Selling Covid antivirals over the counter could compromise patient safety, Australian doctors say
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Doctors have warned that a push for Covid antiviral treatments to be sold over the counter at pharmacies may compromise patient safety due to their complex prescription process. As GP wait times continue to grow signi...
Australia recoils over Chinese ambassador’s ‘concerning’ language about Taiwan
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“Nobody should be surprised” if there is a military conflict between China and Taiwan, Liberal leader and former defence minister Peter Dutton says. In the wake of a shocking speech from the Chinese ambassador to Aust...
Australia should abandon goal to limit global heating to 1.5C, says gas company eyeing Beetaloo Basin
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A gas company with interests in the Beetaloo Basin is calling on the federal government to rewrite its climate change legislation to abandon the “unattainable” objective of trying to limit global heating to 1.5C. 这 ...
Covid lockdown boredom inspires New Zealand teenager to build world-record 25-metre Lego train
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A New Zealand teenager has broken a Guinness World Record for the most carriages in a Lego toy train, beating the previous record by 32 carriages, after he was inspired to break a record during boring Covid lockdowns....
China battles Covid outbreaks in tourism hubs of Tibet and Hainan
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China is racing to stamp out Covid-19 outbreaks in the tourist hubs of Tibet and Hainan, with the authorities launching more rounds of mass testing and closing venues to contain the highly transmissible Omicron varian...
Australia retires CovidSafe contact-tracing app that was barely used
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Australia’s CovidSafe app is being decommissioned because it is no longer being used for Covid-19 contact tracing. The app cost around $75,000 a month to run and was touted by former prime minister Scott Morrison as a...
Commuting in, DIY out: UK’s new ‘new normal’ after end of Covid controls
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Britain’s love for green fingers and blackened thumbs during the first Covid lockdown has since evaporated as people again find a “new normal” after the ending of restrictions, a survey suggests. The amount of time p...