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Covid-19 is nine times more likely to cause a serious blood clot than the AstraZeneca vaccine, Chief Health Officer Paul Kelly said today. A study of 500,000 Covid-19 patients in the US found that 36 in a million developed a potentially deadly blood clot. By comparison, only four per million people suffer a serious blood clot as a result of the AstraZeneca jab. 'So, having COVID itself is a risk of clotting,' said Professor Kelly, who noted that 16 per cent of people hospitalised with the disease suffered some form of clotting. Professor Kelly was seeking to reassure Australians who are hesit...

College to provide homes for students Plans were announced for the first purpose built halls of residence for Falmouth College of Arts in the heart of the town. They are to be built behind the old police station and Argos. Part of the land, off Berkeley Vale, was once owned by Riders Garage. It does not include the old police station although the scheme is expected to enhance the chances of that listed site being sold in the future. It is hoped to start work soon and complete the development by 1997. 25 years April 4 Trago Mills forced to close on Easter Sunday

CANCEL CULTURE We had decided to take Scomo's advice and "holiday here this year", booking flights and accommodation from Sydney for one week in Darwin, followed by four days in Uluru. All bookings for two couples were completed in early February. We received a credit notice from Qantas on March 22 saying our confirmed flights from Alice Springs to Uluru were cancelled due to COVID-19. On further investigation they had also cancelled our earlier flights from Darwin to Alice Springs on that day. On checking the Qantas website, the flight from Darwin to Alice Springs is still flying, and we w...

writes Leigh Boobyer. Brimscombe Port, a large inland port which was replaced by factories in the 1950s and 60s, has been proposed to be turned into more than 150 homes and bring the historic canal basin back to life. Stroud District Council’s planning committee on Tuesday night (February 23) unanimously approved the demolition of units in the business park and industrial estate, as well as rebuild the canal basin and highways infrastructure. The buildings which the industrial factories were based are now decaying and need replacement since they closed. Councillor Haydn Jones (C, Ber...

For all victims, Parliament assault must be resolved We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss February 17, 2021 — 12.05am Normal text size Credit:SMH/The Age A young woman, allegedly assaulted in March 2019, brushed aside in order to keep her job (“Ex-staffer says rape claim was dismissed”, February 16). If our government can’t speedily handle this claim it’s no wonder so many victims are reluctant to come forward. Denis Suttling, Newport Beach The issue is not so much that the Liberal Party has a “woman problem” but that the Coaliti...