World 23.3 million South Africa 600K+ Saudi Arabia 300K+ It’s very cold and wet this weekend. This might be the last really cold blast of winter but in Melbourne you never can tell what the weather is going to do. Our tabletennis table was delivered late yesterday. Neil assembled it today and we warmed up […]
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The Corona Crucible – Sat 22nd August
World 23 million Brazil 3.5 million India 3 million The Federal Minister for Aged Care, Richard Colbeck was grilled yesterday about his response to COVID-19 and the government’s readiness for providing extra staff when outbreaks occurred in aged care facilities. He admitted that he knew back in April, after the outbreaks in aged care facilities […]
The Corona Crucible – Fri 21st August
World 22.7 million Colombia 500K+ Spain 390K+ For over 50 days in a row Premier Daniel Andrews (Denials Warden) has fronted the media for an extended press conference. Like many other people in Melbourne, I tune in every day to get the daily update. It’s become part of the routine. A number of people have […]
The Corona Crucible – Thurs 20th August
World 22.5 million Peru 550K+ Mexico 530K+ The Victorian Government is introducing a new program to deal with domestic violence by funding accommodation for perpetrators. Previously, victims had to leave the family home to seek refuge. Now men who abuse their partners, or their children, will move to alternative accommodation while they access services to […]
The Corona Crucible – Wed 19th August
World 22.2 million UK 320K+ France 220K+ There is good news about a coronavirus vaccine. The Federal Government has secured a vaccine for Australians. The deal with UK drug company AstraZeneca will see the vaccine manufactured here in Australia. The vaccine is in the final stages of trials and the formula will be shared with […]
The Corona Crucible – Tues 18th August
World 22 million Ecuador 100K+ Bolivia 100K+ The federal royal commission into aged care has been running for two years. Now it’s examining the failure of the aged care system in the wake of this virus. There is also a royal commission into disability services. There’s been the enquiry into the Ruby Princess response in […]
The Corona Crucible – Mon 17th August
World 21.8 million California 620K+ Florida 570K+ Texas 560K+ Robert Trump, brother of the US President died in hospital at the weekend. The cause of his death has not been revealed. I wonder why the secrecy? Did he have coronavirus? We may never know, but I’m sure that it’s a question that many journalists are […]
The Corona Crucible – Sun 16th August
World 21.5 million Brazil 3.3 million India 2.5 million Neil did the grocery shopping yesterday. Last week when I went, there was no chicken in the meat section, in fact very little meat of any kind due to panic buying. This week however there was plenty of meat available, including chicken. We’re cooking a lamb […]
The Corona Crucible – Sat 15th August
World 21.2 million USA 5.4 million New York 450K+ Robert Trump, the younger brother of the US President is seriously ill in hospital in New York. No details have been provided as to his illness, so we don’t know if he has COVID-19, but the President has been to visit him. Robert is in intensive […]
The Corona Crucible – Fri 14th August
World 21 million Pakistan 280K+ Bangladesh 270K+ It’s only taken five days for the world to record an additional one million cases of COVID-19. So many people across the globe are in a dire situation. At this rate there will be more than 40 million by the end of the year. Many here in Victoria […]