ABC Kimberley By Erin Parke Updated about an hour agoSun 16 Feb 2020, Edited, Compiled & Copied by George W Rehder 16/02/2020 Charles Batham is the aristocratic-sounding Brit who became a fixture in the tropical Western Australian tourist town of Broome and has been described as creepy, charming, and eccentric. […]
Coronavirus evacuee documents her time in quarantine on Christmas Island
Compiled by Bang Xiao and Sally Brooks Posted about 2 hours agoSat 15 Feb 2020 Edited, Compiled & Copied by George W Rehder 15/02/2020 Melbourne mother Emma was among the first group of 241 Australian citizens and permanent residents evacuated from the coronavirus epicentre Wuhan and quarantined on Christmas Island. […]
Family law inquiry to hear push for children to have more influence in custody cases
By Eliza Borrello Edited, Compiled & Copied by GW Rehder 15/02/2020 “Jane” is 24, but often wonders what it would be like to have had a childhood. Key points: Few children currently give evidence in family court hearings about them Advocates are calling for amendments to the Family Law Act […]
Coronavirus keeps spreading on board the Diamond Princess. Is the quarantine working?
By North Asia correspondent Jake Sturmer, Yumi Asada and Rebecca Armitage Posted about an hour agoFri 14 Feb 2020, Edited, Compiled & Copied by GW Rehder 14/02/2020 Video: Japan confirms 61 passengers infected with coronavirus on quarantined cruise ship It started with just one infected passenger. Then there were a […]
Western Australia’s Pilbara region rattled by earthquake amid cyclone recovery
ABC Pilbara By Karen Michelmore, Rebecca Parish, Susan Standen and Courtney Fowler Edited, Compiled & Copied by GW Rehder 13/02/2020 A 4.3-magnitude earthquake has struck off the Pilbara coast of Western Australia, less than 48 hours after a severe tropical cyclone swept through the region. Key points: Locals in the […]
When WA last hiked fines to stop drivers using mobile phones in cars, it had the opposite effect
By Jacob Kagi Posted about an hour agoThu 13 Feb 2020, Edited, Compiled & Copied by GW Rehder 13/02/2020 The last time Western Australia increased fines for drivers using their mobile phones while behind the wheel, authorities hoped it would serve as a severe enough deterrent that the problem would […]
Australians in Wuhan told no more evacuation flights planned out of coronavirus epicentre
By Bang Xiao and Neelima Choahan Updated about 2 hours agoWed 12 Feb 2020, Edited, Compiled & Copied by GW Rehder 12/02/2020 It’s been 19 days since Australian Shirley Xiang, her husband Tony Chen and their three children, Christopher, 10, Summer, 4, and Matthew 2, became trapped in an apartment […]
The question I get asked the most: How much of what China is reporting on coronavirus is actually true?
By China correspondent Bill Birtles Edited, Compiled & Copied by GW Rehder 12/02/2020 Doctors reprimanded for “spreading rumours”. Multiple accounts of families in Wuhan with deceased relatives who never got tested. An army of state media workers being sent to the epicentre to help “guide” public opinion about the outbreak. […]
Coronavirus: Diamond Princess passengers bored and isolated in quarantine, but many still love cruises
By North Asia correspondent Jake Sturmer in Yokohama Updated 28 minutes agoTue 11 Feb 2020, Edited, Compiled & Copied by GW Rehder 11/02/2020 In total isolation and with symptoms starting to hit, a 61-year-old Australian woman who caught coronavirus on board the Diamond Princess is passing the time by planning […]
Five Australians among 41 new cases of coronavirus on board Diamond Princess cruise ship
By North Asia correspondent Jake Sturmer and Yumi Asada in Yokohama Edited, Compiled & Copied by GW Rehder 11/02/2020 An Australian woman has told of her confusion at being tested for coronavirus aboard the Diamond Princess, as 41 new infections are confirmed on board the cruise ship docked at Yokohama, […]
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