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Australia on Friday pressed over-50s to get their coronavirus shots, as fears mounted that vaccine hesitancy could be priming the country for disaster. Australia is one of the few countries in the world to eliminate community transmission of COVID-19, but vaccine rollout has been slow. After chronic delivery delays, there is growing evidence that older Australians are more concerned about the AstraZeneca vaccine’s side effects than catching the virus. Australias Prime Minister Scott Morrison ...

Former cinema turned bingo hall The Plaza is set to become a vibrant new music venue. A dedicated team of enthusiasts have been working behind the scenes to revive this much loved art deco Grade 2 listed building. The Plaza is being restored to its former glory Built in 1928, it was a cinema until the 1960s when it became a bingo hall and has stood vacant since 2011. Indie music legend Peter Doherty was the first major musician to perform in the Plaza in 2019 in a bid to fund restoratio...

Politicians divided on return of international students Six months ago, University World News published my article, “Could Australia be the student mobility comeback kid?”, where I gave a very upbeat assessment of the prospects for Australia’s inbound international student recruitment. But the only way you can be a comeback kid is to get off the canvas when you’ve been knocked to the floor. At the moment, Australia is looking like it is down and out for the full count. There were warni...

6 May 2021 A new Report from The Climate Council report “Kicking the gas habit: How gas is harming our health” is a comprehensive review of approximately 100 mostly scientific and medical studies detailing the known and potential health harms caused by the mining of natural gas. It is authoritative and comprehensive and provides conclusions and recommendations based on science and not on personal opinion. Many of these findings have been in the scientific and medical literature for a decade...

8/10 It was an initiative set up by indie fan Marc Rossiter (he of the Brits & Pieces) with a few objectives; to showcase the UK’s still flourishing independent music scene, to revitalise compilation albums as a whole and, most nobly, to raise money for the unsigned bands featured on the album. With patronage from Robert Carlyle, Steve Lamacq, Clint Boon and Peter Doherty amongst countless others, and available from Rough Trade stores, Volume One hit number 54 on the Official Compilation ...

Healthcare workers rushing with an oxygen cylinder at Jaipur Golden hospital where at least 25 Covid-19 patients died the previous night during an oxygen shortage, New Delhi, India, April 25, 2021. © 2021 Naveen Sharma/SOPA Images/Sipa USA/Sipa via AP Images “India is literally gasping for oxygen," said Australian Health Minister Greg Hunt, before announcing that the Morrison government will quickly send donations of ventilators, masks, goggles and gloves to...

Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, during a White House briefing on April 22, 2020. White House photo by Shealah Craighead When Dr. Anthony Fauci went to the White House to discuss the AIDS crisis with Ronald Reagan, a friend told him something he would live by for the next 37 years. “Every time you open the door of the West Wing, tell yourself: ‘This may be the last time I’m ever going to go in there — because I might have to tell the...

Fred Calef III, the chief cartographer for NASAs Mars Project, was honored by the city of Quincy and mayor Thomas Koch Saturday afternoon as Councilor William Harris read the proclamation declaring April 24, 2021 as "Dr. Fred Calef III Day" at the 7th annual South Shore Science Festival. "On behalf of all of us citizens, on this occasion of the South Shore Science Festival, do hereby deem it an honor and pleasure to declare Saturday, April 24 2021 Dr. Fred Calef III day, " Harris said. "As chi...

Scott Morrison pleaded with Australians over 70 to book an appointment and get vaccinated against Covid-19. The prime minister warned elderly Australians they are at greater risk if an outbreak occurs and said he did not want a repeat of Victorias second wave which killed 801 people last winter. His comments came as a Queensland police officer was treated in a Brisbane hospital with blood clots three days after getting the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine. The 40-year-old officer had recently had ...

Professor Sutton, who is aged in his 50s, says he was excited to receive the jab. "I know it will protect me - and with the second dose in 12 weeks time - that will be really substantial protection," he told reporters at the Royal Exhibition Building on Wednesday. "You do it for yourself, but were doing it for everyone ultimately and its going to make Australia a different place." Its hoped Professor Suttons vaccination will boost public confidence in Victoria in the AstraZeneca vaccine, which ...