COVID-19
How Vic ‘weak link’ endangered national Covid response
Plagued, a new book by The Australian’s Simon Benson and Geoff Chambers, has alleged that Murphy told then-Prime Minister Scott ...
Twist in woman’s sacking over Covid vax
Robyn Pskiet worked at food wholesaler and distributor Nocelle Foods for more than 16 years until her dismissal in January ...
Australia’s Covid response savaged
The Australian National Audit Office found while the vaccines were delivered with minimal wastage, the rollout did not meet deadlines. ...
Staggering spike behind Covid reinfections explained
Chief health officer Brett Sutton said they had seen a rise during the most recent wave and there were “more ...
Why Dan is teaming up with Albo
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Monday announced the finalisation of an agreement which will see an mRNA vaccine manufacturing facility ...
Healthcare workers flock to one state
Doctors, nurses, midwives and allied health professionals have been recruited over the past year from overseas to help ease pressure ...
Baby joy for Angel of Mercy after Covid horrors
Having heartbreakingly held the hands of Covid patients so they didn’t die alone during the worst of 2020s pandemic waves, the ...
Hospital anti-vax protest ‘beneath contempt’
Dr Stephen Parnis, an emergency physician and past Australian Medical Association vice president, said the protesters “made it difficult and ...
’Too soon’: Tough choice for parents
Cost of living pressures, unaffordable childcare fees and a lack of emotional and social intelligence from our little ones is ...
Why Melbourne is behind other capital cities
Damning new figures from the Property Council of Australia — obtained exclusively by the Herald Sun — shows the city’s ...
Experts claim worst of pandemic is over
It comes as the number of Covid cases dropped across Victoria in the last week. The state recorded more than ...
Sassy response to anti-vaxxer’s question
Queensland senator Gerard Rennick wasted no time in the new parliament, submitting a question on notice to the minister about ...
Victoria’s new mask move amid winter wave
Free N95 and KN95 masks will be handed out at various locations across the state over the next four to ...
‘Common sense’: State’s new mask move
Free N95 and KN95 masks will be handed out at various locations across the state over the next four to ...
One state reaches Covid surge breakthrough
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announced on Monday the state hit its peak on July 25 – much sooner than national modelling ...
How Covid-affected AOs generated millions
An economic impact study to be released on Monday reveals the past two AOs created the equivalent of more than ...
‘Flat-lined’: Concerns over Aussie Covid booster rollout
Around five million people received a second dose more than six months ago but have not come back for a ...
True destruction of food wastage revealed
Food waste continues to be a major modern issue, with almost 931 million tonnes of the stuff piling up each ...
Huge clue Covid may have peaked
A downturn in Australia’s seven-day rolling average suggests the country could be nearing peak Covid infections sooner than expected. “We ...
When Aussie babies can get their Covid vax
Federal health minister Mark Butler on Wednesday revealed the government had accepted advice from Australia’s peak vaccine advisory body to ...
Nurse reveals next crisis facing healthcare system
The Nursing and Midwifery Health Program Victoria is an independent service for workers to discuss mental health, substance abuse, family ...
Huge clue Covid may have peaked
A downturn in Australia’s seven-day rolling average suggests the country could be nearing peak Covid infections sooner than expected. “We ...
Big vaccine change for Aussie babies
The Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation on Wednesday signed off on the vaccine for the approximately 70,000 young children ...
Has Australia’s winter Covid wave turned a corner?
And future waves are unlikely to be as severe in Australia, although the virus will never likely go away.The latest ...
Australia’s alarming Covid-19 milestone
In the last seven days, Australia has recorded an additional 275,335 Covid-19 cases and 620 deaths, according to Covid Live.However, ...
Experts’ big prediction on Victoria’s winter Covid wave
The latest data shows Victoria’s seven-day average of hospitalised Covid patients has dropped marginally from 831 last week, to 811 ...
St Basil’s managers forced to give evidence
St Basil’s chairman Kon Kontis and facility manager Vicky Kos will now be forced to give evidence to a coronial ...
Aussies not getting fourth Covid jab
Almost four million Australians aged 16 and over (3,935,669) have had four doses of the Covid vaccine, according to data ...
Aussies not getting fourth Covid jab
Almost four million Australians aged 16 and over (3,935,669) have had four doses of the Covid vaccine, according to data ...
St Basil’s managers forced to give evidence
St Basil’s chairman Kon Kontis and facility manager Vicky Kos will now be forced to give evidence to a coronial ...
