COVID-19

Dr Julie Sladden has been a vocal opponent of COVID-19 vaccines — now she's a Liberal candidate in the Tasmanian election. The AMA says it's "untenable", but the premier is backing her.

The extraordinary way working from home has transformed our labour market means it shouldn't be seen as a "favour" to workers, but as a favour to us all, writes Leonora Risse.

Katarina Carroll was appointed police commissioner in 2019 becoming the first woman to hold the role in Queensland after serving as the commissioner of the Queensland Fire and Emergency Service.

Tim Stannard says he's had long COVID for four years and can no longer hold down a job. Experts say patients feel let down by the government's response to a parliamentary inquiry into the disease, calling it a "missed opportunity".

As the US prepares to scrap its recommendation that people with coronavirus stay home for five days after testing positive, we asked Australia's Department of Health whether it plans to follow suit. Here's what we found out.

In response to questions about Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's international travel, Opposition Leader Peter Dutton said former prime minister Scott Morrison didn't travel when he was "needed" over "a period of COVID". RMIT ABC Fact Check takes a look.

Josh Frydenberg says Scott Morrison’s decision to secretly swear himself in as Treasurer did lasting damage to their relationship.

Josh Frydenberg tells the ABC political docuseries Nemesis that Scott Morrison having himself sworn into the Treasury portfolio did lasting damage to their relationship. For his part, the former PM says he apologised to his former treasurer and the pair remain friends.

Loneliness is now a public health priority for the World Health Organisation, and with one-third of Australians feeling lonely some or all of the time, there are growing calls for the federal government to do the same.

Hospitals have become a strange new battleground in the fight against COVID, with doctors and public health experts concerned that too many patients are catching the virus — and an alarming number are dying — as a result of inadequate infection control.

The Passport Office will overhaul its passport application processes after an audit finds it knew there would be a surge in demand for passports after the pandemic, and should have planned for it.

Four years since COVID-19 spread around the world, medical researchers are still studying the effects on human health.

A report into soaring grocery prices, rising energy bills and steep airfares will be released on Wednesday. Its findings and recommendations will cause a headache for some of the country's biggest and most powerful companies, writes Adele Ferguson.

Behind the scenes governments have been steadily dismantling many other elements of a surveillance system that we were so reliant on in the emergency period of the COVID-19 pandemic, writes Casey Briggs.

A South Australian government employee who fell ill after getting a mandatory COVID vaccine has won compensation against his employer.

Can outdoor adventure activities like surf lessons, equine therapy, and weekend hikes improve health and boost community engagement? A new regional health pilot program aims to find out. 

Australians have enthusiastically returned to travel post-pandemic, but the government agency responsible for air safety is facing criticism.

Many Australians have been stranded at airports in the past year and have often blamed the major airlines but industry insiders say missteps by a government-owned body are a major reason for the poor service.

COVID-19 outbreaks are on the rise while vaccination rates are falling in aged care. Experts are calling on the government to act.

The relics of the pandemic are slowly fading but four years on, it still haunts the collective consciousness.

Hany Barsoum says he feared for the safety of his staff during the exchange, which he believes "could have been really bad". Meanwhile, police have made courtroom arrest of a man associated with those involved in the incident over an unrelated matter.

As school holidays come to an end and people return to work, Australians are reminded to take precautions against another "substantial" wave of COVID-19.

Three of Australia's leading COVID-19 experts share their personal safety strategies and reflect on what must happen if we're to blunt the growing health crisis the pandemic is causing — and prepare for the next one.

Jacinda Ardern had to reschedule her wedding in 2022 because of lockdown restrictions.

Several states have warned of another COVID wave driven by a new variant called JN.1. Why is it so infectious, and what is it doing to case numbers around Australia?