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One of the worlds biggest airlines is grounding its fleet. Emirates is the world’s largest international airline and the largest operator of the double-decker Airbus A380. As the Covid-19 pandemic escalates, Emirates is suffering a huge drop in passenger air travel. As passenger numbers plummet and an increasing number of countries lock down their borders, the…
Sydney’s famous Bondi Beach is closed. After yesterday’s shambolic scenes, the local council has shut down the beach effective immediately. Scenes yesterday afternoon were shown around the world by the media, thousands of people had crowded the sands, grasses hills, cafes and bars despite efforts to implement social distancing. The scenes were so terrifying that…
It’s Friday night in March. The sun is shining. Like any day in sunny weather, thousands of flocking to Bondi Beach in Sydney’s eastern suburbs. But this time is different. Australia is facing a fast escalating healthcare disaster, with thousands projected to die in the weeks ahead. There are hundreds of people sick because the…
Breaking News: A Cruise Ship, the Ruby Princess, that had docked in Sydney Harbour this week had a Coronavirus outbreak. Nearly 3000 passengers left this cruise ship into Sydney yesterday after it docked and are now in the Sydney community. Only this morning did authorities know there had been an outbreak of Covid-19 on the…
Breaking News: Australia is closing its borders imminently, which could last at least 6-months. Correction: This article Headline originally stated that Australia is closing its borders for six months, based on a radio interview with the Treasurer. ”Australian closing borders in a few hours for six months” We correct this information to Australia “could” have its…
Coronavirus spreads quickly and sometimes before people have symptoms, study finds. The latest research confirms fears that the Coronavirus spreads quickly because people are often not sick. A new study published this week looks into how the Covid-19 virus spreads, science daily reported. We wanted to share this and how you can use this information…
Australia’s tourism sector, worth tens of billion of dollars to the economy, is facing oblivion. Today the government announced non-citizens and residents were banned from entering the country. Hours later, the Australian Treasurer said that the travel ban would be in place for at least 6-months. The Australian tourism sector is bleeding billions already, with…
Qantas will cut international routes and re route flights. The airline said its Sydney to London service will now fly via Perth. Jetstar is cutting routes across Asia. More below: The Qantas Group has announced further cuts to its international flying, reducing capacity by almost a quarter for the next six months. The latest cuts…
Breaking: Qantas Flight QF10 is returning to London after a tail strike on takeoff. There are reports a Qantas aircraft flying London to Perth is returning to Heathrow. The aircraft is burning fuel over London. QF10 is one of the world’s longest flights, taking 17-hours between the UK and Australia. A Qantas Dreamliner, flight number…
A Northern Beaches Sydney Mums Group argument became physical after the online group debate turns into an in-person meeting. A pair of Sydney mums went from fighting on Facebook to physically brawling, a report by Northern Beachs Police said. The women, both aged in their 30s, were involved in an argument on an Facebook mum group…