Pressure on the federal government over the COVID-19 vaccine rollout has grown after it was revealed authorities do not know how many aged care workers have received the vaccine. Aged Care Services Minister Richard Colbeck said over 31,000 aged care workers across the country had been fully vaccinated but the exact figure was unclear because aged care facilities were not been obliged to notify the government about the number of their workers who were vaccinated. The fresh concerns follow the confirmation of a number of COVID-19 cases in aged care facilities in Melbourne. NSW south coast residents are also on…
Author: Joel Beatton
Military conflict in Gaza has escalated to its highest level in seven years, after Palestinian militant group Hamas retaliated to Israeli airstrikes that wiped out a 13-storey residential building in Gaza. 32 Palestinians were killed in the attack, including 10 children, whilst 203 were wounded, per health officials. Hamas responded to the airstrikes by firing an estimated 130 rockets at Israel’s second-most populous city Tel Aviv, coastal city Ashkelon, and the nation’s main airport Ben Gurion. Five Israelis were killed, with upwards of 100 wounded. A wave of civil unrest spread across the region following the airstrikes, with Palestinian residents…
A University of Wollongong academic has marked a career highlight by having his work published in one of the world’s leading science journals. Dr Solomon Buckman’s research on how wildfires sculpt rock formations across Australia has been published in Nature Communications.. The research began during a six-month sabbatical back in 2013, when he took his family on a trip across Australia looking at mineral deposits and rock formations. It was at Uluru, with his wife Rowena Morris, an accomplished researcher in her own right, and three young sons, that they discovered a geological phenomenon. “It was just that moment, we…
Australia’s housing market was left in a state of uncertainty after COVID-19 stopped the country in its tracks in March of last year. However, 12 months later and the market has rebounded, according to a new report. The realestate.com.au found sales volumes across New South Wales have increased exponentially to start the year and are up 29 per cent compared to the same period last year. Sydney and Illawarra markets have enjoyed increases in buyer interest and sales volumes in recent months. Cooley Auctions’ Bree Davis was surprised to see such a dramatic increase in Sydney. “I don’t think the…