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TGA allows pharmacists to provide alternative drugs without doctor approval to help patients through shortage

ACT public school students up to Year 9 will be given five rapid antigen tests for use over the holiday…

A leading infectious diseases expert on Wednesday predicted that up to 500,000 Australians are currently infected with Covid-19.Peter Collignon, an infectious diseases physician and microbiologist from Australian National University (ANU) and ...

The 2020 release of the influential HILDA survey shows Australians forced into remote working also reported no measurable increase in job satisfaction.

China witnessed a record number of coronavirus cases for the third consecutive day on Saturday, with infections surpassing 35,000 despite large-scale lockdowns under the stringent Zero-COVID policy, triggering rare protests and clashes with the police.

As China’s surging Covid-19 infections hit a new record on Friday – with more than 32,000 local infections reported – overseas public health experts flagged that the numbers may not be a true reflection of cases. Several factors could be contributing to an underestimation of the extent of the outbreak, they warned. “I think China is probably underestimating the cases...

State government commits to cautious and careful pilot. Here’s what is proposed and what we know about similar schemes elsewhere

The number of infections in Queensland and Victoria soared by 60 per cent last week as the use of masks was again recommended, while a 40 per cent rise in NSW prompted a warning from Dr Kerry Chant.

The XBB strain, which recently emerged in Singapore, has started to spread in Australia - but theres a reason health experts arent worried about the nightmare variant.

Aside from maintaining a policy that has failed everywhere else, it's been tried, China is stuck in Covid hell. In Communist countries, if the leader admits error,