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New UK study finds that medical personnel may be unaware of coronavirus patients suffering potentially fatal brain disorders.

Two mums juggling family and business commitments during lockdown find themselves cutely interrupted live on air.

COVID-19 doesn’t spell the end of the centralised office predicted by futurists since at least the 1970s.

Guitar used by Kurt Cobain in MTV Unplugged becomes worlds most expensive and will be used to pressure governments, says new Aussie owner.

The post-pandemic city will need to employ urban solutions that enable people to socialise, work and live without extremely high densities.

Low quality clothes needing replaced more quickly

CHRIS’S KITCHEN | From the kitchen of Gordon Ramsay at Claridge’s, CHRIS ARAKDIEFF shows us a fresh twist on a staple vegetable that brings new life and colour to your table.

High density has been regarded as problematic

BJ off the hook, sort of.

If you’re feeling the cabin fever, try Part 2 in our picks of the top TV shows that make you feel like the globe-trotter you wish you could be.

A book about an 80-seasons-old grass-roots basketball club has won Basketball Victoria’s 2019 Media Award.

Electricity demand in Australia has barely budged since COVID-19 took hold. Many may be wondering: after months spent largely at home, are huge household power bills on the way?

A list of some great free services especially useful in making life a bit brighter and easier in these tough times if you live overseas.

"We are getting Australians home, we are harnessing our relationships overseas, we are leveraging our fantastic network," Senator Payne said.

If Julian Assange does win the extradition fight and ends up deported to Australia, his lawyers have expressed concern the US could make a new extradition request.

These hip 'hoods are the cutting edge of global fashion and fun.

Worshippers at London's legendary Church party bar joined forces with Antipodeans across the UK to raise funds for Australia's fire relief effort.

OPINION & ANALYSIS: Despite being one of the best-known and biggest characters in British politics, so much remains uncertain about Boris Johnson. Now that he has achieved his parliamentary majority, he must decide what he wants to do with it.

SPECIAL FEATURE: It almost seems as if, for many voters, the election is more about who they don’t want than who they do.

The festive season can be a challenging period for those of us living overseas. But there are things we can do to ease the longing for what we miss at Christmas.

Perhaps we have to think like the French to see Paris in a different light. There’s recently been a revival of a French philosopher, Guy Debord, who warns of ‘The Society of the Spectacle’.

SPECIAL FEATURE: From deathly pagan ritual to ghoulish dress-ups fun, this is how today’s Halloween tradition came to evolve.

Why would anyone 'shiver their timbers'? There’s no shortage of special days throughout the year. Some, like International Literacy Day, speak to important issues in society. Others, like Speak Like a Pirate Day, speak to our inner dag.

The sheer thrill of being on the other side of the world was enough for me to become hooked on Australia. But there are other reasons Poms can't resist the lure of life Down Under.

Do you remember the Pokémon Go craze in 2016 and charging round the streets of your town or neighbourhood, trying to collect as many Pokémons as possible? To say the game caught on would be an understatement and now its creators are looking to do it all over again ― ...

Seeing the beauty of Australia through the eyes of a tourist, or the naivety and innocence of a Darryl Kerrigan, is just one of the many great lessons you learn from living overseas.

Are Londoners too polite to be considered friendly? Is their unfailing etiquette holding them back?

OPINION & ANALYSIS: Julian Assange’s case is certainly exceptional, and the human rights concerns over US extradition could justify exceptional intervention.

SPECIAL FEATURE: While debates about policy are to be expected, young voters are ultimately willing to support leaders who are transparent, honest, and who will advance the national interest rather than the interests of their own faction or party.

KRIS GRIFFITHS attends the award-winning show where two Aussie musicians take on the role of an orchestra playing the 1970s prog-folk classic in its entirety

Hard wearing nourishment for the diggers on the front line in the First World War, it has since evolved into today’s more palatable and much loved Anzac biscuit.

Rob Hirst, Midnight Oil’s inspiring drummer/songwriter/singer, gives Lee Harte a first-class education in music and politics, and hints at new tunes on the horizon.

John Shipton has called on Australia to bring Julian Assange home, saying he was shocked to see his son’s condition upon his arrest in London.

Plight of Julian Assange could lead to other journalists and whistle-blowers being imprisoned, says veteran Australian film-maker.

OPINION & ANALYSIS: In the current impasse and unusual circumstances, unexpected and unusual things may still happen.

Cork, the friendly Irish rebel city by the River Lee is well worth a visit.

Talented young Aussies full of gumption and romance have been coming to London since forever. Why?

It’s easier than you might think to make small changes now that will reduce your holiday plastic waste, and maybe even start some enjoyable new traditions in your family or household.

KRIS GRIFFITHS spends three days in Germany’s buzzing capital, experiencing the best of its arts, dining and leisure options as can be squeezed into one short break. A snapshot of a truly multidimensional city

The very first image of Aboriginal Australians is testament to their resistance by refusal, from very first contact with English to take up their burdens.

Art, books, music, bad beer and sensational crabs. Baltimore might not be her place exactly, but it’s definitely her kinda place, discovers JENNIFER PERKIN.

OPINION & ANALYSIS: The prudent thing for Theresa May to do at this late stage would be to place all the realistically available options on the table and hold a free vote in parliament.

If you are someone who takes an active interest in keeping themselves physically fit, you know that you really must work at it.

SPECIAL FEATURE: Our misperceptions reveal a lot about how we see the world. They are a brilliant clue to our deep-seated biases, as our guesses at what is “normal” are more automatic and unguarded.

Career isn't everything and why be rich when you can travel and have the time of your life?

Considering upping sticks for a life somewhere else on the planet? Have a think about what you can earn and what you are likely to have to pay a landlord.

OPINION & ANALYSIS: Just as republicans can enjoy the spectacle of a royal wedding without abandoning the idea of an Australian head of state, we need to remind ourselves that Trump is, literally, not our president.

Financially and emotionally independent, expats know growing old is mandatory, but ‘growing up’ is not what it used to be.

Whether you're an expat in the UK or you've been doing a spot of travelling, these things happen - people fall in love.

Jack confessed to me later, "I could do what I do up there all day long, but tonight it felt a little like ice-skating."