The Editorial Team

Natalie graduated with a Bachelor of Journalism from Queensland’s University of Technology before becoming the youngest member of the news.com.au team. She spent her university days interning at Vogue and Brisbane’s Style magazine and worked as an editorial assistant and contributor at digital publication for young women, WinWin magazine. Her career so far has been spent covering everything from breaking news, US politics and a certain global pandemic to the revival of Tasty Toobs and which type of avocado truly reigns supreme.

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Environment

A tear in the ozone the size of Greenland has closed, just weeks after it opened. Picture: Copernicus’ Atmospheric Monitoring Service

Largest tear in the ozone has closed

The largest ever hole in the ozone layer — its size dubbed “unprecedented” by scientists — has closed over the northern hemisphere.

Environment

Frigid cold blast coming straight for us

One state has been warned to rug up ahead of frost, thunderstorms and zero degree temperatures this weekend as an icy snap hits.

Health Problems

Chief Medical Officer Professor Brendan Murphy at a press conference at the Department of Health in Canberra, Monday, April 27, 2019. (AAP Image/Mick Tsikas) NO ARCHIVING

The daily figure Australia has to reach

The curve is flattening and states are relaxing restrictions, but the chief medical officer says there’s one key step to bringing our lockdown to an end.

Health Problems

Queue outside Woolworths in Mascot, Friday 3 April 2020. Despite the number of people everybody followed social distancing requirements and when it was announced by staff that there was no toilet paper available only one person left the line. Picture: Nikki Short

Permanent changes to Aussie way of life

The curve might be flattening, but until there’s a vaccine for coronavirus, the changes to Australians’ day-to-day life aren’t going anywhere.

Health Problems

The new government app "CovidSafe" is seen on a television monitor during a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Sunday, April 26, 2019. (AAP Image/Mick Tsikas) NO ARCHIVING

Simple way Australia will be unlocked

While some states are already easing back restrictions, the key to unlocking normal life around the nation lies in the virus-tracing app.

Mobile Phones

Important step to make sure app works

If you are one of the million Aussies to download the COVID-19 tracing app, there is one important thing you must do to ensure it is works properly.

Australian Coronavirus

A beautiful sunny day at Balmoral Beach in Mosman has drawn crowds of people to the popular esplanade despite the warnings about the COVID-19 virus pandemic. Balmoral remains open despite eaches across the eastern suburbs and northern beaches of Sydney being closed. Picture: David Swift

Five new virus hot spots named

Five new areas in NSW have been added to the growing list of COVID-19 hot spots, with residents with any symptoms urged to get tested.

Global Coronavirus

This photo taken on April 14, 2020 shows staff members transferring medical equipment after all patients left Leishenshan Hospital in Wuhan in China's central Hubei province. - The Leishenshan hospital, built in less than two weeks and handled a large number of patients infected with the COVID-19 coronavirus closed on April 14, after transferring its last four patients to another hospital. (Photo by STR / AFP) / China OUT

Wuhan is now completely virus free

Officials in Wuhan, the original epicentre of the COVID-19 pandemic, say there are no coronavirus patients left in the city’s hospitals.

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Australian Coronavirus

How app tracks people 1.5m from you

Australia’s virus-tracing app has launched, and will be able to track people 1.5 metres away from you for 15 minutes or more. Here’s how it works.

Health Problems

Picture: Doherty Institute/University of Melbourne

Countries that are beating the virus

Nearly five months into the global COVID-19 pandemic, these are the countries winning the war against coronavirus and how they’re doing it.

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