A Christian bishop and three churchgoers have been stabbed by a man during a televised service in western Sydney. Police said an operation was underway and a man was arrested in Wakeley in the city’s west on Monday night (April 14) following reports of multiple people being stabbed. “Officers arrested a male and he is […]

A bid for extra time by the Australian government to prepare its case against tennis world No.1 Novak Djokovic has been denied. His case returns to court on Monday, with Djokovic fighting for the right to remain in the country and the chance to defend his Australian Open title. The application, made on behalf of […]

Genomic testing has confirmed two overseas travellers who arrived in Sydney, Australia, from southern Africa have been infected with the new Omicron COVID-19 variant. Both passengers arrived on Saturday night and are in isolation in the Special Health Accommodation. Both are fully vaccinated. The two passengers were among 14 people from southern Africa who arrived […]

Naomi Osaka has ended Serena Williams’ latest shot at tennis history to storm into the Australian Open final at Melbourne Park. The Japanese superstar defeated Williams 6-3 6-4 in 75 minutes to leave Williams stranded one grand slam shy of Margaret Court’s all-time record of 24 singles majors. Osaka out-Serena’d Serena with her brutal back-court […]

Sixteen people across five states have been charged with more than 700 child exploitation offences after a two-year investigation involving Australian authorities and U.S. Homeland Security Investigators. Starting in 2018, issues were regularly referred to Australian authorities by U.S. officials investigating an online website where users paid to access child abuse material.   Australian investigators […]

The Queensland government has offered $200 million to help rescue Virgin Australia, as the cash-strapped airline struggles to survive. The airline suspended trading in its shares to continue talks on financial aid and restructuring alternatives to help it weather the coronavirus downturn. It has been unsuccessful in its request to the Australian government for $1.4 billion […]

Extra testing for COVID-19 will be rolled out in parts of Queensland due to 32 cases whose sources remain unaccounted for. Officials don’t know how or where a handful of people became infected, sparking an order for increased testing from Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk. “It wasn’t from someone who had been overseas, it wasn’t from a […]

Gold Coast beaches will be patrolled by police now the city has closed three popular swimming areas to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Surfers Paradise, The Spit, and Coolangatta beaches will close from midnight Tuesday to deter Brisbane day-trippers, in harsh restrictions handed down by Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate. “I didn’t want to do this, […]

A criminal investigation will be launched into how cruise line operator Carnival Australia was allowed to disembark Ruby Princess passengers in Sydney, resulting in several deaths and COVID-19 outbreaks throughout the country. “The only way I can get to the bottom of whether our national biosecurity laws and our state laws were broken is through a […]

Three more people who were passengers of the Ruby Princess cruise ship have died from the CCP virus, also known as the novel coronavirus, in the Australian state of New South Wales. A fourth person who was not a Ruby Princess passenger brought the state’s death toll to 16 on Sunday. The deaths were all […]

An order prohibiting self-testing for COVID-19 using so-called rapid pinprick tests has been issued in South Australia. The serology antibody tests can return results in about 30 minutes, but are only accurate if antibodies can be detected in the blood, which can take between five and seven days after infection. The Therapeutic Goods Administration says […]

More access restrictions are being placed on Western Australia’s remote Kimberley region, where COVID-19 cases are up. A largely indigenous town on the edge of the Great Sandy Desert in Western Australia is devastated to learn a doctor has contracted COVID-19, which NTD refers to as the Chinese Communist Party virus. The number of confirmed […]

Queensland’s COVID-19 infections are predicted to peak in September if people continue to cooperate with the government’s social distancing rules, the premier has said. The northeastern Australian state’s tally climbed by 39 new cases overnight, taking the total number to 873 since the outbreak began. Four Queenslanders have died. Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has warned Queensland is still […]

Energy networks across the Australian states of NSW, Victoria, and South Australia have outlined several measures to support small businesses struggling during the coronavirus pandemic. Australian businesses struggling through the coronavirus outbreak have been promised genuine relief on their power bills, energy and emissions reduction minister Angus Taylor said. Energy networks across NSW, Victoria, and South […]

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian is calling on businesses to help plug crucial health equipment shortages as the state’s CCP virus death toll rises to nine—a 95-year-old woman has become the ninth COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the national death toll to 20.

Wildlife on Kangaroo Island are beginning to source their own food and rely less on RSPCA volunteers as habitats start to regenerate after the bushfires. The bushfire appeal was launched by RSPCA South Australia after almost half the island was burnt in January. Since then, positive signs have shown animals are beginning to find their […]

An elderly man has become the second person to die from COVID-19 in the Australian state of Tasmania, with both of the cases linked to travel on the Ruby Princess cruise ship. A man in his 80s died at the Royal Hobart Hospital overnight taking the national COVID-19 toll to 19, Premier Peter Gutwein said […]

Federal politicians have been urged to introduce a regime to ban human rights abusers from entering Australia, and to have their assets frozen. A parliamentary committee has heard evidence about whether Australia should enshrine a so-called Magnitsky Act. The laws are named after lawyer Sergei Magnitsky, who died in jail after accusing Russian officials of […]

If mitigation works, some five per cent of the NSW population could be symptomatic in November with 5,100 patients in intensive care, a COVID-19 model suggests. Increased social isolation to combat COVID-19 in NSW could shift the peak period of infection to early October with intensive care units at their busiest in mid-November, expert modelling […]

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced a A$130 billion ($80 billion) economic stimulus package to help businesses pay wages for six months amid the CCP virus pandemic, also known as the novel coronavirus pandemic. Working Australians in struggling businesses will be paid wage subsidies of up to A$1,500 a fortnight by their employer as […]

Adrian Schrinner has retained his position as Brisbane’s lord mayor, with challenger Patrick Condren conceding defeat. Mr Condren said on social media he had spoken with Mr Schrinner, congratulating him on winning the election. Gold Coast incumbent Tom Tate has claimed victory, while Teresa Harding looks set to win Ipswich. Darren Power looks likely to […]

Prime Minister Scott Morrison says the government will use two ways to deliver coronavirus information: through WhatsApp and an app in the Apple app store. The Morrison government has partners with companies and social media platforms to provide Australians with timely and official health advice, and updates on the measures the Commonwealth and the states […]

All Australians will be able to consult their GP over the phone and access new coronavirus-specific mental health support under a A$1.1 billion package. The Morrison government is expanding Medicare subsidies for telehealth to the entire population, giving more money to domestic violence and mental health support services. It is also and providing A$200 million […]

Tens of thousands of sacked Australian workers are being told to apply for welfare payments online. Services Australia boss Hank Jongen is urging people not to line up outside Centrelink offices. “Once you log in to MyGov you can simply click on ‘An intent to claim’,” he said on Wednesday. “That will give permission for […]

Australians will be banned from traveling overseas under a further crackdown on trips as the government tries to stop the spread of the coronavirus.

Labor Senate Leader Penny Wong has been cleared of CCP virus after being tested for the deadly disease. NTD refers to the novel coronavirus, which causes the disease COVID-19, as the CCP virus because the Chinese Communist Party’s coverup and mismanagement allowed the virus to spread throughout China and create a global pandemic. Senator Wong […]

Australia’s coronavirus tally could hit 2,000 cases by the end of the day as authorities develop new rules about who can get tested. NSW and Victoria reported 205 new cases on Tuesday morning, taking the national tally to 1914. Australia’s death toll stands at seven, all but one in NSW. Other states are yet to […]

South Australian senator Rex Patrick has become the fourth federal politician to test positive for CCP virus. The Epoch Times refers to the novel coronavirus, which causes the disease COVID-19, as the CCP virus because the Chinese Communist Party’s coverup and mismanagement allowed the virus to spread throughout China and create a global pandemic. The […]

Labor’s Senate leader Penny Wong is self-isolating in Canberra pending medical advice and will miss a scaled-down parliament sitting dealing with coronavirus. “This morning I woke feeling unwell,” Senator Wong told AAP on Monday. “Consistent with advice to all Australians, and recognising that my parliamentary colleagues will return to their home states and communities, as […]

Queensland’s borders will be closed in a bid to halt COVID-19 spreading across the state. It comes after people were blocked from hanging out publicly and in large groups to comply with Australia’s strict new social shutdown policies. The state government made the decision on Monday. Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says the national closure of bars, pubs, […]

Australia’s Olympic chiefs say sending a team to the Tokyo Games this year is untenable. The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) has told athletes to prepare for Tokyo to host an Olympics next year, believing the Games cannot start this July as scheduled. The AOC held an executive board meeting on Monday and resolved that it […]

NSW is shutting down all non-essential services to slow the rapidly spreading coronavirus but schools will stay open for now. Premier Gladys Berejiklian is encouraging parents to keep their kids at home for the rest of the term, but for those who are not able to, schools will remain open. “I want to stress that […]

Schools will resume classes after the Easter holidays based on the latest medical advice relating to the coronavirus. But Prime Minister Scott Morrison has warned schools could be closed for the entire year if Australians don’t co-operate with authorities to stem the spread of the virus. A meeting between the prime minister and state and […]

The ACT will follow NSW and Victoria in shutting down non-essential services over the next 48 hours in a dramatic bid to slow the spread of coronavirus. ACT Chief Minister andrew other states will do the same after leaders meet with the prime minister on Sunday evening. “We must also face the reality that, as […]

Schools in Victoria will close from Tuesday as the state begins to shut down non-essential activity to stop the spread of coronavirus. Victoria will join NSW in shutting down all non-essential activity across the state to combat the spread of coronavirus. Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews says school holidays will be brought forward to start on Tuesday. […]

NSW will shut down non-essential services over the next two days as the number of COVID-19 cases reaches 533 with an announcement on schools expected on Monday. Premier Gladys Berejiklian says supermarkets, petrol stations and pharmacies are among the businesses that will stay open. Schools will remain open on Monday, although the premier is planning […]

Western Australia’s border will be closed to domestic travel as of 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, with Rottnest Island possibly converted into a quarantine zone as coronavirus cases surge. The West Australian (WA) border will be closed in coming days and Rottnest Island may be turned into a COVID-19 quarantine zone, Premier Mark McGowan has announced. McGowan […]

Queenslanders have been told to stay in their neighbourhoods as the state government considers implementing tougher measures like closing the state’s beaches. Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said social distancing wasn’t doing enough to stop the spread of coronavirus, so more needed to be done. “I need you to stay near your village,” she said on Sunday. […]

The Morrison government is adding A$66 billion ($38.50 billion) to its economic stimulus and has flagged a third round will be needed as the coronavirus impact continues to bite.

All non-essential travel within Australia should be cancelled to tackle the spread of COVID-19, the prime minister has announced. Federal and state leaders are also having to now consider “more draconian measures” to enforce social distancing, after masses of people gathering at Bondi Beach showed that too many Australians aren’t taking COVID-19 seriously enough. Prime […]

Hundreds have shown up at Sydney’s famous Bondi Beach despite it being temporarily closed to manage public gathering requirements amid the coronavirus pandemic. NSW Police Minister David Elliott says about 450 people who showed up at Bondi Beach on Sunday morning will be told to leave. “We are not doing this because we are the […]

An Australian man has died in Iceland, with local authorities investigating whether he was infected with CCP virus. NTD refers to the novel coronavirus, which causes the disease COVID-19, as the CCP virus because the Chinese Communist Party’s coverup and mismanagement allowed the virus to spread throughout China and create a global pandemic. Local authorities […]

A sixth person in NSW and seventh across Australia has died after contracting COVID-19 while the number of cases in the state has surpassed 380.

Australia’s big four banks will suspend small business loan repayments for six months to guard against the economic tsunami of COVID-19.

Greedy petrol station operators have been told to stop dragging their feet and pass on savings to cash-strapped Australian motorists as the coronavirus crisis causes oil prices to plummet. “Enough is enough,” NRMA spokesman Peter Khoury said in Sydney on Thursday. “When the gap between your retail price and the wholesale price is 65 cents a […]

Coronavirus cases in NSW have jumped to almost 270 while a fifth person in the state and sixth nationwide has died of the illness.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison issued what he called a blunt message to Australians amid mass panic buying due to coronavirus concerns across the country, which has seen supermarkets stripped of toilet paper, pasta, rice, and frozen food, as well as tinned and other dried goods.

Australians overseas are being urged to return home as soon as possible as the federal government mulls further measures to limit the spread of coronavirus, including an assistance package for airlines.

Peter Dutton is in quarantine at his Queensland home and his family has temporarily moved out after the federal minister was diagnosed with coronavirus and briefly hospitalized.

The elderly and vulnerable in Australia have headed to Woolworths shops during a dedicated shopping hour set up as a result of panic buying during the COVID-19 outbreak. The initiative was started by the major supermarket groups to help seniors who have been disadvantaged by panic buying as a result of the coronavirus. People with […]

Australians are likely to have to change their way of life for at least six months as parts of the nation shut down to combat the coronavirus spread, the prime minister has warned. Scott Morrison’s acknowledgement of the timeframe comes as states and territories declare public health emergencies, giving officials greater powers to detain people or […]

People and businesses in NSW could face jail time and fines of up to $11,000 if they fail to comply with mass gathering bans to combat the spread of coronavirus. NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard on Monday said he has made an order under the Public Health Act 2010 to force the immediate cancellation of public […]

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has warned of the heavy financial penalty that awaits any person who arrives from overseas and does not self-isolate.

A state of emergency has been declared in Victoria to deal with the spread of coronavirus and enforce the national 14-day isolation sanction for all travellers into Australia. Any person returning from overseas will have to self-isolate at home or at a hotel accommodation and will risk fines of up to $20,000 if they breach […]

Schools in the Australian state of New South Wales will indefinitely scrap assemblies, excursions and some sporting events as part of social distancing measures to contain the spread of coronavirus. It comes as the number of coronavirus cases in NSW jumped by 22 over 24 hours, taking the total number of infected people in the […]

Australia’s Federal, state and territory leaders will discuss developments in the spread of COVID-19 and the needed response during a phone link-up on Sunday. The Morrison government has warned all options are on the table to help tackle the spread of the coronavirus, which my include school closures in the future and even a complete […]

Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton is in hospital after testing positive for coronavirus. Dutton said after waking on Friday morning with a temperature and sore throat that he was tested for COVID-19 and was told in the afternoon it was positive. “I feel fine and will provide an update in due course,” he said in […]

The Sydney Royal Easter Show has been cancelled as authorities escalate measures to contain the spread of COVID-19.

All non-essential gatherings of more than 500 people should not go ahead from Monday to limit the spread of the coronavirus. Prime Minister Scott Morrison says health officers advised leaders on Friday that “non-essential, organised gatherings” should not go ahead. “That, of course, doesn’t include schools. It doesn’t include university lectures. It doesn’t mean people getting […]

Travelers who visited Europe may be banned from Australia due to coronavirus concerns after the United States implemented a similar travel ban.

Queensland’s former chief scientist could be jailed for defrauding the government of about A$75,000. Suzanne Miller pleaded guilty in Brisbane Magistrates Court on Thursday over fraud committed while she was employed by the Queensland Museum between February 2014 and July 2017. The Scottish-born professor was first charged by the Crime and Corruption Commission in 2017 with […]

Up to 1.6 million people in Australia’s most populous state of New South Wales (NSW) could be hit by the first wave of a statewide coronavirus outbreak, health authorities warn, with up to 80,000 people likely to require intensive care simultaneously. Chief Health Officer Dr. Kerry Chant says preparations are underway for 20 percent of […]

Three police have shot dead a man armed with kitchen knives who went on a two-hour fatal stabbing spree through several Melbourne suburbs. The 34-year-old Roxburgh Park man was killed at Kew shortly after midnight on Thursday after he had slashed a protective services officer in the face and killed a 30-year-old woman and a […]

The Morrison government’s package to deal with the fallout from the coronavirus will inject $17.6 billion into the Australian economy. Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the gross impact of the stimulus in this financial year and the next two financial years would be $22.9 billion or 1.2 percent of GDP. “This is a significant investment,” […]

A young Brisbane woman working as an au pair in northern Italy is relieved she managed to flee the country before it became locked down as coronavirus turned her trip of a lifetime into a nightmare. Arielle Turnbull,18, has fled across the border to Switzerland after arriving in Italy on January 3 for an au […]

The Fremantle Dockers are breathing a sigh of relief after forward Sam Switkowski was cleared of having the coronavirus. Switkowski was tested on Monday after suffering from flu-like symptoms. That came after he had contact with a friend who had been in China earlier this year. According to Switkowski, the friend underwent a 14-day isolation […]

Australia’s first drive-through coronavirus testing station has been set up at an Adelaide hospital. It is one of two formal clinics of its kind that exists globally, although a Melbourne doctor runs a solo operation with a similar structure in the car park outside his practice. Patients will drive through the site at the Repatriation […]

The bodies of Hannah Clarke and her three children are in a single white coffin, adorned with pink flowers, in a Brisbane church. The funeral for Clark and her children Laianah, Aaliyah and Trey is taking place on Monday, three weeks after her estranged husband Rowan Baxter doused his family in petrol and set them […]

A young man in Hobart who has tested positive to coronavirus ignored health advice to self-isolate and worked at a major hotel in the city. The student, aged in his 20s, arrived in Hobart on Feb. 26 after travelling from Nepal and Singapore and suffered cold-like symptoms in the days following. He was tested on […]

A Year 11 student in Sydney is the latest victim of the coronavirus, prompting the state to close the high school.

Australia will ban travellers from South Korea and introduce “enhanced screening” for travellers from Italy to deal with the coronavirus spread.

A 95-year-old female nursing home resident had the coronavirus when she died in hospital, after contracting the deadly illness from one of the facility’s nurses, NSW Health has confirmed. The case of the woman, who was living at BaptistCare’s Dorothy Henderson Lodge at Macquarie Park west of Sydney, takes the number of confirmed cases of […]

A semi-trailer loaded with toilet paper erupted into flames on a Queensland highway overnight as some areas experience shortages of the item due to unnecessary panic-buying. The blaze closed the Northbound lanes on the Gateway Motorway in Brisbane from 10 p.m. until the charred remains were cleared at 2 a.m. on Thursday. It is understood firefighters […]

Passengers who sat near a coronavirus-infected woman on a Dubai-to-Sydney flight are being advised to immediately isolate themselves at home. A woman in her 50s flew into Australia from Iran on February 23 aboard Qatar Airways flight 908 from Dubai. She developed symptoms of COVID-19 the next day and was tested on Saturday after attending […]

A tenth Queensland coronavirus case has been confirmed by state health authorities. A 20-year-old male university student from China has been diagnosed with COVID-19. The man, who had travelled to Dubai for at least two weeks before entering Australia, is in a stable condition in isolation in the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital. Queensland Health has […]

Authorities are working to find and contact passengers who sat near a woman with coronavirus on a plane returning to Sydney from Iran.

A woman in her 30s is Victoria’s ninth confirmed coronavirus case. The state’s Department of Health and Human Services confirmed on Sunday the woman landed in Melbourne from Iran. The Victorian woman travelled from Tehran via Kuala Lumpur and Bali, arriving in Australia around 6 a.m. on Friday. She started feeling unwell while travelling to Melbourne, […]

A man who recently travelled to Iran has become the fifth person in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) to be diagnosed with the coronavirus. The male in his 40s arrived in Sydney from Iran on Feb. 22 and didn’t develop symptoms of COVID-19 until two days later. He was tested on Feb. […]

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Australia has increased by two to 25 as the World Health Organisation raised the risk of the spread of the disease to “very high.”

A woman has died after a car driven by an 89-year-old man ploughed into a cafe at North Epping in Sydney’s northwest.

Australians are again being told not to panic as coronavirus continues to spread around the world and state and federal governments prepare to ramp up their responses to the crisis. Health ministers from across the country are gathering in Melbourne on Friday to discuss how the nation will respond to the dramatic spread of the […]

Australia’s Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton is not opposed to a word change in the national anthem as supported by Cathy Freeman, but says there is a lot more Australians should be worried about in the name of reconciliation. Sporting legend and one of Australia’s most respected indigenous voices Cathy Freeman has supported the idea of […]

Children as young as 13 are being targeted by extremist recruiters as the number of terrorism leads under investigation doubled over the past year. Mike Burgess, the boss of Australia’s domestic intelligence agency ASIO, says terrorism remains a threat. “As a father, I find it truly disturbing to see cases where extremists are actively trying […]

Australia has updated its official travel advice for Japan and South Korea due to concerns about the spread of coronavirus. Travellers are being told to exercise a high degree of caution in both countries. “Monitor your health closely and follow the advice of local authorities,” the Department of Foreign Affairs said. There are 47 Australians […]

Queensland Police are appealing for witnesses after a man stabbed a tourist and lunged at officers with a knife before being shot dead.

A vigil will be held in a park in Brisbane’s eastern suburbs to mourn the loss of Hannah Clarke and her three children Laianah, Aaliyah, and Trey. A vigil is being organised to mourn the lives of Hannah Clarke and her three children who died after their car was set alight on Wednesday. The vigil […]

The first group of Australians evacuated from China’s Wuhan province to a Darwin camp are being released following 14 days in quarantine. About 266 people will leave the Howard Springs quarantine camp on Sunday, after they were evacuated earlier this month from the epicentre of the coronavirus at Wuhan, the capital of China’s Hubei province. […]

Another two people evacuated to Darwin from the Diamond Princess cruise ship have tested positive for coronavirus, authorities have confirmed on Saturday. This brings the total of Australians who left the ship on Thursday who have the virus up to six.

The cost of a major construction project to build a rail line that will run under Sydney Harbour is likely to blow out by up to A$3 billion, the NSW government has admitted.

A senior Queensland detective has been stood aside over comments he made about the deaths of Brisbane mum Hannah Clarke and her three children. Detective Inspector Mark Thompson has been intensely criticised online over remarks her made during a press conference on Thursday. He said police were keeping an open mind about whether the deaths of […]

An eight-year-old Chinese boy and his parents were part of a group of nine tourists kept in isolation at the Gold Coast University Hospital. The boy had tested positive but has now been released.

A large group of Australians quarantined on a coronavirus-hit cruise ship in Japan for two weeks are heading back into isolation after arriving in Darwin on a special Qantas flight. Some 180 citizens and permanent residents had taken up the federal government’s offer of a seat on the evacuation flight, which left Haneda Airport near […]

Qantas has posted an interim net profit slide to A$445 million ($297.78 million), blaming the 3.9 percent drop on protests in Hong Kong, higher foreign exchange costs and slower global freight demand.

Supermarket giant Coles is the latest major retailer in Australia facing an underpayment scandal, with the company expecting a $20 million hit after underpaying managers at its supermarkets and liquor division during the past six years.

Australians quarantined on Christmas Island while they waited to be cleared of the symptoms of coronavirus have started to return home. More than 200 people spent about two weeks at the island’s detention centre waiting to be cleared of the possibility of COVID-19. They had been evacuated from Wuhan in China’s Hubei province, the epicentre […]

Australians stranded on the Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan will be evacuated home on Wednesday, where they will be quarantined for a further 14 days. Prime Minister Scott Morrison said more than 200 Australians currently on board the Diamond Princess would have to face a further 14 days of quarantine at a workers’ village outside […]

Chef and farmer Saskia Beer, who followed her famous mother Maggie into the food industry, has died “unexpectedly yet peacefully” in her sleep. Husband Petar Jercic, and parents Maggie and Colin and family, announced the sudden death of Saskia in posts on their Instagram pages on the weekend. “It is with broken hearts we need […]

The ABC has failed in its legal bid to block federal police pouring over documents collected in a raid on the public broadcaster. The Australian Federal Police raided the ABC’s central Sydney offices last year over news reports in 2017 that revealed Australian defence personnel may have committed war crimes in Afghanistan. The national broadcaster […]

Severe thunderstorms including large hail stones and damaging winds are moving over the NSW Central Coast, while about 300 Ausgrid customers remain powerless. The front was on Monday morning moving east towards Gosford and is forecast to hit the area about 8:45 a.m. before heading towards the coast. The Bureau of Meteorology said damaging winds […]

NSW Rural Fire Service is in discussions with lawyers for Celeste Barber to find a way to unlock and distribute more than A$50 million raised by the comedian’s bushfire appeal that is being blocked from going to families in need or charities because of NSW RFS rules. RFS rules say that state donations directed to the […]