‘Academic’: Dan Andrews hits back
Daniel Andrews and Annastacia Palaszczuk have pushed back against a damning review into Australia’s Covid-19 response.
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Changes to Covid rules explained
The latest update to Covid-19 rules comes into effect on Friday – here’s what you need to know about mask wearing and isolation.
Major Covid rule scrapped for millions
A major Covid requirement will be abandoned in one state by the end of the work week in a sign the virus’ influence is weakening.
$200m building shut after eight months
A $200 million facility designed to house returning travellers during the Covid-19 pandemic will close just eight months after it was opened.
‘Disturbing’: Demand after iso rule scrapped
One prominent MP has slammed National Cabinet’s latest decision on Covid measures.
Health officer’s cryptic Covid tweet
There are suspicions Victoria’s chief medical officer Brett Sutton had plenty more to say following the country’s ditching of mandatory isolation.
Dom to push for landmark Covid change
NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet has confirmed he will lobby to scrap the five-day mandatory isolation period for Covid-19 at Friday’s national cabinet meeting.
AMA president’s dire long Covid prediction
The implications of long Covid affects far more than the individuals unlucky enough to be struck with it, the AMA president has shared.
ScoMo’s win after Labor sledge
A review into a major Morrison government decision has come back with a surprise finding.
Proof Aussie anti-vaxxers have lost the plot
An anti-vaxxer has consulted a group of peers over what she believed to be a suspicious sight at a “freedom” rally in Sydney.
Omicron jab approved for Aussies
A new Covid vaccine designed to fight the Omicron strain was quietly approved this week, in good news for those still eligible for another jab.
When hated Covid rule could end
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has given a big hint on whether Australia is inching closer to ending a Covid-19 isolation rule.
Albo shuts down $540 Covid loophole
Strict limits will be imposed on how many times you can claim the $540 pandemic leave payment amid reports some Aussies claimed to have caught Covid five times.
Date Australia’s Covid rules could be axed
Australia’s Covid isolation period has officially been shortened, but when will restrictions be removed altogether?
‘Out of control’: Top doc’s grim warning
One of Australia’s top doctors has issued a grim warning about a major change to Covid-19 rules, saying it’s going to be a “problem”.
Huge change to mask rule on flights
It’s something Aussies travellers have been waiting to hear for a while and in just one week, they will no longer have to put up with one mandatory rule.
Australia’s new Covid rules explained
The Prime Minister has made huge changes to the way Australia lives with Covid. Here’s everything you need to know.
Blunt warning on $750 payment
Calls to extend the pandemic leave payment have been met with a blunt response from the nation’s Treasurer.
Where Australia went wrong in the pandemic
The nation’s top scientists have listed 20 things Australia can do better when the next pandemic reaches our shores.
Dan and Dom on Covid unity ticket
The two state premiers appeared side by side on Tuesday ahead of a meeting at which they’re expected to discuss Covid isolation requirements.
‘Don’t need to’: State scraps Covid rule
One Australian state has scrapped a major Covid-19 rule as the latest wave continues to ease and hospitalisations fall.
Heartbreaking diary entries from lockdown
Australians have shared their secret journal entries from when they were locked down due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Why firefighters ‘didn’t try to save child’
ACT fire fighters are in the spotlight as an investigation is underway following allegations Covid-19 fears prevented them entering a house where a child needed assistance.
The crisis ‘choking’ regional economies
Country and coastal employers are battling to attract new staff due to a developing disaster which is driving workers out of regional areas.
‘Worrying’: Hidden truths of catching Covid
A study of more than one million people who were infected with Covid two years ago has exposed the long-term symptoms of the disease.
Australia’s Covid response savaged
Australia’s Covid-19 vaccine rollout has been lashed for failing to meet its targets in a new bombshell report.
Twist in woman’s sacking over Covid vax
A woman was unfairly dismissed from her role at a food wholesaler and distributor because she wanted to wait for a specific vaccine.
Huge Covid question baffling Aussies
Confusion over a simple Covid-19 rule has caused a stir both in public and online, as hundreds of Australians risk copping hundreds of dollars in fines.
Why Dan is teaming up with Albo
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews have joined forces to make a major announcement.
Sassy response to anti-vaxxer’s question
A zinger from Bill Shorten has left an anti-vax senator frustrated over the government’s “refusal” to answer his questions.
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