Pop-up cycleways could kick bike commuting into high gear
There are 20 per cent more cyclists on Sydney’s roads, taking 16,000 more trips. So, will the city’s “pop-up” cycleways become permanent?
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Category: COVID-19
There goes the Class of 2020
From classrooms to class “Zooms”, from hope to uncertainty and from togetherness to separation, those finishing high school and university have lost more than meets the eye.
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Second-hand clothing: the lifeline many people didn’t see coming
Australia’s fashion industry might look a little different in years to come, with COVID-19 to blame for the rise in online thrifting.
Read MoreHSC 2020: how teachers prepared Year 12s for an exam period like no other
The HSC is now underway, but nothing could have prepared these Year 12 students for the COVID-19 curveball. Never before has the teacher-student relationship been so different, and so important.
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Edward Snowden: COVIDSafe app ‘one of the worst’ surveillance methods
Whistle-blower Edward Snowden has criticised Australia’s COVID-19 tracking app COVIDSafe, claiming “Australia has embraced one of the worst methods [of contact tracing].”
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‘Humanity comes first’: Sydney doctor steps in where the government won’t
Dr Syed Zia Hussain is offering free medical care to the struggling temporary visa holders that Prime Minister Scott Morrison told: it’s “time to make your way home”.
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A boost for farmers as shoppers return to local produce
Farmers have welcomed an upswing in demand for local produce during the COVID-19 restrictions, with small agricultural business sales doubling since February.
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PHOTO GALLERY: masks of the city
Masks are bringing a splash of colour to Sydney’s streets, where those not wearing one, stand out.
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