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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25 As the Tokyo Olympics were postponed and Australia’s Chief Medical Officer warned the government would “not tolerate” people who flouted orders to self-isolate, the Prime Minister has expanded the nationwide crackdown on social gatherings. Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced […]

Just Stop Mingling

You may have seen some posts going around about doctors overseas who are working like they are at war…of which they are. A different kind of war, a war we have never seen on such a large scale before in our lifetime. […]

Now’s The Time To #SupportLocal 

In Queensland alone, small businesses make up 97.4% of all businesses (Advancing Small Business in Queensland Strategy 2016-2020). Excuse my slang, but that is an absolutely HUGE percentage. In addition to this, according to Queensland Government’s State of Small Business Report 2018, […]

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TUESDAY, March 24 NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian says the state is at a “critical stage” in the fight against coronavirus, after 149 new infections in 24 hours pushed the state’s total past 800. And in Queensland, schools are staying open but teachers […]

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MONDAY, March 23 Prime Minister Scott Morrison has urged Australians to summon the spirit of the Anzacs in the fight against the spread of COVID-19 as Parliament resumed today to pass urgent economic stimulus measures.  .Speaking to the House of Representatives, Mr […]

#ProtectTheElders

The best thing to come out of what has so far, for me, been a scary time is our family unit coming together in a group text message.  Don’t know about you but I am finding myself in a glass case of […]

#SheDiscovers What’s New This Week

#SheSociety rounds up this week’s newest finds Netflix Party Watch Netflix remotely with friends Netflix Party is a Chrome extension for watching Netflix remotely with friends, e.g., for movie nights with that long-distance special someone. It synchronises video playback and adds group […]

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  FRIDAY, MARCH 20  NAPLAN exams will be cancelled this year due to widespread disruption to schools caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Each year students in years 3, 5, 7 and 9 are tested on literacy and numeracy. This year’s exams were […]

4 Ways To Keep Kids Happy While At Home

  Some schools in Australia have moved online in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Schools in which students and staff have tested positive have temporarily shut over the past three weeks. It’s important to note the government’s health advice is to keep schools open. But many parents are choosing […]

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  Tasmania closed its borders, the Federal government again said it would not close schools and Qantas and Jetstar announced they were temporarily standing down two-thirds of their 30,000 employees. These were among the latest developments in Australia as the fight against […]

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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18 Non-essential indoor gatherings of more than 100 people have been banned by the Federal Government as the country responds to the coronavirus pandemic. Prime Minister Scott Morrison has also warned Australians not to leave the country as the disease […]

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TUESDAY, March 17 As the Federal Government considers more economic stimulus measures, medical experts will later today discuss with ministers the need to further ramp up anti-coronavirus restrictions. The moves in Australia came as US President Donald Trump recommended Americans avoid social […]

Coronavirus With A Baby: What You Need To Know

If you have a baby, you may be worried about them catching the coronavirus, particularly after media reports of an Australian infant diagnosed with it. The good news is, the evidence so far is babies almost never get seriously ill from the coronavirus. And even if […]

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