Category: Australia

A young boy takes the plunge into Lake Burley Griffin earlier this summer. Photo: Michelle Kroll. A toxic outbreak of bacteria and blue-green algae has closed many of Canberra’s waterways and lakes, due in part to recent heavy rainfall and run-offs from catchment areas. Parts of Lake Burley Griffin, Lake Tuggeranong, Lake Ginninderra, Point Hut […]

The deadly second wave is causing UK morgues to run out of space, prompting a warning from an Australian at the middle of it. Rose Carbon, a former Brisbane resident who now works as a mortuary assistant at a major southwest London hospital quickly running out of space as the death toll rises, said her […]

A woman who endured hotel quarantine says charging extra for rooms with balconies and access to fresh air is ‘outrageous’ and ‘cruel’. Returned overseas travellers pay the NSW government a standard minimum fee of $3000 to stay at the hotels serving as quarantine facilities, such as the Meriton, Radisson Blu or Sheraton. But rooms with […]

Plating up delicate, Japanese-inspired flavours at Raku. Photo: Supplied Canberra is lucky enough to be home to a sprawling foodie scene that is rich, multicultural and varied. Among the innumerable venues to choose from, Canberrans are pretty partial to Japanese cuisine, whether it’s a simple sushi train or a lively teppanyaki bar. With light options […]

Pacific Suites Hotel where around 300 Australians are in quarantine. CANBERRA will be central to the federal government’s plans of repatriation flights for returning Australians from next month. But the ACT government has played down the capital’s role in welcoming expatriates home into hotel quarantine. Chief Minister Andrew Barr has denied reports that 20 taxpayer-funded […]

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The deaths of a number of “very frail” people in Norway who received Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine will not alter Australia’s planned vaccine rollout, according to the Federal Health Minister. The Norwegian Medicines Agency has reported 29 people had suffered side effects from having the vaccine, 13 of them fatal. The Therapeutic Goods Administration is seeking […]

A sweaty group of hard-working Aussie men unafraid to roll up their neon sleeves or slop sauce down their midriff has posed for a new “tradie-style” charity calendar. The “real” take on the iconic hunky Australian Firefighters Calendar comes from a group of tradies from Goulburn Valley Plaster Products in Shepparton, Victoria. The inaugural 2021 […]

Australia’s Chief Medical Officer believes it is unlikely international borders will substantially reopen this year, even if most people are vaccinated against coronavirus. Brendan Murphy downplayed the prospect of a widespread easing of border restrictions, meaning dreams of international travel this year remain on hold. “I think the answer is probably no,” Professor Murphy told […]