Emergency packs for thousands of vulnerable Victorians in mandatory self-isolation will be distributed from this week. Government authorities are also developing a monitoring system to keep track of people who are required to go into self-isolation after returning from overseas. About 6000 food and personal care packages, which include a two-week supply of goods, are ready for distribution. They were […]

ELIZABETH DAY: Of course the young are still partying – they don’t believe a single word our politicians say Last week, I started closing emails with the sign-off: ‘Hope you’re staying sane and sanitised.’  It was deliberately light-hearted (because, goodness knows, we all need humour right now) but it carried a serious message, too.  I really did hope people were taking […]

I logged onto ASOS last year to check out the ‘new in’ range of their Curve collection. To my surprise, I was met with various photos of models in bikinis with their stretch marks on full display. I couldn’t begin to describe how important that moment was to me. Seeing a bodily feature that has been historically shamed and covered […]

Body painter Trina Merry is putting the “Oh!” in Picasso. Merry’s latest works combine cunningly painted nude models with famous works of art — and were completed just recently, in the weeks before COVID-19 made her line of work a little too socially proximate to keep doing. “I guess I’m just going to have to paint my boyfriend now,” Merry […]

U.S.A Swimming on Friday called for a one-year postponement of the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo due to the spread of the novel coronavirus. The letter was addressed to Susanne Lyons, the chair of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee, who recently said it was too early to make a call on the Olympics. U.S. Swimming said that swimmers' training abilities […]

LIDL has announced it is helping out vulnerable people during the coronavirus outbreak – by giving them £100,000. The supermarket will be donating the money to its partnership with Neighbourly, a cooperation which connects businesses with charities and trusts. ⚠️ Read our coronavirus live blog for the latest news & updates The money will be used in its Feed it […]

The coronavirus pandemic is unfolding in real time, and guidelines change by the minute. We promise to give you the latest information at time of publishing, but please refer to the CDC and WHO for updates. OK, yes, some celebrities haven’t had the most constructive responses to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, but (most of) their hearts are in the right […]

The man who fell in love with a gran 53 years older than him has launched a viral TikTok channel celebrating their relationship. Gary, 21, and 74-year-old Almeda Hardwick exchanged their vows in 2015, which was two weeks after her son Robert’s funeral. When they first met, Gary was 17 and had recently split up with a 77-year-old, while Almeda […]

Childcare worker Ruth Harper is worried about her livelihood, her colleagues and her industry if the country's schools and daycares are shut down. A co-ordinator at Fitzroy's East West Childcare, Ms Harper said all early childhood workers need the government to guarantee funding so that they will be paid if the coronavirus outbreak leads to closures. Ruth Harper is worried.Credit:Chris […]

Is it fair that dreaded mocks may be crucial? Here’s how children COULD benefit from the delay in exams, writes Dr JOANNA WILLIAMS Coronavirus symptoms: what are they and should you see a doctor? Coronavirus has succeeded where world wars and previous epidemics failed: from next week, schools will be closed and public exams have been cancelled. With Covid-19 unlikely […]