COVID-19
How life will look in stage one and COVID normal
Victorians finally got a glimpse into the State Government’s workings and its plan to move out of lockdown when documents ...
Poor pay and less than three hours of care a day
Increasing the Medicare levy and uncapping the number of elderly Australians able to receive care in their owns homes are ...
‘Cheap and safe’ answer to virus immunity
A Melbourne medical research institute is calling for a vitamin D rollout in Australia’s aged care facilities “without delay”, arguing ...
Qld opens bubble to new postcode
The Queensland border bubble has been extended to allow boarding school students to return home, as the state records no ...
Why aged care deaths will spike in coming days
More than 40 aged care fatalities will be added to Victoria’s soaring death toll in coming days, as state and ...
Diarrhoea, stomach ache and nausea: the many ways COVID-19 can affect your gut
Stomach pains are a rare symptom of COVID-19 and are much more likely to be caused by something else. Powered ...
What it’s like when a loved one is a COVID conspiracy theorist
How do you navigate a relationship when your belief systems are at opposite ends of the scale? This psychologist reveals ...
New Yorkers wear masks as gyms reopen with new safety measures
For the first time gyms have been allowed to open since the coronavirus pandemic struck New York, but masks that ...
Stars in masks back cinema as Venice Film Festival opens
Masks and social distancing made an appearance on the red carpet as the 77th edition of the Venice Film Festival ...
Letter to malaria partners (September 2020)
<p><img sf-custom-thumbnail="true" src="https://www.who.int/images/default-source/wpro/countries/viet-nam/news/dr-pedro-alonso.jpg?sfvrsn=fa3a87a3_3" sf-size="5856212" width="310" alt="Director of GMP" sf-constrain-proportions="true" /></p><p><span style="background-color:initial;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;text-align:inherit;text-transform:inherit;white-space:inherit;word-spacing:normal;caret-color:auto;">Dear friends and partners,</span><br /></p><p>My last “<a href="https://www.who.int/news-room/detail/20-12-2019-letter-to-malaria-partners-december-2019" target="_blank">Letter to ...
‘No right to label us a hot spot’
The mayor of a small town that straddles the NSW-Queensland border has slammed Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk as “heartless” for not ...
Victorian COVID-19 cases surge, US vaccine breakthrough
Victoria’s coronavirus battle has faced another setback, with a sharp rise in new COVID-19 infections recorded in the past 24 ...
NT’s non-compliant aged care homes as shocking abuse revealed
More than 100 vulnerable elderly Australians are being raped, assaulted and even murdered in residential aged care facilities every week. ...
New research helps to increase understanding of the impact of COVID-19 for pregnant women and their babies
Pregnant women with COVID-19 are less likely than non-pregnant women with COVID-19 to have symptoms, but more likely to need ...
In WHO global pulse survey, 90% of countries report disruptions to essential health services since COVID-19 pandemic
WHO to roll out learning and monitoring tools to improve service provision during pandemic The World Health Organization (WHO) today ...
Man’s greedy sanitiser swipe: cops
A 34-year-old man has been charged over the alleged theft of more than 1000 bottles of hand sanitiser and face ...
Australia set for recession as Victorian COVID cases spike
Australia is set to brace its first recession in more than three decades, with figures expected to reveal the worst ...
Lockdown excuse cops won’t buy
Police have cracked down on Victorians claiming to have left their masks at home while out for their one-hour of ...
‘Show some heart’: Fury over border
NSW is pushing hard for Queensland to ease border restrictions with the state’s leaders publicly slamming Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk ...
Freedom protester arrested again
A former reality TV contestant has been revealed as one of the protest organisers arrested on Tuesday during a police ...
Togo is first African country to end sleeping sickness as a public health problem
<p></p><p>Togo has received validation from the World Health Organization (WHO) for having eliminated human African trypanosomiasis or “sleeping sickness” as ...
Victoria records another 70 coronavirus cases and 5 deaths as vote looms on state of emergency
The Victorian parliament is on Tuesday likely to vote to extend the state of emergency, which Daniel Andrews initially wanted ...
‘Horrendous’: COVID’s true impact on small business owners
Small business advocates are warning of a spike in mental health problems in the sector, with nearly seven out of ...
Doctors’ scathing letter to Dan Andrews
Senior doctors across Melbourne are urging politicians not to support a state of emergency extension today, saying the move threatens ...
Coronavirus testing site torched
A coronavirus testing clinic has been torched in Melbourne’s outer northeast with police investigating the suspicious blaze. Powered by WPeMatico
‘Not the time to be dancing on tables’
A popular pub in outback Queensland is being investigated after video emerged of people dancing on tables and chairs. Powered ...
Infected bikie busted at Qld border
A man with COVID-19 who evaded Victorian authorities has been busted by Queensland Police after he attempted to enter the ...
Treasurer clips Victoria as patience frays
The aged care death toll continues to climb, keeping the focus on the Morrison government’s handling of the crisis when ...
Huge spike in Victoria’s virus deaths
Victoria has recorded 73 new infections overnight and tragically it’s highest ever death toll with 41 lives lost. Powered by ...
Unit to navigate Qld border exemptions
Interstate families needing to cross the Queensland border to access vital healthcare will have greater support with the establishment of ...
