Academic has reportedly told other prisoners she is outraged at the government’s handling of her imprisonment

British-Australian woman Kylie Moore-Gilbert is despairing at her isolation inside Tehran’s Evin prison, believing she has been abandoned to her decade-long sentence, according to sources within the prison.

Political prisoner Moore-Gilbert, who has spent more than 600 days inside the notorious Ward 2A of Tehran’s Evin prison, much of it in solitary confinement, was convicted in a secret trial and sentenced to 10 years prison on charges of espionage.

The doubling of jobseeker was the biggest change to social security in decades. Now experts want the government to push aside ideology and establish a permanent equitable safety net

This is the third in our series on Life after lockdown, which looks at how the Covid-19 pandemic could change Australia for good

What does Australia owe Racheal Wellman, just 23? What are her chances in this country now, and as Australia begins to emerge from the coronavirus pandemic?

Wellman worked as a barista 25 to 30 hours a week in a St Kilda cafe. It was a casual job, so no paid holidays, no sick pay, no job security. But it was “fantastic”, she says, especially after being unemployed for a time, couchsurfing at friends’ houses and sometimes sleeping rough at Flinders Street station.

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South Australia has established a rapid response team to deal with any coronavirus outbreaks in nursing homes.

Twenty-seven of the 97 people to die in Australia after testing positive to Covid-19, died in nursing homes.

The dedicated SA Pathology team has been assembled to provide greater protection for some of the state’s most vulnerable citizens.

If an outbreak occurs, the team will immediately test everyone in the facility, helping to quickly identify cases, limit the spread and protect both residents and staff.

OFF The Hook fish and chip shop in Long Hanborough has been serving tasty takeaways to residents during lockdown.

IN 1993, 12-year-old Zoe Hitchman passed away after falling ill with meningitis.

THE INQUESTS into the deaths of six people who died in Oxfordshire will be heard at court this week.

Josh Trank was so devastated by the failure of Fantastic Four that he started to have bitter feelings towards other superhero directors. 

Kim Kardashian's baby boy turns one! The Keeping Up With the Kardashian star is celebrating Psalm West's first birthday. It's safe to assume her and Kanye West's little...

In the second installment of The Voice's virtual happy hour, the show's coaches shared their attempts at keeping busy and sane during quarantine, by sipping cocktails and sharing their...

Congrats are in order! Soccer star Alex Morgan has a lot to celebrate ahead of Mother's Day. The Women's World Cup champion shared the special and exciting news that she...

It's a girl! And her name is Hope Elizabeth. Tony-award-winning Broadway star Ruthie Ann Miles and her husband Jonathan Blumenstein welcomed a new member to the family recently,...

Ashley Benson and Cara Delevingne don't seem to have plans for reconciliation. After almost two years since the two began dating and one year since they went public with their...

The test, which involves swabbing the inside of the nose, can produce results in minutes.

HHS will ship 14,400 vials of the drug to state health departments, putting the onus on them to decide which hospitals get some of the country's limited supply.

South Korea's capital closed down more than 2100 bars and other nightspots on Saturday because of a new cluster of coronavirus infections, Germany scrambled to contain fresh outbreaks at slaughterhouses, and Italian authorities worried...

Critically ill children have been ending up in intensive care units with shock-like symptoms in recent weeks, adding yet another mysterious layer to the coronavirus pandemic. New York health officials began issuing alerts on...

Former US President Barack Obama harshly criticised President Donald Trump's handling of the coronavirus pandemic as an "absolute chaotic disaster" during a conversation with ex-members of his administration, according to a recording...

Dramatic footage has surfaced of a woman being pulled away from her screaming son by a number of police officers while protesting during the coronavirus pandemic.Two clips shared to Facebook depict the woman speaking with police...

UK cops caught a suspect this week after an ill-timed fart revealed his hiding place.The bizarre arrest happened on Thursday in Harworth in England's East Midlands as Nottinghamshire Police went to an address on Brookside Walk with...

Unlike most images of public spaces around Australia and the rest of the world, life in Sweden paints a much different picture.In lieu of a strict, national lockdown, the Scandinavian country has asked its citizens to self-police...

Dozens of anti-lockdown protesters swarmed the steps of Victoria's Parliament House today with several people being arrested.More than 200 people flouted social distancing restrictions to furiously demand an end to the coronavirus...

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health confirmed 44 additional deaths related to COVID-19 and 1,011 new cases in the county on Saturday. These latest figures bring the coronavirus toll to 31,197 cases and 1,512 fatalities, according to the health department website. The numbers were released as hiking trails and parks reopened today, although […]

Former President Barack Obama has sharply criticized President Donald Trump’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic, describing the administration’s response as “an absolute chaotic disaster” during a call with fellow Democrats, according to a recording obtained by Yahoo News. The blistering comments came during a Friday call with the Obama Alumni Association, which is made up […]

Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk has compared the uncertain feeling during football's coronavirus shutdown to that of retirement.

Football is, it turns out, coming home after all this summer as ITV plan to show Euro 1996 in its entirety.

Welcome to the Evening Standard's LIVE coverage as the coronavirus crisis continues to heavily impact sport across the globe.

The Queen is set to withdraw from her public duties for an extended period of time amid the...

The Cleveland Cavaliers became one of the first NBA teams to reopen their practice facilities for voluntary individual workouts on the first day the league allowed it.

The musician, whose real name is Ben Chijioke, had been in hospital after testing positive for Covid-19.

The new system will be numbered from one to five, with level five being the most serious.

The news came as the number of daily coronavirus tests fell below the 100,000 target for a seventh day in a row.

On Monday, the Government will publish a 50-page document outlining the full plan to cautiously re-start the economy to MPs.

Dr Anthony Fauci is one of the task force members who are self-isolating after coming into contact with someone who tested positive.

At least 15 new infections in the country have been linked to a man who had visited three nightclubs before testing positive.

Sheridan Smith and her fiance Jamie Horn have welcomed their first child together.

Former Essendon captain Brendon Goddard firmly believes Joe Daniher will be a Sydney Swans player for the 2021 season.

Tennis star Novak Djokovic has come under fire for spruiking the idea people can change the chemical make-up of food and water with their thoughts and emotions.

North Melbourne chairman Ben Buckley is confident out-of-contract star Ben Brown will recommit to the club once contract discussions are resumed after footy’s return.

Aussie sports commentator Tim Lane has revealed he “felt sick” in the moment he realised his employer had double crossed him on the eve of the AFL season.

Matthew Renshaw, take note.

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