February
ABC’s Pope Playlist imagines there’s no heaven … or religion too
From Ed Sheeran to Adele to Whitney Houston, ABC Local Radio’s internal playlist of “safe” songs to play should Pope Francis die is surprising.
December 2024
Not enough tang in this Christmas gravy movie
The film version of Paul Kelly’s seasonal anthem, How to Make Gravy, has its moments but borrows too many ingredients from the very Australian genre of sozzled social realism.
October 2024
‘I didn’t know who Angus was’: Paul Kelly on ‘How To Make Gravy’ film
‘Give my love to Angus, and to Frank and Dolly’ goes the refrain from Australia’s best-known Christmas song – but until recently its author had no idea who any of those people were.
October 2024
The danger of COVID zealots has not passed
The proposed new Australian Centre for Disease Control is open to the same ideological capture that plagued its US counterpart.
December 2022
The states yet to be hit by COVID Christmas wave
Outbreaks of COVID-19 in NSW and Victoria appear to have peaked but cases and hospital admissions are still rising sharply in Queensland and South Australia.
May 2022
Paul Kelly review: songs about time from a timeless troubadour
Paul Kelly’s songs are so ingrained in the Australian consciousness that tonight felt as much like a secular form of church as it did a rock concert.
September 2021
ATAGI still pondering boosters as Biden gets his third shot
Health Department boss Brendan Murphy said the federal government’s expert vaccination panel hasn’t decided on when third shots could start in Australia.
February 2021
Qld doctor did not complete COVID training before bungled injections
An 88-year-old man and a 94-year-old woman received doses of as much as four times the recommended amount.
January 2021
Morrison’s vaccine triumph that wasn’t
What should have been a well-planned milestone for the government in the story of the pandemic instead appeared forced out of necessity.
August 2020
Victorian road map to reopen scheduled for Sunday
An exit plan to be released on Sunday is expected to detail a slow and steady easing of restrictions, but with hope for some faster business openings as the weather warms.
Disappointing Link Group sees more super withdrawals
Link Group shares fell 10 per cent after delivering its annual numbers, but one major investor says the market is missing the point.
July 2020
Musician Paul Kelly channels Sinatra's ghost in Melbourne lockdown
Friends for over 30 years, Paul Kelly and Paul Grabowsky have teamed up for a "lamp down low" kinda record they say speaks to the mood of the current crisis.
May 2020
Queensland man becomes Australia's first Millennial to die from virus
The partner of a man who had not been tested for COVID-19 before his death is now unwell.
Border challenge may not stand the test of time
It's possible Clive Palmer's constitutional challenge to WA's border closure could end up being resolved by politics, not law.
COVID-19 boosts women's wellness tech start-ups
Start-ups providing better access to oral contraceptive pills and making sugar-free cranberry juice for urinary tract infections are among women's health players thriving in the COVID-19 era.
April 2020
There's no easy exit strategy from the coronavirus lockdown
It is hard to judge when it will make sense to ease restrictions in place to stop the coronavirus spread – for the economy as well as for the rate of infection.
Lives will be saved if data about COVID-19 virus is published
Releasing detailed COVID-19 figures builds trust, promotes community buy-in for the isolation measures and will save lives, says NSW Minister Victor Dominello.
March 2020
Coronavirus turbo charges disruption
Doctors and the judiciary had both been slow walking into the internet world. But in just one month, decades of old practice has been swept away.
Experts wary despite signs COVID-19 growth is easing
Even stricter social distancing measures may be required to stop the outbreak overwhelming the hospital system, despite the rate of new COVID-19 cases easing.
Hefty fines for social distancing rule breakers
People in Victoria and NSW who break social distancing rules will be slapped with hefty on-the-spot fines while Queensland and WA have flagged a further tightening of their borders.