Today's News Highlights
- The construction industry in Melbourne and other parts of Victoria will be shut down for two weeks following a violent protest
- The Central Western New South Wales town of Cowra has entered day one of a lockdown after a nine-year-old boy tested positive for COVID-19
- Australian Capital Territory Chief Minister Andrew Barr has lashed the federal government for not boosting Canberra's allocation of Pfizer vaccines over the coming months.
- Prime Minister Scott Morrison has arrived in New York City, landing at John F. Kennedy International Airport around 8 am AEST to participate in the UN General Assembly
- Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has called on the Secretary-General of the United Nations at the UN Headquarters in New York.
- Pfizer says its COVID-19 vaccine is safe and effective for children aged five to 11.
- India invites Sri Lanka to Test and T20 cricket tournament
