In this video Australian PM Scott Morrison speaks to reporters in Canberra, outlining initial measures of a $17.6bn package as part of a federal government plan to keep the economy afloat amid the coronavirus pandemic
The Australian Government has announced an economic response totalling $17.6 billion across the forward estimates...
Queensland authorities are testing four more people for coronavirus who were in the same tour group with a man who tested positive on Wednesday.
Coronavirus fears for four people who shared tour group with man who tested positive
They are all in isolation at the Gold Coast University Hospital. Queensland Health...
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Health experts say Australia’s hospitals are already operating at capacity and there is no room for coronavirus surge
Prof Raina MacIntyre, head of the biosecurity program at the Kirby Institute at the University of New South Wales stated “If 50% of Australians – 13 million people – became infected that...
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It's now a matter of when, not if, for Australia. This is how we're preparing for a jump in coronavirus cases
Katherine Gibney, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity; Brett Sutton, Monash University, and Jodie McVernon, University of Melbourne
While countries around the globe have been taking precautions to...
The COVID-19 emergency response plan has been activated in its initial phase since January 21. On Thursday, Mr Morrison re-launched it and asked authorities to identify "any gaps in capabilities" and elevate the government's response to "the next phase".
The government is preparing to respond to sustained coronavirus transmissions in...
Here’s why the WHO says a coronavirus vaccine is 18 months away
The World Health Organisation said this week it may be 18 months before a vaccine against the coronavirus is publicly available.
Let’s explore why, even with global efforts, it might take this long.
Here's why the WHO says a coronavirus vaccine...
“Try as I might, I cannot pinpoint the exact moment or instance, when the world’s conservative parties shifted from extolling tradition and practising good manners, to embracing corruption and malfeasance.”
Henry Johnston AIMN 13 Feb 2020
It’s more complicated than that, but there is a timeline that accurately reflects how this...