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‘We find a way’: Seattle drag artists contend with the pandemic that threatens their livelihoods and their lifeline


Like countless others in the arts and beyond, drag performers have been hit hard by venue closures and stay-home orders. But the drag community has always found ways to endure, connect and celebrate — during and after the coronavirus pandemic, that much will remain true.





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Rant & Rave: Reader loves dogs, not their waste


RANT to the professional football players and their agents for quibbling over whether or not they should get $20 million a year instead of $18 million in their contracts. Especially now when there are so many people who don’t know if they can afford this month’s rent or next week’s groceries, for that matter. With all […]




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‘I feel so much faster this year’: High-school seniors hoping coronavirus doesn’t take their final shot at glory


The WIAA hasn't canceled the spring postseason, but if schools remain shut down there will be no state tournaments.




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Seahawks will find out their 2020 schedule Thursday, but NFL says no teams will play internationally


While the NFL says it’s ready to change course as needed based on complications that arise from the novel coronavirus, the league also continues to go forward with its plans for the 2020 season.




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How The Pandemic Is Making Kids Feel, In Their Own Words

We hear from kids around the country about how the coronavirus pandemic — the lockdown, the school shutdowns, the economic uncertainty — has made them feel.




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Canine Siblings Separated At Shelter Reunite; Their Humans Take Credit

In a D.C. neighborhood, two dog owners noticed their pets looked a bit alike. Turns out, they were brothers.




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Stephanie Alexander, Ben Shewry, Hetty McKinnon and more on their lockdown kitchens and a journey to Mount Everest




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Vika and Linda Bull and their love of family and music




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Aileen Harrison and her brother play outside their rebuilt Blackall home after it was destroyed by fire in 1940






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Flora trigger map prompts backlash from farmers who fear it will lock up their land

Queensland landholders are afraid that new government mapping of threatened species could lock up their land and force them to stop farming and grazing.




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Live-streaming of osprey chicks in their nest, part of a plan to help save their species

Two osprey chicks are now live-streaming from their barge-nest in Port Lincoln. They will then be tracked after they fledge in December.




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Hospitals are boosting their workforce to fight COVID-19

Student paramedics are being called up to serve, physiotherapists are being up-skilled to work in hospitals and the private sector is ready to share the load. 




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Museums and galleries are reframing their exhibits to go online

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced museums and other public institutions to shut their doors and go digital.




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Hong Kong protesters take their protests into the virtual world

With protesters unable to assemble in the streets in Hong Kong due to coronavirus restrictions, some are taking their protests into the virtual world of Animal Crossing: New Horizons, a Nintendo Switch game.




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Spike in microscopic dust levels has Moranbah residents thinking of leaving their town

High levels of dust in a central Queensland town have been attributed to lower-than-average rainfall, but residents say more needs to be done to ensure it isn't coming from nearby mining operations.




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How the shack folk of Naval Base defied a huge industrial development to preserve their pocket of paradise

The heavy industrial area of Kwinana is home to Perth's only remaining beach shack community, but there are fears a new container port could destroy the simple lifestyle the locals have worked so hard to preserve.




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Parents fighting to hold back their child from starting school in WA forced to consider drastic action

A WA mother is vowing to move interstate with her four-year-old son, splitting him up from his sister, if education authorities refuse her requests for him to start school a year later because he "won't cope".





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Diabetics turn to power tools, chat rooms, DIY 'looping parties' to tackle their chronic condition

A growing number of people with chronic diabetes are building their own artificial pancreas which has some health professionals seriously concerned.





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AFL player Flynn Appleby with his dad Graham on their Cohun dairy farm





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Internet romance scammers know what their victims are longing to hear, expert says

How can it be so easy to fall into a romance based on text messages, internet liaisons and phone calls? An expert says scammers know exactly what their victims want to hear.




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Abuse survivor Diane Lynn wants to see the Jehovah's Witness Organisation change their practices.




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Voters in remote New South Wales say their state election candidates are missing in action

The most remote voters in New South Wales say they feel forgotten by politicians as the state election draws closer.





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How to be one of the 12 per cent of people who achieve their New Years' resolutions

Pledging to quit smoking, lose weight and get fit is pretty popular on New Years' Eve, so why do many people fail?





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From stage to page: Narromine elders heal wounds from the past by sharing their story

Uncle Dick and Aunty Ruth Carney share how they built their own 'piece of heaven'.





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NSW fires devastate town of Rappville, where residents feared for their lives

Rappville residents share stories of survival after a bushfire swept through their small community in northern NSW, with one 82-year-old pensioner hiding in his shed in a bid to escape the inferno.




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Rappville's young kept cool heads as ferocious bushfires raged through their town

As ferocious blazes tore through Rappville last week, many of the community's young people displayed extraordinary bravery, rescuing their neighbours and animals while fighting tooth and nail to save homes.




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Queenslanders take to their driveways to mark an Anzac Day like no other

Queenslanders find innovative ways to commemorate Anzac Day from home and online after coronavirus distancing restrictions forced the cancellation of gatherings.




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Country parents unhappy with how their children are being taught about agriculture

Many parents across the country are helping their children learn from home for the first time ever, but one man who has been home educating for years warns some parents might not like what they see.




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Residents across the north stand on their driveways and balconies to mark Anzac Day

Thousands of residents from across Far North Queensland embrace the region's proud Anzac legacy, despite COVID-19 restrictions.





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Sisters build their Hereford dream despite drought and study challenges

Three young sisters work together to fulfil their dream of owning and operating their own Hereford stud and, despite drought and study, they are making a success of it.




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Person in their 20s among latest Tasmania coronavirus cases

Health authorities say a person in their 20s is among the latest positive cases of coronavirus detected in Tasmania taking the state tally to 42.




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Ella and Thomas were all set to buy their first home when the coronavirus crisis struck

Ella Ross and Thomas Edwards were all set to buy land in southern Tasmania and build their first home until coronavirus put a hold on their plans when they were told their casual work "could not be counted".




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Wool market plummets as shoppers stay home in their activewear

It's been another tough week for the embattled industry, with a key indicator falling sharply and consumers expected to swap business suits for athleisure wear amid the coronavirus crisis.




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They should be on the front line, but instead they're looking after their kids

Emergency workers across Australia who use government-subsidised nannies are scrambling to find child care options after their In Home Care was cancelled as a side effect of the Federal Government's new policy to make child care free.




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Young entrepreneurs making their regional towns fashionable

Country kids often hear they need to move to the city after school, but these young entrepreneurs are staying local and marketing their home town to the world.




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Teens who threatened Riverland school massacre have 'done their time', court told

Lawyers for two teenagers who threatened to carry out a school massacre tell South Australia's Supreme Court they should be immediately released.





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Ivanhoe locals fear jail closure's 'devastating' effect on their outback town

Business owners at Ivanhoe in outback NSW are staring down closure if a plan to shut the jail goes ahead, and say the jail inmates make a huge contribution to the community.