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Calls for long-term funding in light of $24 million telehealth announcement Tuesday January 18, 2022 By Melissa Coade Federal News of the government’s boost to telehealth services is ‘cautiously welcomed’ by the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners.
DFAT to support WA’s COVID-19 aid package for India, Nepal and Sri Lanka Friday May 21, 2021 By Melissa Coade Foreign Affairs & Immigration WA will be sending 18 ventilators and more than 10 million masks as part of an aid package to assist some of the worst hit…
Perth is the latest city to suffer a COVID quarantine breach. Why does this keep happening? Wednesday February 3, 2021 By Michael Toole Editors' Picks The short answer is there is no national standard, and a stubborn resistance to taking aerosol transmission seriously.
CSIRO launches face mask testing site in Melbourne Thursday August 6, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Federal Manufacturers can use the CSIRO facility to test their masks, rather than sending the materials overseas, speeding up the process of getting masks to frontline…
The darknet – a wild west for fake coronavirus ‘cures’? The reality is more complicated (and regulated) Tuesday May 5, 2020 By James Martin Editors' Picks How do darknet marketplaces work? Contrary to popular belief, cryptomarkets are not the “lawless spaces” they’re often presented as in the news.