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[Link] Negative RAT but still have Covid symptoms? Here’s what could be happening
Read: 13/4/2022 www.theguardian.com
You think you may have Covid, but after taking a RAT, you find that you are still negative despite exhibiting symptoms. What is going on? The good news is that you are not alone; many people have been reporting dubious test results. The bad news, well … you may actually have Covid.
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[Link] New COVID-19 variant has been detected in Australia, here's what we know
Read: 10/4/2022 www.abc.net.au
Deltacron has been described as mixture of the Delta variant, which spread through Australia last year, and the Omicron variant, which led to high case loads across the nation over the Christmas holidays and into this year.
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[Link] Australia’s hard rubbish heroes risk council fines to recycle and re-home their kerbside plunder
Read: 7/2/2022 www.theguardian.com
An abandoned sound system left outside a club. A giant paper elephant 2m long and 1m high. A group of puppets, waiting to be liberated. Annual kerbside cleanup days are, for some, akin to Christmas – a holy time for up-cyclers and “waste warriors” to forage the streets for a speck of gold.
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[Link] Australia urged to spend more on Covax program amid criticisms of ‘vaccine diplomacy’
Read: 30/1/2022 www.theguardian.com
Australia has distributed 18m doses of Covid-19 vaccine to neighbouring countries but is being urged to dedicate money and resources to Covax – the global vaccination mechanism – so that the world’s least-inoculated countries can access vaccines.
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[Link] I live with 28 other men — and my wife. The power of connection changed everything for me
Read: 30/1/2022 www.abc.net.au
COVID has brought to light just how traumatic disconnection can be, especially for young people. Loneliness, after all, has been described as its own sort of epidemic.
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[Link] AEC preparing to combat Trump-style misinformation in 2022 election
Read: 27/1/2022 www.theguardian.com
Social media companies should commit to taking down unauthorised political material in agreed timeframes to combat misinformation in elections, according to the Australian electoral commissioner, Tom Rogers.
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[Link] Sky News claims Alan Jones’s misleading commentary balanced by covering daily Covid press conferences
Read: 19/1/2022 www.theguardian.com
Sky News sought to justify misleading Covid commentary then-host Alan Jones put to air, saying it was balanced by coverage of the daily Covid press conferences, according to a letter sent to the broadcasting regulator.
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[Link] Park lands hub helps Aboriginal rough sleepers return to Country
Read: 9/12/2021 indaily.com.au
Puti on Kaurna Yerta in the southern park lands. Photo: Tony Lewis/InDailySince opening in October, the Puti on Kaurna Yerta hub has helped 75 Aboriginal people – approximately half of whom came from the Northern Territory – to travel from Adelaide back to Country.
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[Link] WA Police officers who refuse vaccine will be stood down on full pay, union says
Read: 29/11/2021 www.abc.net.au
The WA Police Union says about 20 officers are likely to be stood down for refusing to be vaccinated against COVID-19 before Wednesday's deadline, but they could continue to receive full pay for months.
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[Link] The ‘backbone’ of regional Australia under strain as volunteer groups suffer pandemic burnout
Read: 29/11/2021 www.theguardian.com
The cumulative effect of natural disasters and the Covid-19 pandemic has increased fatigue and stress among volunteers in regional Australia, making it harder for them to provide essential support within the community, a study has found.
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[Link] Omicron 'may already be here in Australia'. Experts say there's more we can do to stop COVID
Read: 28/11/2021 www.abc.net.au
Just weeks after Australia declared it was opening its borders to the world, some restrictions have been reimposed in response to the Omicron variant of COVID-19, first detected in South Africa.
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[Link] Amnesty UK accused of ‘spreading false information’ about Northern Territory Covid outbreak
Read: 26/11/2021 www.theguardian.com
Amnesty UK has been accused of “spreading false information” about the Northern Territory’s Covid outbreak in an extraordinary joint statement from the territory’s peak Aboriginal health organisation and Amnesty’s own Australian operation.
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[Link] SA Health tells hospitals to take in patients quickly to avoid ramping in 'gaslighting' move
Read: 26/11/2021 www.abc.net.au
SA Health has issued a direction ordering the state's hospitals to ensure no ambulance transfers exceed one hour. The health system has been dealing with an ongoing ramping crisis with some patients spending five hours in the back of an ambulance earlier this week.
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[Link] Terror detectives charge Melbourne man with inciting protesters to make explosives
Read: 18/11/2021 www.abc.net.au
Terror detectives have charged a Melbourne man with inciting protesters to make explosives, as police continue to investigate threats against Victorian MPs who supported the state's controversial pandemic legislation.
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[Link] ‘We got it wrong’: SA Health boss concedes failures on border exemptions
Read: 17/11/2021 indaily.com.au
Appearing before state parliament’s budget and finance committee this morning, SA Health CEO Dr Chris McGowan conceded SA Health was not initially prepared for the volume of South Australians wanting to come home.
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[Link] More than 60% of people visiting Melbourne vaccination hub did not have Medicare card
Read: 8/11/2021 www.theguardian.com
More than 60% of people who visited a Melbourne vaccination centre targeting those facing disadvantage did not have a Medicare card, while about 5% were probably homeless, figures show.
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[Link] SA Police investigate how COVID-positive woman who sparked NT lockdown entered state
Read: 8/11/2021 www.abc.net.au
SA Police is investigating if a woman who tested positive for COVID-19 and sparked the Northern Territory's lockdown had the relevant travel permits into South Australia from Victoria.
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[Link] Cracks in food system driven by year-round hunger for fresh produce begin to show
Read: 6/11/2021 www.theguardian.com
As you consider your Christmas table – a bowl of cherries, a plump roasted bird and the cream on your pudding, you may spare a thought for the way the food gets to your table. Because three things this week signal cracks in our food production systems.
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[Link] Police try to identify flare-wielding protesters
Read: 4/11/2021 www.abc.net.au
Police are trying to identify three people involved in the setting off of flares at an anti-lockdown protest in Melbourne on Saturday.
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[Link] Adelaide emergency doctor withdraws legal challenge against mandatory vaccinations
Read: 4/11/2021 www.abc.net.au
An Adelaide emergency doctor who sought to challenge the state's vaccine mandate for healthcare workers has withdrawn his legal challenge in the Adelaide Magistrates Court.
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[Link] Uber drivers tell Senate inquiry of abuse, false complaints and suspensions during Covid
Read: 4/11/2021 www.theguardian.com
Uber drivers in Sydney and Melbourne have been temporarily suspended from the service for asking customers to wear face masks in their cars, a Senate committee has been told.
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[Link] 10,000 tickets confirmed for Melbourne Cup, but only 500 available to the public
Read: 22/10/2021 www.abc.net.au
Organisers have confirmed crowds will be back at the Melbourne Cup for the first time since 2019, with 10,000 allowed at Flemington, including 500 members of the general public.
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[Link] Federation 'ill-equipped' to deal with 21st-century challenges as Australia grows 'vulnerable'
Read: 21/10/2021 www.abc.net.au
More than 250 stakeholders are behind a report, as part of the National Resilience Project (NRP), that makes recommendations on topics including energy security, climate change responses, global and regional security risks, and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
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[Link] Truck driver accused of spitting on and assaulting police at border checkpoint refused bail
Read: 21/10/2021 www.abc.net.au
Brendan J Moore, 57, faced the Adelaide Magistrates Court charged with assaulting a police officer and another worker, and resisting police.
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[Link] Northern Territory chief minister and US senator Ted Cruz in Twitter spat over Covid vaccines
Read: 19/10/2021 www.theguardian.com
The Northern Territory chief minister, Michael Gunner, has hit back at US senator Ted Cruz who criticised the Northern Territory’s vaccine policy, telling the firebrand Texan conservative “you know nothing about us”.
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[Link] Treasury confirms it knew government was paying out billions in JobKeeper to firms that 'may not need support'
Read: 12/10/2021 www.abc.net.au
Treasury says $27 billion in JobKeeper payments went to businesses whose turnover either increased or did not decline as much as required, but has dismissed calls to introduce a clawback mechanism and defended the scheme's design.
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[Link] Police investigate after car set alight in driveway of Mount Gambier home
Read: 10/10/2021 www.abc.net.au
Police are investigating a suspicious car fire at Mount Gambier overnight, in what appears to be a targeted attack on a woman who tested positive to COVID-19 earlier this week.
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[Link] ‘Save Australia’ protest erupts in New York
Read: 5/10/2021 www.news.com.au
Australia became the surprising focal point of an American anti vaccine mandate protest march for teachers in New York City overnight, with hundreds of demonstrators chanting “Save Australia” and some waving Aussie flags.
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[Link] Domestic violence services still waiting on ‘landmark’ federal funding months after it was promised
Read: 23/9/2021 www.theguardian.com
Promised domestic violence funding to help combat a rise in demand for services during the pandemic is yet to be released more than four months after it was announced by the federal government with fanfare.
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[Link] ACT accuses Scott Morrison’s office of extensive media backgrounding on national cabinet
Read: 23/9/2021 www.theguardian.com
Andrew Barr has questioned the need for a federal bill protecting national cabinet secrecy and accused the prime minister’s office of extensive briefing of media about its deliberations.
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[Link] Arrest warrant issued for man charged over house parties during SA lockdown
Read: 20/9/2021 www.abc.net.au
An Adelaide court has issued a warrant for a man accused of holding multiple house parties during South Australia's last COVID-19 lockdown. Bitanya Sibeko failed to appear for a hearing on his charge of failing to comply with a health directive.
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[Link] South Australians, including a couple in their 60s, arrested after entering the state without a permit
Read: 8/9/2021 www.abc.net.au
Six people, including a couple from Kangaroo Island and another pair who crossed fields to enter the state from Victoria, have been arrested and charged after separate breaches of South Australia's COVID-19 restrictions.
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[Link] Scott Morrison granted Covid lockdown exemption to visit Sydney for Father’s Day weekend
Read: 6/9/2021 www.theguardian.com
Scott Morrison travelled to Sydney over the Father’s Day weekend and returned to Canberra on Monday after receiving an exemption from ACT Health.
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[Link] Statement of Concern: Police use of projectile weapons
Read: 22/8/2021 melbactivistlegal.org.au
Melbourne Activist Legal Support (MALS) expresses concern regarding use of projectile weapons at Melbourne protest on 21 August 2021.
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[Link] ‘Ridiculous’: Police warn protesters ahead of anti-lockdown rally in Melbourne
Read: 22/8/2021 www.theage.com.au
Police have warned people attending an anti-lockdown march in Melbourne on Saturday that they will take strong action to deter breaches of lockdown restrictions. Thousands were expected to join the protest, which organisers said would begin at 12pm in the CBD.
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[Link] Man who allegedly escaped hotel quarantine and went to SA pub arrested
Read: 18/8/2021 www.abc.net.au
An investigation has found flaws in South Australia's medi-hotel security protocols, which allowed an international arrival to leave hotel quarantine for eight hours and attend a nearby pub and fast food outlet last week.
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[Link] NSW police fine 600 people on first day of Covid crackdown blitz
Read: 18/8/2021 www.theguardian.com
New South Wales police issued nearly 600 infringement notices to people flouting tough new health orders on the first day of a three-week crackdown designed to get the state’s escalating Covid crisis under control.
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[Link] Victorian couple desperate to return from NSW hear nothing a week after applying for Covid travel pass
Read: 9/8/2021 www.theguardian.com
Victorians Carla Styles and Stuart Annand were just past the Queensland border, near Goondiwindi, when their mad scramble home began to unravel.
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[Link] Howard Springs quarantine facility expected to reach capacity for overseas arrivals for the first time
Read: 8/8/2021 www.abc.net.au
Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt has told Parliament the facility would reach capacity for repatriated Australians in the coming weeks.
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[Link] How was Tasmania's new COVID case allowed into the state?
Read: 7/8/2021 www.abc.net.au
Tasmania has recorded its first COVID case in hotel quarantine in 238 days. It means potentially dozens of northern Tasmanians have been forced into self-isolation and questions are being asked about how he came to be in Tasmania in the first place.
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[Link] Australians who live overseas now unable to leave country if they return for visit
Read: 7/8/2021 www.theguardian.com
The Australian government has quietly expanded its ban on Australian citizens leaving the country to include people who are ordinarily residents in another country, meaning that even people who live overseas may not be allowed to leave Australia.
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[Link] As paramedics in south-west Sydney we are pushed beyond exhaustion – and into a dystopian world
Read: 7/8/2021 www.theguardian.com
It’s been nearly 18 months since I wrote about Covid-19 first hitting our shores and spreading to our suburbs. The transmissibility and virulence of the Delta strain has pushed the ambulance service beyond the brink of exhaustion.
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[Link] Australians are 3 times more worried about climate change than COVID. A mental health crisis is looming
Read: 7/8/2021 theconversation.com
As we write this article, the Delta strain of COVID-19 is reminding the world the pandemic is far from over, with millions of Australians in lockdown and infection rates outpacing a global vaccination effort.
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[Link] Rex Patrick wins FoI case to release national cabinet records
Read: 5/8/2021 www.theguardian.com
The parliamentary committee scrutinising the Morrison government’s handling of the pandemic will demand a trove of secret documents after an extraordinary judgment finding national cabinet records can be accessed under the freedom of information regime.
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