Paralympian and disability advocate Dylan Alcott named 2022 Australian of the Year

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Top Stories Paralympian and disability advocate Dylan Alcott named 2022 Australian of the Year Tennis player Dylan Alcott is named 2022 Australian of the Year for his work as a disability advocate. Culinary icon, climate scientist and former fire commissioner on Australia Day honours list Recipients of this year's Australia Day honours range from those who have worked on the front lines of bushfires, COVID-19 and climate change, to those advocating for Indigenous people and the elderly.  On Australia Day, how do we define our national identity? Or is that too dangerous? It's that time of year again when, amidst the barbecues, beaches, citizenship ceremonies and protests, we turn our minds to questions of national identity. But can we define national identity at all? Should we even try, asks Stan Grant. Contact tracing apps have gone out the window. But could your phone warn you before you get COVID? Digital contact tracing seems to have gone the way of the dinosaurs as the coronavirus pandemic has evolved, but overseas, educators are thinking about new ways to share COVID information that could change the way we approach future outbreaks. Confused about whether school is safe right now? You're not alone as states take their own (political) paths There isn't a new "Australian variant" of COVID-19 that is causing the virus to behave differently as it crosses state lines. What's happening is politics are affecting policy as the country enters a new year and electoral cycle, writes Conor Duffy. The Commonwealth bought the Aboriginal flag. Has it been 'freed' or colonised? The Aboriginal flag is now free to be used by all Australians. But is that what the Indigenous people really want? 'It's unfair': Shapovalov takes aim at Nadal's 'preferential treatment' — as it happened Canadian tennis player Denis Shapovalov says he misspoke when he called chair umpire Carlos Bernardes "corrupt" but he has taken aim at umpires for what he says is the "preferential treatment" Rafael Nadal receives.  As it happened. Ruthless Barty edges a step closer to breaking 44-year Australian Open drought Not since 1978 has an Australian lifted the women's singles trophy at the Australian Open. Now Ash Barty is just two wins away from achieving the feat. How are Queensland's hospitals coping as Omicron peaks? As the Omicron wave surges on the Gold Coast, the city's health service is dealing with eight wards full of COVID patients, and doctors warn they expect the tail of the peak to be "very long". Anthony Fauci says Omicron-specific COVID-19 vaccine 'prudent' but may not be needed, as clinical trials announced A COVID-19 vaccine specifically targeting the Omicron variant would be "prudent", even if it ultimately may not be needed, the top US infectious disease official says, as Pfizer announces trials for such a vaccine.   Download the ABC News app Available on Android and Apple devices The ABC NEWS app makes it easier for you to stay up to date with the latest news and information from Australia's most trusted news source.   Follow Us     The ABC sent this message to bryanrini294.nashjensk@blogger.com these details are included to help provide assurance that this is a genuine email from ABC. Any personal details and data acquired by the ABC from your participation in any ABC Online Services will be used only in accordance with the ABC's Privacy Policy. This service may include material from Agence France-Presse (AFP), APTN, Reuters, AAP, CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced.     © 2022 Australian Broadcasting Corporation ABC, ABN 52 429 278 345. 700 Harris St Ultimo, NSW, 2007, Australia.   Unsubscribe from this eNewsletter | Discover other email newsletters | Privacy