He’s a big data scientist working with Perth’s Telethon Kids Institute and Curtin University to eradicate childhood disease — and one of the biggest names in public health is bankrolling his team.
Angela Pownall
Public health authorities in the UK and France are concerned about high temperatures on the way amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The Northern Territory has dropped its hotspot ruling for parts of Queensland and NSW, with travellers allowed to enter the Top End without quarantining.
Western Australia's chief health officer has again recommended delaying a move to phase five amid concerns over coronavirus outbreaks in the eastern states.
Michael Ramsey
WA’s phase five restrictions have been put on hold again after Mark McGowan said the State ‘has entered the most dangerous phase of the pandemic’.
Josh Zimmerman
A growing cluster of coronavirus cases in Adelaide has prompted health officials to put more than 1200 people in either supervised quarantine or home isolation.
Tim Dornin
Andrew Miller is convinced coronavirus will get into WA and has warned that an AFL grand final would just be ‘daring’ it to infect the State.
Caitlyn Rintoul and Jenna Clarke
The home of an old bowling club in Perth’s western suburbs has been selected as the preferred site for a $10m seaside children’s hospice, with an ambitious date for completion put on the table.
It’s been another deadly day in Victoria where coronavirus has claimed 11 lives and a further 450 COVID-19 infections were recorded, as police raid the homes of anti-lockdown protesters.
Western Australia's economy must become more self-sufficient, the premier says, as the state looks to boost local manufacturing.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced $12 million to bolster mental health services as the nation continues to grapple with the coronavirus pandemic.
Lanai Scarr
South Australian are lining up to get tested for COVID-19 amid growing concerns with the Victorian outbreak and a cluster of cases in Adelaide.
Virgin Australia is cutting 3000 more jobs and killing low-cost offshoot Tigerair under a strategy announced by the airline's new owners on Wednesday.
Daniel McCulloch
Victoria has experienced its deadliest day yet, with 15 people dying from coronavirus — including a man in his 30s.
The doctor who declared Aboriginal woman Ms Dhu fit for custody less than 24 hours before she died of pneumonia and septicaemia has been accused of professional misconduct.
Sick Victorians caught breaching isolation orders face tougher penalties as more troops are on their way to the state to help enforce stay-at-home orders.
Daniel McCulloch and Rebecca Gredley
Maya Kaspi has laid bare the heartbreaking reality of working at the centre of Melbourne’s coronavirus crisis as she urged people in WA to not get complacent.
Kate Ryan
The Sunshine State says WA’s fight to keep COVID-19 out of the State would be ‘weakened’ if it was forced to replace the hard border with a travel bubble.
Peter Law
Clive Palmer's bid to enter Western Australia has been linked to his purchase of doses of an anti-malarial drug which he touted as a COVID-19 treatment.
The South Australian government will move to fast-track extra resources to support disabled people considered particularly vulnerable.
Mark McGowan has told Clive Palmer to not bother submitting a request to enter WA after his first botched attempt, saying the billionaire wanted to promote a potentially “dangerous” coronavirus cure.
Former Victorian Premier Jeff Kennett has slammed Daniel Andrews for his terminology while announcing a shift to phase four lockdowns, claiming the word ‘disaster’ should have been avoided.
Five million Melburnians have spent their first night under a citywide, coronavirus-enforced curfew that will last the next six weeks.
Callum Godde
Omar Khorshid, the former boss of the WA branch of the Australian Medical Association, has been elected as the organisation’s new federal president.
Sarah Steger
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