First man charged with COVID grant fraud
NSW detectives have charged a 21-year-old with 52 offences after he was allegedly caught submitting $350,000 worth of fraudulent applicants for pandemic relief.
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Victoria mulls more vax sites for boosters
The Victorian government is considering opening more state-run clinics to fast-track the uptake of COVID-19 booster vaccines.
Qld ambo transfer times rise significantly
Increases in ambulance times, staff under pressure and not taking leave, and uncollected quarantine debts, are among the findings of a Queensland health audit.
Vic has 1622 new COVID-19 cases, 9 deaths
Victoria has reported 1622 new COVID-19 cases and nine deaths, its highest figures since October, after the state scrapped vaccine mandates in several settings.
NSW ‘could see 25,000 cases a day by Jan’
Authorities are warning NSW could record as many as 25,000 COVID-19 infections a day by the end of January as the highly infectious Omicron variant takes off.
New rules as S.Korea hits COVID-19 peaks
A record-breaking surge of COVID-19 infections has led to a spike in hospitalisations and deaths and caused South Korea to toughen up social restrictions.
New SA centre to advance aged care
A new aged care research centre has been established at Adelaide's Flinders University to modernise the sector across the country.
Vic has 1405 new COVID cases, three deaths
Victoria has recorded 1405 new COVID-19 cases and a further three deaths after an Omicron-infected patron visited two Melbourne nightspots.
NSW records 1360 new COVID cases, 1 death
NSW has recorded a huge surge in COVID-19 cases, with 1360 new infections as unvaccinated people in NSW move to the same restrictions as the vaccinated.
Brain trauma in ex-NFL player who shot six
A former NFL player accused of killing six people, then himself, has been found to have suffered severe brain damage through an autopsy.
Restrictions ease, virus cases rise in NSW
The same rules now apply to the vaccinated and unvaccinated in NSW for the first time in three months, as COVID-19 case numbers rise significantly.
Omicron case visited two Melbourne venues
Hundreds of people at two Melbourne nightclubs will be forced into isolation for at least seven days after both were attended by an Omicron-infected patron.
Delta outbreak hurts NSW ambo wait times
NSW ambulance wait times hit a record high in the three months to September, and there was an unprecedented number of life-threatening call-outs.
After-hours work comms causing stress
A University of South Australia study has found demands on staff to responds to texts and emails after hours is putting their health at risk.
Vic mulls restrictions amid hospital rise
As COVID-related hospital cases climb, Victoria's health minister will soon announce if check-in and mask requirements will be relaxed.
NY vax mandate beats religious challenge
A bid from Christian medical staff to allow religious exemption from New York's vaccine mandate for healthcare workers has been rejected by the US Supreme Court