Sophie Moore
More than 200 staff in quarantine as another Qld health worker tests among new virus cases
Another health worker linked to a Queensland hospital is among two new cases recorded in the Sunshine State. More than 200 Queensland...
Teenagers nabbed at Noosa shopping centre test negative for virus
Two teenagers arrested after allegedly lying about being in COVID-19 hotspot Sydney have tested negative for the deadly virus. The girls, aged...
Victoria invests in mental health as state struggles through another lockdown
The Victorian government is investing $60 million to keep people suffering acute mental illness at home and away from the stress of...
Premier calls for review of travel exemption that allowed infected contractor to fly into Qld
Another three people have been caught trying to dodge quarantine in Queensland after travelling to a Melbourne coronavirus hotspot over the weekend....
Age of reason: Older Australians are frail and wrinkly, but wise
Age ain’t nothing but a number to most Australians, who believe attitude and behaviour more than the candles on a cake determine...
Lasting effects of trauma haunts 2020 Miles Franklin Award shortlist
Four Miles Franklin contenders are set to take another tilt at Australia’s richest literary prize after making the shortlist for a second...
Pre-eminent Australian scientist Lord Robert May dies, aged 84
Robert May kept up the fine Australian tradition of ruffling British establishment feathers as he rose to the top echelons of that...
Teachers say students lack empathy, focus in digital age
Teachers say children are less focused, empathetic and eager to learn than they were five years ago with many blaming technology as...
WW1 digger hails heroic ‘stout-hearted’ runners in 1917 letter
More than a century before their bravery was recognised on the big screen, a young WWI digger wrote that only the most...
Two-pronged attack on vegan vigilantes
Federal Nationals frontbencher David Littleproud has accused the states of doing “bugger all” to stop animal activists invading farms. But Labor has...