COVID-19
Malcolm Turnbull urges senior government figures to call out Craig Kelly for spreading health misinformation
Liberal backbencher Craig Kelly has rejected accusations he is spreading medical misinformation about the coronavirus pandemic, after acting Prime Minister ...
COVID-19 immunity: how long does it last?
Can vaccination and/or prior infection with SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) offer lasting protection against this deadly virus? Finally ...
Queensland quarantine hotel evacuated after genomic testing shows six people infected with UK variant
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszcuk says an outbreak of the highly contagious UK variant of coronavirus in a quarantine hotel has ...
NSW records five locally acquired coronavirus cases as Northern Beaches cluster grows
NSW has recorded five new local COVID-19 cases in its 24-hour reporting period as authorities again plead for residents to ...
Australian infectious disease expert part of WHO team set to arrive in Wuhan this week
A team of 10 experts, led by the World Health Organization, will seek to determine the origin of the deadly ...
FBI warns armed protests are being planned at all 50 state capitols ahead of Joe Biden’s inauguration
The National Guard has been authorised to send 15,000 troops to Washington DC as the FBI warned of planned armed ...
Victoria records sixth consecutive day without a new COVID-19 case
Victoria has recorded a sixth consecutive day without a local or interstate acquired case of coronavirus, as the state’s border ...
Virus surge due to increased mixing over Christmas period, WHO says
The World Health Organisation said the ‘almost vertical’ increase in worldwide COVID-19 infections was due more to increased mixing of ...
‘Offensive’ comment that led to spat
Deputy Premier John Barilaro stepped in as temporary NSW leader last week and soon got in a spat with WA ...
Donation nation: which Aussie state is most generous?
During COVID-19, Coles shoppers at Donvale, Point Cook, Burwood East, Elsternwick and six other supermarkets purchased a $2 donation card ...
‘Way too low’: NSW testing warning; new cases in Queensland
Of the new infections one is linked to the Berala cluster and two were found in the northern beaches.The other ...
Victoria records no new virus cases
The Department of Health and Human Services also revealed no new infections in returned overseas travellers in hotel quarantine.There are ...
Anger over new travel permit scheme
The technical delay sparked anger among users desperate to get back into Victoria.Victoria‘s chief health officer Brett Sutton disputed comments ...
Pope calls coronavirus vaccinations an ethical obligation
Saying he will be vaccinated himself next week, Francis described the refusal to get the vaccine as suicidal. Powered by ...
Four new coronavirus cases recorded in NSW as authorities race to find source of Mount Druitt man’s infection
NSW has recorded four new locally-acquired cases of COVID-19, including one person who sought treatment at Mount Druitt Hospital’s emergency ...
Another Republican senator joins calls for Donald Trump to resign as Democrats push for impeachment
Democrats are expected to move forward with impeachment proceedings against the President this week. Powered by WPeMatico
The teddy bears helping families deal with COVID-19
Using old clothes from loved ones, Erendira Guerrero stitches together the teddy bears to help people cope with losing loved ...
Brisbane’s three-day coronavirus lockdown ends but mask mandate to continue
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has lifted Brisbane’s three-day coronavirus lockdown but people will have to carry and wear face masks for ...
NSW reports three new local COVID-19 cases as Sydney’s Northern Beaches lockdown lifts
Residents north of the Narrabeen Bridge on Sydney’s Northern Beaches have emerged out of lockdown as NSW reports three new ...
No new virus cases in Vic for fourth day
No new locally transmitted or interstate coronavirus cases have been detected in Victoria, but six new cases were recorded in ...
No new local cases of COVID-19 variant in Queensland as Greater Brisbane spends first night in lockdown
While the variant has been detected in a woman who arrived in Brisbane from Victoria on 5 January, authorities say ...
NSW reports one new local coronavirus case amid concern over UK variant in Queensland
NSW has recorded one new local COVID-19 case, with authorities on high alert for the spread of the contagious UK ...
Thousands of small businesses cry out for rescue
The Saturday Herald Sun can reveal new research shows more than half of those businesses would shut up shop permanently, ...
Suburb on edge with multiple virus alerts
Westfield Burwood is among the alerts issued by NSW Health on Friday night, with anyone who visited the shopping centre ...
‘Disgusting’ vax fraudster; Pfizer jab ‘can stop mutant viruses’
In parts of London, one in 30 people have coronavirus, with Mayor Sadiq Khan declaring a “major incident” saying hospitals ...
Victorian quarantine case carried UK strain to Qld
The Department of Health and Human Services also revealed one new infection in returned overseas travellers in hotel quarantine.There are ...
Victorian carried mutant COVID strain into Queensland
Queensland chief health officer Dr Jeanette Young urged anyone living in Maleny, about 90km north of Brisbane, to be on ...
Four new locally-acquired NSW COVID cases
NSW has recorded four new locally-acquired cases of COVID-19 including an earlier detected case in Sydney’s northern beaches. Powered by ...
NSW records four new local coronavirus cases and confirms end of Northern Beaches lockdown this weekend
Health Minister Brad Hazzard has confirmed the lockdown in the northern half of the Northern Beaches will lift this weekend, ...
Brisbane hotel quarantine cleaner diagnosed with more infectious UK coronavirus variant
Queensland is on high alert for cases of community transmission after a cleaner at a quarantine hotel contracted the more ...
