Well some of us love it, hello AustraliaSign up here to get an email whenever First Dog cartoons are publishedGet all your needs met at the First Dog shop if what you need is First Dog merchandise and prints Continue reading…
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…
‘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…
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…
When Covid came to the anti-vax capital of Australia
A noisy minority in NSW’s northern rivers are pushing back against Covid-19 restrictionsBenny Zable has lived in Nimbin on and off since 1973, when he arrived in town for the Aquarius festival – the event that seeded counterculture and escapist lifesty…
NSW has worst day of Covid pandemic with 319 new cases, five deaths and lockdown of Armidale
Deaths linked to latest coronavirus outbreak reaches 27 as four new cases recorded in NewcastleFollow the Australian coronavirus live blogAustralians living abroad fear being trapped if they return home to visit familyNSW; Vic; and Qld hotspotsNSW; Vic…
The ocean in winter gives sustenance like nothing else I know | Alison Rourke
Drifting sand dunes and changing seasons beneath the water are worthy opponents of pandemic bluesThe sand dunes on the ocean floor are as beautiful as any desert I’ve seen. The waves that skim their peaks carve out gentle mountains and valleys. Eddies …
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…
Sending the army into locked-down Sydney will leave the most vulnerable feeling angry and targeted | Paul Daley
Adding khaki to the emergency response gives an extra dimension to the ‘war’ on Covid, but is fraught with possible long-lasting repercussionsThe New South Wales government’s eventual decision to accept troops to enforce Covid-19 public health restrict…