COVID-19

Who will be eligible for home renovation scheme

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Cash grants of about $20,000 will be up for grabs for Victorians undertaking serious renovations or building a new home ...

Ask The Expert: How businesses can survive post-COVID

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Navigating the challenges of the COVID-19 crisis has been a test for almost every Australian business, from the small, family-run ...

How coronavirus changed the way parents choose a school

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Coronavirus derailed physical school tours, forcing them online, but one private school is dipping its toe back to on campus ...

Why Melbourne will miss out on travel bubble

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Melbourne looks set to miss out on a travel bubble between three Australian capital cities that could open in time ...

Packaging facility shuts after positive virus case

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Joe Biden meets black leaders, vows to fight ‘institutional racism’

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Joe Biden promised black community leaders in Delaware he would earn their support amid nationwide police brutality protests, saying he ...

No evidence of coronavirus losing potency, WHO and other experts say

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Health experts have questioned reports from a senior Italian doctor that the coronavirus causing the COVID-19 pandemic has been losing ...

Pregnant in a pandemic? If you’re stressed, there’s help

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Pregnancy can be stressful at the best of times, let alone during a pandemic. Powered by WPeMatico

George Floyd’s death was ‘homicide’ caused by ‘neck compression’, official autopsy finds

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An independent autopsy of George Floyd has found the 46-year-old’s cause of death was “mechanical asphyxia” and his death was ...

Congo hit by second Ebola outbreak as it battles measles and coronavirus

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Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo have announced a new Ebola outbreak in the western city of Mbandaka, 1,000 ...

Ask The Expert: The importance of infection control

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Rydges virus cluster grows as work on antiviral ramps up

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Premier owes Blackwater an apology

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THE Palaszczuk Government owes the people of Blackwater an apology. Powered by WPeMatico

Record number of countries contribute data revealing disturbing rates of antimicrobial resistance

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Geneva—A record number of countries are now monitoring and reporting on antibiotic resistance – marking a major step forward in ...

COVID-19 significantly impacts health services for noncommunicable diseases

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GENEVA – Prevention and treatment services for noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) have been severely disrupted since the COVID-19 pandemic began, according ...

New Ebola outbreak detected in northwest Democratic Republic of the Congo; WHO surge team supporting the response

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The Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo announced today that a new outbreak of Ebola virus disease is ...

Maintaining essential health services: new operational guidance for the COVID-19 context

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New guidance from the World Health Organization will help countries keep essential health services running whilst taking measures to keep ...

Basic Psychosocial Skills: A Guide for COVID-19 Responders

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<p>This Guide aims to help orient people supporting the COVID-19 response to integrate psychosocial support skills into their daily work, ...

Ex-Bachelor Matty J reveals secret TV viewing pleasures

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Matty ‘J’ Johnson, former Bachelor and now Nova’s host of The Babble podcast, shares his top five bingeable TV shows ...

The giant flaw in Melbourne’s train timetable

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Melbourne’s rail network needs a timetable shake up to avoid cramped and unsafe peak-hour conditions during the coronavirus restrictions, transport ...

As restrictions ease, here’s what you can now do in your state

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Restrictions are set to ease in some states and territories on Monday as the country moves towards recovery. Powered by ...

Thousands rally in UK, Germany to protest racism and police brutality following George Floyd’s death

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Hundreds of Londoners have defied coronavirus restrictions and rallied in Trafalgar Square and outside the US embassy in solidarity with ...

India records another day of record high coronavirus cases as it prepares to ease lockdown

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India has reported more than 8,000 new coronavirus cases in a single day, another record high, with 5,164 fatalities to ...

They’ve been hit by drought, fires and coronavirus, but today regional towns are reopening

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Tourism operators in bushfire-struck parts of New South Wales have not enjoyed a ‘normal’ business period since late last year, ...

Ask The Expert: What’s next for tourism?

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The first day of June will bring with it the start of winter, but few Australians will be complaining about ...

Melburnians brave the cold to enjoy an eat-in meal

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Tradies, arts sector to benefit from next cash injection

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Home renovations and major construction projects look set to be boosted with cash grants as part of the next phase ...

Six million infected as US hits out at China

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More than 6.07 million people have been reported infected with the coronavirus globally and 368,539 have died, according to a ...

No new cases as restrictions ease further

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QUEENSLAND Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has confirmed there have been no new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours. Powered by ...

How coronavirus has changed funerals for people grieving in Australia

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Grieving families are coming to terms with the loss of loved ones while continuing to navigate coronavirus restrictions on gatherings ...