A new Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence will investigate how to shift social and economic disadvantage to support vulnerable families.

The BA.2 Omicron variant's genetic traits make it harder to detect than the original variant; it's across 40 countries, including Australia.

A third dose of an Omicron vaccine is likely to give sufficient protection from a disease of any severity caused by the new variant, say…

A new study by Australian scientists has been published underscoring the need for a third booster within one year after a full primary vaccination schedule.

Experts say the federal government's so-called ‘first’ national mental health plan is, in fact, the sixth such national mental health strategy.

Experts have underscored the limitations of modelling underpinning Australia’s COVID response plan, noting vaccine demand could outstrip supply.

While being fully vaccinated cannot guarantee a person would not be infected by the virus, it will stop the severity of the disease.

Social distancing compliance must double to 80%; at a rate of 70%, the modelling determined, positive COVID-19 cases would decrease after two months.

Two international studies have identified a possible link between the inflammation of the heart muscle and a shot of one of the COVID-19 mRNA vaccines.

The earliest known deliberate burial of humans living in Africa has been found in a cave in Kenya. Sydney University's Patrick Faulkner contributed to the…

The back story on how mandarin Michael Pezzullo, a history-obsessed scholar, made his way to the top of the national security food chain.

A 21-year-old Sydney University student has attracted the attention of researchers worldwide, including Amazon, for a ‘simple but ingenious’ change to quantum error correcting code. …

How do we demonstrate that data aggregation has widespread benefits for citizens and consumers and can empower a wide suite of services?…