The federal government is still not prepared for COVID-19 in aged care despite the first outbreak happening in March, the Royal Commission into Aged Care has heard. “Our elderly citizens, and their families, deserve better,” counsel assisting the Royal Commission Peter Rozen, QC, said in his closing submissions on Thursday. …
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With COVID restrictions in place, Queensland’s Ekka public holiday will work a little differently this year. Find our list of services and stores still trading on Friday 14 August during this Royal Show day. SHOW DAY This year’s Show Day will occur on Friday 14 August 2020 for the first …
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A bag of bones could have been sitting at the bottom of an embankment in the Royal National Park in Sydney for decades before it was found “by sheer luck”. Two years after the male human remains were found, police have revealed they have turned to emerging DNA technologies to …
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A newborn baby is among a new cluster of coronavirus cases at a hospital in Melbourne. Chief health officer Professor Brett Sutton said four cases had been linked to the neonatal intensive care unit at the Royal Children’s Hospital. The cases are two parents, one patient and a healthcare worker. …
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1917 was a big year in royal history. As World War I raged and anti-German sentiment exploded, King George V hastily changed the name of the royal house from the decidedly Teutonic House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha to the House of Windsor. His Majesty then backtracked on offering political asylum …
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A BEAUTIFUL old homestead that’s paradise for foodies offers a tantalising chance for a new owner to become part of Birregurra’s thriving epicurean scene. The circa 1896 house, ‘Lumeah’, has been listed for sale for the first time in 20 years and comes with a registered commercial kitchen that paves …
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Watsons Bay is having its moment. Usually there are very few homes for sale in the tightly held seaside village. But downsizing, deceased estates and new opportunities mean there’s a clutch of beautiful homes on offer this spring from cute weatherboard cottages right through to the mansion previously owned by …
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IT’S JUST 10 days out of a calendar of 365 but the Ekka remains a bookmark in the lives of Queenslanders – whether they exhibit, participate, spectate or just salivate at the best of the best it puts on show every August. The Ekka tells us the seasons are turning. …
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A rich history involving a heroic Ned Kelly has drawn Melbourne buyers to a heritage house in central Victoria. The couple snapped up 26 Henry St, Avenel for an undisclosed price in the mid-$400,000 range, after the notable property had spent about six months on the market. It most recently …
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