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The latest COVID-19 case numbers from the states and territories
Here's a quick wrap of today's COVID statistics from each Australian jurisdiction.
Australia's COVID winter wave has eased. Here's how households are managing as spring arrives
As COVID rules continue changing, more Australian families are navigating decisions around their handling of the pandemic for themselves.
Queensland to adopt new COVID warning system as death toll approaches 2,000
Queensland is poised to surpass 2,000 COVID deaths as the state’s Chief Health Officer John Gerrard foreshadows a "traffic light system" to warn the public of virus waves moving forward.
COVID mask mandates for public and passenger transport in WA set to end
Mask mandates on public and passenger transport in Western Australia set to end next week, with visitor limits at aged and disability care facilities also easing.
Brisbane biotech firm that struck $300m COVID test deal in US puts Australian arm into administration
Ellume rose to prominence last year when it announced a $300 million deal to provide COVID-19 home test kits to the US Department of Defense.
'We don't need a babysitter': As Japan suffers its worst COVID-19 wave, strict rules are keeping tourists away
Japan, which was praised for keeping its coronavirus cases and deaths largely under control earlier in the pandemic, is experiencing its most severe coronavirus wave so far and has become a hotspot for the virus in East Asia.
Qantas welcomes relaxing of mask mandate as COVID isolation period is cut
People who test positive for COVID-19 will only be required to isolate for five days except in vulnerable settings following a meeting of national cabinet.
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analysis: Better COVID-19 vaccines are on the way — and one that targets Omicron is just the start
By Paul Griffin
More than 120 potential COVID-19 vaccines are in clinical trials. Here are some of the improvements they're working on, writes Paul Griffin
Posted Updated Children's play centre joins fight against government for COVID compensation
More than 1,300 businesses have registered in hope of getting compensation from the Victorian government in a class action.
Posted Charli was being swallowed by anorexia as pandemic sparks huge spike in eating disorder sufferers
Charli is one of a million Australians living with an eating disorder – an illness that has nearly doubled in WA during the COVID-19 pandemic. At one point, she didn't know if she could make it through another day.
Posted Updated COVID-19 case numbers from around the states and territories
Here's a quick wrap of today's COVID statistics from each Australian jurisdiction.
Posted Updated analysis
analysis: Australia's economy is on the brink of extraordinary change and everyone could feel the shift
A new government, concrete action taken in the wake of the jobs summit and a Reserve Bank hell bent on returning the economy to balance could produce quite a bit of change. And for many, it's deeply unsettling, writes David Taylor.
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