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What did we learn, or miss, from the Spanish flu?

Listen to Fenella Souter's story marking 100 years on from the Spanish flu, followed by a discussion with expert virologist Professor Kanta Subbarao from the WHO and the Doherty Institute.




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$5000 spitting and coughing penalty expanded to protect all workers

One customer deliberately coughed in the face of a checkout operator when they were refused a refund they were not entitled to.




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Mike Bowden: Defined by decency, not strength

Michael J Bowden, OAM, was a unique man who lived a full Australian life; physically strong and intellectually determined, he was defined not by strength but by decency.




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Liberal Party conservatives want 'immediate' expulsion of Turnbull

Malcolm Turnbull's memoir has yet to be released, but that hasn't stopped an outbreak of Liberal Party infighting over the weekend.




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Mystery surrounding woman on ghost street in Pyrmont

The image from a glass plate negative was taken in 1900-1901 or thereabouts, not long before the road was bulldozed clean off the map with the march of gentrification.




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A week is a long time in politics of COVID-19

Surely we owe it to ourselves to see more of what Morrison’s got before judging his performance as the national leader.




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Lessons we can learn for whatever crisis strikes next

There’s even a lesson for Scoldilocks.




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Canberra's Male Champions of Change still struggling to promote women

How is it that decades after first realising gender inequity was a serious problem, the good burghers at the Commonwealth public service have yet to act?




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'We are in a war': Why the construction industry is too big to fail

Construction sites, large and small, remain open even as other industries have been shut down or curtailed because of the coronavirus pandemic.




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Former Spice Girl in trademarks battle with Australian skincare company

Fashion designer Victoria Beckham has taken a Sydney-based skincare company to court over two trademarks using the letters "VB".




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'Unprecedented and very concerning': Concerns raised about COVID-19 powers given to mayors

Local councillors say emergency powers given to mayors risk undermining democracy.




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We need Ghebreyesus to lead WHO through this crisis

We blame the captain when we find our modest paddle-steamer unable to weather a hurricane. But this UN agency's failings are by design.




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Nurse moved serenely between generals and beggars in the street

Mother Teresa expected much of others but even more of herself.




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Please Explain podcast: how Australia bypassed WHO's China problem

Anthony Galloway joins Tory Maguire to discuss China's relationship with the WHO and why Australia has stepped away from the organisations messaging.




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Empty shelves and clogged sewers as shortages hit regional NSW

Supermarkets that service people across hundreds of kilometres of NSW are still struggling to get the basics.




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Indigenous women face particularly high risks in this crisis

Recent cuts to critical Aboriginal family violence services mean support for Aboriginal women and children was already going backwards before COVID-19.




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Time stands still at Sydney Observatory due to virus lockdown

The yellow and black cast-iron Time Ball has sat atop Sydney Observatory since June 1858.




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Hunting the malcontents who shared Mal’s contents

Just how did the publishers of Malcolm Turnbull's memoir find out their intellectual property was quickly spreading across the Canberra bubble?




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Children paying the price of library shutdowns

During lockdown children are doubtless spending plenty of time staring at their devices, but are they reading books on them?




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If we want world-class universities we need to find a way to pay for them

Governments and taxpayers asked universities to generate their own funds - and they did - but now the music has stopped.




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Locked-down lives drive emergency department numbers to record lows

Numbers of patients visiting hospital emergency departments have dropped to record lows across Australia amid fears people are delaying life-saving treatment.




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How local outbreaks of COVID-19 occurred across Sydney

The suburbs which recorded NSW's first cases of local transmission of COVID-19 have been revealed, as health experts warn that this is the measure Australia needs to watch.




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It pains me to say this, but when it comes to the virus app Barnaby Joyce has a point

A model favoured by the Europeans would better protect privacy.




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Xi and Trump: insecure 'strongmen' who had nothing to offer in a crisis but vanity

Neither emerges from their handling of the pandemic with any honour.




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Students to spend one day a week in class under back-to-school plan

Students would return to school for one day a week under a plan to gradually resume lessons




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Full time schooling to resume term three, beginning with one day a week in May

NSW students will go back to school one day a week from mid-May, with temperature checks and priority COVID testing for teachers




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Meteor next backyard project as the heavens put on 'an isolation show'

The Lyrid meteor shower is set to peak on Wednesday night, so grab a blanket, head outdoors and add 'amateur astronomer' to your list of isolation pursuits.




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'Warning light': Coronavirus can last longer in air than first thought

Virus behind the world's COVID-19 pandemic can stay infectious in the air for more than 12 hours, research out of four major US laboratories has found.




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COVID-19 medical trial to treat thousands with HIV, malaria drugs

A clinical study led by Melbourne’s Doherty Institute aims to treat every patient hospitalised with coronavirus infection over the next 18 months, in a bid to keep them out of intensive care.




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Taylor packs up his swag and sells the farm

Energy Minister Angus Taylor’s long — and sometimes politically painful — association with the rural industry has come to an end.




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Herd immunity is a myth, infectious disease experts warn

If Australia were to lift all restrictions in the pursuit of herd immunity we should expect cycling epidemics of COVID-19, increased absenteeism, and ultimately more deaths, one of Australia's leading pandemic experts has warned.




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I'm in France in lockdown and so jealous of Australia

Watching Aussies on social media nip down to the beach while "in iso" is hard.




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NSW Health says COVID-19 testing for anyone is inevitable

Every Sydneysider will be tested and retested for coronavirus before the pandemic abates, as rapid and widespread detection emerges as a crucial factor for easing restrictions.




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Inside a COVID-19 test lab, where negative results are positive news

From throat swab to high-tech lab and back again in under 24 hours. This is COVID-19 testing in Sydney.




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Coronavirus updates LIVE: Donald Trump to suspend immigration to US, Australian death toll stands at 74 as COVID-19 cases exceed 2.5 million worldwide

If you suspect you or a family member has coronavirus you should call (not visit) your GP or ring the national Coronavirus Health Information Hotline on 1800 020 080.




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Target and superquiz, Wednesday, April 22

Trivia buffs: test your knowledge with today's interactive superquiz and target.




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Scared new world: in some ways, this lockdown is worse than a coup

We were down the pub when the generals took control. This is very different.




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As the day unfolded: Scott Morrison says Australia's COVID-19 restrictions to remain in place for at least four weeks, nation's death toll stands at 65

If you suspect you or a family member has coronavirus you should call (not visit) your GP or ring the national Coronavirus Health Information Hotline on 1800 020 080.




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New suits and long journeys: How we navigated the Great Depression

Memories of the Depression years come flooding back with talk of Australia heading into another depression or at least a severe recession.




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Tamil family on Christmas Island wins Federal Court case

A Tamil asylum seeker family detained on Christmas Island has won a legal battle in the Federal Court, which found two-year-old Tharunicaa was denied procedural fairness.




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Auschwitz: The final witness

“In seeing the mass of people coming in and out day after day, butchered and gassed, and we did the work, how can you have peace of mind?”




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Good Weekend Superquiz and Target, Saturday, April 18

Trivia and word buffs: test your knowledge with today's superquiz and Target.




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Good Weekend letters to the editor, April 18

Want to chat? We'd love to hear from you. Send your letters to goodweekend@goodweekend.com.au.




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The Good Weekend Quiz: April 18

Trivia buffs: test your knowledge with this week's Good Weekend quiz.




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The Great Lockdown is a sledgehammer busting dreams that won't bounce back

It’s like a giant version of the Kings Cross lockout.




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It wasn't planned but Australia is on the verge of an exciting possibility

Scott Morrison might not like to admit it, but we are accidentally within sight of eliminating COVID-19.




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Company 'knew' virus was running rampant on Ruby Princess, court told

In a series of explosive allegations, Princess Cruises has been accused of recklessly endangering lives.




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A man got COVID-19 three times. Should we be worried about reinfection?

The 68-year-old Chinese man was in a bad way. He had COVID-19, and his heart was failing.




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'Unfair': Flight Centre draws fire over $300 charge for COVID cancellations

A Victorian family whose dream holiday to the US was cancelled because of coronavirus has accused Flight Centre of "robbery" for refusing to refund the full cost of a Disneyland pass.




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Hunt rules out trans inquiry, wants nationally consistent care

The federal health minister has shot down calls for an inquiry into gender dysphoria, in recognition of the "further harm" it could cause.