COVID-19
WHO say 1 million COVID-19 deaths ‘a very sad milestone’, but virus suppressible
The number of COVID-19 deaths this year is now double the number of people who die annually from malaria – ...
Australia has a widespread coronavirus travel ban. Why is Cardinal George Pell able to leave the country?
Cardinal George Pell has departed Sydney for Rome, despite a ban preventing Australian citizens travelling overseas. Powered by WPeMatico
US security officals have warned violent extremists pose a threat to the presidential election
FBI and the US Department of Homeland Security say threats by domestic extremists are likely to increase in the lead-up ...
Australian jobseekers could soon be incentivised to work on regional farms
The federal budget due on Tuesday will likely include measures to help plug labour shortages in the farm sector threatening ...
WHO to investigate allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse in Ebola response in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
The World Health Organization, leadership and staff, are outraged by recent reports of alleged sexual exploitation and abuse in the ...
Gladys issues plea to save Sydney
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian says she is keen for workers to head back to the office as soon as possible ...
Senator calls NSW residents ‘Mexicans’
Queensland Nationals Senator Matt Canavan has classed all NSW residents as ‘Mexicans” during a discussion on opening the Sunshine State’s ...
Meaning behind mysterious circles
Mysterious circles emerging across Melbourne’s inner-eastern suburbs could be the “new way forward” for socialising in a COVID-safe way. Powered ...
Huge cost of hotel quarantine inquiry
The budget of the Victorian Government’s taxpayer-funded inquiry into its botched hotel quarantine program has been blown out by nearly ...
Controversial Omnibus Bill step closer to becoming reality
The Andrews Government is again courting the crossbench MPs who helped pass its State of Emergency extension as it attempts ...
‘Respect my privacy’: former health minister’s home address leaked
Former Victorian Health Minister Jenny Mikakos claims her home address was widely distributed after she resigned over the weekend. She ...
International Safe Abortion Day
HRP works towards the prevention of unsafe abortion in the context of COVID-19. During the current pandemic, International Safe Abortion ...
Global partnership to make available 120 million affordable, quality COVID-19 rapid tests for low- and middle-income countries
A full access package includes WHO policy guidance on the use of antigen-based rapid diagnostic tests, manufacturer volume guarantees for ...
World Rabies Day 2020
<p><span style="background-color:transparent;text-align:inherit;text-transform:inherit;white-space:inherit;word-spacing:normal;caret-color:auto;">A new United Against Rabies Forum aims to accelerate progress towards the elimination of human deaths from dog-mediated rabies ...
New WHO guidelines on promoting mental health among adolescents
<p>28 September 2020 – New guidelines from WHO recommend a set of psychosocial interventions to promote mental health and prevent ...
Victoria records 10 new virus cases
Victoria has recorded 10 new coronavirus cases and seven more deaths on Tuesday, the Department of Health confirmed. Powered by ...
Anti-lockdowners’ sneaky new tactic
Anti-lockdown protesters planning rallies in Melbourne this weekend have vowed to hold “micro protests” across the city in a bid ...
Victoria records 10 new cases, Travel bubble ‘by November’
Victoria has recorded 10 new coronavirus cases and seven more deaths on Tuesday, the Department of Health confirmed. Powered by ...
10 cases, seven deaths; city’s rolling average dips below 20
This coronavirus article is unlocked and free to read in the interest of community health and safety. Get full digital ...
What one million COVID-19 deaths means for Australia
Australians will face limits on their activities and movements for two or three years because of coronavirus, an Australian expert ...
Mum fighting for life after taxi crash
A Newcastle mother-of-three is fighting for life in hospital after a serious crash that left 11 other people injured at ...
Brady to sing eerie rendition of Up There Cazaly
Legendary performer Mike Brady says it will be eerie performing at the MCG alone, but he is honoured to be ...
Victoria ‘so close’ to next big step, Rinehart pushes for tax cuts
Victoria has recorded its lowest daily infection count in more than three months, with just five new virus cases confirmed ...
Melbourne’s updated high-risk COVID hot spots
High-risk coronavirus hot spots around Melbourne have been updated by the Department of Health and Human Services to include more ...
NSW hopes raw sewage testing will strengthen fight against COVID-19
A research program to find traces of COVID-19 in Sydney sewage could prove a useful tool in the fight against ...
Victoria records 16 new coronavirus cases, two deaths as restrictions set to be eased
Coronavirus restrictions in Melbourne are set to be eased slightly from Monday, as the Victorian government reacts to the resignation ...
Nobel Prizes ceremony scaled down but set to proceed amid pandemic
The foundation says prize money is a part of this year’s awards “when the importance of science is so obvious”. ...
Thousands of anti-lockdown protesters gather in London
Thousands of protesters gathered in Trafalgar Square in central London to protest against the British government’s recently toughened COVID-19 restrictions. ...
WHO warns 2 million coronavirus deaths possible, Australia urges vaccine-sharing
Australia has called on all nations to share any potential COVID-19 vaccines with the rest of the world or face ...
In the dark or incompetent, Mikakos just had to go
It was only a matter of time. Powered by WPeMatico
