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  Wednesday, April 21 Former police officer Derek Chauvin has been found guilty of murdering George Floyd in the United States. The 12-person jury deliberated for about 10 hours before arriving at a unanimous verdict, finding Chauvin guilty on all three counts: […]

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  TUESDAY, APRIL 20 The jury in the trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin is now deliberating following closing arguments from the prosecution and defence today. Chauvin is accused of murdering George Floyd, who died in Minneapolis last year after a […]

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  MONDAY, April 19 As planes begin freely flying passengers between New Zealand and Australia for the first time in 400 days, the government is eyeing more deals with neighbouring countries. Asian travel hub Singapore has been floated by senior members of […]

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FRIDAY, April 16 Doctors have demanded the media be much more cautious in the way blood clot cases are reported in people who have received COVID-19 vaccines, warning public confidence in the program is being undermined. They fear some reporting risks unnecessarily […]

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New Book Release – The Way Of Integrity by Martha Beck The Way of Integrity is a guide to discovering your true self and the pure peace that is your birthright. Bestselling author, life coach and sociologist Martha Beck explains why ‘integrity’ – being […]

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  THURSDAY, APRIL 15 US President Joe Biden says America will finally end its 20-year war in Afghanistan from May 1, with US and allied forces to completely depart no later than September 11 this year.  In a White House speech on […]

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  WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14   The Prime Minister will convene twice-weekly meetings of the national cabinet for the foreseeable future to get the COVID-19 vaccination program “back on track.” Just three days after quietly announcing on Facebook that he will abandon “targets” […]

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  TUESDAY, APRIL 13   Prince Harry has hailed Prince Philip as a “master of the barbecue, legend of banter, and cheeky right ’til the end”, in a statement released just minutes after his elder brother Prince William pledged to honour his […]

Searingly Beautiful …… AVE (Australian Vocal Ensemble) Launches!

  The 80 minute performance was searingly beautiful, pitch perfect, and paved new musical ways. On Saturday evening Katie Noonan, Fiona Campbell, Andrew Goodwin and Andrew O’Connor made musical history in launching Katie’s AVE – Australian Vocal Ensemble – a national first acapella quartet celebrating old and new Australian stories.  To […]

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  MONDAY, APRIL 12   Prince Harry has arrived back in Britain ahead of his grandfather’s funeral in Windsor, the Sun newspaper has reported, citing an eyewitness. The report said Harry landed at Heathrow Airport from Los Angeles and would complete a […]

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FRIDAY, APRIL 9 Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly says the advice that Pfizer be the preferred vaccine for people under 50 has been made out of caution and the government and health experts are trying to be as transparent as possible. One […]

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  The federal government has asked the nation’s medical and vaccine regulators to urgently look into findings from the European Medicines Agency of a possible link between AstraZeneca’s COVID vaccine and rare blood-clotting issues. In the wake of the EMA’s findings, the […]

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New Book Release – Homecoming by Elfie Shiosaki Our grandmothers’ stories teach us about Aboriginal women’s ways of being in our many worlds. Some of the stories in this collection are held in spoken histories, others in archival material, recontextualised with living […]

An Amicable Divorce ‘Can Be Done’

It is possible for a marriage to end amicably,  according to many people who responded to a recent ABC Life Matters series The Good Divorce.  In the series, ABC news anchor Tamara Oudyn explored how couples can separate without unduly damaging themselves, […]

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  WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7 Australians could travel to select Asian and Pacific destinations without facing lengthy stints in quarantine by August, as the Morrison government looks to open the border to more countries after establishing a safe travel zone with New Zealand.  […]

What Katie Did Next   

  Queensland’s Katie Noonan does not need an introduction. She has won 5 Arias and been nominated 27 times. She has released 20 albums, with seven platinum record sale moments. She is one of Australia’s greatest singers of all time. Yet she […]

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  Former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull says the NSW government has capitulated to a “ferocious campaign” from the media after his appointment to a clean energy board was overturned. Last week, NSW Environment Minister Matt Kean had backed Mr Turnbull to lead […]

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New Book Release – Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy Franny Stone has always been the kind of woman who is able to love but unable to stay. Leaving behind everything but her research gear, she arrives in Greenland with a singular purpose: to […]

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