The ASX All Technology Index has bounced back on the stock exchange after a dip at the height of the coronavirus pandemic. The All Technology Index (XTX) is a stock index comprising the best tech stocks in Australia, which launched in February 2020, less than a month before the market tumbled. The pandemic hit many markets, but stockbroker Lukas Stergiou said the tech sector escaped with less damage. “The tech sector has been the most resilient sector on the ASX over the last few months with many tech stocks hitting record highs amidst a pandemic,” Mr Stergiou said. Tech company…
Author: Jade Ryrie
George Brown is an avid lawn bowler and golfer, but since the pandemic he has felt under par, missing his weekly rituals and the camaraderie of sport. The retired builder has played lawn bowls at Dapto Citizen’s Bowling Club, or ‘The Citoz’, for almost half a century. He said nothing has stopped him hitting the green quite like the COVID19 pandemic. “There has never been anything that’s shut down the club like this, at least not in my time,” Mr Brown said Mr Brown is on the club’s board of directors and said it had been in deliberations about re-opening…
Supermarkets continue to market junk food toward shoppers despite increasing rates of obesity, according to a report from Inside Our Supermarkets Australia 2020. The project conducted by The Global Obesity Centre (GLOBE) via Deakin University’s Institute for Health Transformation, is an assessment of the major supermarket chains and the display and promotion of unhealthy food. The research found all major food retailers still apportion large amounts of shelf space and promotions toward junk food. This includes end of isle and checkout displays, where people are more likely to succumb to impulse buying. Dietician Alicia Thackray practices in a wide variety…
A former journalist and University of Wollongong graduate has been capturing the morning sun from the waters around Wollongong, with the stunning images providing a break from COVID-19 saturation on social media. Rob Virtue started the early morning shoot to introduce routine and regular exercise into his ‘new normal’ during the COVID-19 pandemic, but he was soon hooked. He said the swimming and photography provided early morning peace in an otherwise hectic world. “It’s just that time of the day, sunrise, where it’s so quiet and the world is just is starting to wake up,” Mr Virtue said. “It’s an…
ANZAC Day commemorations have been cancelled for the first time since World War II due to social distancing measures in the battle against COVID-19. On April 25, 2020, a day which is usually rich in tradition, packed dawn services, marches, and congregations at RSL clubs cannot go ahead. NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has called on Australians to still remember the ANZACs. “The NSW government is backing RSL NSW’s call to ban any marches or any commemoration services,” Veterans Affairs Minister Geoff Lee. Mr Lee said the NSW government, in conjunction with RSL NSW, would hold a service at the ANZAC…
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has announced that Bret Walker SC will lead a Special Commission of Inquiry into the Ruby Princess cruise ship. The high-profile silk, whose appeal to the High Court saw Cardinal George Pell acquitted of his child sexual abuse conviction, will be given extraordinary powers to conduct the inquiry. In this morning’s press conference the Premier thanked Mr Walker for taking on the role and looks forward to receiving his report. “He will report back to government in three to four months, he has unlimited powers and he can use those powers how he wants to, that’s…
Queer Mental Health Weekend has been held at the Servo Food Truck Bar in Port Kembla to raise awareness and show support to the local queer community. The event, hosted by Queer Fusion and Arthouse Café, connects the local LGBTI+ community with the aim of openly discussing mental and physical health. Organiser Ashley Fisher said that while things are improving for the queer community in relation to inclusion in society, accessing health care can open the LGBTI+ community to unwarranted scrutiny about their lifestyle. “What we found is it can be difficult to find a health care provider that understands…