COVID-19
Push for free public transport in Melbourne
The lofty plan was put forward by the Liberals’ spokesman for small business and CBD recovery, David Southwick, who said ...
‘Real incentives’ needed to entice workers back to city
Monday’s long-awaited return to city workplaces was certainly no stampede, prompting the opposition to call for “real incentives” – such ...
Treasurer ‘shocked’ by Covid slush fund
Matt Kean told a budget estimates hearing on Monday he would order a review of the checks and balances in ...
‘Won’t be easy’: New mandate for students
As Covid-19 cases soar in the state, which has gone through the past two years of the pandemic relatively unscathed, ...
WA’s shocking record-breaking day
WA Health is reporting a total of 1105 new cases overnight, including 1098 local infections and seven that are travel-related.It ...
Alarm over Covid’s ‘mutational bursts’
As well as sounding a warning that more dangerous variants of Covid will continue to emerge well into the future, ...
5052 new cases, push to axe final mask rules
Businesses have called for remaining mask rules to go as workers and shoppers are expected to flood back to the ...
12k new cases, 26 deaths across NSW and Victoria
NSW on Saturday morning reported 7017 new infections in the past 24 hours, down from 7583. Eleven people died with ...
5874 new Covid cases as workers consider return to office advice
Victoria has recorded 5874 Covid cases and 15 deaths on Friday.There are 281 people with Covid in hospital, with 43 ...
Cases fall in NSW, Victoria as WA tightens rules
NSW on Saturday morning reported 7017 new infections in the past 24 hours, down from 7583. Eleven people died with ...
WA hits grim Covid milestone
According to chief health officer Andy Robertson, there were 1043 new cases reported on Friday.Hospitalisations increased from seven to 12 ...
QLD watches other states on masks
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announced the changes for her state on Tuesday.Both Victoria and NSW further scaled back mask mandates from ...
Fresh push to boost jab rates in young kids
Children and their families will be able to get vaccinated at Werribee Open Range Zoo and Healesville Sanctuary under a ...
Explainer: Mask rules that change on Friday
Masks are officially off around the state, with facial coverings no longer needed in shops, offices and other indoor places ...
Let our young heroes take off their masks
However, primary school-age children in years 3-6 are still required to wear a mask until vaccination rates increase. Children have ...
Sutton says iso rules are ‘hard to wind back’
Although talks about how to remove quarantine requirements have begun among Australia’s pandemic leaders, Victoria’s chief health officer Brett Sutton ...
McGowan’s grim Covid-19 prediction
Mark McGowan revealed on Thursday that the state had recorded 617 new cases overnight — the second highest daily tally ...
No need for MP jab rule: Premier
Under NSW’s public health orders teachers, healthcare workers, emergency services and other essential workers have been made to get the ...
No more masks in schools from March
Primary school teachers however will need to wear masks until March 7. Changes to how year groups mingle are also ...
Top doc ridicules Dan’s kid mask rule
From midnight Friday, Victoria is set to scrap masks in most settings but children in grades three to six will ...
New Covid vaccine for kids over six
Health Minister Greg Hunt said the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation had given the second green light to the ...
‘Back to normal’: Masks scrapped in schools
From Monday, all students and high school staff will no longer need to wear a face mask. Primary school and ...
New kids’ jab as Covid-19 hits 2.3m Aussies in seven weeks
The approval by the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) has reignited calls for Covid-19 vaccinations to be rolled ...
Voucher stimulus scheme to boost hospitality, tourism
It will include a new and extended $100m voucher scheme, which will provide rebates to Victorians for entertainment, dining and ...
Covid latest: 14,714 cases and 32 deaths
The figures are a drop for all three states after NSW had 7615 infections on Saturday, Victoria 6280 and Queensland ...
Three states record Covid cases drop
The figures are a drop for all three states after NSW had 7615 infections on Saturday, Victoria 6280 and Queensland ...
Hong Kong buckles under mass Covid outbreak
The city’s strict but successful “zero-Covid” policy had largely kept the virus out for months.But when the highly transmissible Omicron ...
Victoria records 4867 cases; loyalty scheme plan to revive city
Victoria has recorded 4867 Covid cases and nine deaths on Sunday. There are 358 people in Victorian hospitals with 51 ...
Date decided to end students’ RAT testing
Instead, parents, teachers and school staff will be given an additional eight tests to use at their discretion — or ...
Covid cases drop in NSW and Victoria
NSW recorded 7615 new infections, down from Friday’s 9243 cases while Victoria reported 6280 new cases, down from the 6935 ...
