COVID-19
WHO Director-General’s Statement on IHR Emergency Committee on Ebola Virus Disease in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
The International Health Regulations Emergency Committee for Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) met today, and has ...
Mass exodus: Tourists,temp workers ‘leaving’ Australia
More than half a billion people will flee Australia by the end of 2020, sparking the biggest population decline in ...
Ask The Expert: Your property market questions answered
The COVID-19 pandemic has tipped Australia into an unprecedented economic crisis, and even though interest rates have never been lower, ...
Federal, state verdicts at odds over remote learning
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Lucas dumped from charity after anti-vax controversy
Isabel Lucas has been dropped as the ambassador of a girls’ charity over controversial comments she made about coronavirus vaccines. ...
Sexy items shoppers are buying in lockdown
If you’ve been living in leggings, oversized sweaters and haven’t dressed the way you usually would for quite some time ...
India migrant workers protest as lockdown extended
India extended a lockdown on its 1.3 billion people until at least May 3, sparking protests by jobless migrant workers ...
Teachers Union president tells Scott Morrison to keep out of schooling debate
Parents should not be worried about their school-aged children missing out on some study amid the coronavirus crisis, says the ...
Chilean soprano sings for neighbours during lockdown
A Chilean opera singer is keeping her neighbours entertained by singing classics from her window during the country’s coronavirus quarantine. ...
Scott Morrison issues direct plea to Australia’s teachers, urging them to keep their classrooms open
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has thanked Australian teachers as he calls on them to keep classrooms operating with students preparing ...
The global economy is now facing the worst recession since the Great Depression
The International Monetary Fund has predicted the worst global downturn in a century. Powered by WPeMatico
Andrews doubles down on school closures despite PM’s plea
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Pharma giants join forces in COVID-19 vaccine race
Pharma giants Sanofi and GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) will join forces to work on a coronavirus vaccine they hope will enter clinical ...
PM’s schools plea as Trump cuts WHO funding
Donald Trump will suspend all US funding to the World Health Organisation (WHO), with the US President claiming it had ...
‘Mortified’ worker behind Sydney aged care outbreak
NSW police will today interview management at a western Sydney nursing home where an infectious health worker unknowingly passed on ...
Coronavirus taxes: How to repay our virus debt
A GST increase, coronavirus levy and other big tax changes are likely to be examined by governments when Australia switches ...
More than 200 police officers in Peru test positive for COVID-19
As Peru battles a rising number of coronavirus cases, 217 police officers have tested positive in the Andean country. Powered ...
Ecuadorean firefighters raise spirits among locked down Quito residents with serenade
An Ecuadorean fireman has surprised residents of Quito with his short ”high rise” trumpet concerts to bring a little joy ...
China limited the Mekong’s flow. Other countries suffered a drought.
New research show that Beijing’s engineers appear to have directly caused the record low levels of water in Thailand, Laos, ...
$200 left in the bank: coronavirus reality for international students
Since the outbreak of COVID-19, temporary visa holders like Aaren have been left out of the government’s financial support packages. ...
COVID-19 is 10 times deadlier than swine flu, WHO says
The head of the WHO says coronavirus restrictions should not be lifted yet, and only eased when its possible to ...
Public statement for collaboration on COVID-19 vaccine development
On 31 December 2019, the World Health Organization (WHO) was informed of a cluster of cases of pneumonia of ...
Aussie stars blasted for coronavirus anti-vax push
Actor Isabel Lucas and surfer Taj Burrow are the latest celebrities to raise the ire of medical professionals by supporting ...
Virgin goes into trading halt as ASX opens flat
Qantas and Virgin are closing in on a multi-million dollar deal with the federal government to support flights between capital ...
Ask the expert: Your health questions answered
Weeks into the coronavirus crisis, Australians are still seeking answers on how to safeguard the health of their families and ...
Unemployment rate to reach double digits
Australia’s jobless rate is tipped to nearly double to 10 per cent for the June quarter because of the coronavirus ...
Old vaccines for other germs being tested against COVID-19
Scientists are dusting off some decades-old vaccines against other germs to see if they could provide a little stopgap protection ...
Portuguese priest delivers Easter service from car’s sunroof
Portuguese priest Nuno Westwood has turned the sunroof of his car into a pulpit to deliver an Easter service to ...
Australia’s coronavirus restrictions to be reviewed within weeks as death toll reaches 61
Australia’s coronavirus social distancing measures will be reviewed within the next few weeks, Australia’s chief medical officer says. Powered by ...
NSW announces $440 million coronavirus rent relief package
Under the changes, residential landlords and tenants will be required to negotiate rental payments in good faith in cases where ...
