COVID-19
Europe’s Covid cases surge, restrictions return
Europe saw a seven per cent spike in the number of new recorded daily cases over the week but the ...
Call for foreign workers to solve hospo staff shortage
A new survey conducted by the Australian Hotels Association to 83 key publicans across the state has revealed the hospitality ...
Melbourne’s lockdown recovery plan
The Melbourne Money scheme is returning to the CBD, with the state government and City of Melbourne launching a $200m ...
NSW records 244 coronavirus cases
Health officials on Sunday said 89.7 per cent of people aged over 16 have now had two doses of a ...
Victoria records 1268 Covid cases
The latest case numbers come as fully vaccinated Victorians can, for the first time in months, travel freely to NSW ...
NSW records 270 new Covid cases
As of Saturday, 89.4 per cent of eligible NSW residents are fully vaccinated. There are 270 people currently in hospital ...
Australia smashes US in vax milesone
After a tumultuous start to the vaccine rollout, Australia is now one of the most vaccinated countries in the OECD, ...
‘How good is that!’: Australia hits vaccine milestone
Australian is now one of the most vaccinated countries in the OECD, with double-dose rates higher than Israel and the ...
Queensland records new local case
Queensland Health Minister Yvette D’Ath said the woman is a close contact of a previously identified Goondiwindi case, and has ...
Job ads seeking fully vaccinated workers skyrocket
The number of job ads listed on Adzuna containing the keywords “fully vaccinated” grew from 113 at the start of ...
Public servants set for return to office
“We’ll have some announcements to make soon,” the Premier said.Mr Andrews said work-from-home measures were no longer a concept for ...
Covid case numbers spike in NSW
Numbers had stabilised in recent weeks but Thursday’s figure was a huge jump on Wednesday when the state recorded 190 ...
Fears over three new cases in Queensland
The train wreck press conference was broadcast live and came ahead of authorities announcing three new locally acquired cases in ...
Where else you can get a booster jab
Bookings to get the vaccine top-up opened up on Thursday morning for appointments available from next Monday. Territorians who received ...
NSW records 190 new Covid cases
Dominic Perrottet on Tuesday announced the road map would be fast-tracked.The next wave of freedoms were not expected to come ...
Victoria records 941 new virus cases
It is the lowest daily infection tally since late September and comes after the state posted 989 cases on Tuesday.Eight ...
NSW quarantine by stealth loophole closed
Despite all quarantine rules being scrapped for international travellers from Monday, guidelines published by Health authorities over the weekend had ...
Home and Away star backflips on vaccine
The actor, who plays Jasmine Delaney on the Aussie soapie, confirmed she will temporarily depart the Channel 7 show until ...
One thing stopping international students coming to Victoria
Many first-year students will have already enrolled in countries such as the UK and Canada which have been able to ...
Major rule change a big blow to unvaxxed
The next wave of freedoms were not expected to come into force until December 1 but Dominic Perrottet said that ...
Major changes to Covid rules; Unvaxxed ‘Freedom Day’ delayed
From November 8, density limits inside venues and for hospitality businesses will shift to one person per two square metres ...
NSW records 173 new virus cases
The new figures came a day after international borders reopened to NSW and regional travel was allowed again.Emotions were running ...
Victoria records 989 new virus cases
It is the first time daily infections have been below 1000 since late September. Nine more Victorians died with the ...
‘We need to get better with our Covid predictions’
But doomsayers have been proved wrong as case numbers consistently lingered in the 200s in the past month while restrictions ...
An appeal to G20 leaders to make vaccines accessible to people on the move
We are writing to you on behalf of the millions around the world struggling to survive the COVID-19 pandemic far ...
World Health Organization Secretariat announcement regarding the election of the next WHO Director-General
<p></p><p>The appointment of the next Director-General of the World Health Organization will take place at the Seventy-fifth World Health Assembly ...
‘Lagging’: Concern for tourist hotspots
The rate of jabs in the southeast, particularly in Brisbane, is tracking well and residents will be protected in time ...
WHO kicks off a Decade of Action for Road Safety
WHO is kicking off the Decade of Action for Road Safety 2021-2030 today in Geneva, with the ambitious target of ...
WHO launches the third edition Health for All Film Festival call for short films
The World Health Organization (WHO) is launching the third edition of the Health for All Film Festival call for short ...
New ACT-Accelerator strategy calls for US$ 23.4 billion international investment to solve inequities in global access to COVID-19 vaccines, tests & treatments
New ACT-Accelerator strategic plan sets out urgent actions to address crucial gaps in access to COVID-19 tests, treatments, vaccines and ...
