Christiane Barro
Surviving Black Summer: Nightmare continues one year on
Slaughter-free meat? Scientists say it could save the world from another pandemic
Scientists say slaughter-free meat has the potential to save the world from another pandemic. But telling people it will reduce animal cruelty...
Fatal shark attacks on the rise in Australian waters
More people in Australia have been killed in shark attacks in 2020 than in any other year since 1929, official records show....
NT adopts 10-minute COVID-19 tests, but other states remain wary of false negatives
A coronavirus test that can deliver results in 10 minutes is set to be rolled out in Australia, but staff at just...
Coronavirus stops vaccines getting to millions of vulnerable babies
Given more than 1.2 million people have died of the coronavirus, it makes sense that most Australians are engrossed in the hopeful...
Skull discovery reveals more about who modern humans evolved with
The Australian discovery of a two-million-year old skull inside a cave that possibly housed the animal-ravaged bodies of our human ancestors has...
The experts can’t agree how much longer we need to wear face masks
Victoria has gone seven days without recording a new coronavirus infection, calling into question the need for a mandatory face mask policy....
‘The whole of Australia is impacted’: From wine to wheat, mooted China bans already starting to bite
The Chinese government has yet to confirm a rumoured ban on red wine imports – among several other Australian products – but...
Sorry, Gladys: Top epidemiologist rates Victoria’s contact tracing as the ‘gold standard’
Victoria has ramped up its highly criticised contact tracing system to a “gold standard”, according to a leading epidemiologist who says only...
At least 140 migrants killed after boat capsizes off Senegal coast
At least 140 people have died after a boat carrying about 200 migrants capsized just hours after setting sail, the United Nations...