Tuesday 20th July 2021 

Global share markets, including the ASX, fall sharply as the rise in COVID cases rattles investors. Meanwhile the number of cases locally triggers new, and extended, lockdowns.

Also today:

• Disgraced former NSW minister Eddie Obeid set for a long stint in gaol.
• The superannuation sector reports its best returns in 24 years.
• And one of Australia’s best known investors calls cryptocurrencies a mass delusion.