Australia is the only developed nation to be listed as one of 24 global deforestation fronts in a new World Wide Fund for Nature report. The report looks at 24 places with a significant concentration of deforestation hotspots or where large areas of remaining forests...
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Harsh Aussie COVID response slammed
Australia has managed to keep the coronavirus under control, but Human Rights Watch has criticised some extreme measures in a new report. The misuse of police powers in Australia during COVID-19 lockdowns as well as excessive restrictions on movement harmed the country’s reputation on human...
Human Rights Watch criticises misuse of police powers
The misuse of police powers in Australia during COVID-19 lockdowns as well as excessive restrictions on movement harmed the country’s reputation on human rights, Human Rights Watch said in its latest report. While Australia has been praised for largely containing the spread of the coronavirus,...
Concerns about AstraZeneca vaccine’s effectiveness
Medical professionals are urging the Morrison Government to pause the planned rollout of the AstraZeneca vaccine, but other experts disagree. Doubts are being raised about the ability of the vaccine, developed in co-operation with the University of Oxford, to control the coronavirus after Phase III...
The case that saw Aussie city locked down
The discovery of just one coronavirus case in Brisbane was enough to shut down the city last week and force Australia to cut its overseas arrivals by half – but this case was no ordinary infection. It was Australia’s first case outside hotel quarantine of...
Lyrics have been changed to be more inclusive
Support for an alternative Australian anthem is growing with a new version reportedly being backed by rugby league star Latrell Mitchell. The Indigenous NRL player previously criticised the singing of the current national anthem at the Aussies’ Rugby Championship, even though it was performed partly...
Why Australia has to wait until March for vaccine
As coronavirus outbreaks in Sydney and Melbourne grow, some are calling for the vaccination program to be brought forward. But one expert has explained why authorities want to wait until March. The Morrison Government has confirmed Australia won’t begin its vaccination program until after it...
Footage shows hundreds of partygoers dancing
A Florida politician wants US President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club fined and closed temporarily after footage emerged of a New Year’s Eve party showing hundreds of guests not wearing masks. Democratic state representative Omari Hardy emailed a complaint to Palm Beach County, drawing attention to...
Protesters marched through Westfield Bondi Junction
A group of anti-mask protesters who marched through a popular shopping centre in Bondi Junction on Sunday have been slammed on social media. Footage emerged of the protest that showed people holding signs that read “masks increase your risk of infection!” while marching through the...
Graph shows this outbreak in Sydney is worse than the last
There are growing fears that a coronavirus outbreak in Sydney will be much worse than the last serious wave of infections. A graph plotting the current pattern of daily cases, compared to the Crossroads Hotel cluster in July, shows a much steeper rate of growth...