Sunday, January 17, 2021
Doll's prams and hand-knitted togs: a Hockney family portrait
John Hockney grew up in the industrial town of Bradford in Northern England.
He was one of five children in a creative household, led by his iconoclastic father Kenneth, was a conscientious objector who always told his children to 'never worry what the neighbours think'.
Disappointing Dickens — Charles Dickens' son in the Australian outback
That Edward 'Plorn' Dickens, the tenth child of the famous Great Expectations author, lived and died in remote NSW, is not widely known.
Historian and novelist Tom Keneally has long been interested in the story, and used it as the basis for his most recent novel.
For Australia, a secret document raises crucial questions about US foreign policy
When Donald Trump shocked the Washington establishment — and much of the world — when he was elected President of the United States four years ago, the message from diplomats and foreign policy analysts both in Australia and the US was one of quiet reassurance.
Investigation concludes Joe the pigeon had a fake US leg band and won't be executed, says Australian Government
A pigeon initially declared a biosecurity risk after flying to Australia from the United States will not be executed following an investigation by the Department of Agriculture. It comes after an American bird organisation declared its identifying leg band was a fake.
Queensland records three new cases of coronavirus, none linked to Hotel Grand Chancellor
Queensland has recorded three new cases of coronavirus in the past 24 hours, two in hotel quarantine and a historical case from Cairns, Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says.
The Premier said she was not "worried" about the latest cases and all 129
Australians stuck overseas share their experiences of getting the COVID-19 vaccine
When nurse Chiara Gelli moved from Queensland to the UK with her partner in December 2019, she couldn't have known the coronavirus pandemic would turn her life upside down in a matter of months. "My initial plan was to travel around and work here and there,
Saturday, January 16, 2021
This Is Why How Much Covid-19 You're Exposed To Matters
By now, most if not all of us know someone who has contracted Covid-19, or in the very least, been exposed to it. A family member, a friend of a friend, a colleague. Covid-19 is everywhere. And the experience often plays out differently from person to person.
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