Australia beat England to win Quad Series as Roses ‘ran out of steam’ Australia beat England 58-46 at the Copper Box Arena in London to win the Quad Series The Guardian - UK · Jan 19, 2022
Thorough planning gives Matildas best shot yet at reclaiming Asian Cup Despite being one of the world's highest-ranked teams, the Matildas have not won a major trophy in more than a decade. Will this year's Asian Cup change that? ABC News · Jan 19, 2022
Diamonds surge to Quad netball title A dominant 18-5 final quarter has helped the Diamonds to a 58-46 win over England in the Quad Series final in London. AAP · Jan 19, 2022
How Much Would You Pay To Escape Australia's COVID 'Ring of Steel'? Australian researchers used changes in home prices and rents to tease out how much people were willing to spend to avoid the country's harshest lockdown. Reason · Jan 19, 2022
Hunter Drama stars rising in the west at musical theatre academy Savannah Geddes and Sophie Carmody were successful in their application to the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, securing two of the 18 spots available in the Diploma of Musical Theatre. Newcastle Herald · Jan 19, 2022
Clinical trial shows common drug heparin can be used to improve COVID-19 symptoms Research from the Australian National University and Kings College in London shows the common and widely available blood-thinning drug heparin improves symptoms and limits lung damage when inhaled by COVID-19 patients. ABC News · Jan 19, 2022
60 Covid deaths nationally as PM says rapid antigen tests not being stockpiled – as it happened This blog is now closed The Guardian - AU · Jan 19, 2022
After two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, Charles Darwin University welcomes international students in an uncertain climate Charles Darwin University's foreign students are entering an Australia still fraught with COVID-19 uncertainty, where internal borders and politics remain in a state of flux. Despite the challenges, they’re happy to be here. ABC News · Jan 19, 2022
Wyllie ton inspires Aussie teens again Teague Wyllie was Australia's Under-19 World Cup hero again with the 17-year-old's unbeaten 101 inspiring them to a critical seven-wicket victory over Scotland. AAP · Jan 19, 2022
COVID updates: Seven-day isolation period for positive cases to remain, Prime Minister Scott Morrison says Prime Minister Scott Morrison says Australia will not change the isolation period for positive COVID-19 cases, but the issue will remain under constant review. ABC News · Jan 19, 2022
The Loop: Djokovic detention spotlight, pictures show scale of Tonga eruption, and a crazy Big Bash score Here's your TL;DR for this morning's news. ABC News · Jan 19, 2022
Sydney news: Second man arrested over Sydney pseudoephedrine haul A second arrest is made as part of what police allege is a criminal syndicate responsible for importing 150 kilograms of pseudoephedrine into Sydney. ABC News · Jan 19, 2022
Morning mail: ‘unfair’ rapid test costs, Boris Johnson under pressure, Triple J hottest 100 favourites Thursday: Sydney woman with muscular dystrophy forced to spend $1,300 on rapid tests for her carers. Plus: can Kamilaroi rapper The Kid Laroi fend off the Wiggles to claim Triple J’s Hottest 100? The Guardian - AU · Jan 19, 2022
Stoinis ready to bowl again for Australia Marcus Stoinis has declared he will be fit to return to bowling for Australia's Twenty20 series against Sri Lanka in February. AAP · Jan 19, 2022
The Guardian - UK · Jan 19, 2022 Senior UK ministers head to Australia to cement defence and trade ties Liz Truss and Ben Wallace aim to build on Aukus defence pact with Britain’s key ally
ABC News · Jan 19, 2022 Help arrives in Tonga in response to the volcanic eruption and tsunami, but the island nation fears COVID could come too Air force planes from both countries are delivering humanitarian supplies, as the head of Tonga's World Health Organization office says the local government is "very cautious" about letting in humanitarian support personnel due to the risk of COVID-19.
The Conversation · Jan 19, 2022 What a disaster: federal government slashes COVID payment when people need it most With Australia’s official COVID-19 infection numbers topping 100,000 a day, the federal government has slashed its last remaining pandemic support payment.
The Conversation · Jan 19, 2022 Border opening spurs rebound in demand from international students Australia’s position in the international higher education market weakened significantly while our border was closed over the past two years. But recent demand and application data suggest our position may be strengthening since the border re-opening was announced in November. More than 43,000 international students have arrived in Australia since…
The Conversation · Jan 19, 2022 Confusion, financial pressure, discomfort: older people can struggle with sustainable living, despite its obvious benefits Improving the sustainability of Australia’s housing stock is crucial to meeting national emissions reduction goals. But for older adults, such changes can bring both benefits and challenges.
The Guardian - UK · Jan 19, 2022 Emma Raducanu used heavy defeat to fuel good start at Australian Open Emma Raducanu has cited her positive reaction to a brutal defeat last week in Sydney for helping her to arrive at the Australian Open in the right frame of mind to get past Sloane Stephens in three sets and advance to the second round
The Guardian - UK · Jan 19, 2022 Djokovic has 80% stake in biotech firm developing Covid treatment QuantBioRes is working on a treatment not a vaccine, but CEO says tennis star is ‘not anti-vax’
Daily Mirror · Jan 19, 2022 Horrifying clip captures huge boom caused by Tonga volcano eruption triggering tsunami The underwater volcano erupted on January 15 near the island of Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai leaving three people dead, including British woman Angela Glover
AAP · Jan 19, 2022 Zverev: Untested players could have COVID Alexander Zverev believes that more players at the Australian Open may have COVID-19 as they're not being tested.
ABC News · Jan 19, 2022 Novak Djokovic drew global attention to Australia's immigration detention regime. Now we need proper scrutiny of all places of detention In 2017, Australia made an international commitment to implement a comprehensive inspection system for all places of detention. Four years on, it has failed to do so, and this is simply not good enough, writes Lorraine Finlay.
ABC News · Jan 19, 2022 Alexander Zverev concerned more players at Australian Open have COVID-19 in wake of Ugo Humbert positive German star Alexander Zverev says he has placed himself in his own Australian Open bubble due to concerns about testing procedures and the number of players who could be infected.