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Daylight saving ends in Australia tonight. Daylight saving ends this weekend for many states, Including New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia. Many people asking the question – do I turn my clocks forward, or back? For some of us, our smartphones and smartwatches do it automatically, but for those doing it another way…
The first falls of snow in the alps of New South Wales have arrived. Snow is falling today in Perisher ski resort, Mt Baw Baw, Falls Creek and other areas in the region. The first strong change of Autumn has brought a light cover of snow at 1850m at Thredbo, BOM said. Snow falls have…
A new visualisation map showing the latest locations of confirmed Covid-19 cases has been released. NSW Health have been releasing data of the various suburban locations of Sydney Coronavirus cases online in recent days. The data has been inputted to create a smart visualisation by the team behind a new website, Covid19Sydney.com According to NSW…
Its being called the biggest peace time ship operation Sydney Harbour has ever seen. Huge logistical operations are underway to move the Sydney Cruise Ship build up. ABC News Sydney reports hundreds of people are being moved between cruise ships on Sydney Harbour right now. More than 1,300 crew members are being moved between cruise…
Australians have been advised that we don’t need to wear masks on mass in, the government said. Despite the US and many Asian nations using masks across the populations during this epidemic, Australian advice is it is not needed. “I would stress at the moment we do not think that is a good idea..partly becuase…
50 Qantas and Jetstar staff confirmed to have coronavirus. A Coronavirus cluster of airline staff began in Adelaide with staff across the country now suffering. Qantas chief medical officer Russell Brown told staff that the airlines’ numbers included eight pilots and 19 cabin crew. “Most of those were from overseas, but they were taking the…
The Ruby Princess cruise liner was cleared to dock and disembark hundreds of people sick with Covid-19 by NSW Health. Leaked emails seen by Nine publishing shows hundreds of Covid-19 patients on board who were able to enter the Australian community after clearance by NSW Health. The Sydney Morning Herald reported that NSW Health told…
Australian Covid-19 Update on 3/4/2020 PM Scott Morrison said the national lockdown measures to stop the spread of Coronavirus “are working”. “The changes that you are making Australia are working and we need to keep making those changes,” Morrison said. “At the current rate.. if we keep doing what we are doing…right now that trajectory…
The total number of infection cases around the world crossed 1 million. Data from John Hopkins University shows the virus outbreak rapidly spreading across Europe and the United States in March and is beginning to take a foothold among African countries. JHU data showed there were at least 1,011,490 reported instances of infection right now….
China’s wet markets, where the Coronavirus pandemic started, are back open. Despite the Coronavirus unleashing a massive human toll and unfathomable economic pain on billions of people, China still appears to be allowing wet markets – like the one where this pandemic began – to operate. The markets allows the trafficking of wildlife and the…