We stopped short of naming it, but in every other respect, the hulk of orange metal parked outside our home has been a treasured member of the family for 13 long years, firmly at the heart of all our shared milestones.
Cherishing my children with all the attentiveness of an extra grandparent, it has ferried them to birthday parties, dance classes and sporting events, not to mention thrice-yearly trips to Scotland and annual summer holidays to France.
But now, with more than 100,000 miles on the clock, it’s time to bid farewell to our trusty Fiat Multipla. We simply can’t afford to run it any more, thanks to an extension of the daily £12.50 surcharge to drive older vehicles in the capital, which becomes law in October.
Nine peak medical bodies have signed an open letter calling for the Murugappan family to be urgently released from detention, as a small but growing number of Coalition MPs express support for the family to remain in Australia.
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Rural Maternal Care in Australia and Establishment of Rural Generalist Training Scheme
Thank you Deputy Prime Minister for your introductory remarks and your unwavering support for growing regional Australia.
I would also like to acknowledge the traditional owners of the land where we meet, the Ngunnawal People, and pay my respects to elders past, present and emerging.
It’s a pleasure to be with you today – thank you to the Rural Doctors Association of Australia and RANZCOG for inviting me to speak.
In particular, to RDAA’s Dr John Hall and RANZCOG’s Dr Vijay Roach for your advocacy and support of women across the country during pregnancy and birth.
2021-03-08 01:35:39 GMT2021-03-08 09:35:39(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
SYDNEY, March 8 (Xinhua) Australia s rollout of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine continued on Monday, with the state of Queensland delivering it s first doses to frontline hospital and medical staff.
Over the weekend, clinics in Western Australia also commenced administering the vaccine with the program expected to gain pace over the coming weeks.
Cases of COVID-19 remained extremely low across Australia, with an estimated 97 active cases nationally, all of which were in isolation.
On Sunday, Australian Health Minister Greg Hunt announced that more than 4,500 general practitioners would participate in Phase 1b of Australia s COVID-19 rollout, which he described as one of the greatest logistical challenges in the country s history.