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+7 The $18 million upgrade to the Como train station has been recognized with a national sustainability award. Contractor Degnan Constructions won the Clean Technology category of the 33rd National Banksia Sustainability Awards, Australia’s longest-running program recognizing such projects. The upgrade, which was completed in November 2021, provided two new elevators, upgraded accessible car parking … Read more

Australia, Italy, Sweden, the UK, Spain, Portugal and the US are all dealing with outbreaks of monkeypox. -AP A case of monkeypox has been confirmed in Australia in a return traveler who arrived in Melbourne from the UK earlier this week. Australia has joined a growing list of nations affected by the rare tropical disease, … Read more

A person from New South Wales has been fined nearly $40,000 for illegally importing thousands of prescription drugs known to be used to treat COVID-19 against clinical advice. The person is alleged to have imported more than 2,500 ivermectin tablets and nearly 10,000 doxycycline capsules in one month, far more than was permitted. The Australian … Read more

Today, a One Nation co-founder accuses the party’s first elected SA member of being closer to the Greens than his voters, while readers also comment on transport policy and volunteering. Sarah’s game from One Nation SA MLC with Pauline Hanson. Photo supplied Commenting on the Story: One Nation MP Defends Immigrants’ ‘Right to Maintain Culture’ … Read more