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COVID-19 Cancelled To Allow SCG Test To Go Ahead

“Out of an abundance of caution we have decided to cancel the COVID-19 virus" 

Fair global distribution of vaccines is vital

But with major pharmaceutical companies rolling out vaccines and millions of doses being bought by the United States, Britain, the European Union and Australia, developing countries argue such attempts to give them purchasing power in the market will only go so far. In October, India and South Africa asked the World Trade Organisation to temporarily waive intellectual property (IP) protections so that vaccines and other equipment for fighting COVID-19 could be made more cheaply at greater scale. Australia joined Britain, the US and the EU in opposing the move, arguing that existing rules on licensing would be sufficient to meet demand.

Drop Bears |

Much fauna perished in the bushfires that stripped the nation early in the year — and the fearsome dropbear was no exception. This troubling January article from Chris Richards received more than 25,000 unique visits.

 

#7 TOP IA STORY OF 2020: Drop Bears feared extinct due to Australian bushfires

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The Coalition's scorchingly expensive copper-based "steam punk" NBN continued to buffer during 2020, with this January report by IA's tech

 

#6 TOP IA STORY OF 2020: No action from Morrison Government as NBN continues downward trend

The Pitts: Government gifts Woodside $130 million Christmas present

by Callum Foote | Dec 30, 2020 | Energy & Environment

While most Australians were settling into holiday mode last week, the Government gifted another $130 million Christmas present to Woodside to help the oil and gas titan clean up its own mess. Callum Foote and Michael West report on the latest instalment of the Northern Endeavour debacle – a sneaky slug to taxpayers.