Oxford vaccine trial resumes
The much-anticipated coronavirus vaccine being developed in the UK will resume human trials after being deemed safe. The trials were paused last week when a patient reported a side effect…
TikTok suicide video: It’s time social media platforms collaborated to limit disturbing content
A disturbing video purporting to show a suicide is reportedly doing the rounds on the popular short video app TikTok, reigniting debate about what social media platforms are doing to…
Free coronavirus vaccination to be made available throughout 2021, if trials prove successful, says Federal Government
Free vaccinations for COVID-19 will be made available next year in Australia, depending on the outcome of “promising” drug trials, the Australian Government is expected to announce on Monday. In…
Google writes open letter to Australians, opposing government plans to make it pay for news
Google has warned Australians to expect “dramatically worse” services if the Federal Government follows through with plans to make it pay for Australian news content. Two weeks ago the Federal…
Australian deal a big step forward in hunt for COVID-19 vaccine
Australian scientists hope to produce up to 100 million doses of a COVID-19 vaccine by the end of 2021 as Queensland researchers sign a major partnership with pharmaceutical giant CSL.…
Coronavirus patients to be treated with plasma from recovered donors
Australians who have beaten COVID-19 are being asked to donate their plasma to help patients who are seriously ill with the virus. Recovered donors’ plasma is thought to contain high…
Coronavirus vaccine: How close are we to a COVID-19 breakthrough?
The race is on in laboratories across the globe to produce a vaccine for COVID-19. In the three months since the virus began its deadly spread, scientists have set off…
Design for quality performance and sustainability in building
Emad W.Shublaq, Ph.D (Leeds), CPEng. CVS-Life, F.IEAust., F.ASCE, F.SAVE, F.AITD Professor of Value management, Western Sydney University Over the past decades, and probably till recently, Architectural engineers or Architects have…
You could soon be a victim of cybercrime — here’s how to try to stop that happening
Every 10 minutes, cybercriminals are preying on Australian businesses and individuals, leaving some people tens of thousands of dollars worse off. Max, who doesn’t want to use his real name,…
Instagram trial takes users’ ‘likes’ undercover
Instagram users in Australia can no longer see how many ‘likes’ a post has a received under a trial designed to “remove pressure” on the digital platform’s users. Instagram began…