Eight Things You Should Know Before Getting Invisalign

Hi There,

I am not the self-loathing sort of a person, but I do get conscious about my smile because of a few misaligned teeth in the front. They have bothered me since childhood. Although my parents found them cute, my friends thought otherwise. So when I reached college last year, I decided to get braces. However, I was surprised to know that there was a better alternative available called Invisalign. These are made from plastic and are transparent aligners which are not visible. It is the perfect solution for people who hate braces. However, you need to know a few things before getting started. So here is an article that will help you to get ready.             

https://www.dentisthopeisland.com.au/eight-things-you-should-know-before-getting-invisalign/

Italy added to Australia's coronavirus travel ban alongside China, Iran, South Korea

The Federal Government has expanded its coronavirus travel ban to include Italy.

Bans are already in place for travellers from China, Iran and South Korea. The ban for Italy will begin at 6:00pm tonight.

Foreign nationals who have been in Italy, mainland China, Iran and South Korea will not be allowed into Australia for 14 days from the time they left those countries.

Australian citizens and permanent residents travelling from those countries will be able to enter Australia, but need to isolate themselves for a fortnight.

The decision to add Italy to the list is a reversal from last week, when Australia added extra screening for passengers from Italy but stopped short of a travel ban.

Read more: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-03-11/coronavirus-australian-travel-ban-extended-to-italy/12045064

Australia sold weapons to Mali as UN warned violence creating 'humanitarian disaster'

The Australian government approved a large volume of weapons sales to war-torn Mali in the same year the United Nations warned escalating violence was creating an “unprecedented humanitarian disaster” in the West African nation.

Internal records released to the Guardian through freedom of information law reveal Australian weapons companies were given 31 permits last year to export weapons and military technology to a cluster of African nations suffering from instability and violence, including Libya, Sudan, Somalia, Mali, the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/mar/11/australia-sold-weapons-to-mali-as-un-warned-violence-creating-humanitarian-disaster

Coronavirus: Australian bushfire relief concert cancelled after Miley Cyrus pulls out

Miley Cyrus has announced she will no longer be travelling to Melbourne to headline the World Tour Bushfire Relief charity concert, prompting the organisers to cancel the one-night-only event that was due to take place on Friday 13 March.

“Due to the recommendations of local, state, federal and international government authorities, including the Center for Disease Control, to reduce potential health risks in response to the current global health crisis, we are no longer traveling to Aus for the show,” Cyrus said on Twitter on Tuesday.

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/mar/10/coronavirus-miley-cyrus-cancels-headline-appearance-at-australian-bushfire-relief-concert

Kylie Moore-Gilbert: jailed British-Australian not among 70,000 prisoners freed in Iran as coronavirus spreads

Iran has temporarily freed 70,000 prisoners from jails around the country out of fear coronavirus could spread through prisons unchecked, but British-Australian academic Kylie Moore-Gilbert has not been released.

Political prisoners have overwhelmingly been excluded from the furloughing of prisoners, with other dual nationals such as Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, an Iranian-born British aid worker, remaining imprisoned despite growing concerns for their health.

“A number of dual and foreign nationals are at real risk. If they have not ... got [coronavirus] they are really fearful of the conditions,” Javaid Rehman, the UN’s special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran, said.

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/11/kylie-moore-gilbert-jailed-australian-not-among-70000-prisoners-freed-in-iran-as-coronavirus-spreads

The Complete Guide To Getting Veneers

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I have had yellow teeth since childhood and it is not a by-product of smoking or too much coffee. I think it runs in my family. My mom too has yellow teeth. I tried cleaning treatment at various dental clinics but after a few days the teeth again started to look yellow. So then I looked for specialists in my area and met a dentist who told me about veneers. They are made from porcelain and fit over the yellow teeth and hide all the problems. They are customised to fit into your jaw and cause no discomfort at all. If you want to know more about them, then here is an article about the same.    

https://www.dentisthopeisland.com.au/the-complete-guide-to-getting-veneers/

Coronavirus: first cases of community transmission confirmed in Australia

Australia now has 30 patients who have been diagnosed with coronavirus, including the first confirmed cases of community transmission.

On Monday afternoon the New South Wales health minister, Brad Hazzard, said a 41 year-old NSW woman caught the disease and that her case could be traced back to her 43-year-old brother who had returned from Iran.

More concerningly, the minister said a 53-year-old health worker had been diagnosed with the virus.

Hazzard said the infected man had been “working in a healthcare setting” in NSW directly with patients and had not travelled overseas for three months.

“NSW health has begun work to determine what contact there may have been to have given him transmission of the virus,” he said. “We’re taking all the necessary steps to find out how the individual managed to acquire the virus.”

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/02/coronavirus-first-cases-of-community-transmission-confirmed-in-australia

South Africa officially have the wood on Australia. Finch’s men must change that

Only one team in the world can boast a winning record over Australia in one-day international cricket.

That team is South Africa.

It’s a milestone, of sorts, that the Proteas only reached on Saturday (local time) when they dealt the Australians a 74-run hammering.

It took the head-to-head record of the two sides to 49-48 in favour of the South Africans. It is a record Australia must level if it is to keep the ODI series alive on Wednesday night (10pm EDT).

It’s been a rough 12 months for South African cricket in which the embers of a golden generation have faded away. But make no mistake, the Proteas have the wood on Australia in 50-over cricket right now.

Read more: https://www.foxsports.com.au/cricket/australia/australia-cricket-vs-south-africa-second-odi-live-scores-free-stream-trial-access-start-time-teams/news-story/8a7f1fb25344e57789f63c0d15266696

Australian hotels face ruin if coronavirus impact on tourism worsens, industry chiefs say

Australian tourism bosses have warned that hotels could be forced out of business if the coronavirus outbreak continues to severely restrict visitor numbers.

Hotels in Cairns and the Gold Coast – both destinations supported by large numbers of visitors from China, South Korea and Japan – are advertising rooms at half the normal tariff this week. Heavy discounts are also on offer in major cities, though city markets are better insulated from the loss of an estimated 150,000 Chinese tourists who would otherwise be in Australia.

The chief executive of Tourism Accommodation Australia, Michael Johnson, said: “It would be fair to say we’re currently in this hole, but we don’t know how deep this hole is. I would say there’s certainly hotels and properties in locations that are suffering that may find themselves [facing closure] because the funds just aren’t available.

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/mar/04/australian-hotels-face-ruin-if-coronavirus-impact-on-tourism-worsens-industry-chiefs-say

Watching brief adopted as Australian sport braces for true impact of coronavirus

The threat of the coronavirus is now officially a global citizen. The real threat – death and infection – has given rise to imagined threats that prompt some to don useless face masks as if they’re guardians of the galaxy, others to clear supermarket shelves of toilet paper like there’s no tomorrow and others still to suspect a drunk woman on a flight was in fact a carrier of the virus.

Real or imagined, the knock-on effects of the global outbreak are palpable, and professional sport, its stadia packed to the brim with fans at close quarters, is anything but immune. The Tokyo Olympics have come under threat and Uefa has expressed concerns as Euro 2020 approaches, while cricketers have been advised not to shake hands and NBA players have been told to avoid high-fiving fans. Think of any sport – tennis, golf, rugby, cycling, baseball, biathlon even – and chances are it has been impacted by coronavirus in some capacity.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/mar/04/watching-brief-adopted-as-australian-sport-braces-for-true-impact-of-coronavirus

Buying Before The Boom Commercial Real Estate for Sale in Currumbin Waters

Currumbin Waters is a beautiful, scenic, and quiet suburb of the Gold Coast. It is a flourishing area with recent infrastructural developments. Hence, if you are looking for a commercial real estate for sale in Currumbin Waters, Gold Coast now is the best to look and invest. Here is a property suggestion for you to know more about the type of properties available in this suburb.

Two Ground Floor Retail Shops on Throwers Drive

Two commercial real estates for sale in Currumbin Waters, Gold Coast are available. You can choose one or both the units for investment. These units are ideal for opening a food business since they are have functional commercial kitchens, grease traps, and open plan dining areas. With a total building area of 133sqm, both the units are spacious with exclusive use weather protected alfresco.

By investing in this property, the owner has the following options

·         Occupy both units

·         Occupy one unit and lease the other

·         Lease both units

All these options are excellent because the location of the property is excellent. The street offers high exposure, heavy footfall, and proximity to Currumbin Beach which is about 1.4 km away.  Public transport is readily available from here with the nearest bust stop being at 350 meters. Also major arterials like Pacific (M1) Motorway, Duringan Street, and Thrower Drive connect the site excellently. Here is a rare and serious opportunity for you to run a restaurant/cafe or lease to a food business owner.

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This property wasn’t what you were looking for? Then, visit this portal https://www.commercialproperty2sell.com.au/real-estate/qld/currumbin-waters/. Here you can find a host of commercial real estate for sale in Currumbin Waters, Gold Coast. So, browse the portal to find a property to invest or rent as per requirement and according to your budget.  

Family of retired Sydney baker jailed in Vietnam say Australia needs to do more

The trial of a retired Australian baker sentenced to 12 years in jail in Vietnam on terrorism charges was a “charade”, his son says, saying he fears his father will die in jail as he faces his final appeal on Monday.

Political prisoner Chau Van Kham, 70, was arrested in Vietnam in January 2019, accused of meeting with fellow members of Viet Tan, a pro-democracy advocacy group proscribed by Vietnam’s communist government, and of helping finance the organisation.

Chau’s single-day judge-only trial, held simultaneously with four other people, saw him tried and convicted on charges of “financing terrorism”, and sentenced to 12 years in jail, all within four hours.

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/02/family-of-retired-sydney-baker-jailed-in-vietnam-say-australia-needs-to-do-more

Coffee cart upgrade at Parliament House cost taxpayers almost $400,000

Taxpayers were charged $390,000 to upgrade a coffee cart in the press gallery of the federal parliament, officials have told Senate estimates.

Officials from the Department of Parliamentary Services told a hearing on Monday that the kiosk was predicted to boost sales from 85,000 coffees in 2018-19 at the old coffee cart it replaced to “well over” 100,000 this financial year.

Caffeine addicts in federal parliament are served by four outlets: one privately run cafe called Aussies; and three run by the department – the Queen’s Terrace cafe, the staff cafeteria and the press gallery coffee cart.

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/mar/02/coffee-cart-upgrade-at-parliament-house-cost-taxpayers-almost-400000

Australia warns it can't stop the spread of coronavirus from overseas

Australia's chief medical officer said on Monday it was no longer possible to completely prevent people with the coronavirus from entering the country, citing concerns about outbreaks in Japan and South Korea.

Australia, one of the first countries to put restrictions on its borders in a bid to limit the spread of the virus, confirmed its first death from the disease on Sunday.

"It is no longer possible to absolutely prevent new cases coming in," Brendan Murphy, Australia's Chief Medical Officer, told reporters in Canberra.

"We have got concerns about Japan and South Korea. They are working hard to control their outbreaks but we are still concerned that people in those countries and other high risk countries may present with an infection."

Read more: https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2020/03/02/australia-warns-it-cant-stop-the-spread-of-coronavirus-from-overseas.html

Australian stock market falls more than 2% over coronavirus impact

The Australian stock market opened 2.2% down on Monday morning, marking the seventh straight trading day of losses as the coronavirus spreads.

The S&P/ASX200 index was 144.2 points down at the start of trade on Monday.

The decline means the ASX has now gone down over 10% in the last seven trading days.

The Australian dollar was at its lowest point in a decade on Monday morning, buying 64.69 US cents.

It came after a spike in coronavirus cases in Italy, Iran and South Korea over the weekend, and the first confirmed deaths from the virus in the United States and Australia.

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/mar/02/australian-stock-market-falls-more-than-2-over-coronavirus-impact