Public Health

Social distancing will remain in Queensland until there is a COVID-19 vaccine, the premier says, as the state prepares to reopen to all but Victorians.

From July 1, NSW will scrap its one-person per four square metres rule while other states are set to relax further restrictions later in the month.

South Australia is moving to an online system for access to the state as its level of coronavirus restrictions is reduced to its lowest level since March.

The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) is helping GP’s provide care and support for victims of family and domestic abuse and violence.

State Labor has called on the NSW government to extend its free community preschool package to the end of 2020 to enable struggling parents to return to work.

The number of Australians getting drug and alcohol treatment is slowly rising with a sharp jump in the number of people seeking treatment for drugs like ice.

A spike in COVID-19 cases in Victoria shows Australians cannot breathe easy yet but authorities are confident the outbreak will be brought under control.

The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) is providing extra support for culturally and linguistically (CALD) diverse Australians during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Northern Territory, with no cases for 28 days, will reopen its borders to interstate travellers from July 17 as southern coronavirus infections reduce.

The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) has today welcomed the Therapeutic Goods Administration’s (TGA) interim decision to block the sale of “heat

The new National Health Reform Agreement  has the potential to end the practice of public hospitals “harvesting” privately insured patients for their 

Yarra City Council today welcomed the Victorian Government’s three-year extension to the Medically Supervised Injecting Facility in Richmond and the introduction of

An individualised and family-based physical activity and dietary intervention reduced the plasma LDL cholesterol concentration of primary school children, a new study from

New Zealand has no active cases of coronavirus after the recovery of the last person identified by health authorities with COVID-19. Prime

The construction and entertainment sectors are next in line for targeted stimulus as the federal government focuses on coronavirus economic recovery.

Much of Australia is entering a new phase of fewer COVID-19 restrictions but authorities will continue to monitor cases to ensure the country remains safe.

Some disadvantaged students have been forced to learn from home without internet or their own computers and risk falling further behind, a charity says.

The cancellation of Queensland's iconic Birdsville Races due to COVID-19 restrictions will have a far-reaching impact for many of the state's outback towns.

Heat-related deaths have been “substantially underreported” on Australia’s national records, according to experts from The Australian National University

Carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel sources reached a maximum daily decline of 17 per cent in April as a result of drastic decline in energy demand that have occurred