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On this episode of Please Explain, national affairs editor Rob Harris joins Tory Maguire to discuss what the political stage might look like after the vaccine effort fully ramps up.

Naujaisiais mokslo metais Austrijoje gerokai išaugs skaičius vaikų, kurie bus mokomi namuose, tačiau ne kaip karantino metu, bet pagal...

Rimvydas Valatka. Kam valstybė motina, o kam tik pamotė 198 Rimvydas Valatka / E. Blaževič/LRT nuotr. Visiems šalyje patapus nelegalių migrantų išvarymo specialistais, niekam neužkliuvo žinia, kad nuolatinių vadovų dabar neturi net devynios Sveikatos apsaugos ministerijos (SAM) įstaigos. Be vadovų ir Nacionalinis visuomenės sveikatos centras (NVSC) bei Užkrečiamųjų ligų ir AIDS centras (ULAC) – institucijos, kurios ir turėtų valdyti pandeminę situaciją. Pretendentų n�...

Advertisement It’s an extraordinary story of entrepreneurialism and good timing. On Monday, Australian tech company Afterpay became subject of Australia’s largest ever corporate deal when US giant Square bought it for $39 billion. The company was founded by two Sydney men just 8 years ago. One of those men, Nick Molnar, is now just 31 years old. On this episode of Our supporters power our newsrooms and are critical for the sustainability of news coverage. Becoming a subscriber also gets yo...

Advertisement It’s been a huge and wonderful week in Tokyo for the Australian Olympic team, and for the rest of us back at home trying to get through various degrees of lockdown. Today on Please Explain, chief sports writer Andrew Webster joins Tory Maguire to discuss some of the lessons gained out of the first week of the Tokyo Olympics about pressure, focus and culture. Our supporters power our newsrooms and are critical for the sustainability of news coverage. Becoming a subscriber also g...

Advertisement A new report from charity Mission Australia has painted a grim picture of the impact the various lockdowns around the country have had on young people. The Young Voices of the Pandemic: Youth Survey COVID Report 2020 took written responses from people aged between 15 and 19 who said the pandemic impacted their education and mental health and left them feeling isolated. High school seniors, particularly those in Victoria, said their final years of high school were severely impacte...

Advertisement Australia’s Olympic campaign is off to a strong start, racking up six medals in Tokyo by Tuesday morning – including two gold. From Brendon Smith’s first medal of the Games, winning bronze in the men’s 400-metre individual medley on Sunday morning, to Ariane Titmus’s spectacular race yesterday to win gold, Australia has once again dominated in the pool. But there are stories of triumph and defeat this year, including that of Jian Fang Lay, the 48-year-old mother-of-two w...

Advertisement Last weekend, the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation changed its advice to the people of Greater Sydney, telling them to “strongly consider” having the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, no matter what their age. What does that mean exactly? When “strongly considering” AstraZeneca, who are you supposed to listen to? Science reporter Liam Mannix, who had his first AstraZeneca shot last week after carefully weighing up the evidence, joins Tory Maguire on this epi...

Insändare: Har man begått ett brott, har man brutit mot samhällskontraktet Annons Signaturen ”C” vill ha hårdare tag i brottsbekämpningen. Foto: Johan Jeppsson/TT Varför släpps alla bovar på fri fot? Finns det ingenstans att sätta dem? Är alla oskyldiga? Jo, tills motsatsen är bevisad, i Sverige gäller ju att åklagare ska bevisa att de är skyldiga, jag tycker att det är bättre att de häktade ska bevisa att de är oskyldiga! Det är uppenbart att vårt system inte fun...