Public Health

Thousands of Australians are expected to benefit from new PBS listings for drugs used in treating respiratory illness, blood cancer and early onset puberty.

Western Australia will soon ease border

Queensland will fully reopen by mid-December even if it hasn't vaccinated 80 per cent of its population, but the premier says her plan is safe and cautious.

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Trade Minister Dan Tehan is hopeful tourists, migrant workers and international students may be able to return to Australia before the end of the year.

There was a drop in COVID-19

Prime Minister Scott Morrison says international travel could resume well before the end of the year with Australia's vaccination rollout gaining momentum.

Health outcomes for the unvaccinated may be worse than predicted, says a trusted public health expert, as NSW approaches the October peak of hospitalisations.

Premier Gladys Berejiklian has offered a glimmer of hope that the 9pm New Year's Eve fireworks on Sydney Harbour might go ahead this year.

Authorised workers and those with COVID-19 vaccination bookings will need to show proof to board limited buses into Melbourne's CBD during a planned protest.

Industry bodies say businesses are confused and fearful over the unclear plans to reopen when restrictions lift across NSW next month. Confusion

South Australia is looking to recruit 370 more nurses to help with the COVID-19 response and other issues in the health system. South Australia

Unvaccinated Victorians could be "locked out" of major sporting events, cinemas and pubs once the state reaches its COVID-19 immunisation targets.

Kids will be back to school by October in NSW, while plans to reopen some industries rely on the state meeting its 70 per cent vaccination rate target.

VCE students will have special consideration applied to their final scores, as a survey shows the pandemic is affecting young people's mental health.

The Business Council of Australia believes the shutdown of the NSW construction industry will have a big impact on Australia's economic recovery.

The Queensland premier says it's safe for the state to import interstate NRL teams, while telling Queenslanders in regional NSW to come home now.

A federal inquiry has recommended Victoria's chief health officer meet with a community over their fears of a possible cancer cluster linked to a pesticide.

NSW police will step up patrols to make sure people comply with COVID-

Australia's health system was not ready for the widespread smoke harm caused by the last mega-fire season, and it could be worse next time a report warns.