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Speaking as an expert in epidemiology, Deputy Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly is candid about the prospects of a second-wave of coronavirus in a society that hasn’t developed herd immunity

INTERVIEW | Paul Kelly, folksinger, songwriter, Australian music legend. GEORGE KATRALIS talks to the man behind the myth ahead of his London show at Cadogan Hall on Friday 12 April 2013.

Australian singer-songwriter and an icon of Australian rock Paul Kelly is performing at London’s Cadogan Hall on Friday 12 April 2013. His new album, Spring and Fall, is available now in the UK.

REVIEW | The name Paul Kelly is synonymous with Australian pub rock anthems. For this reason it felt strange to be sitting on a civilised church pew in Union Chapel, London, amongst the many others here to worship this Australian rock icon.

Paul Kelly, one of Australia's most celebrated musicians, will take to the stage in London this week.

REVIEW | We sat there staring into the storyteller’s shaded, deep set eyes as he spun uncomplicated yet incredibly moving yarns through his impressive song writing, all the while backing it up with a voice that is as solid, seemingly unchanging and Australian as Uluru.

INTERVIEW | “I think people are influenced by what’s gone before. When I learnt how to play songs, you fall in love with other people’s songs and you learn them and you start to write your own." Paul Kelly, September, 2011.

REVIEW: Despite being filled with some of Paul Kelly’s lesser known songs, the “dark, weird and difficult night three” as described by Kelly himself was not without highlights.

REVIEW: The letter ‘F’ was where we started the night with Paul accompanied by nephew Dan Kelly a famous musician in his own right.

REVIEW | Paul Kelly is a walking, talking manual for how to live. And, yep well I better come out and say it; 'an Australian bloke's way to live.

Paul Kelly's been entertaining audiences for three decades and the ever popular Australian musician is still in huge demand around the world, as evidenced by his four sold-out shows in London this week.

It's an undeniable fact of life that the two greatest Christmas songs of all time are The Pogues’ ‘Fairy Tale of New York’ and Paul Kelly’s ‘How to Make Gravy’. Some will tell you art is subjective and beauty is in the eye of the beholder and all that — ...

MUSIC FROM THE MOTHERLAND | Are the Dockers really changing their club song? Why are NME interested in Aussie flashers? And what is Daniel Johns doing with Paul Kelly and The Temper Trap at the Sydney Opera House?

MUSIC FROM THE MOTHERLAND: From curing those post Glasto blues to the bestest Aussie albums ever, MFTM has it all. Oh, want a slice of Meatloaf for the AFL Grand Final? How about bringing Mr Paul Kelly to your door? Enjoy!

The Morrison government has delayed its plan to open the international border on Wednesday to skilled workers and students, as it awaits more information about the Omicron variant of COVID.

From midnight tonight, Kiwis can travel to Australia without the need to quarantine, country’s Chief Medical Officer advises.

Australia has purchased surplus doses of the vaccine from Poland and these began arriving in the country last night.

Sydney’s COVID outbreak has just prompted official advice on the AstraZeneca vaccine to change to encourage more people to get fully vaccinated sooner.

The expert panel of immunisation experts which advises the federal government has always said people under 60 can get AstraZeneca if the benefits are likely to outweigh the risks, and if they make an informed decision to consent.

Declaration triggers Federal assistance for Greater Sydney as more infections with the dangerous Delta variant are confirmed.

There is a growing public and political outcry over the federal government’s sudden decision to ban Australians from coming home from India.

The logistics haven’t all gone smoothly. Despite protestations to the contrary, the Commonwealth’s distribution has been sub-optimal.

The Morrison government is gifting 8,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines to Papua New Guinea, and demanding AstraZeneca and European authorities urgently provide one million doses of Australia’s contracted supplies to help the country deal with its escalating pandemic crisis.

Mundi Mundi Plains is set to become the home of Australia’s biggest outback music event this August. Never heard of it? You’re not alone.

The first recipient was aged care resident Jane Malysiak, 84, from Marayong New South Wales, who was born in Poland and came to Australia soon after the second world war.

The national cabinet, created to impose maximum unity on Australia’s response to COVID, has formally fractured.

COVID-19 has now made us two Australias. There’s Victoria – most specifically Melbourne – and then there’s the rest of the country.

The government is set to continue a revamped and re-targeted wage subsidy when it delivers its Thursday economic statement.

Victorian premier Daniel Andrews said more than 900 people in two Melbourne “hotspots” had declined door-to-door testing.

OPINION & ANALYSIS

Experts warn there may be a chance Australia could miss out on the coronavirus vaccine once it’s ready.

Josh Frydenberg’s economic update to parliament on Tuesday will document the huge downturn caused by the virus, as well as providing estimates for the road back

Medical authorities say Australia still has a long way to go before herd immunity is reached.

Greg Hunt is set to become the lead ministerial face of the sales effort for the proposed controversial new COVID-19 tracing app, aided by the government’s health professionals.

An “unprecedented action” for “unprecedented times”, and a “uniquely Australian” solution, says Prime Minister Scott Morrison.

SPECIAL FEATURE: If the polls are right, Bill Shorten will become the next prime minister. But what kind of prime minister would he be?

Santa's evil twin. KFC and a romantic date (seriously!). Here's a look at these and a few other weird and wonderful ways different places around the world celebrate Christmas.

OPINION & ANALYSIS: As Tony Abbott accepts another pat on the back from a roomful of climate deniers in London, we may wonder how long business interests in Australia will tolerate his wrecking, undermining and sniping.

Australia stops to join in mourning with family, friends and cricket players gathered in a small country town for the funeral of Phillip Hughes.

Politically colourful crowd gathered at historic state memorial service for Gough Whitlam, a ceremony rich in passion, pride, anger and humour.

VIDEO | Noel Pearson delivers rousing ‘this old man’ eulogy at Gough Whitlam memorial service.

INTERVIEW | Having toured as part of Sarah Blasko’s band, Ben Fletcher knows great music. Now, with his own debut solo album just released in the UK, he reflects on his 20 year journey with GEORGE KATRALIS.

FULL INTERVIEW | After touring with the likes of Sarah Blasko, Ben Fletcher has produced his very own debut solo album - Upon Ayr. Fletcher talks with George Katralis about his 20 year journey.

Here’s our top five Australian Christmas carols for 2012 that sum up the Australian Christmas experience. Which is your favourite? Vote now for your number one Aussie Christmas song.

MUSIC FROM THE MOTHERLAND | The Australian bill for Edinburgh Fringe is taking shape while back home The Beach Boys are set to ride a wave of nostalgia and an unknown Tassie singer takes us to the world.

MUSIC FROM THE MOTHERLAND | This week we say farewell to an Aussie music legend; we throw our hat in the ring for the contemporary v classical music debate; and we get funky to 'the best cold beer' remix.

VOTE NOW | In honour of Australia Day, we asked our readers via Facebook to name the songs that make an expat Aussie homesick. Here's the top ten. Now it's your job to choose the #1.

RIGHT SAID ED | It's that time of year when inevitably my expat Aussie mind starts thinking of home. Thinking of the sun and the surf and my mates playing cricket on the beach. Of Christmas with the fam. Of an Aussie summer and cold VBs on the back verandah.

MUSIC FROM THE MOTHERLAND: We join in honouring Aussie legend Cave, tell you about the 'most' exorbitant festival ticket ever and get a little bit excited about Mr Slim Shady.

MUSIC FROM THE MOTHERLAND: Good news for Bon Scott and Michael Hutchence look-a-likes; farewell to Ms Winehouse and Cadel Evans - we salute you.