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Hey Mates, We all are going through a tough phase where we need each other’s help. I am here to share an informative article with all of you that can be beneficial in these circumstances. It is essential that we keep your houses clean and free from germs and coronavirus. I have recently read an article that highlights house cleaning products work best to kill the virus. The best thing about the products is that they are not expensive and readily available in any nearby store. So, next time you clean your house, use these products. Click the link mentioned below and read the article. https://www.bondcleaninginbrisbane.com.au/coronavirus-these-house-cleaning-products-work-best-to-kill-the-virus/

Despite repeated calls from the Prime Minister and leading health officers, Australians have continued to ignore social distancing rules and head to the beach. But for swimmers in Mackenzies Bay in Sydney’s east, they were embarrassingly caught out by council rangers yesterday. It comes less than a week since thousands of Australians massed on Bondi Beach after strict advice to socially distance themselves from others. The Government announced its disgust at such actions and closed many beaches, including Mackenzies Bay, but that hasn’t stopped some Australians. Read more:  https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/health/health-problems/coronavirus-australia-swimming-aussies-caught-out-by-rangers/news-story/a386725c667be21a6fb5f00fecc25c99

Australia has imposed further coronavirus restrictions -- including limiting public gatherings to just two peopl -- even as the rate of daily infections has been cut in half in recent days. The new restrictions require Australians to stay home unless shopping for essentials, exercising, going to work or visiting a doctor, Reuters reports. Those over 70 were told to self-isolate. Read more:  https://www.foxnews.com/world/australia-coronavirus-ban-gatherings-daily-infection-down

Qatar Airways is bucking the global air travel shutdown by increasing flights to Australia despite the coronavirus showing no sign of ending. The Middle Eastern airline announced it has added 28 additional flights to Australia, equivalent to 48,000 additional seats, and launched its first route between Doha and Brisbane. The carrier is now operating three flights a day from Doha to Sydney, two into Melbourne, two into Perth and one daily flight into Brisbane. Its Adelaide and Canberra routes remain suspended. Read more:  https://www.9news.com.au/national/coronavirus-qatar-airways-increases-flights-to-australia-new-brisbane-route/3df871d1-d9ca-494a-a148-ff1389807f84

All proposed foreign investments into Australia are to be checked, as the government seeks to protect distressed Australian assets from the economic fallout of the coronavirus crisis. The government has not frozen foreign investment, but will subject all foreign investments to an approval review, regardless of the value or the nature of the investment. The Foreign Investment Review Board will extend its review timeframes from 30 days to six months, as it works through the government’s new measures. Read more:  https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/29/australian-authorities-to-check-every-proposed-foreign-investment-during-coronavirus-crisis

The pollution has become a serious issue in Australia, especially after the recent bushfire crisis. Thus, many environmentalists strongly believe that now the time has come for every Australian to understand their responsibility towards nature and make efforts. Many people have started following an eco-friendly lifestyle. Going green protect not only the environment but also save your money. Here are some excellent ways to protect the environment. Let’s have a look! 1. Save electricity If you want to protect the environment, the first thing you need to do is to minimise the use of electricity in your Brisbane home. If you look around, you will find several ways to do that. You can replace your light bulbs with LEDs, opt for line drying instead of clothes driers, and avoid keeping your electronics like a laptop on sleep or a standby mode.  2. Reduce the use of plastic The wastage of plastic has become a matter of grave concern for the environment. According to a stu...

Australia and New Zealand will ban entry to all non-residents from Friday in a bid to limit the spread of coronavirus. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said his nation's order would come into effect from 21:00 on Friday (10:00 GMT). New Zealand's will begin earlier - at midnight local time (11.00 GMT Thursday). The bans do not extend to citizens, permanent residents, or their families. "We have been thinking to align arrangements across the Tasman Sea," Mr Morrison told reporters on Thursday. Read more:  https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-51957262

Over the years, the use of commercial cleaning products has increased exponentially due to more and more people wanting to keep their surroundings hygienic. Today, there is more awareness among the people of Brisbane about the benefits of keeping their homes free of germs, bacteria, insects, dust, and grime. Although this awareness is necessary the people’s ignorance about the harmful effects of the cleaning products needs to be addressed. Hence, here is a blog containing inputs by expert end of lease cleaners in Brisbane on why you should avoid using commercial cleaning products. They Affect Your Health Since most commercial cleaning products have potentially dangerous chemicals, they have adverse effects on your health. They can cause chronic respiratory diseases , skin problems, allergies, and other well-being issues.   Air fresheners contain volatile organic compounds (VOCs) which are extremely harmful and can impact the indoor air quality leading to sick build...

Australia needs to dramatically and rapidly broaden its Covid-19 testing regimen to determine the full extent of the disease’s spread through the community, a prominent Australian virologist has said. “If we don’t test, we don’t find,” virologist Dr Ian Mackay told the Guardian. But as the number of cases across the country reached 415, with five deaths, and the World Health Organisation urging all countries to “test, test, test”, Australia is facing a looming shortage of testing kits, with critical reagents – used to isolate the virus in the laboratory – running short around the world. The federal health minister, Greg Hunt, indicated the government was working to rectify the testing shortfall. Read more:  http://theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/17/australia-must-dramatically-expand-its-coronavirus-testing-regime-leading-virologist-says

Moving your valuable items from one place to other is always risky. In the hustle and bustle of relocation, people often end up with damaged or  lost items . This can happen due to lack of planning. If you plan your move properly, your relocation process can go as smoothly as possible and more importantly, everything can arrive at your new place safely. Although accidents can happen anytime, you can always take some precaution to minimise the chances. If you want to protect your valuables belongings and other items, here are some useful tips. Let’s have a look: Use bubble wrap When you are packing your valuable and delicate items, never forget to use bubble wrap. Purchase it from any nearby Brisbane store. It protects your items during the move and prevents any damage. People often ignore it to cut some expenses, but it is essential packing material. Pay attention to frames and mirrors The glass in the mirrors and framed artwork can shift from its original place ...

US President Donald Trump is contemplating breaking Australia's monopoly on a coveted work visa. Ireland has aggressively lobbied the White House to open up the E3 visa category to its citizens. Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar visited the White House on Thursday and Trump told reporters the E3 was high on the agenda. "We're going to be talking about that today," Trump said. Read more:  https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/world/north-america/trump-eyes-breaking-australia-s-monopoly-on-a-coveted-e3-us-visa-20200313-p549ne.html

Australian fast bowler Kane Richardson won't take part in Friday's one-day international against New Zealand due to a sore throat and will be separated from teammates. It comes after it emerged earlier on Friday that Australia's male players were apprehensive about playing in front of crowds with Cricket Australia announcing fans would be locked out of the men's one-day international series against New Zealand as part of measures to deal with the coronavirus. Read more:  https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/sport/cricket/australia-new-zealand-odi-to-be-played-in-closed-scg-20200313-p549ow.html

Keeping an aquarium clean leaves fish healthy and happy. It is important to clean your dirty fish tank without causing any damages. This will give them clean and safe environments like you get when you spruce up your house. However, this needs routine maintenance and cleaning to help sustain the eco-system in your small tank. You can also hire professional cleaners in Brisbane who can make your work a bit easier. But, if you are looking for DIY cleaning tips, then keep reading the article. With the right cleaning tools, a little effort and a few simple tips can transform your dirty fish tank into its original shipshape again. 1. Things You’ll Need: Make sure you arrange the following cleaning supplies: Bleach Razorblade or plastic one for acrylic tanks White vinegar Filter Brush Paper Towels Pad Chlorine Remover 2. Thoroughly Clean Inside the Tank Use an algae pad and give the glass deep clean. Make sure you buy algae pads from a local pet shop i...

Australia should immediately close schools and cancel mass events, the federal opposition has said, arguing the “public health emergency” requires urgent, even “draconion” action. Shadow cabinet minister Bill Shorten said Australia needed to implement social distancing “not in weeks and months but in days”. “The only way to make sure this pandemic is not worse than it otherwise could be is to have more drastic social distancing measures,” he told Sky News. Read more:  https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/12/coronavirus-australia-labor-calls-for-mass-events-to-be-cancelled-and-schools-closed

Concerns about the coronavirus and the capacity of governments, particularly the Trump administration, to deliver timely stimulus have triggered a fresh dive on the Australian stock market amid renewed speculation the economy is heading into recession. Australia’s confirmed coronavirus cases rose to 122 on Wednesday, with 10 new cases reported by state health officials across the country. With infections growing, and Australia still attempting to contain community transmissions, the Morrison government also extended the travel ban to Italy, effective from 6pm. Travel bans are already in place for travellers from China, Iran and South Korea. Read  more:  https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/11/australias-stock-market-takes-fresh-dive-as-coronavirus-cases-rise-to-122

Hello friends, I am back with another blog to make your homes cleaner and help you keep yourself and family members healthy. Today, the topic I am going to take up ‘How to clean and sanitise your home after an illness’. It is common for an illness to spread in a household rapidly because the space is enclosed with many points of contacts. Therefore, after an illness in your home it is essential to purge it to stop another breakout. Here are some tips I got by contacting expert end of lease cleaners in Blakeview. ·          Clean all the surfaces and object before you disinfect. There is a process to follow and cleaning should not be skipped before disinfecting as both activities are vital to remove pollutants and microbes. ·          Get your home deep cleaned by professionals. This is what I did when my family members kept having upset stomach even after I had clean and sanitised the entire hom...

A representative of Australia's top medical body has slammed the state and federal governments for their "frustrating and confusing" response to the coronavirus. Australian Medical Association NSW vice president Danielle McMullen said on Wednesday that necessary information has not been provided to local GPs since the outbreak started. "There hasn't been a coordinated communications strategy," she told SBS News. Read more:  https://www.sbs.com.au/news/groundswell-of-concern-among-doctors-over-australia-s-frustrating-coronavirus-response

Scott Morrison has sidestepped a question about whether changes to a spreadsheet of sports grants on 10 and 11 April last year – including a change sought by his own office – were made with proper legal authority. The former sports minister Bridget McKenzie reignited the sports rorts controversy late last week by insisting she made no changes to the brief and attachments outlining successful projects funded under the sports grants scheme after 4 April 2019. Read more:  https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/mar/11/sports-rorts-scott-morrison-sidesteps-question-about-late-changes-to-spreadsheet

'The Test', released on Amazon Prime Video on Thursday, gives unprecedented access to the men in baggy green caps as they sought to rebuild their reputation following the ball-tampering scandal. From an English perspective, seeing Australian players' view of the World Cup win, Jofra Archer's duel with Steve Smith and Ben Stokes' Headingley heroics not only stirs fond memories, it also gives a rare peek behind enemy lines. Read more:  https://www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/51756397

When Craig Dalton heard that his name came up at a nationally televised White House press briefing Monday, the medical epidemiologist at the University of Newcastle in Australia says, “I didn’t believe it.” Dalton did a quick web search and his disbelief transformed into amazement. “Turned out, it was actually true,” he told ScienceInsider. Dalton’s unexpected moment in the media spotlight came as Deborah Birx, the White House’s coronavirus response coordinator, and Anthony Fauci, head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, stepped to the White House lectern to describe a new set of guidelines that the U.S. government would distribute as part of its effort to slow the spread of the illness caused by the novel coronavirus in the United States. Read more:  https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/03/how-australian-researcher-ended-spotlight-white-house-coronavirus-briefing

How many of us have used the words cleaning and sanitising interchangeably? If you have and do, then you are not alone. Before I was enlightened that cleaning and sanitising are not the same things by my expert end of lease cleaning friend, I used these words as synonyms of each other. It was when my friend came for tea, and a chat did she pointed out that both mean different things. So, we had a lengthy conversation on what the difference was, and today, in this blog, I am going to share the insights I received.  What is cleaning? Cleaning is a process where using a surfactant or detergent to remove dust, dirt, stains, residues, and pollutants of a surface or object. What is sanitising? Sanitising is the process of killing illness-causing bacteria and other microbes present on a surface or object. Cleaning and sanitising are both required to keep your hygienic because removing pollutants and then disinfecting to kill microbes. Therefore, if you think you are...

Following the devastating bushfires in Australia, there is now a significant and immediate threat of extinction to the koala population, according to a new report. A minimum of 5,000 koalas are estimated to have died, according to the report released Wednesday by the global conservation group International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW). That's nearly 12 percent of the animal's population in New South Wales (NSW). These estimates are an intentionally conservative calculations, IFAW Wildlife Campaigner Josey Sharrad told CNN in an email. The actual number is likely to be much higher. Read more:  https://edition.cnn.com/2020/03/05/australia/koala-status-new-south-wales-trnd/index.html

Australian households should not expect Kevin Rudd-style cash payments to stimulate the economy in the wake of coronavirus, Mathias Cormann has warned. The finance minister told Sky News on Friday that the government would focus on encouraging businesses to invest in and employ workers, appearing to rule out cash payments to all individuals, although measures to help sections of the population such as pensioners are still on the table. The Morrison government is working on a stimulus package believed to include a new business investment allowance, a boost to pensioners’ income via deeming rates, and measures targeted at affected industries such as tourism. Read more:  https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/mar/06/cormann-rules-out-rudd-style-cash-splash-to-boost-australian-economy-as-coronavirus-bites

An Australian newspaper has printed an extra eight pages to be used as toilet paper after coronavirus fears prompted customers to bulk buy supplies, leaving some supermarket shelves bare. In a bid to tackle the shortage, The NT News provided a practical -- if unconventional -- solution. Australians living in the Northern Territories would have noticed on Thursday that eight pages in the paper had been left bare, except for watermarks and a cut-out guide edition. "Run out of loo paper? The NT News cares," the newspaper read. Read more:  https://edition.cnn.com/2020/03/05/world/coronavirus-australia-toilet-paper-scli-intl/index.html

The government has refused to tell a parliamentary hearing how many alleged welfare debts have been identified by a flawed and now abandoned calculation method that is likely to force the commonwealth to refund thousands of welfare recipients. At a fiery Senate estimates session on Thursday night, Department of Social Services and Services Australia officials cited legal advice in refusing to answer successive questions about the botched scheme, which is now the subject of a class action. Read more:  https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/mar/06/centrelink-robodebt-senate-estimates-class-action