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Narrabri Chamber of Commerce, in conjunction with Wee Waa Chamber of Commerce, has launched an initiative to identify the local businesses which are trading and providing products and services within the strictures of the...

Home isolation is opening up interesting new experiences for some. An ABC radio commentator stuck at home observed he had been cleaning parts of his house he didn’t even know existed.

Rules evidently don’t apply to everyone. Evening TV news reports reveal the frustration of police and health authorities in continuing to have to deal with people not ‘social distancing.’ But following the authorities’ strong...

Daylight saving ends on Sunday and in NSW we return to Eastern Standard Time. It will be interesting to see how the world has changed when it resumes on the first Sunday in October. Meanwhile, Daylight Saving, born in NSW among...

People in some areas and overseas are observing the ‘lock down’ call and remaining in their homes, only venturing out for basic supplies. “It feels a bit weird going into a store dressed as if you are going to rob it,” said one...

Mothers become teachers as well as carers when the kids stay home. Things may be wearing thin, seen in the following plaintive note on Facebook: ‘Already fed up babysitting my Mum’s grandkids.’

Bundy to the rescue! Queensland’s Bundaberg Rum distillery and the Beenleigh distillery are using their existing production lines to make ethanol for hand sanitisers. The distilleries are producing thousands of litres of ethanol...

It didn’t take long for the wits to start using the acronym for anything affected by the onset of the coronavirus – everything from now will be measured as BC (before coronavirus) and AC (after coronavirus).

How very French! In France shops specialising in wine, cheese and pastries have been declared essential businesses. And in the US, the governor of Connecticut, Ned Lamont, has added gun shops to the list of essential businesses....