Keeping children at home is 'no longer an option'. Here's how Victoria plans to bring them back to schools

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Top Stories Keeping children at home is 'no longer an option'. Here's how Victoria plans to bring them back to schools Students and staff will be given free RATs to self-test as part of the government's four-week back-to-school strategy. Omicron can't be 'eliminated' in WA, government concedes, as case numbers jump and COVID breach occurs at major hospital COVID case numbers jump in WA and the Health Minister concedes the plan of attack is now to suppress and manage the virus, not eliminate it. The very 'close contacts' who aren't testing positive to COVID An effective pandemic response requires clear rules and thresholds that tell us how to judge COVID-19 risk. But that does not mean the virus always follows the script.  Tennis Australia defends decision to confiscate 'Where is Peng Shuai?' T-shirt, banner at Australian Open Tennis Australia says Peng Shuai's safety is its "primary concern", despite police and Melbourne Park security confiscating a T-shirt and banner featuring messages in support of the Chinese tennis player. NSW unveils back-to-school plan as state records 34 COVID-19 deaths Students and teachers in NSW will be required to take two rapid antigen tests a week and be subjected to mask mandates when school returns for term 1. This private investigator chased the Hollywood Con Queen for years. Then she made a shocking discovery The strange and complicated scam stretched across multiple countries over seven years. But when police arrested the Hollywood Con Queen, her hundreds of victims were shocked.  Keys to face Krejčíková in Australian Open quarterfinals Unseeded Madison Keys — who has been ranked as high as number seven in the world — reaches the last eight in Melbourne for the first time in four years, with French Open champion Barbora Krejčíková her next opponent. Widow claims millions in damages after husband and son drown in lagoon Jie Tan's 30-year-old husband and five-year-old son drowned at Airlie Beach Lagoon in 2018. Now she's suing the council and the lifeguard service contractor. Putin's 'Catherine the Great' move puts the world on notice Putting a massive build-up of troops on the Ukraine border with the threat of war is Moscow's clear challenge to the global order, writes Stan Grant.  Public health experts suggest more restrictions the only way to emerge from Australia's 'shadow lockdown' As Omicron spreads around the country, thousands of business like Adam Ellston's are being affected while some public health experts suggest more restrictions are necessary.      Download the ABC News app Available on Android and Apple devices The ABC NEWS app makes it easier for you to stay up to date with the latest news and information from Australia's most trusted news source.   Follow Us     The ABC sent this message to bryanrini294.nashjensk@blogger.com these details are included to help provide assurance that this is a genuine email from ABC. Any personal details and data acquired by the ABC from your participation in any ABC Online Services will be used only in accordance with the ABC's Privacy Policy. This service may include material from Agence France-Presse (AFP), APTN, Reuters, AAP, CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced.     © 2022 Australian Broadcasting Corporation ABC, ABN 52 429 278 345. 700 Harris St Ultimo, NSW, 2007, Australia.   Unsubscribe from this Newsletter | Discover other Newsletters | Privacy