COVID-19
‘Winter booster’ wait time revealed
The second booster shot will be offered to people aged 65 and over, the immunocompromised, Indigenous Australians over 50 and ...
Major change to international travel
Travellers previously needed to show a negative Covid-19 test in order to board a flight to Australia, even if they ...
Experts reveal why Melbourne-made vaccines are needed
Although booster shots are extending protection from Covid, Doherty Institute director Professor Sharon Lewin said the world needed better vaccines ...
Group that will be eligible for fourth Covid jab
The cohort is expected to become eligible for another booster shot at least four months after their last. Health Minister ...
Premier rushes home amid Covid scare
The Tasmanian Premier announced on Wednesday afternoon a family member of his tested positive to the virus. Despite producing a ...
WA reaches stunning new Covid record
WA Health reported 8429 new cases overnight, taking the total number of active cases to 40,695.“Sadly, a male in his ...
Nev Power learns fate after Covid breach
Businessman Neville Power and his son Nicholas pleaded guilty to failing to comply with a direction by flying into WA ...
100 million mRNA jabs to make Australia a world leader
The announcement, part of a 10-year strategic partnership between the Morrison government, Moderna, and the state of Victoria will also ...
Moderna announces 3-in-1 vax
Testing is already underway on a stand-alone flu vaccine, a stand-alone RSV vaccine, and various versions of its Covid-19 vaccine, ...
Why 5m Aussies may need a fourth shot
Former AMA federal president Dr Tony Bartone said the relaxing of restrictions needed to be approached carefully because “you get ...
Another big rush tipped for $200 travel vouchers
Tourism Minister Martin Pakula confirmed that the fourth round of the hugely popular scheme will go live at 2pm on ...
WA records Covid death as cases surge
WA Health reported a total of 7075 new infections overnight, taking the total number of active cases to 38,742.“Sadly, one ...
Stop attacks on health care in Ukraine
“Today, we call for an immediate cessation of all attacks on health care in Ukraine. These horrific attacks are killing and causing serious injuries ...
‘Tragic’: Healthy Sydney toddler dies from Covid
Little Carter Cheung had no underlying health conditions but died just one day after being diagnosed at The Children’s Hospital ...
How to land a $200 Victorian travel voucher
Tourism Minister Martin Pakula confirmed to the Herald Sun that the fourth round of the hugely popular scheme will go ...
Sign we think we’ve seen back of Covid
IATA director-general Willie Walsh said there was no scientific research to support wearing masks on planes and at airports and ...
Liberals perform backflip on tax
The tax, announced in last year’s state budget to address gaps in mental health, was initially opposed by the party, ...
‘Previously healthy’ 2yo dies from Covid
NSW Health on Monday announced the toddler – who was among four new Covid-19 deaths – passed away at the ...
Andrews’ warning on Covid sub-variant
Mr Andrews on Sunday floated the possibility of dropping isolation requirements for people that live with confirmed cases as NSW ...
Timeline: 2021’s biggest pandemic scandals
Some were blatantly caught out breaking the rules, while others made the news through no fault of their own by ...
Shock way healthy Aussies being tested for Covid
Researchers are examining samples from Australian blood donors for evidence of Covid antibodies, providing a sample size of the population ...
Pro-Putin activist takes over anti-vax protest
Video posted to social media showed Simeon Boikov, who goes by the name Aussie Cossack online, showed the Russian nationalist ...
Record number of couples heading down the aisle
In 2020, Australia saw the largest drop in annual marriages, with just under 79,000 weddings registered, a decrease of just ...
Two states record Covid hospital increase
Victoria notched up another 6694 cases in the past 24 hours on Sunday while 16,813 were recorded in NSW. There ...
Desperate McGowan’s move to stop Covid
From Saturday, a team of 15 researchers will begin doorknocking at random households across the metropolitan area, requesting people take ...
Sign Covid has peaked in WA
The state recorded 6176 new cases overnight — compared to 7151 the day before — taking the total number of ...
NSW Covid surge fuels hospital patient rise
In NSW on Saturday another 19,060 cases were confirmed, a drop from the 20,050 positive tests reported on Friday.Saturday’s numbers ...
How Omicron sub-strain is fuelling spike in cases
The BA. 2 variant, a sub-strain of Omicron, is spreading faster than its predecessor prompting renewed calls for the community ...
‘They just lose it’: New theory on anti-vaxxers, conspiracy theorists
Some who believe the Covid-19 pandemic is fake were found to have “lost it” under “acute” economic stress, political research ...
NSW records 20,000 more Covid cases
The state recorded 20,050 positive tests in the past 24 hours, including 12,355 self-reported RAT tests. An additional 24 people ...
