Row brewing in Ireland over school rules for vaccinated children; Japan is reportedly set to extend it state of emergency in Tokyo and other regionsUS could see 200,000 Covid cases a day: ‘Unvaccinated are sitting ducks’All 16- and 17-year-olds in Engl…
Mining multinational BHP starts talks to exit oil and gas industry
Firm says merging its hydrocarbon business with Australian producer Woodside Petroleum is one optionThe mining multinational BHP has begun talks to exit the oil and gas industry by merging its hydrocarbon business with Australia’s top independent gas p…
‘We see silence filled with fear’: female Afghan journalists plead for help
Women in media in Kabul tell of trying to destroy traces of their identity as they brace for Taliban retributionWhen president Ashraf Ghani slipped out of Afghanistan with no warning, he took with him any glimpse of hope left for the nation’s women – e…
Australians with family in Afghanistan tell of despair, survivor guilt
The Afghan diaspora has been aghast watching the events in their home country unfold from afar, and talk of their fear, helplessness and disappointmentAustralians with family in Afghanistan have shared their despair and anger at the unfolding chaos in …
We hate Covid but we hate it even more when politicians try to police their way out of a public health crisis | First Dog on the Moon
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Australia secures 1m Pfizer vaccine doses from Poland, with half earmarked for Sydney Covid hotspots
530,000 of the new doses to go to 20-to-39-year-olds living in the 12 hotspot LGAs as NSW struggles to contain outbreakFollow our Covid live blog for the latest updatesRestrictions: NSW; Vic; Qld; borders. Hotspots: NSW; Vic; QldIs lightning-fast Delta…
What’s it like living with a phenomenal memory and can it be learned?
Both nature and nurture contribute to incredible recall skills and for those who have them there are benefits and drawbacks“17 April 2001?” I ask Krystyna Glowacki, 24, over Zoom.“That was a Tuesday,” she shoots back after less than half a beat. It was…
‘We feel intimidated’: residents in south-west Sydney Covid hotspots say police are making things worse
One man says officers have knocked on his door every day since his family tested positive while NSW Health has called only onceFollow the Australia news live blogHotspots NSW; Restrictions NSWVaccine rollout tracker; get our free news app; get our morn…
‘No concept of how awful it was’: the forgotten world of pre-vaccine childhood in Australia
Until relatively recently, lethal infectious diseases stalked the lives of Australian children – including my father, Tom Keneally. Vaccines have saved millions It’s 1940, and a five-year-old boy lies in an oxygen tent. He struggles for breath and hall…
NSW Covid update: entire state in lockdown as premier warns ‘this is literally a war’
Australian Medical Association says NSW health system ‘can no longer manage’ after record Delta case numbersWhen Covid came to the anti-vax capital of AustraliaThe missing 10 days: did NSW squander the chance to head off its Delta nightmare?Hotspots: N…