Australia on course to eliminate COVID-19, modelling showsWe’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. Please try again later.DismisscloseAdvertisementBy Log in, or to save articles for later.Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text sizeAdvertisementSocial distancing is holding new COVID-19 infection levels low enough to eliminate the virus from mainland Australia, new federal government modelling shows.While the expert team behind the modelling has not estimated a date by which the virus could be defeated, they project it could be months away,...…Australia on course to eliminate COVID-19, modelling showsWe’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. Please try again later.DismisscloseAdvertisementBy Log in, or to save articles for later.Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text sizeAdvertisementSocial distancing is holding new COVID-19 infection levels low enough to eliminate the virus from mainland Australia, new federal government modelling shows.While the expert team behind the modelling has not estimated a date by which the virus could be defeated, they project it could be months away,...WW…

'Outside of work hours': Captain Cook statue defacer identified as Greens stafferWe’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. Please try again later.DismisscloseAdvertisementBy Log in, or to save articles for later.Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text sizeAdvertisementOne of the two women charged with defacing a Captain Cook statue in Sydney's Hyde Park has been identified as a part-time worker within Greens MP David Shoebridge's office.Xiaoran Shi, 28, faced Parramatta Bail Court on Sunday alongside her friend Charmaine Morrison-Mills, 27,...…'Outside of work hours': Captain Cook statue defacer identified as Greens stafferWe’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. Please try again later.DismisscloseAdvertisementBy Log in, or to save articles for later.Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text sizeAdvertisementOne of the two women charged with defacing a Captain Cook statue in Sydney's Hyde Park has been identified as a part-time worker within Greens MP David Shoebridge's office.Xiaoran Shi, 28, faced Parramatta Bail Court on Sunday alongside her friend Charmaine Morrison-Mills, 27,...WW…

Australia to back Taiwan's return to the WHOWe’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. Please try again later.DismisscloseAdvertisementBy Log in, or to save articles for later.Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text sizeAdvertisementAustralia will support Taiwan's return to the World Health Organisation as an observer four years after it was ousted by Beijing, risking another diplomatic spat.The position, which follows an appeal from Taiwan's Health Minister, is consistent with Australia's long-held view that Taiwan should be able to participate...…Australia to back Taiwan's return to the WHOWe’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. Please try again later.DismisscloseAdvertisementBy Log in, or to save articles for later.Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text sizeAdvertisementAustralia will support Taiwan's return to the World Health Organisation as an observer four years after it was ousted by Beijing, risking another diplomatic spat.The position, which follows an appeal from Taiwan's Health Minister, is consistent with Australia's long-held view that Taiwan should be able to participate...WW…

SubscribeSubscribeAdvertisementChef Karen Martini has labelled her treatment by state government-run ACMI (formerly the Australian Centre for the Moving Image) at Federation Square “disgraceful”, saying she was given five hours to close and vacate her Hero restaurant on Monday afternoon.“I had no time to tell my suppliers, my customers, my staff. Many of our staff found out we were closing on social media,” Martini told Good Food.ACMI sent a note to her company at 3pm on Monday advising that Hero would close before releasing a media release an hour later.ACMI director and CEO Seb Chan said...…SubscribeSubscribeAdvertisementChef Karen Martini has labelled her treatment by state government-run ACMI (formerly the Australian Centre for the Moving Image) at Federation Square “disgraceful”, saying she was given five hours to close and vacate her Hero restaurant on Monday afternoon.“I had no time to tell my suppliers, my customers, my staff. Many of our staff found out we were closing on social media,” Martini told Good Food.ACMI sent a note to her company at 3pm on Monday advising that Hero would close before releasing a media release an hour later.ACMI director and CEO Seb Chan said...WW…

Town in the Arctic Circle records temperature as hot as FloridaWe’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. Please try again later.DismisscloseAdvertisementBy Log in, or to save articles for later.Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text sizeAdvertisementMoscow: A town in Siberia is likely to have set a record for the hottest temperature in the Arctic Circle, reaching 38 degrees.Verkhoyansk, which is 4828 kilometres east of Moscow and just inside the Arctic Circle, typically reaches a summer high of about 20 degrees.If verified, this would be the...…Town in the Arctic Circle records temperature as hot as FloridaWe’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. Please try again later.DismisscloseAdvertisementBy Log in, or to save articles for later.Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text sizeAdvertisementMoscow: A town in Siberia is likely to have set a record for the hottest temperature in the Arctic Circle, reaching 38 degrees.Verkhoyansk, which is 4828 kilometres east of Moscow and just inside the Arctic Circle, typically reaches a summer high of about 20 degrees.If verified, this would be the...WW…

‘Stem cells in hyperdrive’: Breakthrough in the hunt for a healing secretWe’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. Please try again later.DismisscloseAdvertisementBy Log in, or to save articles for later.Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text sizeAdvertisementA team of Melbourne-based researchers believe they have taken a significant step towards unlocking the regenerative power of the stem cells in our muscles, after six years of experiments on fish isolated a signal that turns on the cells.In mice, a dose of the signalling chemical prompts...…‘Stem cells in hyperdrive’: Breakthrough in the hunt for a healing secretWe’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. Please try again later.DismisscloseAdvertisementBy Log in, or to save articles for later.Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text sizeAdvertisementA team of Melbourne-based researchers believe they have taken a significant step towards unlocking the regenerative power of the stem cells in our muscles, after six years of experiments on fish isolated a signal that turns on the cells.In mice, a dose of the signalling chemical prompts...WW…

A summer of tennis entirely in Melbourne still possible as officials battle the clockWe’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. Please try again later.DismisscloseAdvertisementBy Log in, or to save articles for later.Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text sizeAdvertisementThe whole Australian summer of tennis could yet be played entirely in Melbourne as Tennis Australia works against the clock to get its quarantine plans approved by state governments.With the Australian Open only a very remote possibility of not taking place in Melbourne – a...…A summer of tennis entirely in Melbourne still possible as officials battle the clockWe’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. Please try again later.DismisscloseAdvertisementBy Log in, or to save articles for later.Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text sizeAdvertisementThe whole Australian summer of tennis could yet be played entirely in Melbourne as Tennis Australia works against the clock to get its quarantine plans approved by state governments.With the Australian Open only a very remote possibility of not taking place in Melbourne – a...WW…

Thrive like a girl: Why women's cricket in Australia is setting the standardWe’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. Please try again later.DismisscloseAdvertisementLog in, or to save articles for later.Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text sizeIn 1980, American writer Iris Marion Young published an essay entitled 'Throwing like a Girl'.In it, she rejected the idea that a "feminine essence" was the reason behind differences in throwing actions of some, not all, men and women.Young argued movements of women and girls were constricted by...…Thrive like a girl: Why women's cricket in Australia is setting the standardWe’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. Please try again later.DismisscloseAdvertisementLog in, or to save articles for later.Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text sizeIn 1980, American writer Iris Marion Young published an essay entitled 'Throwing like a Girl'.In it, she rejected the idea that a "feminine essence" was the reason behind differences in throwing actions of some, not all, men and women.Young argued movements of women and girls were constricted by...WW…

Pallas zaps electric cars with road chargecloseAdvertisementBy Log in, or to save articles for later.Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text sizeVictoria will start taxing electric vehicle owners next year for every kilometre they drive in a budget initiative the state Labor government says will make road charging "fairer" for all motorists.But Treasurer Tim Pallas says the $30 million expected to be raised by the new charge, over four years, will be more than offset by $45 million spending to boost the take-up of electric vehicles, with charging points across the state and plug-in...…Pallas zaps electric cars with road chargecloseAdvertisementBy Log in, or to save articles for later.Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text sizeVictoria will start taxing electric vehicle owners next year for every kilometre they drive in a budget initiative the state Labor government says will make road charging "fairer" for all motorists.But Treasurer Tim Pallas says the $30 million expected to be raised by the new charge, over four years, will be more than offset by $45 million spending to boost the take-up of electric vehicles, with charging points across the state and plug-in...WW…

Experts say half of students at risk from long-term remote learningWe’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. Please try again later.DismisscloseAdvertisementBy Log in, or to save articles for later.Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text sizeAdvertisementAlmost half of Australia's students will have their educational outcomes damaged if existing remote learning arrangements continue long term, according to an expert group convened by Australia's chief scientist.The Rapid Response Information Forum, chaired by chief scientist Alan Finkel and...…Experts say half of students at risk from long-term remote learningWe’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. Please try again later.DismisscloseAdvertisementBy Log in, or to save articles for later.Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text sizeAdvertisementAlmost half of Australia's students will have their educational outcomes damaged if existing remote learning arrangements continue long term, according to an expert group convened by Australia's chief scientist.The Rapid Response Information Forum, chaired by chief scientist Alan Finkel and...WW…