COVID-19

‘Stuck in neutral’: Qld, NSW border changes unveiled

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Hundreds of thousands of New South Wales residents will be allowed to enter Queensland from Tuesday, however the state will ...

Dan to take first day off in 120 days

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Premier Daniel Andrews will take a long-awaited break from addressing Victorians on coronavirus when he finally takes a day off ...

After days of protest over Poland’s near-total ban on abortion, women have led a nationwide strike

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Poland’s constitutional court ruled in favour of imposing further restrictions on abortion last week. Powered by WPeMatico

Victoria records three new coronavirus cases as Melburnians enter second day out of lockdown

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It comes a day after some 180,000 people returned to work in Melbourne’s hospitality and retail industries, and as the ...

Jan’s Filipino family lost their jobs during COVID-19. Now they rely on his Aussie income

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Migrants say pressure to send money home has increased during COVID-19 as countries around the world experience high unemployment. Powered ...

Unlike in Australia, people don’t have to vote in US elections. Here’s why that matters

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More Americans than ever have cast their vote early ahead of the US presidential election, but millions haven’t, and still ...

France and Germany plunge back into lockdown as second coronavirus wave sweeps Europe

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A massive second wave of coronavirus infections threatens to overwhelm Europe before winter hits. Powered by WPeMatico

Super-spreader truckie fined for breach

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The truck driver who spread the Chadstone coronavirus cluster to regional Victoria has been fined by police. Powered by WPeMatico

Missing documents delay hotel inquiry further

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The hotel quarantine inquiry has been formally delayed until late December after missing documents were discovered at the Department of ...

Superspreading truckie escapes charges

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The Melbourne truck driver who spread coronavirus to two regional towns will receive only a fine. Powered by WPeMatico

What’s delaying hotel quarantine report

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Key documents missing from Victoria’s hotel quarantine inquiry will delay the handing down of a final report by more than ...

Reports reveal true cost of COVID crisis in Victoria

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A massive state government annual report dump has revealed the impact of COVID across government agencies and also the amount ...

Demand for food charities grow across the US

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Farmer in rural Wisconsin are being forced to either feed their cattle or feed their own families. The economic impact ...

Melburnians rush to Kmart at midnight after lockdowns ease sparking health concerns

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The minute restrictions eased, Melburnians flocked to Kmart to celebrate their newfound freedom. But video footage and images posted onto ...

Victoria records two new coronavirus cases, two further deaths as Melbourne emerges from lockdown

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Victoria has had two coronavirus deaths, taking the state toll to 819 and the national figure to 907, plus two ...

Coronavirus cases are surging across Europe and the US while India’s infection rate dips

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India has recorded its lowest number of daily coronavirus cases in three months but infections are on the rise in ...

Barack Obama says Donald Trump is ‘jealous of COVID’s media coverage’

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Barack Obama has again hit out at Donald Trump for his handling of the coronavirus pandemic. Powered by WPeMatico

Why travellers should put regional Vic first

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Melburnians have been urged to put regional Victoria first once travel to country areas and interstate is permitted. Powered by ...

New cases as Melbourne reopens, Australia ‘out of recession’

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Victoria has recorded two new coronavirus cases on Wednesday and two more deaths. Powered by WPeMatico

Beijing+25: where are we now, and where do we go next?

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Special series aims to advance women’s health and gender equality. Progress on gender equality has been made in all 12 ...

Melbourne shoppers flock to Kmart

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Eager shoppers have flocked to Kmart stores across Melbourne to celebrate the city’s long-awaited lifting of coronavirus restrictions. Powered by ...

Everything Melburnians can do from today

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Melburnians can finally “get on the beers” with pubs and restaurants allowed to reopen after the city’s strict lockdown was ...

Victoria records two new virus cases

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Victoria has recorded two new coronavirus cases on Wednesday and two more deaths. Powered by WPeMatico

An end to lockdown: Here’s what you can do in Melbourne from midnight tonight

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Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has announced sweeping changes to Melbourne’s coronavirus restrictions, saying “now is the time to open up”. ...

The government’s COVIDSafe app dubbed a ‘huge bungle’ after tracing just 17 unique infections

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The COVIDSafe app has identified 17 unknown cases not otherwise uncovered through manual tracing methods across the country. Powered by ...

Home visits in Melbourne allowed once again from tonight under eased coronavirus rules

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It comes as Victoria marks two days in a row with no new COVID-19 cases for the first time since ...

Giving up on virus control, as suggested by a White House official, is ‘dangerous’, WHO warns

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It comes a day after US President Donald Trump’s chief of staff Mark Meadows condeded his administration’s focus had moved ...

China reports surge of asymptomatic coronavirus cases in Xinjiang

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Chinese health authorities found 137 asymptomatic cases of the coronavirus in a testing drive of almost 5 million people. Powered ...

Steroids boost survival of preterm babies in low-resource settings, new study finds

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Accurate pregnancy dating and quality care combined with the steroids are key to survival The results of a new clinical ...

NSW records two local virus cases

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NSW has recorded two new cases of coronavirus in the community, while there were 10 cases in hotel quarantine. Powered ...