COVID-19
Netherlands rocked by third night of riots over Covid curfew
Protesters set fires and confronted police in Dutch towns and cities on Monday, defying the country’s coronavirus curfew. The curfew ...
Victoria achieves three-week COVID milestone
Two new infections have emerged in hotel quarantine, with more than 13,600 tests taken on Tuesday.It comes after New Zealand ...
Boris ‘sorry’ for UK crisis, as US boosts COVID vaccine
An additional 100 million doses of vaccine are being bought from Pfizer and an additional 100 million doses from Moderna, ...
NSW hits double doughnuts, PM issues vaccine warning
Meantime, Sydney has recorded its 10th day of no community transmitted cases, marking a promising turn after its Northern Beaches ...
Burglaries set to soar as workers return to the office
Police are bracing for a surge in home burglaries, and have issued an urgent safety plea.Increasingly busy train station carparks ...
Wuhan doctor: ‘China stopped me sounding COVID alarm’
The unidentified doctor has opened up about the crisis in a new BBC documentary on the 54 days between the ...
England’s iconic Salisbury Cathedral has finally reopened – as a coronavirus vaccine hub
Salisbury Cathedral is injecting new hope into thousands of elderly people as Britain mounts its biggest ever vaccination drive. Powered ...
Moderna says its coronavirus vaccine is effective against UK, South Africa variants
Moderna says its COVID-19 vaccine protects against worrisome emerging variants, but it’s testing a possible booster dose against the strain ...
Chinese President Xi Jinping warns against ‘new Cold War’ at virtual Davos forum
China’s President Xi Jinping has urged world leaders to strengthen macroeconomic policy coordination and bolster the role of the G20 ...
NSW police make last-minute plea before thousands expected at ‘Invasion Day’ rally
Organisers of the Sydney rally have vowed to go ahead and say the government stonewalled their efforts to agree on ...
Former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull joins Margaret Court in receiving the highest Australia Day honour
Almost 850 people have been awarded Australia Day honours, but Governor-General David Hurley says more has to be done to ...
Moderna confirms vaccine works on mutant strain
The pharma firm said it plans to begin human studies of a booster shot for its COVID-19 vaccine to help ...
PM: Australia won’t be a ‘hostage’ to global vaccine shortages
The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) on Monday granted the Pfizer vaccine provisional approval for use in Australia, the first COVID-19 ...
NZ arrivals to Victoria told to isolate
The Department of Health and Human Services says anyone who travelled to Victoria between January 14 and 15 should get ...
How schools are fixing learning gap caused by COVID
The program, which aims to bring one in five students up to speed, is being rolled out from Term 1.Schools ...
Nick and La Contessa are hosting their Australia Day bash
WE’RE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER EPISODE 146 Be careful darling, that’s the fourth snag Baxter has snaffled from the barbie,” ...
Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine approved for use in Australia with rollout expected in late February
The Therapeutic Goods Administration has provisionally approved the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for use in Australia. Powered by WPeMatico
French roosters now crow with the law behind them
After a series of high-profile disputes in rural areas, the French Parliament has passed a bill that enshrines countryside smells ...
Tech companies should be forced to reveal ‘rampant’ COVID-19 misinformation, health experts say
Misleading social media content should be brought to light so the full extent of the problem can be recognised, a ...
Australia’s chief medical officer reflects on a year fighting coronavirus and what’s still to come
One year on from the first reported case of coronavirus in Australia, Professor Paul Kelly speaks with SBS News about ...
The Trump administration had no distribution plan for the coronavirus vaccine, White House says
US President Joe Biden’s chief of staff says the Trump administration had no distribution plan for the coronavirus vaccine. Powered ...
Push for Facebook to unveil vaccine lies
The group has created a live portal to counteract the scourge of false news spread by anti-vaxxers and other conspiracy ...
What life in Aus Open quarantine is really like
8am-ishWake up. I usually get up a bit earlier but (husband) Justin and I came to this middle ground. I ...
Urgent warning for Kiwis in Sydney
The warning comes after the Trans Tasman neighbour recorded its first case of community transmission in months.A 56-year-old woman tested ...
Pfizer vaccine approved — but delays expected
It comes as Victoria marked the anniversary of its first COVID case, along with 19 days without community transmission.The Therapeutic ...
‘All gone overnight’: Travel sector facing collapse
A national survey of travel agents found just one in 10 will survive beyond April 1 without targeted assistance or ...
Australia records no local spread of COVID-19 as more cases linked to Australian Open emerge
No local coronavirus cases have been reported in Australia on Sunday, even as three non-players with the Australian Open contingent ...
Australia’s child vaccination rates exceed 95 per cent target
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children aged five have the highest rates of immunisation in the country at 97.25 per ...
Spain defence chief resigns for getting vaccine before allowed
General Miguel Angel Villarroya has resigned “in order to preserve the image of the armed forces”. Powered by WPeMatico
Australia’s vaccinations are about to begin – but some countries may have to wait years
Australia’s coronavirus vaccine program is due to start in a matter of weeks, but many low and middle-income nations are ...
