Victoria rekords 9,785 Covid cases and 20 sterftes, NSW rekords 9,690 gevalle en 18 sterftes; first sitting day of 2022 will see the controversial legislation debated, and a statement of acknowledgement of bullying, sexual assault and harassment in parliamentary workplaces. Volg die nuutste opdaterings regstreeks
Australia spent $20bn on first-home buyer support over a decade – and pushed up prices, verslag sê
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Australian governments have poured more than $20bn into supporting first-home buyers in the past decade, the cornerstone of “one-sided” housing policies that set the country apart from more balanced policies abroad, a ...
Vertel ons: how have you been affected by the Covid situation in UK hospitals?
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Amid rising numbers of Covid-19 cases, we would like hear about what the situation in hospitals is like for patients, their relatives, and healthcare workers. You can get in touch by filling in the form below or conta...
Who’s clapping now? UK healthcare workers with long Covid have been abandoned
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UK frontline doctors, like the rest of our NHS colleagues, stepped up to provide medical care to patients with Covid-19 from the start of the pandemic, long before any available Covid vaccines. Most were not furloughe...
More Australians to be eligible for fourth dose of Covid vaccine as Omicron infections rise
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A fourth Covid vaccine will be made available to more Australians as health authorities attempt to stave off further spread of the infectious virus which continues to place the health system under enormous pressure. T ...
Federal government pledges $1,000 disaster payment for NSW flood victims as threat moves north
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The federal government will provide one-off $1,000 payments for people in 23 flood-affected areas across New South Wales, die premier, Anthony Albanese, announced on Wednesday, as the flood threat moved north. ...
Rents rise at fastest rate in 14 years across Australia
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Rents have risen at the fastest rate for 14 years as Australia’s landlords seek to recoup costs in the face of rising interest rates and higher inflation. According research firm CoreLogic’s quarterly rental review, t ...
New Zealand principals voice alarm as students fail to return to school after Covid lockdowns
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New Zealand school principals are raising the alarm that students are falling off the rolls, as a wave of absenteeism follows the disruption of Covid-19. In 2021, schools in Auckland and parts of the North Island were...