Tensions over border closures are in the news again, now states are gradually lifting travel restrictions to all except Victorians. Prime Minister Scott Morrison says singling out Victorians is an overreaction to Melbourne’s coronavirus spike, urging the states “to get some perspective”. Federal-state tensions over border closures and other pandemicContinue Reading
Bianca De Marchi/ AAP Sydney newspaper the Daily Telegraph has lost its appeal against a defamation decision that awarded actor Geoffrey Rush almost A$3 million. Last year, Rush was awarded a record $2.9 million after he sued Nationwide News, the publisher of the Daily Telegraph. This was over allegations theContinue Reading
Getting the right information during the pandemic has been a matter of life and death. FivosVas via Shutterstock News media have been especially important during the COVID-19 pandemic, as good quality information has literally become “a matter of life and death”. New Ofcom data confirms that we are increasingly reliantContinue Reading
Joy Hester at Fitzroy Gardens, 1942. Albert Tucker/State Library of Victoria I have been thinking a lot lately of how many worlds there are contained in very small spaces and how every person is really one world to himself unconnected by anyone or any thing. – Joy Hester, 1947 SoContinue Reading
Dutch supervisors oversaw the local coolies in the tobacco warehouse in Deli Medan North Sumatra, 1897. www.nationaalarchief.nl The anti-racism protest that started in the US has spread to Europe and the world. Protesters are not only denouncing racism but also condemning slavery in the colonial era by bringing down colonialistContinue Reading
A nationwide vote has ratified constitutional reforms proposed by Russian president, Vladimir Putin. With a 68% turnout, preliminary results suggest 78% of those taking part voted in favour of the changes, according to Russia’s Central Electoral Commission (CEC). The vote – which ran from June 25 to July 1 –Continue Reading
Farizun Amrod Saad COVID-19 has hit tourism-reliant destinations hard. The Indonesian island of Bali, for example, where 70% of the population depend on tourism, has seen extensive job and income losses since it closed its borders in April. The economic impact so far has been greater than that of theContinue Reading
Noise-induced hearing loss is preventable. Christian Bertrand/ Shutterstock Going to concerts or clubs is a popular pastime for many young people, but they’re also potential causes of noise-induced hearing loss. In fact, more than a billion young people worldwide are at risk of noise-induced hearing loss – though it canContinue Reading
© B4RN, Author provided Nestled between Lancashire’s stand-out beauty, the Forest of Bowland, and the breathtaking vistas of the Yorkshire Dales, the serene, postcard-perfect village of Clapham seems far removed from the COVID-19 pandemic. But when the British government announced a nationwide lockdown in mid-March, Clapham went on high alert.Continue Reading
Caricature of vaccination scene at the Smallpox and Inoculation Hospital at St. Pancras Hospital in London, by James Giray, 1802. Library of Congress As the world waits anxiously for a COVID-19 vaccine, Sam Lemley, curator of special collections at Carnegie Mellon University, says that the story of the first vaccineContinue Reading
