en Countries rally behind WHO after Trump suspends payments By www.brisbanetimes.com.au Published On :: Wed, 15 Apr 2020 20:37:36 GMT While Trump's criticism of the WHO is being shared by others, US allies disagreed with a suspension of payments. Full Article
en 'Banana republic': Trump threatens to unilaterally suspend Congress By www.brisbanetimes.com.au Published On :: Thu, 16 Apr 2020 10:30:23 GMT The President's remarkable threat - which came on the day US recorded its highest number of coronavirus deaths - drew immediate criticism from constitutional experts. Full Article
en Europe is emerging from the pandemic with beds and ventilators to spare By www.brisbanetimes.com.au Published On :: Sat, 18 Apr 2020 14:53:04 GMT All across Europe, the numbers are coming down. There is finally good news to share. Full Article
en WHO defends China's new Wuhan coronavirus death toll By www.brisbanetimes.com.au Published On :: Sat, 18 Apr 2020 01:25:01 GMT US President Donald Trump seized on the new figures as evidence China has been deliberately concealing its true toll from the rest of the world. Full Article
en Joe Biden sketches out his would-be administration By www.brisbanetimes.com.au Published On :: Sat, 18 Apr 2020 14:49:05 GMT Biden casts Donald Trump as chaotic and woefully unreliable in moments of crisis, such as the coronavirus pandemic. Full Article
en British government on the defensive over claims Boris Johnson skipped coronavirus meetings By www.brisbanetimes.com.au Published On :: Mon, 20 Apr 2020 08:26:01 GMT Current and former cabinet ministers have rushed to defend Prime Minister Boris Johnson in the wake of damning claims. Full Article
en Trump-aligned states ready to reopen for business from this week By www.brisbanetimes.com.au Published On :: Tue, 21 Apr 2020 12:42:01 GMT Republican governors, including in Georgia, are reopening gyms, churches, bowling alleys and hairdressers later this week despite COVID-19 cases still rising. Full Article
en 'The greatest challenge': Asia catches coronavirus' second wave By www.brisbanetimes.com.au Published On :: Tue, 21 Apr 2020 14:49:01 GMT Beijing has imposed new restrictions on an upscale diplomats district home to 3.5 million people, as it guards a second wave of coronavirus cases. Full Article
en A disaster waiting to happen or a bold, evidence-based response? In Sweden, it depends who you ask By www.brisbanetimes.com.au Published On :: Tue, 21 Apr 2020 19:53:01 GMT As winter fades and spring breaks over Sweden, a high-stakes experiment in self-responsibility is underway. Full Article
en Coronavirus study shows more deaths, no benefit from Trump's drug treatment suggestion By www.brisbanetimes.com.au Published On :: Tue, 21 Apr 2020 20:49:01 GMT Researchers did not track side effects, but noted a hint that hydroxychloroquine might have damaged other organs, too. Full Article
en Why the COVID-19 infection curve looks different for every Sydney suburb By www.smh.com.au Published On :: Fri, 17 Apr 2020 08:00:03 GMT Some parts of Sydney have avoided major outbreaks despite high numbers of overseas cases, while locally acquired cases have outpaced imported cases in other areas. Full Article
en Macquarie University to accept students based on year 11 results By www.smh.com.au Published On :: Fri, 17 Apr 2020 06:58:02 GMT Macquarie University has become the first in NSW to accept students based on year 11 results across all its course offerings. Full Article
en Good Weekend Superquiz and Target, Saturday, April 18 By www.smh.com.au Published On :: Fri, 17 Apr 2020 10:00:00 GMT Trivia and word buffs: test your knowledge with today's superquiz and Target. Full Article
en Good Weekend letters to the editor, April 18 By www.smh.com.au Published On :: Fri, 17 Apr 2020 10:40:00 GMT Want to chat? We'd love to hear from you. Send your letters to goodweekend@goodweekend.com.au. Full Article
en The Good Weekend Quiz: April 18 By www.smh.com.au Published On :: Fri, 17 Apr 2020 10:41:00 GMT Trivia buffs: test your knowledge with this week's Good Weekend quiz. Full Article
en As normal everyday functioning vanishes, our society has been put on trial By www.smh.com.au Published On :: Fri, 17 Apr 2020 14:00:00 GMT The fabric of our society is generally taken for granted as flexible and difficult to tear, but the pandemic has torn our society out of its routine. Full Article
en A luminary of Australian science fiction By www.smh.com.au Published On :: Sat, 18 Apr 2020 04:34:05 GMT Mervyn Binns, well-known Melbourne bookseller who specialised in science fiction, fantasy and counter cultural literature, has died aged 85. Full Article
en 'Unfair': Flight Centre draws fire over $300 charge for COVID cancellations By www.smh.com.au Published On :: Sat, 18 Apr 2020 12:55:01 GMT A Victorian family whose dream holiday to the US was cancelled because of coronavirus has accused Flight Centre of "robbery" for refusing to refund the full cost of a Disneyland pass. Full Article
en Hunt rules out trans inquiry, wants nationally consistent care By www.smh.com.au Published On :: Sat, 18 Apr 2020 12:28:02 GMT The federal health minister has shot down calls for an inquiry into gender dysphoria, in recognition of the "further harm" it could cause. Full Article
en Pandemic is an opportunity to entirely rethink university education By www.smh.com.au Published On :: Sat, 18 Apr 2020 13:28:00 GMT Students ought to be allowed to sample lectures to find which path best suits them before they put money down. Full Article
en Sign up to sex abuse redress scheme or lose funding, government warns By www.smh.com.au Published On :: Sat, 18 Apr 2020 14:00:00 GMT Victorian private schools, religious entities and other organisations who don't sign up to a redress scheme for child sex abuse survivors may lose funding, the state government has warned. Full Article
en Seven in 10 suspended kindergarten kids have a disability, new figures show By www.smh.com.au Published On :: Sat, 18 Apr 2020 14:05:00 GMT Advocacy groups say children are being sent home for behaviour they cannot control; staff say other students are being put at risk. Full Article
en YouTube sermons and prayers at home: Muslims prepare for 'a very different Ramadan' By www.smh.com.au Published On :: Sat, 18 Apr 2020 14:05:04 GMT The coronavirus pandemic has forced significant changes to how Australia's Muslim community observe the holy month of Ramadan. Full Article
en Neither Sweden nor NZ: Australia must steer its own COVID-19 course By www.smh.com.au Published On :: Sat, 18 Apr 2020 14:10:00 GMT With some modifications, Australia must keep its social-distancing restrictions in place until after winter. Full Article
en As the day unfolded: Australia's COVID-19 deaths rise to 71, WHO defends China's revised death toll By www.smh.com.au Published On :: Sat, 18 Apr 2020 14:13:01 GMT If you suspect you or a family member has coronavirus you should call (not visit) your GP or ring the national Coronavirus Health Information Hotline on 1800 020 080. Full Article
en The assurance of things hoped for and the conviction of things unseen By www.smh.com.au Published On :: Sat, 18 Apr 2020 14:40:01 GMT These are days, obviously, when faith is being tested; this is not unique. But the isolation requirements add a new measure of distress and psychological challenge. Full Article
en $5000 spitting and coughing penalty expanded to protect all workers By www.smh.com.au Published On :: Sat, 18 Apr 2020 19:00:00 GMT One customer deliberately coughed in the face of a checkout operator when they were refused a refund they were not entitled to. Full Article
en Mike Bowden: Defined by decency, not strength By www.smh.com.au Published On :: Sun, 19 Apr 2020 01:40:01 GMT Michael J Bowden, OAM, was a unique man who lived a full Australian life; physically strong and intellectually determined, he was defined not by strength but by decency. Full Article
en Canberra's Male Champions of Change still struggling to promote women By www.smh.com.au Published On :: Sun, 19 Apr 2020 23:28:07 GMT How is it that decades after first realising gender inequity was a serious problem, the good burghers at the Commonwealth public service have yet to act? Full Article
en 'Unprecedented and very concerning': Concerns raised about COVID-19 powers given to mayors By www.smh.com.au Published On :: Sun, 19 Apr 2020 16:35:05 GMT Local councillors say emergency powers given to mayors risk undermining democracy. Full Article
en Nurse moved serenely between generals and beggars in the street By www.smh.com.au Published On :: Mon, 20 Apr 2020 05:03:01 GMT Mother Teresa expected much of others but even more of herself. Full Article
en As others drove up prices, Gavin began his long-haul ventilator drive By www.smh.com.au Published On :: Mon, 20 Apr 2020 05:45:00 GMT Medical equipment supplier Gavin Berry drove from Victoria to Queensland to the Illawarra to deliver ventilators. Other operators were a bit less altruistic. Full Article
en Flu season that looked like 'a big one' beaten by hygiene, isolation By www.smh.com.au Published On :: Mon, 20 Apr 2020 07:02:01 GMT Confirmed cases of influenza dropped from 7002 in February to just 95 in April so far as the government’s measures to slow the spread of COVID-19 kicked in. Full Article
en Ruby Princess preparing to leave as passengers promised full refund By www.smh.com.au Published On :: Tue, 21 Apr 2020 07:44:03 GMT The plans for the ship's departure come as Carnival Australia confirmed on Monday it would offer a full refund to guests on the cruise that returned to Sydney on March 19. Full Article
en Indigenous women face particularly high risks in this crisis By www.smh.com.au Published On :: Mon, 20 Apr 2020 13:30:00 GMT Recent cuts to critical Aboriginal family violence services mean support for Aboriginal women and children was already going backwards before COVID-19. Full Article
en Hunting the malcontents who shared Mal’s contents By www.smh.com.au Published On :: Tue, 21 Apr 2020 02:37:03 GMT Just how did the publishers of Malcolm Turnbull's memoir find out their intellectual property was quickly spreading across the Canberra bubble? Full Article
en Children paying the price of library shutdowns By www.smh.com.au Published On :: Mon, 20 Apr 2020 14:00:00 GMT During lockdown children are doubtless spending plenty of time staring at their devices, but are they reading books on them? Full Article
en Locked-down lives drive emergency department numbers to record lows By www.smh.com.au Published On :: Mon, 20 Apr 2020 15:58:01 GMT Numbers of patients visiting hospital emergency departments have dropped to record lows across Australia amid fears people are delaying life-saving treatment. Full Article
en It pains me to say this, but when it comes to the virus app Barnaby Joyce has a point By www.smh.com.au Published On :: Mon, 20 Apr 2020 14:00:00 GMT A model favoured by the Europeans would better protect privacy. Full Article
en Xi and Trump: insecure 'strongmen' who had nothing to offer in a crisis but vanity By www.smh.com.au Published On :: Mon, 20 Apr 2020 22:09:02 GMT Neither emerges from their handling of the pandemic with any honour. Full Article
en As the day unfolded: Donald Trump to suspend immigration into US as COVID-19 economic fallout hits Virgin Australia, oil price, Australian death toll at 72 By www.smh.com.au Published On :: Mon, 20 Apr 2020 14:01:01 GMT If you suspect you or a family member has coronavirus you should call (not visit) your GP or ring the national Coronavirus Health Information Hotline on 1800 020 080. Full Article
en Students to spend one day a week in class under back-to-school plan By www.smh.com.au Published On :: Mon, 20 Apr 2020 19:00:00 GMT Students would return to school for one day a week under a plan to gradually resume lessons Full Article
en Artist's picture of missing airmen on Anzac stamp 'like painting ghosts' By www.smh.com.au Published On :: Tue, 21 Apr 2020 09:45:04 GMT "It was horrible having to finish the picture after the men were lost." Full Article
en Meteor next backyard project as the heavens put on 'an isolation show' By www.smh.com.au Published On :: Tue, 21 Apr 2020 04:24:03 GMT The Lyrid meteor shower is set to peak on Wednesday night, so grab a blanket, head outdoors and add 'amateur astronomer' to your list of isolation pursuits. Full Article
en Return to class is going to look very different from school to school By www.smh.com.au Published On :: Tue, 21 Apr 2020 14:00:00 GMT The May 11 start date is one certainty in a sea of uncertainty. Full Article
en Coronavirus updates LIVE: Donald Trump to suspend immigration to US, Australian death toll stands at 74 as COVID-19 cases exceed 2.5 million worldwide By www.smh.com.au Published On :: Tue, 21 Apr 2020 14:01:01 GMT If you suspect you or a family member has coronavirus you should call (not visit) your GP or ring the national Coronavirus Health Information Hotline on 1800 020 080. Full Article
en Macquarie University to accept students based on year 11 results By www.brisbanetimes.com.au Published On :: Fri, 17 Apr 2020 06:58:02 GMT Macquarie University has become the first in NSW to accept students based on year 11 results across all its course offerings. Full Article
en Good Weekend Superquiz and Target, Saturday, April 18 By www.brisbanetimes.com.au Published On :: Fri, 17 Apr 2020 10:00:00 GMT Trivia and word buffs: test your knowledge with today's superquiz and Target. Full Article
en Good Weekend letters to the editor, April 18 By www.brisbanetimes.com.au Published On :: Fri, 17 Apr 2020 10:40:00 GMT Want to chat? We'd love to hear from you. Send your letters to goodweekend@goodweekend.com.au. Full Article
en The Good Weekend Quiz: April 18 By www.brisbanetimes.com.au Published On :: Fri, 17 Apr 2020 10:41:00 GMT Trivia buffs: test your knowledge with this week's Good Weekend quiz. Full Article
