The national cabinet is convening to decide on lockdown support payments. And a leaked Kremlin document suggests Russia launched a secret multi-agency effort to interfere in the 2016 US presidential elections. Before the meeting with state premiers to discuss lockdown relief, Scott Morrison agreed to provide financial assistance to workers in Victoria affected by the snap lockdown. The worldDonald Trump failed to condemn Kremlin hacking at his joint press conference with Vladimir Putin at Helsinki in 2018. Sign upIf you would like to receive the Guardian Australia morning mail to your email inbox every weekday, sign up here.

Source: The Guardian July 15, 2021 20:48 UTC