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Young Australians in remote jobs share their amazing workplaces through photography
Michael Pride is among the select few who call the ocean home for six months every year. Courtney Wilson Landline…
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In the UK, sports stadiums and 800 year-old cathedrals have become makeshift COVID vaccine clinics
To meet its target of vaccinating 15 million Britons in just two months, it would need to enlist not just…
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Yes, another lockdown in Victoria hurts.
Victoria will go into stage 4 lockdown from 11.59pm tonight, as the cluster from the Holiday Inn quarantine hotel continues…
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‘I am a people person.
We say ‘it takes a village to raise a child’, but the same principle of care applies to people as…
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Kamala Harris takes jab campaign to sceptical ethnic groups
Harris, the highest-ranking person of colour in the administration, will visit local communities to spread awareness about access to the…
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Which European countries are vaccinating their populations fastest?
Just over 3 per cent of people in the EU have received one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine – compared to more…
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Six months after the Beirut explosion, the hardships faced by many families continue to get worse
When a warehouse in the Lebanese capital of Beirut exploded six months ago, killing more than 190 and wounding thousands,…
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How The COVID-19 Vaccines Compare To Each Other
In the race to end the coronavirus pandemic, the more safe, effective vaccines we have available, the sooner we’ll be…
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How gut microbes could drive brain disorders
That might lead to better and easier treatments for brain diseases. Cassandra Willyard nature In 2006, soon after she launched…
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Australia’s university sector is unlikely to recover from COVID-19 this year, experts say
Universities are worried they will suffer another year of financial blows because their export arm has all but been snapped…
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New aged care data on hospitalisation rates show significant problem areas in residential aged care
The report found 36.9% of nursing home residents presented to an emergency department at least once in 2018-19. Stephen Duckett…
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EU offers UK ‘reassurances’ over vaccine supply after Irish border row
LONDON — The EU has moved to assure Britain that vaccine exports into the country won’t be stopped by the…
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A global vaccine apartheid is unfolding. People’s lives must come before profit
Nine months ago world leaders were queueing up to declare any Covid-19 vaccine a global public good. Winnie Byanyima The…
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COVID is keeping us in our homes, but what makes working there a success or failure?
This spatial segregation is still largely embedded in the design of our cities today. Authors The Conversation But the COVID-19…
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Domestic violence soars after natural disasters. Preventing it needs to be part of the emergency response
It usually involves physical and psychological violence perpetrated by men against women and children, but it can also include an…
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‘I can’t save money for potential emergencies’: COVID lockdowns drove older Australians into energy poverty
But for older Australians who depend on the Age Pension for income, lockdowns drove many deeper into “energy poverty”. Authors…
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