COVID-19
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 ...
At-home learning returns after Covid outbreak at school
Year 3 at Carlingford West Public School was told to stay home on Wednesday and will return to school on ...
Purpose built quarantine hub to welcome first residents
Victoria’s purpose built quarantine facility at Mickleham will begin accepting its first residents from Monday. As the trouble-plagued hotel quarantine ...
Date for WA border reopening revealed
Premier Mark McGowan told reporters on Friday that quarantine-free travel would be allowed for triple-dose vaccinated people aged 12 and ...
More Aussie international flights: How to get tickets
Emirate and Etihad are launching new flights and larger planes to Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane, as the international border opens ...
Main reason Aussies are quitting their jobs
A new survey conducted by the National Australia Bank shows businesses are being forced to lift their game to retain ...
Changes to Aussie Covid rules: How it affects you
NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet and his Victorian counterpart Daniel Andrews both revealed most rules introduced in December will be scrapped ...
Qld reports 5795 cases, nine deaths
Of the 5795 cases, 1702 were from rapid antigen tests recorded from school-aged children. The death toll is down significantly ...
NSW records 9243 Covid cases, 15 deaths
The update from NSW Health is a slight drop in infections after the state recorded 9995 on Thursday and 10,463 ...
Australia approves Moderna vaccine for kids
The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) on Thursday announced it had approved the use of Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine after carefully considering ...
Big changes to Victoria’s Covid rules revealed
Premier Daniel Andrews has announced a raft of changes to Victoria’s Covid rules from Friday, February 18.From 6pm on Friday, ...
Retail giant rocked by Kmart havoc
The $62bn firm had been one of the biggest retail winners of the pandemic until the arrival of the Delta ...
Covid jab for pregnant mums ‘protects babies’
The US research found that pregnant women not only protect themselves by getting vaccinated but also protect their newborns.The results ...
The Covid rules set to change in Victoria
Daniel Andrews said the changes would come into play from Friday at 6pm.Density limits in hospitality and entertainment venues will ...
France and WHO sign new agreement to reinforce health systems to combat COVID-19
Lyon – The Government of France and WHO today announced a new €50 million contribution agreement that will help countries’ ...
Premier flags change to Covid rules as elective surgery to resume
Victoria has recorded 8149 new Covid cases and 18 deaths on Wednesday.There are 397 people in hospital in Victoria with ...
NSW records 10,463 Covid cases, 27 deaths
The update from NSW Health is a spike in infections after the state recorded 8201 cases on Tuesday and 6184 ...
Qld records 6596 cases, 12 new deaths
Health minister Yvette D’Ath said due to a delay, authorities are still awaiting the vaccination status of the victims.Chief health ...
Top doc’s spray about mask mandates
The former deputy chief medical officer posted on social media on Tuesday he believed the “tide has turned on masks”.“People ...
Why ‘just for show’ QR codes must be scrapped
That is the message from health experts who say that keeping mandatory QR check-in requirements for pubs, clubs, and bars ...
Qld records 5286 new cases, 10 Covid deaths
There are now 491 infected people in the state’s hospitals, with 35 in intensive care.More than 90 per cent of ...
Vic records 7104 new cases, two Covid deaths
There are now 465 infected people in Victorian hospitals, with 66 in intensive care and 18 on ventilators.More than 93 ...
Full impact of booster jabs on serious illness revealed
The growing gap between the risks faced by different sections of the community has become so great that completely unvaccinated ...
South Africa’s mRNA hub progress is foundation for self-reliance
Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Buti Manamela, Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Training of ...
FIFA and WHO reiterate call on world to #ACTogether to end COVID-19 pandemic
<ul style="margin-left:30px;"><li><strong>#ACTogether</strong><strong> campaign</strong><strong> features at FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2021™</strong><strong></strong></li><li><strong>FIFA and WHO appeal to world leaders to </strong><strong>provide fair ...
ACT-Accelerator calls for fair share-based financing of US$ 23 billion to end pandemic as global emergency in 2022
World leaders launch campaign to meet the US$ 16 billion ACT-Accelerator funding gap and US$ 6.8 billion in-country delivery costs ...
NSW daily Covid cases fall to 6686
Premier Dominic Perrottet said on Friday the state’s response to the Omicron wave has been better than expected with lower ...
Victoria records 18 new Covid deaths
Another 7223 new cases were recorded over the past 24 hours, health authorities announced.The new cases come as the state ...
Anti-vax protesters told to pack up
Up to 10,000 protesters descended on Parliament House on Saturday as part of the ‘Convoy to Canberra’ protests against vaccine ...
Victoria overtakes NSW in Covid-19 cases
Meanwhile NSW recorded 22 new Covid-19 deaths and 6686 cases,This was a drop from Saturday’s figures, when NSW recorded 8183 ...
