Recent weeks have seen successive rises in reported COVID infection numbers across Australia, with figures in some states indicating virus levels not seen since early 2023. The growing wave of COVID, ...

Australia is heading into winter with respiratory virus numbers currently lower than last year, but leading health experts warn the country should not get complacent after the deadliest flu season ...

Many Australians have stopped worrying about respiratory viruses. The pandemic has passed and attention has shifted. COVID no ...

This page contains the latest news, updates and information about new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) infection, hotspots to avoid, regulations and restrictions introduced in Victoria as a result of ...

In a statement released on Friday, the Labor government’s Health Minister Mark Butler blandly noted “an expected festive season wave” of COVID infection and illness. Australian Health Minister Mark ...

COVID-19 is still driving Australia's above-average mortality rate, research showed on Monday, with experts predicting the disease's impact will continue to be felt for years to come. The Australian ...

Cases, hospitalisations, and demand for COVID-19 antivirals are rising amid the eighth wave. From their effectiveness against ...

Five years on from the start of the pandemic, with its worldwide lockdowns and border closures, new data has revealed a way of tracking waves of COVID-19, and suggests one staple of pandemic life is ...

The two major breakthroughs have been heralded as “very important” steps toward developing treatments and a potential vaccine for COVID-19 by Health Minister Greg Hunt. Federal Health Minister Greg ...