Australia

Australia may soon move away from reporting the total number of people who die from COVID-19 each day. Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly says it...

Tasmania's public health emergency period has been extended by eight weeks, but it could end sooner if COVID-19 case numbers decrease. Director of Public Health,...

Winter is coming, bringing with it an expected uptick in COVID-19 cases across Australia. But experts say a surge in the number of flu cases...

A slew of medicines to treat illnesses like cancer and kidney disease will now be manufactured here in Australia in a move the government...

Less than five per cent of people eligible to receive a winter booster shot will be able to get the fourth dose when the...

Australian COVID-19 infections are continuing to surge due to a sub-variant of the Omicron strain, as health authorities warn cases won't peak until mid-April. Despite...

Australia's COVID-19 vaccine rollout has passed another milestone, with four-in-five of all 12- to 15-year-olds now fully vaccinated against the virus. It comes as the...

The federal government will spend $6 billion on a winter response plan, with a combined COVID-19 and influenza spike in infections predicted in coming months. A...

Just days out from his pre-election budget, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has reminded Australians how the government under Scott Morrison has steered the country through...

Australia's public hospitals are in "crisis" with fewer beds for the elderly and blown-out waiting times in emergency departments, the nation's top doctors say. A...