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Wine exports to mainland China are scraping the bottom of the barrel, with just six million liters exported in the last financial year, worth $24.6 million. Key points: Wine exports to mainland China have fallen from 120 million liters per year to six million liters The US is now Australia’s largest export market by value Exports to countries other than China rose five percent to $2.06 billion That’s a big drop from the end of the financial year in 2020, when exports to mainland China totaled 120.7 million liters and were worth $1.1 billion over the 12-month period to June 30. That was before China imposed import tariffs of around 220 per cent on bottled Australian wine imports later that year. Overall it has been a difficult financial year for Australian wine producers with exports down 10 percent in volume to 625 million liters and down 19 percent in value to $2.08 billion in the year ended 30 June. Australian Wine market insight manager Peter Bailey said China’s re...

Hi, this Monday, July 25. Here’s what you need to get started today. One thing to know now It has been revealed that prosecutors have dropped a child abuse case against a former school principal a Brisbane private boys school — who abused a child years later. It’s more than ABC Rory Callinan : The ABC unveils the 2004 decision as part of an investigation into former activities Nudgee St Joseph Universitas University Principal, Stephen David McLaughlin Christian Brother Stephen McLaughlin is also the principal of Nudgee College. The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions said it dropped a child abuse case because it was unlikely to be convicted. The former Christian Brother is also suspected of being related to Dennis Norman Douglas an “old boy” Nudgee who confesses to child abuse in the 1990s McLaughlin is punished earlier this year abused a child he fostered in 2015. His lawyers say he denies the offense and they have appealed It christian brother h...

The mother of a three-year-old toddler who was denied treatment for a serious concussion because she tested positive for Covid has doubled her criticism of the hospital on breakfast television. Deborah Reeves appeared on the Today show on Friday to recall the traumatic experience of taking her daughter Wynta to Gladstone Hospital in central Queensland around noon on Sunday after she fell from a kitchen bar stool and banged her head with force. As Reeves told Daily Mail Australia yesterday, upon arriving at the hospital, Wynta did not receive treatment for his head injury. Instead, the distressed toddler was forced to undergo two Covid tests. ‘I’m horrified. I think we’re here because of a head injury, not because of Covid,” Reeves told Today. Three-year-old Wynta (pictured the day after she fell) was discharged without treatment from Gladstone Hospital after falling from a kitchen bar stool and suffering a concussion. Wynta was first given a rapid an...

In Williamstown, about 10 kilometers southwest of Melbourne’s city centre, Lisa Malkin Hill helped run the family clothing store that traded in Douglas Parade for 27 years. Last year, he said they had no choice but to move about 200 meters round the corner because they could no longer afford the rent. He said they found it very difficult to negotiate with their landlords when the pandemic hit. “We need their help,” he said. “Given we’ve been good tenants for a long time. Will they work with us so we can both survive?” After months of negotiations, the business was finally able to reach a secret lease assistance agreement with the owner. The homeowner said COVID had also affected him greatly. Lisa Malkin Hill said the storefront she left in Williamstown remained empty a year after she moved her business. ( ABC News: Scott Jewel ) Some suburban rental like city rates When Ms Malkin Hill’s lease ended, they left the property in search of a more re...

Rapid Antigen Test. How soon can you get covid again? Experts now say 28 days – but you can protect yourself, writes doctor ASHWIN SWAMINATHAN. My extraordinary two-and-a-half year negative covid test came to a halt last week, after receiving a text confirming I was among the latest pandemic catches. My case adds to the tilt of the third Omicron wave in seven months, currently rolling across Australia. Shivering through my light fights, I optimistically thought that I would at least get a few months reprieve from the precautionary measures and isolation testing. But emerging evidence suggests the possibility of reinfection in a shorter timeframe for the newer subvariants. Experts have reduced the window of protection from previous infections from 12 weeks to 28 days. This week, the NSW Western Australia government and the ACT all announced those with previous COVID-19 need to get tested after 28 days if they develop symptoms. If positive, they will be treated as new cases. Re...

A new investigative report out Tuesday found that long-standing COVID-19 patients are traveling overseas to try expensive and untested treatments for their symptoms, including screening their blood. But at least some experts are concerned about the trend, warning that this treatment lacks solid evidence to support its claimed benefits. The report is a collaboration between The BMJ and ITV News. The authors visited or interviewed patients who went to clinics in Cyprus, Germany and Switzerland hoping to find relief for lingering post-covid symptoms. These symptoms tend to include, but are not limited to, persistent fatigue, breathing problems, and cognitive dysfunction, or brain fog. The main treatment offered by this clinic is called apheresis. The patient’s blood is drawn, which is then “washed” and broken down into its different components of plasma and red blood cells. The blood is then recombined and finally given back to the patient via a different vein. The ...

SINCE Australia’s first wave of Omicrons after the border opened in late 2021, the pandemic has largely faded from news and public perception. Gone are the daily briefings with updates on the number of cases, hospitalizations, and deaths. But this perception does not correspond to reality. While hospitalization and death rates are relatively lower than in previous waves – thanks to the rollout of vaccinations and naturally acquired immunity – 95% of all Australia’s COVID cases have occurred since the New Year. The daily infection rate continues to run into the tens of thousands. Nearly 3000 Australians died from COVID in the first quarter of 2022, placing it among coronary heart disease and stroke as the leading cause of death. This year we have seen the Omicron wave and the resurgence of influenza. After nearly disappearing during the two-year pandemic, the lifting of most restrictions (such as social distancing and working from home), the decline in the use of masks a...

“Beauty is an iron mine,” says Australian mining magnate Gina Reinhart. He talked about a valuable resource, but iron is also very important for living organisms: from bacteria and fungi, to mammals like us. Shutterstock Iron acts as a key to various metabolic functions in our body. But iron deficiency remains one of the top global health risks recognized by the World Health Organization (WHO). ADVERTISEMENT CONTINUE READING BELOW Iron deficiency has become the most common micronutrient disorder worldwide, and COVID may exacerbate the problem. Iron is hard to come by The type of iron we mine is different from the biologically usable “free form” iron. Free-form iron has a tendency to jump between two chemical states, allows it to bind to various molecules, and participates in all sorts of important reactions in our bodies. But we see a different story again during the digestion of food. In our upper small intestine where iron is most effectively absorbed, free form iron tends to bin...

While the old COVID-19, also known as the post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 (PASC), is a rapidly emerging health crisis across the US and abroad, there is no practical medical definition for it — and it may not be the case. the bad ones, say experts. There are overarching definitions for long-term COVID, such as that from the CDC, which states that long-term COVID-19 is first identifiable “at least four weeks after infection,” and WHO, which says that it occurs “usually within three months of the onset of COVID-19, with symptoms and effects that last for at least two months.” The medical community has taken a more clinical swing in defining the term COVID in an effort to improve patient care. The American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation has listed 50 different symptoms that may be associated with prolonged COVID-19. Scrolling through patient-driven forums, such as a Reddit channel called r/covidlonghaulers, reveals a wider list of symptoms...

“Beauty is an iron mine,” says Australian mining magnate Gina Reinhart. He talked about a valuable resource, but iron is also very important for living organisms: from bacteria and fungi, to mammals like us. Iron acts as a key to various metabolic functions in our body. But iron deficiency remains one of the top global health risks recognized by the World Health Organization (WHO). Iron deficiency has become the most common micronutrient disorder worldwide, and COVID may exacerbate the problem. Iron is hard to come by The type of iron we mine is different from the biologically usable “free form” iron. Free-form iron has a tendency to jump between two chemical states, allows it to bind to various molecules, and participates in all sorts of important reactions in our bodies. But we see a different story again during the digestion of food. In our upper small intestine where iron is most effectively absorbed, free form iron tends to bind to oxygen, other minerals, and food components. ...