‘Common sense’: State’s new mask move
Daniel Andrews has made a major announcement as Victoria battles a fresh Covid wave. Find out where to get a free mask.
Australia
Why 7-day Covid iso rule won’t be scrapped
Health Minister Mark Butler has rejected any reduction in the seven-day isolation period for Covid, giving one major reason for the government’s firm stance.
Australia’s Covid wave has peaked early
Australia’s current Covid wave appears to have peaked early – but the nation’s top medical adviser has issued some grim news as well.
Huge clue Covid may have peaked
The nation’s top doctor has made a big concession about the current Covid wave as cases continue to decrease.
Big vaccine change for Aussie babies
Health Minister Mark Butler has made a major announcement about Covid-19 vaccinations for children aged under five.
Australia’s alarming Covid-19 milestone
The Premier of one Australian state has warned that the worst of the Covid outbreak is yet to come after the nation recorded a grim milestone.
‘Shooting in the dark’: Key Covid flaw
There is a big difference in one key Covid measure between different states, and it is leaving Australia to “shoot in the dark”, experts say.
Tragedy as toddler dies from Covid
The 23-month-old died at Queensland Children’s Hospital, in Brisbane, on Sunday.
Awkward photo captured inside parliament
A revealing photo taken inside Parliament House has exposed one thing ignored by almost all Coalition MPs.
‘Never’: Top doc’s claim on PM mask call
Australia’s Chief Medical Officer says he’s “never” given advice to the PM on one crucial element in the mask mandate debate.
Truth behind Australia’s ‘scary’ Covid map
A unsettling map shows that Australia is one of the world’s current Covid hotspots. But it doesn’t show some good news.
The Covid vaccine no Aussies wanted
Just one per cent of Australia’s 51 million doses of this vaccine were used, while the rest of them face the prospect of being thrown out.
Five words explain big Covid change
Despite active case numbers being higher than ever, Australia’s response is very different than before. Experts explain what’s changed.
New Covid advice no Aussie wants to hear
Chief medical officer Paul Kelly has said the words no Australian is ready hear – but there’s a stark reason why people aren’t willing to listen.
Albo’s big call on $750 payment
Days after it was announced the $750 Covid payment would be reinstated, Anthony Albanese has revealed his future plan for the handout.
‘Quite likely’ mask mandate will return
One of Australia’s top doctors has warned premiers may soon be left with “no choice” but to bring back mask mandates as Covid cases rise.
Top doctor’s mask stoush with TV host
Chief medical officer Professor Paul Kelly has denied claims he recommended the national cabinet reintroduce mask mandates in a tense TV interview.
New Covid advice from chief medical officer
New Covid advice on mask wearing and work from home has been issued by Australia’s chief medical officer.
Covid crisis triggers urgent change
Australia has recorded more than 50,000 cases of Covid-19 in the past 24 hours, triggering an urgent shift in official health advice.
Renewed call for mask mandates
The Covid expert said we should “plead with people” not to go to work and bring back the compulsory wearing of face masks.
‘Distressing’ detail behind Aus Covid numbers
While Australia faces another surge in Covid cases, an epidemiologist says one figure shows cases are likely much higher than what they appear.
Huge Covid rule change not ruled out
Anthony Albanese has slapped down a call to slash the Covid-19 isolation period, insisting now is not the time for change.
States make big call on key Covid rule
Two states have vowed not to bring back mask mandates after national cabinet agreed to implement a consistent message.
Why we should ignore the Covid ‘doomsayers’
Despite rising case numbers, Covid catastrophists around the world could soon find themselves suffering a grim fate.
Albo’s major $750 Covid payments U-turn
The Prime Minister has rushed forward an emergency national cabinet meeting on the escalating Covid-19 crisis from Monday to Saturday.
Covid iso rule change debate suggested
It has been suggested that Australia should consider the idea of scrapping a major rule for people infected with Covid.
’Makes nothing but sense’: Albo slammed
Anthony Albanese has doubled down on his claim that sick casuals don’t need leave payments as he faces his first major test as Prime Minister.
NSW’s Covid move shames Albo
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is facing considerable backlash after reversing a big Covid decision as cases rise across the country.
Covid rule returns as new strain spreads
A spike in cases has led to fears that hospitals could eventually become overwhelmed, and Anthony Albanese has called an emergency meeting.
Albo to make major new Covid move
Anthony Albanese has bowed to pressure to hold an emergency national cabinet meeting on Monday as Covid cases spike over winter.
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