September 2024
Misinformation laws could stymie public health debates: Coatsworth
The nation’s deputy chief medical officer during the COVID-19 pandemic says Labor’s proposed crackdown on misinformation and disinformation goes too far.
January 2024
Controlling COVID ‘at all costs’ went too far: ex-deputy health chief
Officials persisted with policies despite the changing nature of the pandemic, while state powers on lockdowns need to be reined in, Dr Nick Coatsworth said.
February 2022
AMA WA dismisses claims omicron is less severe than seasonal flu
As Western Australia reports a record number of COVID-19 cases, the state’s AMA president has called on Mark McGowan to impose “modest” restrictions similar to those in South Australia.
January 2022
Letters of 14 January: Australia can help Palau go green
Australian hydrogen for Palau, tax reform, Sydney Airport sale, Nick Coatsworth’s COVID-19 stance, Novak Djokovic fiasco.
Top doctors, academics living in an ‘alternative reality’
Prominent medical experts are taking an unnecessarily fearful approach to the omicron virus, the former health adviser Nick Coatsworth says.
September 2021
The campaign to cancel Nick Coatsworth
A group of 24 clinical academics has been busy writing complaints about the former deputy CMO.
September 2021
Hunt tells Pfizer to seek vaccine approval for kids
Health Minister wants the vaccine-approval processes in the US for children aged five to 12 to be matched in Australia.
July 2021
Australia can avoid lockdowns in four months: Coatsworth
Australia can consider ending lockdowns once 50 per cent of people are vaccinated in November and must accept some COVID-19 hospitalisations and deaths like it does for influenza.
May 2021
Follow health advice to escape the gilded cage
As health experts now warn, breaking out of Australia’s gilded COVID-safe cage will depend on accepting the need to live with the virus when new cases inevitably appear.
September 2020
Calls to invest in more vaccines after trial hitch
AstraZeneca's decision to pause vaccine trials should be seen as a positive sign that corners are not being cut, but the AMA says more options are needed.