Teachers warn it will take 18 MONTHS for pupils to catch up

Teachers warn it will take 18 MONTHS for pupils to catch up after falling behind on studies during the Covid pandemic EXCLUSIVE: State school teachers were far gloomier than private school ones  Just 3 per cent of teachers in state schools did not think pupils had fallen behind Remote learning due to school closures have […]

Andrews apologises for IVF pause, promises ‘positive news’ very soon

Our live coverage of the coronavirus pandemic is free for all registered readers. Please also consider supporting our journalism with a subscription. The Victorian government says it is working hard to resume in-vitro fertilisation procedures in hospitals soon, after Prime Minister Scott Morrison said pausing IVF should be a “last-resort”. The Andrews government halted most […]

AT&T, Verizon pause some new 5G after airlines raise alarm

AT&T and Verizon will delay launching new wireless service near key airports after the nation’s largest airlines said the service would interfere with aircraft technology and cause massive flight disruptions. The decision from the telecommunication companies arrived Tuesday as the Biden administration tried to broker a settlement between the telecom companies and the airlines over […]

Genetic risk factor found for Covid-19 smell and taste loss, researchers say

Scientists are piecing together why some people lose their sense of smell after contracting Covid-19. A study published Monday in the journal Nature Genetics identified a genetic risk factor associated with the loss of smell after a Covid infection, a discovery that brings experts closer to understanding the perplexing pattern and may point the way […]

‘Insane catch-22’ rule turns Fiji holiday into a nightmare

For our free coronavirus pandemic coverage, learn more here. Travellers are being marooned overseas after recovering from COVID-19 due to “outdated” Australian re-entry requirements that have left one Melbourne family in an “insane catch-22” in Fiji. On Monday, Martina Cullen was forced to say goodbye to her husband and children as they flew home to […]