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3 votes
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'We will now see the benefits': Case increase in Australia slows as lockdown takes effect
5 votes -
New social isolation rules implemented in Australia
Frustratingly (and in keeping with how confusing the messaging has been from the Australian government on all aspects of this pandemic), there is no single easy source that lists these new...
Frustratingly (and in keeping with how confusing the messaging has been from the Australian government on all aspects of this pandemic), there is no single easy source that lists these new restrictions in a nice simple format.
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All gatherings, whether indoors or outdoors, are limited to 2 people. Exceptions apply for people you're living with (you're already sharing germs with them). However, previous limits of 5 people for weddings and 10 people for funerals still apply.
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People should only leave the house for necessary activities, such as: shopping for supplies, exercising, medical care, work, school.
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Elderly people should stay home and self-isolate. This applies to: healthy people over 70; unhealthy people over 60; indigenous people over 50. (And if we ever needed evidence that indigenous people have worse health than everyone else, this announcement proves it.)
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Public playgrounds, outside gyms, and skate parks will close.
These rules are all advisory, rather than legal. However, individual states can choose to enforce them legally.
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Coronavirus shutdowns in Australia don't apply to barbershops and hair salons. But is it safe to get a haircut?
4 votes -
It's up to you: data shows coronavirus can only be controlled if eight out of 10 Aussies stay home
12 votes -
Bundaberg Rum distillery making hand sanitiser
5 votes -
The Governments of New South Wales, Victoria, and the Australian Capital Territory will proceed to a more comprehensive shutdown of non-essential services over the next 48 hours
News article: The Governments of New South Wales, Victoria, and the Australian Capital Territory will proceed to a more comprehensive shutdown of non-essential services over the next 48 hours in...
For non-Australians: New South Wales and Victoria are Australia's two most populous states. Between them, they contain about 60% of the Australian population. They naturally also have the highest number of coronavirus cases.
The Australian Capital Territory is a land-locked region totally surrounded by NSW. It's the home of our capital city, Canberra. It's small in population but, if NSW is clamping down, the ACT pretty much has to follow.
10 votes -
How Melbourne scientists' coronavirus preparation puts Australia ahead of the world
6 votes -
Two emergency flights are set to arrive in South America early next week to rescue hundreds of Australians trapped in Argentina and Peru
3 votes -
Anyone arriving in Australia from overseas will to be forced to self-isolate for fourteen days
9 votes -
Australian Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton diagnosed with COVID-19 coronavirus
10 votes -
Toorak doctor with coronavirus saw seventy patients before testing positive
13 votes -
Australian supermarkets can’t get loo rolls on shelves fast enough - and yet even toilet paper hoarders can’t fully explain why they are doing it
8 votes -
Australia records first cases of human-to-human transmission of coronavirus
6 votes -
Australian coronavirus vaccine goes into test production
14 votes -
More than fifty people died under Victoria's euthanasia scheme during its first six months
5 votes -
Australians evacuated from the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak in China will no longer be charged $1,000, with the Treasurer blaming "incorrect advice" from bureaucrats for the mix-up.
8 votes -
Australians wanting to take part in the government’s evacuation plan out of Wuhan may have to pay $1000 in order to get to Christmas Island
9 votes -
Australian scientists first to grow Wuhan coronavirus outside China
13 votes -
Australia confirms first case of coronavirus as protective masks sell out
12 votes -
Bendigo mother becomes the first Victorian to use Voluntary Assisted Dying law
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Shops full of vitamins, miracle pills 'trashing pharmacists' reputation'
5 votes -
'We're on the right side of history': Victoria’s assisted dying laws come into effect for terminally ill
News article: 'We're on the right side of history': Victoria’s assisted dying laws come into effect for terminally ill Legal outline: Voluntary assisted dying laws commence in Victoria - Voluntary...
News article: 'We're on the right side of history': Victoria’s assisted dying laws come into effect for terminally ill
Legal outline: Voluntary assisted dying laws commence in Victoria - Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2017 (Vic)
6 votes -
Killer flu season sees record numbers of cases and deaths - and it's only just beginning
7 votes -
One in ten people with a Medicare card have chosen to opt out of the new My Health Record digital health system, more than 2.5 million Australians in total
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My Health Record: Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt bows to pressure and extends opt-out deadline as website hits issues
6 votes -
Seventeen million Australians to be automatically enrolled in My Health record
4 votes -
Last chance to opt out of #MyHealthRecord, Australians! (Deadline November 15, 2018)
7 votes -
The sunburnt country
8 votes -
Abortion laws: Australian High Court prepares to hear challenge to picketing ban
7 votes -
Australian states and territories agree to axe 'tampon tax'
10 votes -
'This substance will cause death’: New euthanasia rules announced
6 votes -
GPs treat mental health issues more than any other condition, reveals the latest Health of a Nation report released by the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners.
7 votes -
The federal government's My Health Record system is capable of storing genomic information, which could turbocharge medical research but has intensified privacy and security fears
5 votes -
My Health concessions 'woefully inadequate', says former Australian Medical Association president
3 votes -
The Federal Government will change the law to reassure Australians their privacy will be protected in the My Health Record system
4 votes -
Australians are 'rightly' concerned about trusting My Health Record, says Privacy Commissioner
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Millions of Australians to opt out of My Health Record as backlash builds
3 votes -
My Health Record: Confusion as some Australians shocked they already have one
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Breach 'inevitable' in digital health records
7 votes -
'Three parent baby' IVF technique on track to become legal in Australia
8 votes -
Toowoomba woman wins court bid to use her dead boyfriend's sperm to have a baby
8 votes -
'Very poor': GP booking service HealthEngine sanitises patient reviews
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When chemists go bad: Wave of drug store dealers caught pill pushing
5 votes