A leading epidemiologist has identified two factors driving the surge in Australia’s coronavirus numbers. And she has ...

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 50 to 74 will also remain eligible for an annual dose, as will adults aged 18 and over who are severely immunocompromised. People outside those groups ...

Australia has avoided its usual winter COVID-19 peak, but experts warn a new variant could yet trigger a wave.

The AstraZeneca and Oxford University COVID vaccine is the second major vaccine candidate in Australia. Australia has secured ...

Only some people will continue to get the COVID-19 vaccination for free after October 1. Here's what the changes mean for you.

A study of 7 million medical records found that in Australia, patients with long COVID are more likely to be women than men, or people aged 40–59 and those living in a high socioeconomic area. They ...

Australian workers living with long COVID cost the economy, on average, about $9.6 billion in 2022, according to a new study published in the Medical Journal of Australia. Led by the University of ...

Recent weeks have seen successive rises in reported COVID infection numbers across Australia, with figures in some states indicating virus levels not seen since early 2023. The growing wave of COVID, ...

In a statement released on Friday, the Labor government’s Health Minister Mark Butler blandly noted “an expected festive season wave” of COVID infection and illness. Australian Health Minister Mark ...

Many Australians have stopped worrying about respiratory viruses. The pandemic has passed and attention has shifted. COVID no longer dominates the headlines, and influenza is often dismissed as a ...

More than 40 Australian Olympians have tested positive to COVID and other respiratory illnesses at the Paris Games. Swimming Australia's head coach Rohan Taylor has revealed some swimmers raced with ...

The Australian looked at the recent tax grab and here are the lamentable numbers: The three levels of government’s tax take ...