have arrested two men allegedly responsible for planning an anti-mask protest in Melbourne’s CBD on Sunday; changes to JobKeeper will make the wage subsidy scheme available to hundreds of thousands more workers impacted by coronavirus; the cleanup begins following the Beirut explosion.

7NEWS update: Thursday 6th August 2020

Melbourne is entering it's first full day in stage 4 lockdown, with non-essential stores and businesses in the metro area now closed for 6 weeks; a new health alert has been issued for Sydney after a restaurant patron tested positive for COVID-19; a Brisbane man is in an induced coma after being sh…

7NEWS update: Wednesday 5th August 2020

An explosion in Beirut has claimed at least 70 lives, including one Australian, while other Australian Embassy staff are seriously injured; Another horror day in Victoria with a record number of cases and deaths; NSW sees a rise in ICU admissions as the state records new COVID cases; Queensland shu…