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Woman gave 71 people virus in 60 seconds

Health An asymptomatic superspreader who did everything right when she came back from overseas still managed to cause a huge cluster in her tower block.

Victoria will regret ‘half-baked’ lockdown

News Expert says schools and more businesses should be closed

Girl, 14, charged with murder of cousin, 10

Crime 10-year-old girl had suffered “serious lacerations”

How Victoria bungled virus response

News How did go so bad so quickly?

Your News

Qantas announces new in-flight changes

News Qantas has announced a string of new changes that will impact how Australian passengers check-in, board and fly with the airline.

Queen’s massive financial blow

News Shutting the royal palaces for several months, paired with the coronavirus lockdown has threatened to blow a big hole in the Queen’s finances.

Virus vaccine breakthrough announced

Health One of the first coronavirus vaccines to be tested in humans has been proven to be safe, with hopes it could be available by the end of the year.

Activists protest against ‘fake virus’

Offbeat Political activists who claim the deadly coronavirus is “fake” gathered in London’s Hyde Park to protest against Britain’s lockdown.

Sick aged care nurse to be investigated

News Authorities have launched an investigation after a sick nurse returned to work at a Queensland nursing home while waiting for her test results.

Porsche driver denied bail over Eastern Freeway tragedy

Crime The mortgage broker accused of filming and taunting dying police will stay behind bars after a magistrate called his actions “repugnant”.

CORONAVIRUS

NSW bans travel outside of Sydney

News NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has banned non-essential travel outside of Sydney as the state grapples with a surge in Covid-19 cases.

‘Delta plus’: Deadly strain’s new mutation

News Mutation of the Delta strain, dubbed ‘Delta Plus’, is spreading fast

Gross way Delta variant infects people

Health Australians have been warned against the infectious Delta strain

Why Sydney isn’t going into lockdown

News “It is not about numbers, it is about where people have caught it."

Real reason you don’t see vaccine ads

Politics Morrison Government worried it could not meet demand from vax ads

CCTV of ‘scary’ Covid spread sparks fears

Health NSW officials warn of ‘scarily fleeting’ Covid-19 transmission

‘State of emergency’: NSW in covid race

Health NSW is set to receive more vaccine doses than other states

Virtual Seniors Expo 2020

Make retirement a holiday with Hakea Grove

News Hakea Grove located in Hamlyn Terrace one of the Central Coasts beautiful coastal suburbs of NSW makes retirement feel like every day is a holiday.

Beyond Covid-19

News HAVE you had a phone or video health consult recently?

A celebration of food and community

News At Elements Retirement Village, food and community go hand in hand.

Travel in style and dignity with ATTO

News The ATTO mobility scooter is beautifully designed and lightweight.

Hakea Grove up style the face of aged care

News Hakea Grove take aged care up market with their latest renovation.

Money is no barrier to care

News Clarence Village Aged Care Facility is ready to help with the move.

Kerry Chikarovski Tender Loving Cuisine Australia board

News TENDER Loving Cuisine is celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2020.

Health

Fears as new flu virus emerges in China

News A new type of flu that is “highly adapted to infect humans” has emerged in China. Experts say it is capable of triggering another pandemic.

Guests demand to leave ‘putrid’ quarantine hotel

News Guests at Melbourne coronavirus quarantine hotel beg to be moved from ‘putrid’...

Grim warning for COVID-19 tracking app

News Research states reliable tracking app would slash new cases by half

Australia is 'rapidly approaching a cliff'

News PM urged to deliver cash for families and to extend JobKeeper until Christmas

Entertainment

Discover the unusual with the new edition of RUTH magazine

Product News The Summer edition of QCWA Ruth magazine hits the stands this week, celebrating all things unusual

QCWA Ruth magazine chats to Terri Irwin

Lifestyle Terri Irwin shares on balancing family and work in the spring edition of QCWA Ruth magazine

Brutal end for MasterChef favourite

Food & Entertainment Poh Ling Yeow crashed out from a coveted top five placing

Meghan, Harry ‘struggling to cope’ in LA

Celebrity Dream of a blissful new life has quickly turned into a nightmare

Sacha Baron Cohen’s outrageous new prank

Celebrity Sacha Baron Cohen’s latest outrageous prank caught on camera

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Finance

Learn from history’s lessons

Money THE coronavirus outbreak puts us firmly in extraordinary times.

One in four vow to ditch debt in 2020

Money Australians have vowed to get out of debt in 2020.

Santa Claus rally just wishful Christmas thinking?

News Is it a coincidence or is the Santa Claus rally real?

Forging ahead in 2020 - the trick is to start small

News The big news of 2019 has been the downward path of interest rates.

Lifestyle

Coronavirus kills over half a million people

News More than half a million people have now died from COVID-19 and more than 10 million cases have been recorded worldwide.

Bleak warning as second wave declared

News Grim warning for Australia as South Korea declares second wave of coronavirus...

Emergency virus texts sent to two suburbs

News Emergency texts sent to two Victorian suburbs where COVID-19 cases are on the...

How Melbourne’s virus spike affects you

News Coronavirus Victoria: How Melbourne spike in cases could change everything

Victoria records biggest virus spike in months

News COVID-19: Victoria records biggest daily spike in months

Surprise party leaves 18 guests infected

News A surprise birthday party has ended in disaster, after 18 family members contracted...

‘Not as hoped’: COVID app fail revealed

News COVIDSafe app yet to identify close contacts of COVID-19 cases

Talk’N’Thoughts

Opinion: Older women need to remain vigilant

Opinion SALLY* is living a great life in retirement, volunteering for several community organisations and travelling whenever the budget and time permits.

Solution needed to phone blackouts

Opinion When the power goes out the NBN connection won't work or landline.

For the love of a child: Shelley Argent's story

Lifestyle Why Shelley Argent became an activist.

Rural housing report uncovers needs of ageing population

Opinion Report shines a light on lack of appropriate housing in rural areas

Single, childless and 60; what's next?

Opinion Sixty is turning into a time of reflection for me and my friends.

If the (squeaky) shoe fits, then I guess I have to wear it

News A catchy nickname is almost mandatory to feel you belong around here

Striking a pose turns out to be somewhat of a stretch

News Who knew such strength was required to survive a yoga class?

Travel

Soak up the charms of Kiwi hotspot

News FOLLOWING last December’s tragic eruption on White Island, it was with some trepidation that I contemplated tackling New Zealand’s latest great walk.

Island haven back in swim

News DAYDREAMING of a winter break on a Barrier Reef tropical island.

Updated barracks offer a trip back into Oz history

Travel Hyde Park Barracks recently had a major refurbishment.

A luxury bush getaway for the bucket list

Travel We sample the hospitality of Mistere Spa and Retreat, Urliup.

Viking suspends cruises until May

Travel VIKING cruise line has suspended operations until 1 May.

Festival fun on the Granite Belt

Travel The Stanthorpe Apple and Grape Festival is on until March 8.

Discover the wonders of Copenhagen

Travel Four full days weren’t enough to conquer one of Europe’s oldest cities.