NSW premier must do more to control COVID-19 outbreak, AMA says Health The Australian Medical Association (AMA) has called for NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian to take further measures beyond making stay-at-home orders applicable to four local government
WA Police murder investigation using QR contact tracing data prompts law reform June 16, 2021 By Melissa Coade Health Laws rushed through through the Western Australian parliament on Tuesday have been designed to bolster protections for data obtained through the state’s COVID-19 contact tracing
New modelling shows COVID-19 ‘mixed vaccination’ strategy could save more lives June 16, 2021 By Melissa Coade Federal Researchers from Norway and the US have found that population-wide COVID-19 vaccination is most effective when the strategy targets people in the most vulnerable groups
Study examines healthcare workers’ susceptibility to COVID-19 variants June 10, 2021 By Melissa Coade Federal A new trial examining positive effects of tuberculosis vaccine on COVID-19 immune response among healthcare workers will now also consider people’s susceptibility to getting sick
Aged care sector group want COVID-19 shot for care workers nationally mandated June 9, 2021 By Melissa Coade Federal The Aged & Community Services Association (ACSA) is calling for state and territory governments to follow the lead of Western Australia by introducing mandatory vaccination
Western Australia expands COVID-19 jab to people in their 30s June 9, 2021 By Melissa Coade Health WA has opened its COVID-19 vaccine eligibility criteria to people aged over 30 and anyone from the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (ATSI) community over
Retailers bemoan $2 billion hurt of Victoria’s latest lockdown measures June 3, 2021 By Melissa Coade Economy & Industry The extension of Victoria’s seven-day lockdown by another week will result in a cumulative $2 billion ‘hammer blow’ to local retail, according to the peak
Low hormone levels linked to weaker vaccine antibody response May 25, 2021 By Melissa Coade Federal New research from the University of Queensland has found that a metabolic hormone known as leptin has been linked to a poor vaccine antibody response
States step up for COVID-19 vaccine rollout May 24, 2021 By Melissa Coade Health The states are taking the lead on expediting the delivery of COVID-19 vaccines across Australia, with NSW, South Australia, Queensland and Western Australia ramping up
Reset Australia: Government should be offered anti-vaxxer social media insights May 19, 2021 By Melissa Coade Communications & Technology New social-listening research has shown that the growth of anti-vaccination groups on Facebook has jumped by 280% during the COVID-19 pandemic, with the digital rights
Serious boost to vaccine rollout figures required to meet government’s ambitious target, former health advisor says May 12, 2021 By Melissa Coade Federal A former senior advisor to the federal Health & Aged Care Minister says that current COVID-19 vaccination jabs will have to increase five-fold, to 200,000
Premium Insights and analysis Australia’s COVID-19 response victim to federal operational failures, former secretary says May 6, 2021 By Melissa Coade Editors' Picks Former health secretary Stephen Duckett has spoken to The Mandarin about how governments at all levels have responded during this extraordinary time in history, and
PM disbands COVID-19 advisory board, declares emergency response over May 3, 2021 By Melissa Coade Federal More than a year since the COVID-19 Commission Advisory Board was formed, the prime minister has announced that its work has concluded as Australia looks
COVID-19 public health restrictions trigger feelings of trauma for Stolen Generations survivors April 22, 2021 By Melissa Coade Culture Findings from an online survey conducted by the Marumali Program on behalf of the Healing Foundation have demonstrated the ways Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
