COVID 19

The finding represents the first successful cruise ship class action in the world.

A Melbourne Muffin Break franchise has been fined after admitting 360 charges relating to the illegal employment of three 14-year-old children last year.

In a city beset by vacant offices and a lack of housing, a Sydney developer is hoping that one problem can solve the other.

Pharmaceutical company Moderna is making significant progress on a combined vaccine for both COVID-19 and influenza.

Two scientists have won the Nobel Prize in medicine for discoveries that enabled the development of mRNA vaccines against COVID-19.

This virus was the third leading cause of death in 2022 in a holistic overview, accounting for one in twenty deaths over the year.

Inexperienced owners have let the small animals breed into double figures and beyond, a leading animal charity said.

The outcome of the pandemic should be a priority for this government, not just an inquiry, Mark Jessop writes.

Opening up almost all major Australian airports to unlimited access for international airlines could help to drive prices down, the Productivity Commission has told senators in a push to liberalise the market.

The inquiry won't be able to investigate the lockdowns and border closures that had such an impact on millions of Australians.

The first Australian case of a 'highly mutated' COVID-19 variant colloquially known as 'Pirola' has been detected in Western Australia.

Australia's population has hit 26.5 million people thanks to a post-COVID-19 pandemic migration boom, new data from ABS shows.

Despite being on leave from her job, Kylie Sharee Parmenter wore her NSW Health uniform to a vaccine appointment at a local chemist.

Australia's health department has updated its COVID-19 vaccine advice.

When COVID-19 hit, Qantas alone was forced to cancel some $2 billion in flights.

The new variant, nicknamed Pirola, has drawn the World Health Organisation's attention.

A highly mutated new variant of the virus that causes COVID-19 has multiple countries on alert

Legal action against Telstra over its COVID-19 vaccination policy for employees has been discontinued, with documents showing it was funded by Clive Palmer.

A scientist who became a familiar face on TV during the COVID-19 pandemic has died aged 70.

COVID-19 was first detected in late 2019, but in the nearly three years since, the disease has been through several different mutations.

New strain Eris is now dominant in the UK and the US, but its impact on a relaxed Australia could be severe.

He claims the state's strict lockdown rules caused the death of his daughter, who couldn't visit from Sydney.

A new variant of COVID-19 has been detected around the world, with experts warning the virus is "circulating unchecked".

Despite COVID-19 hospitalisations recently trending up in the US, Michael Bloomberg has declared "the pandemic is over".

Treasurer Daniel Mookhey says he's not optimistic about getting the bill paid.

An appeal for compensation over a cruise holiday plagued by COVID-19 will be heard by Australia's highest court.

Dr Clare Looker will replace Sutton, who began the role in 2019 and led the state through the entire COVID-19 pandemic.

About 1600 patients from the Heritage Medical Clinic in Richmond have been notified of the breach.

The Melbourne public housing residents were locked down for two weeks without notice in 2020.

The 62-year-old has experienced lingering fatigue, headaches and brain fog after her first case of COVID-19 over a year ago.

Australians have access to one of the most powerful passports in the world, according to the latest instalment of one of the most authoritative ranking systems.

A bad flu season in Australia is being compounded by the spread of RSV and COVID-19 through the community.

His was a face synonymous with COVID-19 lockdowns, border controls and an era many would likely choose to forget, but alongside the premier, led Victoria's response to a one-in-a-lifetime pandemic.

Queensland's independent auditor has delivered a critical assessment of the way the state government ordered the Wellcamp quarantine facility.

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare data shows 315,705 babies were born while many were going in and out of lockdown in 2021, which is an increase of 20,000 babies (6.7 per cent) from 2020.

Some of Australia's major health insurers are passing on hundreds of millions of dollars worth of claims savings to customers.

A new report suggests people of non-Anglo appearance were more likely to have received a COVID-19 fine.

American spy agencies remain divided over how the pandemic began.

'It's definitely a luxury to turn on a heater or something, but we just simply can't afford it.'

A prominent vaccine scientist said he was accosted outside of his home after a Twitter exchange with podcaster Joe Rogan, who challenged him to debate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. over the weekend.

You won't like this but you need to read it, because it is a warning that touches your life.

Brett Sutton is leaving his position as the state's top health advisor after leading Victoria's health response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

COVID-19 could cause long-term damage to brain cells a study involving Australian researchers has found.

Gross domestic product rose by just 0.2 per cent in the March quarter, its smallest increase in nearly two years.

Sydney Airport's COVID-19 testing clinic will close tomorrow after swabbing 500,000 travellers over nearly three years.

A tiny farming town in regional Victoria has uncovered a type of garlic so potent that scientists have been able to use it to stop COVID-19 in its tracks.

The epic journey took nearly 10 years of travelling, all in a single unbroken journey. So how did he do it?

Authorities are rolling out new vaccinations to meet a new wave of COVID-19 infections.

'When the next pandemic comes knocking – and it will – we must be ready to answer decisively, collectively and equitably.'

Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who was fined for breaking his own government's pandemic lockdown rules, has been reported to police again over more potential breaches.