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We are witnessing changes in the ways we use our cities in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The liveability of our local neighbourhoods has never been more important.

Recent headlines have suggested COVID-19 can spread up to four metres, drawing into question the current advice to maintain 1.5 metres between people to prevent the spread of the virus.

Few people can fault the government’s zeal in staring down the coronavirus and steering a path for Australia to emerge on the other side ready to do business again.

SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus which causes COVID-19, has infected almost 2.5 million people around the world and claimed 170,000 lives.

Spending time at the beach or taking a walk in the park can help us recover from the mental and physical impacts of life’s stresses.

Humans are innately social creatures. But as we stay home to limit the spread of COVID-19, video calls only go so far to satisfy our need for connection.

We’ve now been social distancing for several weeks. While these measures have allowed us to slow the spread of COVID-19, they’ve also upended our day-to-day lives.

At childcare and preschool, children experience belonging to a community and engage actively with their learning.

The plan was to land in Sydney from an overseas trip on a Friday morning and immediately bake Anzac biscuits to bring along to the Country Women’s Association Tea Room at the Royal Easter Show on Saturday.

A young man in his prime, Johan Hoyel was a little shorter than most, but with a strong, lean build. Hoyel had killed a man during an argument, possibly after too much drink, and was due to be executed for his crime.

Being in isolation might be a great time to try something new. In this series, we get the basics on hobbies and activities to start while you’re spending more time at home.

The coronavirus pandemic has caused tens of thousands of deaths around the world and pushed major economies into a tailspin.

The course of human history has been shaped by infectious diseases, and the current crisis certainly won’t be the last time.

Donna Lee Brien, CQUniversity Australia Being in isolation might be a great time to try something new. In this series, we get the basics on hobbies and activities to start while you’re spending more time at home. Pickling foods in vinegar or fermenting them in brine is one of the...

Effective learning is a two-way process between the teacher and students, meaning both need to engage.

For centuries, doctors and care givers have listened to the different types of cough in search of clues to help diagnose underlying disease.

Whether you use Zoom, Skype or Microsoft Teams, the webcam on your home PC or laptop device has probably never been as active as it is during this pandemic.

People who use illicit drugs, whether they are dependent or use them occasionally, are potentially at increased risk of harm during the coronavirus pandemic.

Being in isolation might be a great time to try something new. In this series, we get the basics on hobbies and activities to start while you’re spending more time at home.

Social gatherings with friends and family are an essential part of being human. So it’s no surprise, with real-life gatherings limited to just two people, that people are flocking to apps that can keep us connected virtually.

Even before COVID-19, young Australians were doing it hard in the labour market.

Amid the global spread of COVID-19 we are witnessing an increased focus on gathering food and supplies.

As COVID-19 spreads around the globe, many of us feel we have no voice, no ability to affect change. There is nothing we can really do other than try to “flatten the curve”.

Governments everywhere face the challenge of getting people to stay home so they can limit the spread of coronavirus.

Researchers testing the head lice drug Ivermectin as a possible treatment for COVID-19 have seen promising results in lab studies.

ABC KIDS’ Bluey, Australia’s most popular children’s television show, has won an International Emmy Kids Award celebrating the world’s best content for young viewers.

“With everyone at home, now is the time for all Australians to get behind our local artists and screen professionals,” says ARIA boss.

Worshippers at London's legendary Church party bar joined forces with Antipodeans across the UK to raise funds for Australia's fire relief effort.

OPINION & ANALYSIS: For advocates of the name “Invasion Day”, it is more important that Australia was invaded from an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspective. We do not need European law to validate that perspective, especially not law from the 18th and 19th centuries that is tainted by colonialism...

Star of 'Have You Been Paying Attention?' and ABC's 'Lost in Pronunciation' brings his award winning show to Soho Theatre.

SPECIAL FEATURE: Christmas as we know it today has its origins in Victorian Britain. But by 1874, Father Christmas had evolved into a round jolly man wearing red and green fur lined robes and holly on his head.

OBITUARY: Along with Germaine Greer, Barry Humphries and Robert Hughes, Clive James was known as part of an elite group of “brilliant creatures” that emerged out of Australia at a cultural moment of change in the mid 20th century.

Australian brains are responsible for some of the most interesting and useful inventions ever!

WATCH: So who has the greatest morning sugar-injected tummy fillers? Let's find out...

Australia’s favourite good times band, The Cat Empire is set to conquer the UK again with an all out invasion of high vibes.

SPECIAL FEATURE: From deathly pagan ritual to ghoulish dress-ups fun, this is how today’s Halloween tradition came to evolve.

It's the question literally on every patriots' lips - who has the yummiest junk food, Australia or America? And crucially, are Pizza Shapes really that good?

SPECIAL FEATURE: Not to put a damper on things, but Australian food hasn’t always made us happy little Vegemites.

SPECIAL FEATURE: Let’s stop spreading nonsense about how lazy Australian accents are and all these cultural cringe-tinged myths.

Melbourne's The Cat Empire have announced shows across the UK for Spring, kicking off in London.

Why would anyone 'shiver their timbers'? There’s no shortage of special days throughout the year. Some, like International Literacy Day, speak to important issues in society. Others, like Speak Like a Pirate Day, speak to our inner dag.

SPECIAL PHOTOGRAPHIC FEATURE: An important milestone exhibition that raises questions of the single planetary civilisation that is now evolving, where a stranger on social media may appear more real than our neighbour, and where our very future appears increasingly problematic.

For the past six years, she’s been a terrible male comedian with a neckbeard called Dave, winning stacks of awards and tons of great reviews. Now, she’s scraped off the neckbeard and is back… as herself.

PHOTOS: Each photographer has brought a different perspective on nature. Each of these can enhance your worldview - allowing you to see the dynamics and resilience; the power and quiet; the destruction and rebirth inherent in it.

KRIS GRIFFITHS attends three consecutive weekend festivals and finds the summer scene as alive and vital as ever

From the oldest culture on earth comes the freshest, fiercest and funniest stand-up around, at Soho Theatre.

I have to say I felt out of place in the teeming, crowded cauldron that is Edinburgh City Centre in August, and I must confess that those pseudo intellectual talks and plays by Sophocles often leave me baffled.

Following his sold-out season in 2017, award winning Matt Okine makes a welcome return to London's Soho Theatre.

This is your chance to see Eddo in London at the very peak of her powers. There is nothing wrong with her. How about you?

There is much more to Chris than being the 'Sexiest Man Alive' or just dressing up with a cape and hammer, as he has been praised for his versatile acting and fun, down to earth personality.