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Aussie Home Loans CEO James Symond has listed his double apartment with a $16m price guide.

The calculated CFR has only marginal comparative value because in many countries, excess deaths far exceed reported case fatalities which would be a better indicator of the disease impact. IFR will not likely be known until long after the pandemic has ended. In the meantime, we mark as estimate what our computations indicate the implied IFR may be. We use an algorithm that is applied on the fly by a computer program and the algorithm is based on data from China and South Korea. The very spe...

(Image: Ulstein) Expedition cruise vessel Ocean Victory, under construction at the CMHI Haimen shipyard in China, is slated to commence sea trials by the end of the week, Norwegian designer Ulstein revealed Thursday. The newbuild is the third in the Ulstein-designed CX103 INFINITY series for U.S.-based owner SunStone Ships. The 104.4-meter-long vessel offers capacity for 200 passengers in 93 suites, 68 with balconies, nine with French balconies and 16 with panoramic windows. An infinity pool ha...

The Morrison Government is intent on denying refugees resettlement in Australia under its heartless repeal of Medevac law, writes Dr Kim Sawyer. WE

Advertisement COVID-19 has arrived at a remote Chilean army base in Antarctica, with 36 people testing positive on Monday, Chilean time. Antarctica was, until these cases were recorded, the last continent untouched by coronavirus. According to the 5th Military Division of the Chilean Army, quoted by Spanish-language media, the group who tested positive is made up of military personnel and employees of an external maintenance company — 26 are military and 10 are civilians. The Chilean Bernardo...

SUPPLIED/STONE MONKI The Chilean Bernardo OHiggins Station in Antarctica. The General Bernardo OHiggins Riquelme base is located close to the northernmost tip of the Antarctic Peninsula in West Antarctica well away from Australia’s bases in East Antarctica. The Australian Antarctic Division is seeking official confirmation with Chilean authorities. The Chilean station in question, according to the Australian Antarctic Division, is located is more than 4500 kilometres from the nearest Austr...

Today, as it has for nine months, the Australian government’s Smartraveller website tells me “do not travel”. Every country on the map is coloured red. To leave the country, I would need an exemption on compassionate grounds. Apparently it’s a high bar. For the last few years, I averaged 100 flights a year, carbon-offset, commuting from Melbourne to Canberra and internationally. When I moved jobs recently, I was excited to reduce this to 75 and have more time with my family. I never ima...

By Reuters Staff 2 Min Read MONTEVIDEO, May 12 (Reuters) - The 86 crew members of the Greg Mortimer cruise ship, stranded in Uruguayan waters since March 27, began their evacuation to Montevideo on Tuesday following an outbreak of the new coronavirus on board, the government said. At least 37 positive cases of coronavirus were detected in the last several days, officials said, preventing plans for the ship to travel to the Spanish port of Las Palmas, the original planned destination for the tou...

Ships can follow. a crusty road to open water out of a frozen maze. >> that was fascinating stuff. so expedition leader and scientist chris turney is on board that ship. and you know why hes so excited about all this. he and other passengers were thrilled to see the chinese rescue ship, even if its from afar. >> whats that on the horizon, chris? >> thats the icebreaker coming to rescue us. >> brilliant. >> earlier my colleague bill weir spoke to three people on board that ship. >> i was with exp...

>> well, the hope is within days, but unfortunately, reports are the ice is so thick, fred, its like two meters deep. and this australian vessel can only break through up to 1.35. so theyre really just saying -- when i spoke to the australia maritime authority today, they said to me, were going to get there and assess the situation and see how far we can take it. if we feel that we cant push it any further, the vessel itself cannot push or the weather does not permit, then well have to go plan b...