An epidemiologist has warned Australians not to become too complacent about Covid-19 as the country is about to enter its fifth wave, with infection rates more than doubling in the past three months. Compared to a rolling seven-day average of 2670 cases per day recorded on March 1, Australia’s CovidContinue Reading
The last week of autumn has brought a fall in the number of Covid-19 cases, but health authorities are urging people to make sure they are vaccinated against respiratory diseases as winter hits. Australia recorded 37,448 new cases of the virus in the week until June 2, with the majorityContinue Reading
Changes to the wording of child sex abuse laws have passed South Australian parliament, bringing the state in line with other states who’ve made similar changes. The amendment to the Criminal Law Consolidation Act 1935 changes “unlawful sexual relationship with a child” to “sexual abuse of a child”. The changeContinue Reading
A young child has died in house fire in Alice Spring, after firefighters were called to a burning building following reports someone was trapped inside the property. Emergency services were called to a home on Thorold Court in Larapinta just after 10.30am on Thursday. Northern Territory authorities say firefighters arrivedContinue Reading
Locals in a small Queensland outback town have slammed council’s decision to close a popular camping site that draws hordes of tourists every year, due to concerns the area’s Aboriginal heritage is being “trampled on”. The popular Camooweal billabong camping site on the banks of the Georgina River, located aboutContinue Reading
Aldi is the latest retailer to make a big change to its checkout experience. From today, the German supermarket giant has introduced 25c paper bags for consumers nationwide, in what sustainability director Daniel Baker said was the next step in its efforts to reduce plastic. “Aussies are continuing to makeContinue Reading
A world-first study which reportedly shows certain Australian garlic varieties kill Covid and the flu with “99.9 per cent efficacy” is yet to be officially published, while the industry body which commissioned the research has “not decided to release the detailed findings”. Melbourne’s Doherty Institute on Wednesday revealed that itContinue Reading
If you thought the temperatures this month were a little chillier than normal, your feelings are spot on. May 2023 was, as meteorologists might say, really cold. In fact, more than 100 weather stations across Australia have registered their coldest May minimum temperatures on record – with regular frosts, snowfall,Continue Reading
Australians have woken up to some freezing temperatures, with some towns recording their coldest May morning on record. Widespread frost was reported in parts of Queensland, Northern Territory, New South Wales and Western Australia on Sunday morning. The Bureau of Meteorology recorded minimum temperatures as low as to -2.7 degreesContinue Reading
A weekend of record-low temperatures and “giant-sized hail” in parts of the country will surprisingly usher in a “warm start to winter” this week. Bureau of Meteorology meteorologist Sarah Scully said while a “number of May minimum records” were broken around the country, temperatures for most of the country wouldContinue Reading