COVID-19

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.

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.

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.

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.  

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.

It's the first time in more than 50 years that an infectious disease is among the five leading causes of death in Australia.

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?

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".

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.

Australia is proving a winner with international travellers, with new data showing they are staying longer and often spending more than before the pandemic.

Gone are the days when a phone call was the main way to call in sick. With email, text and messaging apps now in the mix, we ask experts about the best ways to let an employer know you're unable to work.

A 41-year-old man from Melbourne's west has been arrested as part of an investigation into more than 500 allegedly fraudulent applications for COVID-19 payments during the pandemic. 

It's not an extraordinary year in terms of the flu or RSV "in isolation", but this year's winter season is unusual because there are many things circulating together.

You can now use an online statutory declaration as evidence for personal leave from work, without a JP signature. 

The report, based out of the United States, mirrors recent reporting by Australian researchers. 

They're losing their formative years to this debilitating disease. But for too many children with long COVID, finding help is a frustrating and traumatic process that leaves them feeling isolated and invisible.

The US military launched a clandestine program amid the COVID crisis to discredit China’s Sinovac inoculation – payback for Beijing’s efforts to blame Washington for the pandemic.

Whether you've caught the virus for the first time or the third time, isolation is no longer legally required. We asked the experts what COVID-19 best practice looks like in 2024.

Many Australians are preparing to head overseas and interstate these school holidays. Medical experts reveal how long before their travel they should be getting a booster.

A COVID-era premier, rocker and footy player have been recognised in this year's King's Birthday Honours list.

Newly released documents show the Australian Antarctic Division issued a stern rebuke to Serco, the private operator of the RSV Nuyina, for failing to comply with strict COVID vaccination rules on a voyage to Antarctica, where an infection could have severe consequences.

Canberra hospitals have reintroduced mask mandates as COVID-19 and other respiratory illnesses increase.

If a four-year parliamentary term were to be broken down like an Aussie Rules match, the SA government would now be into the third quarter — often dubbed the "premiership quarter" — and it arguably has some catching up to do.

The state government will be forced to publicly release thousands of pages of secret briefings behind the state's lockdowns, following an almost four-year Freedom of Information battle.

SA Health's chief says there are currently 200 more patients in hospitals across the state compared to the same time last year, as the opposition leader slams the government's preparations for winter.