As part of the governments response to the fast escalating COVID-19 outbreaks in the state, ADF door-knockers will support the DHHS Case and Contact Management program authorised officers (AOs) to follow up positive cases who cannot be contacted by phone or who are refusing to cooperate. The Victorian Government hasRead More →
Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA) has today opened Australia’s new Spinal Cord Injury Research Centre. The Centre will house the latest cutting edge technology and accelerate Australia’s research into better treatment for those with a spinal cord injury. At the Centre’s opening, it was announced NeuRA researchers will receive $6.4 million inRead More →
CSIRO research paper published recently suggests lab-grown airway cells or lungs are already a reality. Read on: Once the stuff of sci-fi movies, growing organ cells in the lab is becoming more real. Scientists around the world use Petri dishes or membranes to grow human organ cell cultures, which reactRead More →
The Victorian Government will extend the coronavirus worker support payment to make sure Victorians don’t have to choose between the safety of their workmates and their community – and putting food on the table. People are most infectious when they first experience symptoms but Department of Health and Human ServicesRead More →
The Morrison Government is making a number of visa changes for international students to ensure Australia remains a priority destination for international students as we emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic. International students are extremely important to Australia and our economy, contributing $40 billion annually and supporting 250,000 jobs. Many alsoRead More →
Victoria faces a big fight against COVID-19. The state has recorded 484 new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours. This is up from 374 cases recorded in the previous 24 hours. Premier Daniel Andrews also announced that two men in their 90s, former residents of aged-care homes, hadRead More →
Professor John Thwaites, Chairman of Monash University’s Sustainable Development Institute & ClimateWorks Australia, is the only Australian appointed to the prestigious The Lancet COVID-19 Commission. Professor Thwaites is one of 26 eminent global scholars, public health professionals, environmentalists and policy makers to be part of this Commission, which is chaired by Professor JeffreyRead More →
The Victoria Tourism Industry Council (VTIC) is thrilled by the announcement by Prime Minister Scott Morrison that the JobKeeper Program will be extended for another six months in the form of Jobkeeper 2.0, to March 2021. This Federal initiative has made all the difference in keeping the tourism, hospitality and eventsRead More →
The government has announced that the JobKeeper wage subsidy will continue past its scheduled September expiry date, with support extended to March 2021. The announcement was made ahead of Thursday’s ‘mini-budget’ economic update, by Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Treasurer Josh Frydenberg confirming cuts to payments in both programs. ItRead More →
There’s no denying that eating ice cream makes us happy, but what about ice cream that plays music while we’re eating? Could playful ice cream be the future of our beloved frozen favourite? WeScream is the answer. Researchers from Monash University and RMIT have developed WeScream!, a sensory ice cream coneRead More →