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Wednesday, July 06

Government asks for calm as it scrambles to deal with rogue virus strain

The emergence of a concerning new Covid-19 variant has put Australia on alert and prompted a meeting of the powerful national security committee.

Racial divide rears head as cricket star rejects Black Lives gesture

A question mark remains over Quinton de Kock’s further participation at the Twenty20 World Cup after his decision to skip South Africa’s eight wicket win over the West Indies in defiance of a team order to take the knee.

One of the whale super-pods photographed off the coast of South Africa, which experts believe may soon become a phenomenon in Australian waters. (Images: Griffith University)

Thar she blows: Massive whale super-groups coming to an ocean near you

Supergroups of hundreds of humpback whales could soon be seen in waters off Australia’s east coast after mass feeding pods have begun appearing off the coast of South Africa.

Chain of concern: Six infected on flight, another in hotel quarantine

A Gold Coast man caught COVID-19 from another traveller in hotel quarantine, and did not know he was infected until almost a fortnight after he left. He was the seventh in a cluster.