News the army’s Lieutenant General John “JJ” Frewen has been picked to lead a new COVID-19 vaccination task force has prompted fresh discussion of the defence force’s role in Australia.
Read moreDetails2020 was the ‘year of the big scam’ for Australians as con-artists saw their opportunity while the pandemic raged.
Read moreDetailsVictoria’s current COVID outbreak took another turn last week when a new variant was discovered by health authorities. It’s not clear whether this new “Delta” variant emerged from Victoria, New South Wales or elsewhere, and it hasn’t yet been matched to any cases in hotel quarantine.
Read moreDetailsAs attempts to curb illegal fishing continue, the Border Force says it has intercepted 19 Indonesian vessels and destroyed three of them.
Read moreDetailsThe International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) today released updated guidelines for stem cell research and its translation to medicine.
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Read moreDetailsNASA has selected two missions, dubbed DAVINCI+ and VERITAS, to study the “lost habitable” world of Venus.
Read moreDetailsClimate change will make Australia hotter and drier in future, and we’re starting to see the dangerous consequences of this in our rivers, lakes and streams.
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Read moreDetailsSteel is a major building block of our modern world, used to make everything from cutlery to bridges and wind turbines. But the way it’s made – using coal – is making climate change worse.
Read moreDetailsEnvironmental scientists see flora, fauna and phenomena the rest of us rarely do. In this series, we’ve invited them to share their unique photos from the field.
Read moreDetailsCarbon dioxide, once emitted into the atmosphere, stays there for hundreds of years. When someone uses an offset to counteract emissions they need to make sure the offset they buy also lasts for centuries.
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Read moreDetailsAMA wants more funding so that family doctors can offer more advice and support to their vaccine-hesitant patients.
Read moreDetailsFor four decades, there has been a global race to the bottom on multinational tax, with Britain and its network of tax havens at the heart of it. Multinationals have seen tax as a cost rather than paying states their due share of revenues to provide public services like transport,...
Read moreDetailsModerna and Pfizer have released data suggesting that their vaccines are well tolerated in adolescents and highly effective in preventing COVID-19. Canada, the US and the EU have already authorised the Pfizer vaccine in children as young as 12. And the UK has just approved the use of the Pfizer...
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Read moreDetailsHuge concrete data centres, permanently plugged into power plants and telephone exchanges, maintain much of online life. But the infrastructure behind internet-based cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin, dogecoin and ethereum is more like a rusty travelling circus. And right now, that circus is on the road.
Read moreDetailsThe court and attorney general’s office were among the only checks on presidential power remaining since Bukele’s Nuevas Ideas party won a supermajority in Congress in March 2021, with more than 65% of votes. During the pandemic, the Salvadoran judiciary repeatedly ruled that the president’s uses of emergency powers were...
Read moreDetailsLatest National Trade Survey Report highlights future trade challenges such as over-reliance on China and mineral resources.
Read moreDetailsWhen microorganisms – such as bacteria or viruses – infect us, our immune system jumps into action. It’s highly trained to sense and eliminate infections and clear up any damage caused by them.
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Read moreDetailsNew study shows how Covid accelerated long-term trends that are fundamentally changing top-level Australian sport.
Read moreDetailsAlthough COVID-19 was first described as a disease of the lungs, as its relentless march has continued we’ve realised that it has a far wider reach in the human body. COVID-19 has been associated with skin rashes, bleeding disorders and structural damage to the heart and kidneys. It has also...
Read moreDetailsIsraeli politics are entering a new chapter. After inconclusive elections in March, a politically diverse coalition has formed to end Benjamin Netanyahu’s 12 years as prime minister.
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Read moreDetailsSeveral high-profile collisions between participants and a growing body of research about their impact have drawn attention to the adequacy of the safety protocols in place to protect players.
Read moreDetailsThe extraordinary May 23 interception of a Ryanair flight carrying Belarusian opposition journalist Raman Pratasevich and 132 other passengers over Minsk, the capital of Belarus, came at an awkward time for the U.S. and Russia.
Read moreDetailsAs Melbourne suffers further lockdown, the Federal Government has promised a ‘disaster payment’ for some workers. Businesses may also get help.
Read moreDetailsContacting tracing was inadequate in Victoria at the start of the pandemic, but since our second wave, our contact tracing has been outstanding. Deficiencies there do not explain the frequency of our lockdowns.
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Read moreDetailsGreens worried that the social media platform enables ‘behaviour which threatens democracy’ but remains largely self-governing.
Read moreDetailsThe border has been closed since March 2020. That decision has been instrumental in the nation containing COVID-19, but there are big social and economic costs.
Read moreDetailsCOVID-19 has brought the living wage debate back into focus, particularly since many essential workers are the lowest paid in society. Numerous major companies such as Ikea and Unilever now pay a living wage, as does the Scottish government.
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Read moreDetailsThe recent “joint declaration” of the Namibian and German governments on dealing with the 1904-08 genocide marks the first time a former colonial power has officially offered an apology to another country for state sponsored mass crimes.
Read moreDetailsThe UK government has published its COVID recovery plan for schools in England. This follows a report earlier this week that it was mulling a longer school day to compensate for COVID-related school closures. However, research suggests the proposed measures may have mixed success and more targeted help might be...
Read moreDetailsHaving to work multiple insecure jobs leaves more than half of Australians believing this generation will be worse off than their parents.
Read moreDetailsWith Melbourne under lockdown for another seven days, the consequences of Australia’s inefficient and dangerous quarantine system continue.
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Read moreDetailsAs the city readies for another grim week of lockdown, at least one business body wants a targeted JobKeeper program reintroduced.
Read moreDetailsSteel is a major building block of our modern world, used to make everything from cutlery to bridges and wind turbines. But the way it’s made – using coal – is making climate change worse.
Read moreDetailsThe manufacturing world is facing one of its greatest challenges in years — a global shortage of semiconductors — and there doesn’t appear to be an end in sight any time soon.
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Read moreDetailsThe World Health Organization (WHO) has announced a new naming system for the coronavirus that uses Greek letters to refer to the different variants. For the variants of concern, B117 (the UK or Kent variant) will now be known as alpha, B1351 (South Africa) will be beta, P1 (Brazil) is...
Read moreDetailsLast week, President Joe Biden announced he had ordered a further US intelligence investigation into the origins of COVID-19, asking for a report back in 90 days.
Read moreDetailsDespite the tragic deaths, suffering and sadness that it has caused, the pandemic could go down in history as the event that rescued humanity. It has created a once-in-a-generation opportunity to reset our lives and societies onto a sustainable path. Global surveys and protests have demonstrated the appetite for fresh...
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Read moreDetailsOne vessel destroyed and fishing catch and equipment confiscated as Border Force cutter intercepts Indonesians operating illegally.
Read moreDetailsCity of Newcastle lifeguard Mick Body dived into treacherous seas to bring an 8-year-old girl to safety. Now his efforts have been honoured.
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