COVID-19

Dannii hits back after quarantine drama

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Exclusive: Dannii Minogue has broken her silence on the private quarantine that sparked a backlash. Powered by WPeMatico

Inside ‘amazing’ life of our oldest coronavirus victim

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Evelyn Dibbs is Australia’s oldest coronavirus victim. Powered by WPeMatico

Real story behind INXS’s Suicide Blonde

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INXS’ hit Suicide Blonde turns 30 this month. Powered by WPeMatico

Aussie COVID vaccine suffers major setback

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Exclusive: The first Australian COVID-19 vaccine to enter human trials has been refused government funding and its inventor says the ...

Elderly left at death’s door in St Basil’s nightmare

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Starving and dehydrated, dozens of residents inside Victoria’s most deadly aged care facility outbreak were just hours from death before ...

PM in crisis talks with Victoria as 627 new cases expected

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Anyone who has dined at a Korean restaurant in Sunnybank in the last two weeks are being encouraged to be ...

Anti-mask protesters gather at shrine

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Anti-mask protesters have already descended on Melbourne’s Shrine of Remembrance as the group tried to get an early jump on ...

New Qld COVID case linked to aged care

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Queensland has confirmed one new coronavirus cases, days after a South Brisbane trio returned to the state from Melbourne allegedly ...

Hustlers to Hairspray: Are these the best 17 dance movies?

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It might still be the middle of winter but there is one sure-fire way to put some spring in your ...

World Breastfeeding Week 2020 Message

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<p>The theme of World Breastfeeding Week 2020 is &ldquo;Support breastfeeding for a healthier planet&rdquo;. In line with this theme, WHO ...

Dozen virus cases at Melbourne tower

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A dozen COVID-19 infections have emerged at a Melbourne high-rise tower, with close to 20 casual construction workers identified as ...

Third woman caught sneaking to Qld

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The three women who ‘deliberately deceived’ authorities after returning to Queensland from Melbourne, where they had been at an illegal ...

Male Karen’s bizarre anti-mask rant

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A male “Karen” anti-masker has filmed himself walking through a Caroline Springs shopping centre while ranting about masks, Scott Morrison ...

How blood antibodies could treat COVID-19

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Blood donated by patients after they have recovered from coronavirus is being used to treat critically ill COVID-19 patients in ...

Staff, students told to home quarantine

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Hundreds of students and staff from a private college in Brisbane’s south have been forced into 14 days home quarantine ...

Scores forced to self-isolate after ‘reckless’ Queensland women who travelled interstate test positive

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Authorities will investigate whether two women with COVID-19 who returned to Queensland from Melbourne lied on their border declaration forms. ...

Watch: NSW COVID-19 update

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NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian is speaking live with a coronavirus update as an inner-city Sydney cluster continues to grow, and ...

A New Zealand visa policy has kept this Australian man and his wife apart for six months

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Exclusive: An Australian man has been rejected six times from being with his wife in New Zealand due to what ...

Catalan youngsters face hefty fines for ‘botellon’ drinking parties

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Catalonia has banned informal outdoor parties popular with young people, saying anyone taking part would be fined up to 15,000 ...

Army medics sent into Victoria’s coronavirus-stricken aged care facilities amid staff shortages

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Hospital staff and army medics are being sent into Victoria’s aged care facilities as part of efforts to contain growing ...

295 cases expected amid aged care crisis

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This coronavirus article is unlocked and free to read in the interest of community health and safety. Get full digital ...

Why there’s reason for hope amid the virus crisis

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When you look at the numbers, there doesn’t seem to be much difference between 1 and 0.5. Powered by WPeMatico

Woolies nurse contracts virus

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A nurse deployed to look after Woolworths staff at a supermarket in Melbourne’s north has contracted coronavirus. Powered by WPeMatico

The message behind Brady’s creepy new song

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Australian music legend Mike Brady has released a new moody track to highlight the importance of mask wearing. Powered by ...

PM: Aged care COVID crisis ‘very distressing’

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Prime Minister Scott Morrison has called the growing COVID-19 aged care crisis “very distressing.” Powered by WPeMatico

Melbourne coronavirus outbreak spreads to neonatal intensive care unit

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Abattoir staff have walked off the job due to coronavirus fears, as the deadly virus also spreads to a Melbourne ...

WHO statement on heated tobacco products and the US FDA decision regarding IQOS

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WHO takes this opportunity to remind Member States that are Parties to the WHO Framework Convention of Tobacco Control (FCTC) ...

World Hepatitis Day: fast-tracking the elimination of hepatitis B among mothers and children

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<p>The proportion of children under five years of age chronically infected with hepatitis B (HBV) dropped to just under 1% ...

Why virus is sweeping through meat industry

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Victoria’s chief health officer has confirmed links between infections at abattoirs and small goods factories as coronavirus spreads across the ...

Drug dealers fined for virus breach

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Three accused drug dealers have been fined for breaching coronavirus restrictions after they were caught in a Melbourne public toilet ...