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Victoria’s historic earthquake triggered sweeping evacuations of office buildings in Melbourne, but one detail proved crucial in the city avoiding a catastrophe.Waves of aftershocks could rattle Victoria for the coming weeks and months…

Anecdotally, children are faring incredibly well against the Delta variant of Covid-19. This is what the research actually says about adolescent risk.The Delta variant of Covid-19 has forced governments around the world, including in…

Medical experts have noticed a disturbing trend in Covid-19 cases and are calling for an urgent shift in the vaccine rollout to help combat it.Medical experts have urged for a shift in the focus of the vaccine rollout after a concerning…

The first of many new Covid-19 freedoms is here for Sydneysiders, but experts are worried that they won’t last long.The long road out of Sydney’s extended lockdown has begun, with millions of fully vaccinated people allowed to gather…

A roadmap to vaccinate teenagers will be finalised at Friday’s national cabinet meeting amid fears some students are falling behind after months of home learning.A roadmap to vaccinate teenagers aged between 12 and 15 years will be…

The question came from an outright stranger who Kiralee and Shenee just happened to pass while walking by a busy shopping centre.“I have dwarfism,” Kiralee says in response. “Midget is actually a highly offensive term.”For the two women the…

Long after lockdowns have passed, we’ll remember the large gatherings that happened in defiance of public health orders, many acting as a catalyst for Covid-19.There’s the house party in Waterloo, Sydney, which led to at least 12 cases, the…

An academic has suggested the school subject English be renamed “Language Arts”, arguing that the subject’s traditional name could be viewed as an “act of assimilation”.But the idea has been rejected by Education Minister Alan Tudge, who…