Australia

Melbourne and Sydney airports see huge queues during the long weekend of the Queen’s birthday

Travelers from states celebrating the Queen’s long birthday weekend are battling long queues as Melbourne and Sydney airports return to pre-pandemic levels. Key points: Some 97,000 passengers will move through Melbourne Airport on Friday, the highest number since the pandemic. Airports require domestic travelers to arrive two hours before their flights Staff shortages are exacerbating …

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Teleexercise to increase the recovery of regional cancer patients

Women in rural and regional areas recovering from gynecologic cancer and treatment will now have access to a rehabilitation program at the University of Queensland through telehealth. Professor Sandie McCarthy of the UQ School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work and co-director of Mater Research’s Innovation and Health Care Delivery Program, said additional funding from …

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Older Australians from diverse backgrounds call for more culturally and linguistically appropriate care for older people

Retired accountant Kranti Amar has kept his mind sharp thanks to volunteering. But at the age of 73, Canberra’s grandfather has admitted that in a few years he will have to move into a nursing home. But he says he finds this prospect daunting, due to the lack of culturally appropriate senior care facilities. “For …

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Malcolm Roberts says a change in rules at the WHO “would have decimated” Australia’s sovereignty. Are you right?

CheckMate is a weekly RMIT FactLab newsletter that summarizes the latest developments in the world of fact-checking and misinformation, based on the work of FactLab and its sister organization, RMIT ABC Fact Check. You can read the latest edition below and subscribe to receive the next newsletter directly in your inbox. CheckMate June 10, 2022 …

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Port Adelaide coach Ken Hinkley asks questions about Zak Butters and Tom Jonas clash

Port Adelaide coach Ken Hinkley is adamant. Power players Tom Jonas and Zak Butters had no concussion after facing a lot of headaches in the AFL loss to Richmond last night. Key points: Port players Zak Butters and Tom Jonas head to head at the end of the tight match against Richmond Power had already …

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