Daily temperature checks will be introduced in schools across metropolitan Melbourne and Mitchell Shire as part of the Victorian Government’s effort to slow the spread of coronavirus. Following the advice of Victoria’s Chief Health Officer, the Victorian Government has today announced that students at government schools in metropolitan Melbourne andRead More →
With Victoria recording its worst numbers in COVID-19 infections in the last three weeks, the Andrews government yesterday placed the whole of Melbourne Metro with and the Shire of Mitchell under second lockdown with stage 3 restrictions applicable effective midnight tonight. the government believes it is necessary to help keepRead More →
One Nation Leader Pauline Hanson hired by Channel 9’s Today show for regular fortnightly appearances, has been dropped by Channel 9 after she went on an offensive against the Melbourne residents trapped inside nine housing commission towers. Showing brazen disrespect in her typical ill-informed rhetoric, she labelled the tower residentsRead More →
There is good news for those Indians who are stuck in Australia. Gaura Travels, a Melbourne based travel agency is organizing two charter flights with Singapore Airlines – one from Melbourne and one from Sydney taking Indians home. A lot of Indians stuck in Australia want to go back toRead More →
In an extensive survey conducted by the Lowy Institute, some surprising and some very unsurprising facts have come to light. The survey finds that in 2020, Australians are less trusting of most countries around the world than in the past. China is the clearest example: in the past two years,Read More →
The spike in COVID-19 in Victoria shows just how easy it is for outbreaks to occur if we don’t continue to practise physical distancing and good hygiene, and stay at home when sick, writes Alison McMillan. The recent spike in COVID-19 cases in areas of Melbourne is disappointing, but weRead More →
According to a story in the Herald Sun today the Chinese government-owned company, Huawei, is providing crucial equipment to a solar farm which will power 50,000 homes are deeply concerning. This controversial company was banned from partaking in Australia’s 5G mobile infrastructure network in 2018 by the Federal Government, dueRead More →
No profession, class, or other demographic is immune from sexual violence (read predation) because it thrives wherever an imbalance of power exists. Only 1 in 10 reported cases of sexual violence proceed to court and secure a conviction Sexual violence thrives wherever there is an imbalance of power No profession,Read More →
Victorian Opposition says Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) job losses data released 25 June shows Labor’s lockdowns are harming workers in Melbourne’s west, north-west and south-east the greatest. All these regions are experiencing rises in unemployment well above the Australian and Victorian averages and spikes in COVID-19 infections. Most ofRead More →
A study has outlined how two proteins are instrumental to bringing cholesterol into cells – a finding that has implications for a range of diseases. Scientists have shown for the first time how two proteins provide a tunnel for so-called bad cholesterol to enter our body cells. The finding –Read More →