Australia

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has assured that people with a heightened risk of COVID-19 will still be able to get free PCR tests. Under changes...

Almost two-thirds of Australians believe the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic is behind them despite a new wave of infections and different variants of...

Doctors have slammed a move allowing pharmacists to prescribe antibiotics and reissue certain prescriptions under a Victorian Labor election promise, over fears it could...

NSW residents will soon be able to get vaccinations and some treatments prescribed at their local chemist, in a move doctors' groups have slammed...

Australians are living longer despite the COVID-19 pandemic, which caused life expectancy to drop in many of the world's richest nations. Australian Bureau of Statistics...

Australia's COVID-19 response failed the nation's most vulnerable people and in many cases amounted to over-reach, according to a new report. The report - Fault lines:...

Australia's latest COVID-19 data could differ from actual case numbers after some states scrapped mandatory reporting of tests. People in Victoria and NSW are no...

Doctors and medical students are calling for urgent funding and Medicare changes to prevent a shortage of 11,000 general practitioners over the next decade. Doctor shortages are...

When COVID-19 hit Australia, the country's top health bureaucrats were bracing for something big - but even they were yet to grasp the enormity...

Cancer patients treated in NSW outpatient clinics have reported an overwhelmingly positive experience, but improvements could be made for those who speak English as...