COVID-19
‘Code brown’: Crisis set to hit other states
Chief medical officer Paul Kelly said Victoria had activated the code – which will mean some annual leave is cancelled, ...
Qld reports 19,932 Covid cases, 11 deaths
There are now 835 Covid patients being cared for in Queensland’s buckling hospital system – up from 819 on Tuesday, ...
‘You will be caught’: Dom’s warning for RAT thief
Dominic Perrottet denounced the theft of the $500,000 RAT haul as a “disgusting act” and declared the thief’s time on ...
Massive booster jab change in NSW, Vic
The 40 state-run vaccine hubs from Wednesday will administer a booster shot to people three months after their second dose, ...
Graph that proves Covid booster shots work
A graph, which compares Covid-related fatalities by vaccination status, shows the rate among the unvaccinated is considerably over-represented than those ...
‘Red flags’: How to spot a RAT scam
“From 1 January – 16 January 2022, ScamWatch has received approximately 50 reports about rapid antigen tests (RATs), with around ...
‘Code brown’: Victorian hospital crisis
The state government has brought in the measure due to the number of healthcare workers either diagnosed with Covid or ...
‘Moronic’: Brad explodes over Covid lies
NSW residents have been able to register positive RAT information to an online register since January 12.But this has opened ...
Hazzard: ‘Moronic pranksters are reporting me positive’
Mr Hazzard said it was “disappointing” to see people using the function within the Service NSW app, which is designed ...
‘Some hope’ as NSW Covid cases stabilise
“The fact that our projections are tracking under the current curve, the fact that the numbers have stabilised, give us ...
‘6000 unable to work’: NSW hospital reality
Lucy Morgan said the sheer number of infections was close to overwhelming hospitals despite high vaccination rates and “sophisticated” treatments ...
Qld reports 15,122 new cases on deadliest day
All seven deaths were elderly people without their booster shots – two people in their 80s and five in their ...
Australia’s most accurate RATs revealed
The federal government has received backlash amid a shortage in RATs, after millions of Australians were forced to turn to ...
Next step in empty shelves fight
Unions will today hold an emergency meeting to consider if they need to take action after national cabinet agreed to ...
PM’s bold claim about RAT tests
The tests, which are now being counted in daily case numbers in most states, continue to be in short supply ...
Childcare sector in crisis as centres closed by Covid
Advocates are calling for free rapid tests to workers and families to help better manage a predicted peak in cases ...
Telehealth boost to help ride out Omicron wave
Under the $24m health budget boost to be announced by federal Health Minister Greg Hunt today, additional money will also ...
NSW records big drop in Covid cases
There are currently 2650 people in hospital with the virus, of whom 191 are in intensive care.The case numbers were ...
NSW records big drop in Covid cases
There are currently 2650 people in hospital with the virus, of whom 191 are in intensive care.The case numbers were ...
Why parents are dreading return to school ‘whiplash’
New data from advocacy group the Parent Hood revealed about 72 per cent of mums and dads in the state ...
NSW records 48,768 new Covid cases
Of the positive cases reported on Saturday, 27,020 were the result of PCR tests and 21,748 from rapid antigen tests.Across ...
States record nearly 100K new Covid cases
NSW has recorded 48,768 new Covid-19 infections and 20 deaths on Saturday. There are 2576 people in hospital with the ...
Person in 20s among six QLD deaths
It brings the total number of active cases across the state to more than 180,000. There are now 649 infected ...
Dom’s big promise as Covid cases multiply
There are 2576 people in hospital with the virus, including 193 in intensive care, with both figures up on the ...
Victoria records 23 more Covid deaths
There are now 1054 people hospitalised, with 115 in intensive care and 30 on ventilators.The new cases have notched up ...
Qld reports 23,630 Covid cases, three deaths
Chief health officer Dr John Gerrard said Friday’s deaths included two unvaccinated people in their 70s and one unvaccinated person ...
When NSW Covid cases ‘will plateau’
NSW Health Deputy Secretary Susan Pearce claimed authorities were “increasingly confident” the tens of thousands of cases would begin to ...
‘Disappointed’ Dom ‘shocked’ by Hillsong
Dominic Perrottet said he was “incredibly disappointed” after seeing the footage of the camp which was held near Newcastle.“It certainly ...
The Melbourne stores with RATs in stock
Retailers have been smashed in recent days as residents try to take their own Covid tests at home as case ...
Aussie RATs waiting for approval amid shortage
Currently, the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA), needs to separately approve the same rapid Covid test for use in two different ...
