COVID-19

Daniel Radcliffe leads celebs in lockdown reading of Harry Potter

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Actor Daniel Radcliffe, who played ‘The Boy Who Lived’ in the Harry Potter franchise, read the first chapter from the ...

Experts explain why Zoom meetings are so exhausting

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For many of us, working from home during COVID-19 has meant we are spending a lot of time on video ...

NSW records nine new coronavirus cases as Ruby Princess inquiry continues

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The Special Commission of Inquiry into the Ruby Princess is continuing while NSW has recorded nine new cases of COVID-19. ...

Australians recovering from coronavirus can donate blood plasma to create new treatment

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People who have recovered from COVID-19 in Australia can donate their plasma to contribute to the development of a potentially ...

How abattoir outbreak was given three-week headstart

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One of Victoria’s largest outbreaks of COVID-19 was given a three-week headstart following a major oversight by the state’s Health ...

Fresh hope as new virus cases spike to 17

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This coronavirus article is unlocked and free to read in the interest of community health and safety. Get full digital ...

Australia ‘uneasy’ with Trump’s bold stance on Wuhan lab leak

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The Australian government and its intelligence agencies are understood to be growing increasingly uneasy with the US President’s bold claims ...

Ask The Expert: Early release of super

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ALMOST one million Australians have applied to access their superannuation under a special COVID-19 early release scheme designed to relieve ...

How Australian economy can bounce back after pandemic

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A smorgasbord of small-scale works spread across Australia rather than a few big road and rail projects mainly in Sydney ...

EA Q4 and FY 2020 Earnings Top Expectations as Live-Service Games Prove Immune to COVID-19

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Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:EA) have delivered their results for the quarter ending March 31, 2020, and it seems like the company has ...

Activision Blizzard Delivers in Q1, Raises 2020 Outlook Due to Call of Duty and COVID-19

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Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ:ATVI) have released their earnings for the quarter ending March 31, 2020, and the mega publisher is doing ...

Melbourne meatworks coronavirus cluster grows as 11 more people test positive

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Almost a dozen new coronavirus cases have been recorded at a Victorian meat processing facility. Powered by WPeMatico

Australia pledges $350 million to EU coronavirus vaccine research fund

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World leaders have tuned into a European Union pledge marathon overnight to raise money to develop a coronavirus vaccine, with ...

Three more Newmarch House staff test positive to coronavirus

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An additional three Newmarch House staff members have tested positive to coronavirus. Powered by WPeMatico

German migrant rescue boat finally allowed to dock in Italy after 36 days at sea

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Sea rescue members cheered the arrival in port of the passenger ferry, ‘Raffaele Rubattino’ carrying rescued migrants being cared for ...

Hundreds of sheep overrun street during coronavirus lockdown in Turkey

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Hundreds of sheep took advantage of the coronavirus lockdown in the Turkish city of Samsun to stroll and graze through ...

Vaccine warning as Australia joins $12b virus fight

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Scott Morrison has pledged $A352 million to a vaccine research fundraiser which has amassed promises of more than $A12 billion ...

Coles changes opening hours, online orders

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Supermarket giant Coles is expanding trading hours with its decision to open close to 200 stores earlier at 6am. Powered ...

Carnival to resume cruises within months

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Carnival Cruise Line says it plans to gradually resume cruising in North America in August, nearly five months after it ...

Case closed on Captain Cook tweet after social media training

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Victoria’s Deputy Chief Health Officer has undergone social media training after she compared COVID-19 to the arrival of Captain James Cook ...

Big change as Apple stores reopen

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Australia will become one of just four countries with Apple Stores open to the public later this week after the ...

Amazon VP Quits Over Company Firing Warehouse Workers – “Victims Weren’t Abstract Entities but Real People”

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Amazon Web Services VP, Tim Bray, has quit his job at the e-commerce giant “in dismay at Amazon firing whistleblowers who ...

Anti-vaccination activists are a growing force at virus protests

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Anti-vaccination activists are making a larger contingent of an escalating anti-lockdown movement in the US. Powered by WPeMatico

Annastacia Palaszczuk says Queensland students will return to school by 25 May

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Queensland children will start going back to school from next week as the number of COVID-19 cases remains low. Powered ...

How Australians spent their first weekend of eased social distancing restrictions

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Most of Australia’s states had eased their coronavirus restrictions in time for the weekend – so how did residents mark ...

Trump supporters set sail for a different kind of MAGA rally

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Hundreds of boats draped in US flags and MAGA banners filled South Florida’s Intercoastal Waterway on the first weekend that ...

Victoria records 22 new coronavirus cases, majority linked to meatworks cluster

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Victoria has recorded another 22 coronavirus cases, including 19 connected to a meatworks cluster, as community-wide testing ramps up. Powered ...

ASX slips as Westpac profits slide

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Australian shares have slipped by 05. per cent after Westpac reported a slump in earnings. Powered by WPeMatico

How Melbourne’s shopping centres will survive

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Childcare, health and medical hubs, innovative entertainment precincts, council services and even police offices may replace many traditional fashion brands ...

Trump’s vaccine vow as ‘evidence’ links virus to China lab

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US President Donald Trump says a vaccine for COVID-19 will be available by the end of the year. Powered by ...