Mammoth task ahead as Australia takes cautious approach to COVID-19 vaccination
We can take heart that we have an extremely robust vaccine safety surveillance system in Australia.
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Prince Philip includes nod to Australia in newly released, radically slimmed down funeral plans
The service will be attended by just 30 royal family members and feature a specially modified Land Rover designed by the late Duke of Edinburgh.
Botched vaccine rollout requires diplomatic and scientific solutions
This is the most important policy in generations. Australia is relying on the federal government to get the population vaccinated as quickly as possible.
Fraud, force and genocide: An extraordinary day in the annals of Australia’s national life
China’s ambassador Cheng Jingye subjected the Australian reporters to a two-hour exercise in authoritarian propaganda.
Vaccination vacillation may infect recovery, and Morrison’s leadership
For the second time this century, Australia may have successfully navigated its way through a global crisis only to founder on the rocks of recovery because of poor leadership.
The long shot: delays, uncertainty and confusion in Australia’s vaccine rollout
Less than two months into the national vaccination rollout the Prime Minister’s hopeful messaging had come undone, but within a day there was hope again. How did we get there?
Pot luck: Australia’s $2 billion cannabis stock sector on a high
Over the past five years, the combined market caps of cannabis firms have passed the billion-dollar mark – but those in the industry say patience is needed before the cash […]
We can’t wait for this government. Let’s beat emissions together
Citizens, industry and communities in Australia need to pick up the slack from our politicians, who dropped the reins long ago. Here’s how.
Dulwich Hill pint-sized studio apartments get top honour
If you are curious about what was honoured as the best multi-residential architecture in Australia, they were certainly not house-sized palatial ‘sky homes’.
Coronavirus updates LIVE: Australia secures 20 million Pfizer vaccine doses as NSW temporarily suspends AstraZeneca vaccine administrations
National cabinet will have discussions about the reopening of Australia when it meets on Friday after the Australian government announced it had accepted expert advice that Pfizer should now be […]
Australia to send tens of thousands of vaccines to PNG and East Timor
Australia will ship tens of thousands of locally manufactured AstraZeneca vaccines from its Melbourne plant to Papua New Guinea and East Timor within weeks, with both countries battling major outbreaks […]
Apple to sell genuine iPhone parts to independent repairers, with some caveats
Apple is offering independent repairers in Australia access to official parts and training for the first time. However, the deal comes with some strings attached.
Serious hurdles stand in the way of a quick solution for Australia’s vaccine rollout
Demand for Pfizer is so hot worldwide that the drug giant won’t be able to dispatch the extra 20 million doses until the final quarter of this year.
Artists create awe and wonder of the seaweed forests on Australia’s ‘other’ big reef
Australia’s first seaweed festival, the Seaweed Forests Festival in Manly, highlights the risks facing seaweed from ocean warming along the Great Southern Reef.
What happened after 9/11 to Muslim youth in Australia
Randa Abdel-Fattah looks at how the attacks on New York nearly 20 years ago affected young Australians who grew up in their aftermath.
Vaccine maker CSL wants to stick to contract amid AstraZeneca fallout
The company manufacturing the AstraZeneca vaccine in Australia has shown little interest in changing its plans to produce 50 million doses.
Let’s not panic about Australia’s vaccine rollout … yet
Australia has been caught out by a global vaccine supply shortage. But the government, in trying to convince us that everything is on track, has allowed a sense of crisis […]
The dugongs returned, but for how long? Eastern floods turn up heat in the west
Over the past 10 years, each Australia’s three most important marine sites has seen a catastrophe. And recent wild weather signals that history is repeating.
AstraZeneca setback will have dramatic consequences on our daily lives
If you weren’t yet willing to concede Australia’s vaccine rollout was a disaster at lunchtime on Thursday, then by dinner time there was little room for debate.
No experience? No worries: Netball goes beyond Australia in search of CEO
NA began its search for a new boss this week and has engaged an international executive recruitment firm to assist in the hunt.
Not over the hump: Caution urged on ending endangered status for whales
Humpbacks have made a comeback from near extinction, but conservation groups warn against acting too quickly to take them off Australia’s national threatened species lists.
Rare clash of tropical tempests expected off WA coast ‘like two planets going close to each other’
Twin tropical cyclones are predicted to clash off the north-west coast of Australia in the coming days in a relatively rare interaction that is exciting weather nerds far and wide.
RAAF marks centenary by dropping gendered ‘airman’ term in favour of ‘aviator’
There has been a strong push in Britian, the United States and Australia during the past five years to change the language used in defence forces.
Taiwan charges alleged spy after outed by Chinese operative who defected to Australia
Taiwan authorities have charged an alleged Chinese spy and his wife after they were identified by a self-confessed Chinese intelligence operative who defected to Australia.
More than 700,000 AstraZeneca doses secretly flown to Australia from Britain
Australia’s vaccine rollout has been propped up by doses manufactured in Britain rather than from factories in Europe as had been widely believed.
Barnaby Joyce’s latest antics do nothing to move Australia forward
Don’t get me wrong, it is novel to see a Nationals member attempting to tap the views of their electorate. But Joyce’s motives are not genuine. It’s politics over science.
One of Australia’s most stunning private gardens is up for sale
Most of us will never get to see the very best private gardens; only a handful of owners allow visitors. Musk Farm, just outside Daylesford in Victoria, is one such […]
Australia’s oldest artist remains at the canvas, reaching a century
Painter Guy Warren, turns 100 on April 16. Retirement? “An absurdity.” A raft of new exhibitions proves his staying power.
Ancient bone tools confirmed as among oldest in Australia
Ancient bone tools discovered in a Kimberley cave have been dated to up to 46,000 years old, making them among the oldest ever found.
From the Archives, 1984: Heart transplant recipient’s perfect match
On April 8,1984, with hours to live, a perfect donor match was found for 14-year-old Fiona Coote, Australia’s youngest heart transplant survivor.