On a recent episode of ABC’s Q&A, Commonwealth Deputy Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly tried to add some valuable context to the national outbreak of coronavirus. Australia’s testing is higher, he said, and the rates of infection lower than almost all other countries. […]
WEDNESDAY, April 15 US President Donald Trump says he is instructing his administration to halt funding of the World Health Organisation pending a review of its warnings about the coronavirus and China. Mr Trump says we have deep concerns whether US generosity […]
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It was a beautiful 30 degrees in Brisbane, perfect beach weather, but we were all at home.That was okay because I was excitedly waiting in my library to listen to ABC radio’s Kat Feeney . Kat was interviewing Trent Dalton on […]
You might have noticed your normal sleep pattern has changed. Some of us may be sleeping more, and some of us may be sleeping less. Life has changed dramatically for many of us, with our usual daily routine – including commutes, […]
Prime Minister Scott Morrison says the Government can’t think about lifting coronavirus restrictions yet. Mr Morrison said Australia would move into a new phase of recovering from the outbreak “at some point”, but warned that “we’re still many weeks away”. The warning […]
A letter to my child in a time of plague. by Kelly Lyonns The transition points are always difficult to cross. That unknowable shore on the other side. It is the first flutterings of stubby feathered wings plunging bravely into […]
You don’t need to tell me teachers are integral to society. I’ve been one for over 30 years and I always encourage graduates to add a teaching degree to their resume if they can. It’s a great skill to have as […]
The war against coronavirus in Australia is being fought mostly by women, and this, plus the massive switch by tens of thousands of grandmothers, mothers, and daughters to working from home, could have long-term benefits for women. Economist Tim Harcourt told […]
The Easter long weekend often heralds a road trip to spend time away with family and friends. But not this year, with COVID-19 scuppering everyone’s plans and the directive being “stay at home”. That doesn’t mean you can’t still have a […]
Always keen to view the latest and greatest in Australian TV, especially now when we feel like we have exhausted every last episode or movie on all of the streaming services! So when the SheSociety team heard that Australian series BLOOM […]
#SheSociety rounds up this week’s newest finds Parasite movie premiering on Stan, this Easter Sunday Stan today announced the four-time Oscar® winning black-comedy thriller Parasite will be available to stream in 4K on Stan from Easter Saturday, 11 April, months ahead of its intended streaming release. Winner of […]
Happiness. Satisfaction. Well-being. Most of us search for these things. How many actually find them? What DOES create happiness and an overall sense of satisfaction with life? Hard work? Doing things the right way? Luck? Or something else? Having traveled the […]
THURSDAY, APRIL 9 Police will be out in force across the country this Easter weekend as authorities repeat warnings that relaxing social distancing and travelling over the weekend could lead to dire consequences. Anyone caught on a “holiday jaunt” and other travel […]
Given the global coronavirus conundrum Australia is immersed in, I wonder, had we been more diligent in retaining some of ‘our parent’s ways’ our situation may be slightly better? Sadly, our society has become complicated, we have taken things for granted and […]
THE CONVERSATION By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Scott Morrison has made clear his view that any attempt to eliminate COVID-19 entirely in Australia would carry too high an economic cost, while Chief Medical Officer Brendan Murphy says […]
WEDNESDAY, April 8 Whether tough coronavirus social-distancing rules are relaxed or tightened in the near future could depend on which state you live in. After Prime Minister Scott Morrison said yesterday that lockdowns won’t be lifted any “time soon, Victorian Premier […]
Federal and State Education Ministers will meet tomorrow (Tuesday) to find a way to ensure year 12 students finish school this year. Among options to be canvassed include extending the academic year and postponing final exams. They will also discuss boosting overall […]
Cardinal George Pell will be released from prison in Victoria after the country’s highest court quashed his child sexual abuse convictions. The decision has been handed down less than a month after the High Court of Australia heard two days of intense legal […]
TUESDAY, April 7, 2020 (2.30pm) The Prime Minister has reiterated the need to maintain social distancing warning that Australia risks facing coronavirus “horror scenarios” witnessed overseas if abandoned, particularly during the Easter long weekend. He made the comments as the Federal Government […]
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