A new study finds that during September 2022, about 1.3 million Australians were living with long COVID and of that number about 55,000 were children aged four and under.
Are we more productive working from home or in the office? This is what the experts say
More people are working from home in some capacity since COVID-19 lockdowns. But with more workers being called back to the office, what's actually more productive?
Photo shows Moody image of a person dressed in dark work clothesNSW government workers ordered back into office told they will need to be flexible
NSW Premier Chris Minns's department secretary says employees who moved as a result of work-from-home arrangements may need to be flexible.
Photo shows Various people seen in a crowded suburb of SydneyPerrottet declares pandemic vaccine mandates as 'wrong' in valedictory speech
The former NSW premier reflected on the mandate during his tenure in a speech given during his last week in parliament.
Paula stepped off the treadmill of city life before COVID hit. Here's what she's learnt
The upheaval caused by the coronavirus pandemic and the cost-of-living challenges that followed not only changed the way we live, but caused many to rethink the way they live. In Victoria's Gippsland, residents share their thoughts on how their world has changed.
Photo shows Paula sitting on rocks by the creekThis calculator can estimate your chance of getting long COVID
A new online calculator can estimate a person's risk of developing long Covid symptoms such as brain fog, fatigue, and shortness of breath. The Covid calculator was built by the University of Queensland alongside the University of Sydney, Queensland University of Technology, and Flinders University.
Has Video Duration: 1 minute 26 seconds.Worried about developing long COVID? This calculator can estimate your risk
A group of researchers launches an online calculator that can estimate a person's risk of developing long COVID symptoms based on factors like age, sex, medications and infection history.
We've cleaned our drinking water for decades. Why don't we do the same with the air we breathe?
The Pathway to Clean Indoor Air in Victoria could speed up the end of the current pandemic and help us prepare for the next one. But improving indoor air quality won't just bring health benefits — it could also boost businesses' bottom lines.
Photo shows A woman wearing a protective mask walks with a bike in China.These Asian nations want more tourists — here's how they're making it cheaper and easier for Australians
Several Asian countries have eased rules or removed fees for Australian visitors. Find out where and what it means for your next holiday or business trip.
Photo shows Three girls walk along a white sandy beach on a sunny day.Had a sick day? Here's how to tell if you need more time off work
You've already taken a sick day to recover from a cold and you're feeling a bit better, but still not 100 per cent. So do you go back to work or take another day off?
Photo shows Person leaning over a table wearing hooded gown, box of tissues and cup on tableJoe Biden tests positive for COVID ahead of campaign rally
The US president's second COVID infection has forced him to cancel his address at the battleground state of Nevada.
Photo shows COVID Positive, Joe Biden: Joe Biden seated at a restaurant table greated by a woman in a white suit.Has Video Duration: 2 minutes 4 seconds.Doctor requested 21,000 COVID tests in a single day: How some pathology companies 'rorted' Medicare during the pandemic
Some Australian pathology companies engaged in widespread and "systematic rorting" at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, with new documents revealing accusations of fraud, cost-shifting and "opportunistic" claiming.
Photo shows A graphic showing a Medicare card, $100 bills, COVID cells and scientific beakersThe 'stick lady', a frustrated cyclist and a court case that helped spark major change to defamation laws
During the COVID lockdowns, an online vigilantism soon became a defamation case in the NSW District Court. New legislation is aiming to avoid cases like this from happening again.
Photo shows Facebook defamationThe peak of the pandemic has long since passed — but live music is still struggling to make itself heard
For decades, a mainstay of the live music scene was the adolescent "rite of passage" of going out to gigs, concerts and band nights in the back rooms of pubs — but Adelaide industry figures say factors including TikTok and the after-effects of the pandemic are continuing to keep young people away.
Photo shows A man leans an arm against a bar top, behind him bottles of alcohol and a neon bar signDaughter of Captain Sir Tom banned from being charity trustee
Hannah Ingram-Moore, the daughter of a British veteran who raised millions for the NHS, has been banned from being a trustee of a charity he set up before his death.
Photo shows Woman posing next to tree in gardenFLiRT was dominating COVID-19 cases, now we're already onto FLuQE
COVID-19 continues to evolve at a fast pace, with the latest highly transmissible variant, nicknamed FLuQE emerging as the dominant strain in Australia and across parts of the world.
Photo shows Two women walking next to each other on the street. They are wearing face masks and jacketsLife expectancy in Australia has fallen for the first time in about 30 years
It's the first time in more than 50 years that an infectious disease is among the five leading causes of death in Australia.
Photo shows A family walking backwards.Britain's beloved NHS was kneecapped by the Conservative Party. Then the COVID pandemic hit
The NHS was woefully unprepared when the pandemic arrived. Will this damn the Conservative Party when voters go to the polls in a few days?
Photo shows Boris Johnson in a black face mask, with a tiny Union Jack stitched on itAfter ordering more COVID tests than any other state, WA is now spending $4m to bin them
The WA government is set to fork out millions destroying around 19 million expired rapid antigen tests that are sitting in a warehouse, but is defending the move and the purchase of the tests as "a good use of taxpayers' money".
Photo shows A motion blur image of rat tests being thrown in a binNSW records almost 40 per cent increase in influenza cases in a week, emergency departments 'slammed'
The latest NSW Health respiratory surveillance report shows there were 12,421 cases of influenza reported in the week ending June 22. It was a 38 per cent increase on the previous week.
Photo shows A woman blows her nose with a box of tissues in front of herForget the COVID years, international tourists are spending big and breaking records
Australia is proving a winner with international travellers, with new data showing they are staying longer and often spending more than before the pandemic.
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