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Peter Doherty and Premier Daniel Andrews with Geoff and Anna Cumming at the announcement of The Cumming Centre for Global Pandemic Therapeutics.

How a chat over a glass of wine turned into a $250 million research fund for Melbourne

The inside story of how a Canadian businessman donated $250 million to fund a pandemic research centre in Melbourne.

  • Sumeyya Ilanbey

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Canadian businessman and philanthropist Geoffrey Cumming has donated $250 million to the Doherty Institute to set up the Cumming Global Centre for Pandemic Therapeutics.

$250m donation to fund a pandemic research centre in Melbourne

The largest donation in Australian medical research history will be used to establish a global centre that finds non-vaccine treatments for future pandemics.

  • Lachlan Abbott and Sumeyya Ilanbey
Peter Doherty.

Peter Doherty’s new memoir is a fascinating treasure trove of trivia

The immunologist and Nobel laureate’s latest book makes some surprising connections as it weaves together family history, war and tennis.

  • Alan Attwood
Empty streets in Melbourne’s CBD in August.

COVID safety rating system floated amid warnings of reopening risks

A leading infectious diseases expert has suggested businesses should be subject to a star rating system based on the vaccination rates of staff and other COVID-19 safety practices so that consumers can have the confidence to enter premises once lockdowns end.

  • Emma Koehn
Peter Doherty is a hero to many as a person who strives constantly to use his intellect and platform to make the world a better place.

The Attenborough of the pandemic: Peter Doherty’s new book makes sense of it all

When the pandemic burst upon the world, the eminent scientist knuckled down to keep a track of what was going on.

  • Bianca Nogrady
A new national survey shows the number of Australians willing to be vaccinated against coronavirus remains at 76 per cent, despite government efforts to bring the number closer to its aspirational target of 95 per cent.

Truth is at stake in the great vaccine debate

The falsehood we must urgently eradicate is that the Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccines aren’t safe or effective despite their approval for use in Australia, Europe and elsewhere.

  • Julie Szego
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Domestically the prospects for a vaccine-accelerated recovery add to other indicators of a firming outlook.

New centre could help avoid repeat of quarantine disaster

It is hoped that the Australian Institute for Infectious Disease will provide an earlier response to new diseases in the region.

  • Aisha Dow
Illustration: John Shakespeare

Australia is a minion in the global vaccine arms race

The Prime Minister has rightly pledged to share with the world any COVID-19 vaccine that Australia develops, but others won't be so generous.

  • Peter Hartcher
Susan Orlean's weekend confessions met with profound gratitude from those who felt she understood exactly what they were going through.

The honesty of Susan Orlean's drunk tweets were a balm for my pressure-cooked soul

I, for one, felt a mariachi band dance through my heart when I read Orlean’s tweets.

  • Samantha Selinger-Morris
Doctors are calling for masks to be mandated in NSW.

'Like watching a train wreck': Doctors urge masks be mandated in NSW

Doctors in NSW are urging the state to follow Victoria's lead and mandate the wearing of masks, but health authorities say there is no benefit at this point.

  • Dana McCauley

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