Photo credit: Unknown Who would have thought that in the midst of the worst COVID outbreak in the world (thanks Omicron) there would be an even bigger story plastered across the international media? Djokovic has always been a controversial figure in the sports world, a reputation which was further cemented when he came out as being opposed to vaccination early last year (before COVID vaccines had even become available). The last few months have been full of speculation as to

Photo credit: www.wimhofmethod.com For many months it seemed like COVID was finally over in Australia – there had been a few small outbreaks here and there, but with most states only needing to implement ‘spot lockdowns’ which were lifted after only a few days, it seemed like life was more or less ‘back to normal’. Fast forward to the last couple of weeks, beginning with Victoria (whose ‘spot lockdown’ ended up being extended to two weeks, with many restrictions still in plac

As the case numbers of COVID-19 continue to decline again here in Victoria, there is a tentative hope across the city that the light at the end of the tunnel is finally, steadily drawing nearer (do we dare to hope??) It comes as a massive relief for Melburnians who have been locked down for the better part of the year – along with some trepidation, given what happened last time we decided to open up. So how can we avoid a Groundhog Day-type scenario? Well, as any health exper

We are currently battling our way through the long-dreaded ‘second wave’ of COVID-19 infections down here in Victoria and it hasn’t been going particularly well so far. Despite hunkering down into Australia's first Stage 4 lockdown and making face coverings mandatory, experts argue that the state government was too slow to react and that complacency (including lax security at a hotel quarantine) has allowed the virus to spiral even more out of control than the first outbreak