Public Health

Plain packaging is making tobacco products less appealing and warning labels more noticeable, researchers at the University of Otago, Wellington, have found.

Hornsby-Ku-ring-gai Women’s Shelter is calling for greater collaboration between medical centres, hospitals, emergency services, pharmacists, mental health professionals

Some tips for parents feeling overwhelmed about their children learning at home as the Queensland government says most students must stay away from school.

One woman has set up a GoFundMe page to help supply exhausted NSW health workers on the COVID-19 front line with meals from restaurants. Australian

Queensland parents will find out on Tuesday how the education of their children will be managed in term two. Students

As Australia shows early success in flattening the COVID-19 curve, state governments are still preparing for the possibility of a surge in deaths.

The federal government is doing everything it can to address grocery shortages in remote community stores, Minister for Indigenous Australians Ken Wyatt says.

As is often the case in a crisis, amid all the bad news, there are people who rise to the occasion to help their fellow Australians in myriad ways.

Uncertainty around the coronavirus pandemic can leave people stressed and anxious leading to a cycle of poor sleep and restlessness. Sleep

The Shopping Angels initiative has spread from the United States to Australia, connecting people who need groceries with volunteers offering to help.

A new site has been launched by the government, where all available work across the country is listed to help Australians unemployed because of coronavirus.

It's potentially worrying that we've seen widespread COVID-19 infection in Australia while the weather is still warm, says a leading infectious disease expert.

Australia's peak medical group is warning against false cures for coronavirus, including the flu shot and a malaria vaccine. Australians

Senior students will not know until April how year 12 assessments will be carried out, according to the National Education Council. Australia's

The Alcohol and Drug Foundation is urging Australians to avoid drink driving, amid reports of a 'concerning’ number of alcohol-related hospitalisations during the

Woolworths will hire up to 20,000 workers to keep up grocery supplies in its supermarkets and online business, as the coronavirus spreads.

The Alcohol and Drug Foundation is concerned by the surge in alcohol sales amid the coronavirus pandemic, fearing it may lead to increased domestic violence, accidents and

NSW Police will be able to fine individuals $1000 and businesses $5000 for breaches of public health and ministerial orders during the coronavirus crisis.

Australian farmers have joined a growing chorus urging people to stop panic-hoarding as they promised shoppers there's enough food to outlast the coronavirus.

A NSW youth homelessness peak body is urging the state government to provide adequate COVID-19 relief funding to support a sector already stretched.