China records highest daily Delta count; Gibraltar officials say the man who died was in his 60s and unvaccinatedWales will move to Covid alert level 0 from Saturday, Drakeford saysAustralia’s: Victoria enters sixth lockdown as NSW cases hit recordCNN …
Coronavirus live news: Japan experts urge nationwide state of emergency as Sydney suffers worst pandemic day
Advisers to government in Tokyo say Covid surge requires harsher measures, while Australian state of NSW announces 262 new casesUS disputes WHO call to delay Covid booster shots to help poorer nationsFully vaccinated UK arrivals from France will not ne…
Australian mathematician discovers applied geometry engraved on 3,700-year-old tablet
Old Babylonian tablet likely used for surveying uses Pythagorean triples at least 1,000 years before PythagorasAn Australian mathematician has discovered what may be the oldest known example of applied geometry, on a 3,700-year-old Babylonian clay tabl…
Paying people $300 to get vaccinated? How crude – how grubby – how very unaustralian | First Dog on the Moon
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Sport climbing’s Olympics debut sends viewers scrambling for more
Social media lit up and Google searches soared when the men’s qualifying rounds unveiled the explosive attraction of combined sport climbingFor most people watching the debut of sport climbing at the Tokyo Olympics, their knowledge of the sport was pro…
Savings bonds, lotteries and cheap food: do vaccine incentives work?
The Australian Labor party has suggested using money to encourage Covid vaccinations, a strategy that is popular around the wordSee all our coronavirus coverageLabor’s call for Australians who get vaccinated by Christmas to be offered a $300 cash incen…
Hundreds of health workers in isolation as Delta hits Australian state of Queensland
Outbreak forces millions into lockdown in the sunshine state as New South Wales races to administer 6m doses amid Covid surgeSee all our coronavirus coverageHundreds of critical health workers in the Australian state of Queensland have gone into isolat…
Australian athletes let off for damaging Olympic village rooms as missing mascots turn up
Team boss Ian Chesterman says rooms were left in an ‘unacceptable’ state, saying ‘some young people made a mistake’Some Australian athletes have apologised after leaving their rooms in the Olympic village in an “unacceptable condition”, while the team’…
Australian woman murdered while hiking near Tbilisi in Georgia
Local police are investigating the death of a 31-year-old woman after her body was found outside the country’s capital cityAn Australian woman has been murdered while hiking outside Georgia’s capital city Tbilisi, according to local media reports.The b…
It’s a glorious feeling when you and your singles bubble buddy just hang doing nothing | Melanie Tait
A chance to watch old videos and eat junk does wonders for the soul after the sadness and loneliness of weeks of lockdown – even with no hugsWhen the singles bubble was announced, I found myself awash with what people much cooler than me call “the feel…