According to Lifeline, nine Australians take their own lives every day and seven of those are men. The rate of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples is double that of their non-Indigenous counterparts, while people in rural populations are twice as likely to take their own lives than their city counterparts. Today, suicide remains the…
As one Danish newspaper put it: “Denmark lost. But life won.” At the end of a highly emotional night in Copenhagen, there was immense relief that Christian Eriksen, who collapsed shortly before half-time in Denmark’s opening Euro 2020 game against Finland on Sunday, was awake and stable in hospital. There was appreciation, too, that those…
The leaders of the G7 countries have recently ended a three-day summit, pledging to address vaccine inequity, climate change, global taxes, and China’s growing power. In a communique released at the conclusion of the meeting in Cornwall, England, the leaders of the G7 countries – France, Germany, Japan, Italy, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the…
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and his Singaporean counterpart, Lee Hsien Loong, have held talks on the conditions for a travel bubble. Morrison declared he wanted the South-East Asian nation to be the next country for quarantine-free travel after New Zealand. Both countries are likely still months away from any form of announcement, with Lee…
Queensland has recorded no new cases of COVID-19 after a Victorian couple entered the state while infectious, while other attempts by travellers to breach the border have been intercepted. Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said there have been no cases of community transmission so far. The results come from the nearly 6,000 tests conducted in the…
JBS Foods, the world’s largest meat processing company, says it paid the equivalent of US$11 million ($14.2 million) to a criminal gang of hackers to end a cyber-attack that halted its operations around the world, including Australia. JBS shut down production around the world, including Australia, for five days after falling victim to the cyber-attack.…
Health authorities are scrambling to prevent fresh COVID-19 outbreaks in southern Queensland and New South Wales as they trace the path of a Melbourne couple. As multiple towns deal with the possibility of an outbreak, authorities are now asking how and why the Melbourne couple began an interstate road trip from a city already in…
As Townsville prepares for an influx of rugby league fans, game one of State of Origin is expected to inject around $7 million into the local economy. As has been the case on several occasions in sport during the pandemic, Melbourne’s loss has been Queensland’s gain, with Wednesday’s series opener shifted from the MCG to…
Yesterday, it was announced that two of Melbourne’s most concerning cases of COVID-19 were false positives causing Victoria’s overall case numbers to go backwards. Despite the announcement, the news has not impacted the timeline of Victoria’s lockdown, which is set to last until next week. The health advice for Victoria still required a lockdown, Acting…
Naomi Osaka’s decision to withdraw from the French Open, sparked by a media boycott and mental health issues, has prompted an outpouring across the tennis and sporting world. Osaka declared prior to Roland Garros that she would not speak to the media, tweeting: “I’ve often felt that people have no regard for athletes mental health…