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Measles alert after infectious baby returns from Asia

Measles alert after infectious baby returns from Asia

People are being warned to watch for measles symptoms after an infected infant was at Sydney Airport before being taken to a cafe.

Revenue body reverses millions in COVID-19 fines

Revenue body reverses millions in COVID-19 fines

Revenue body reverses millions in COVID-19 fines

Revenue body reverses millions in COVID-19 fines

Thousands of COVID-19 fines worth more than $36 million were reversed in 2023 after the NSW fines commissioner ruled four types of penalties were invalid.

Australia on path to ending HIV transmission by 2030

Australia on path to ending HIV transmission by 2030

Australia on path to ending HIV transmission by 2030

Australia on path to ending HIV transmission by 2030

Findings from Australia's HIV Taskforce report chart a path to ending transmission of the virus by the end of the decade as the world marks World AIDS Day.

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Cheesed-off plague town hit by 1000 drowned rats a day

Cheesed-off plague town hit by 1000 drowned rats a day

A rat plague has swept through a far north Queensland fishing town, which is looking to the heavens to help solve the growing crisis.

Whooping cough outbreak 'well overdue', experts say

Whooping cough outbreak 'well overdue', experts say

Experts say an outbreak of whooping cough is on the horizon and could infect tens of thousands of Australians going into the Christmas period.

Government faces pressure to widen virus inquiry scope

Government faces pressure to widen virus inquiry scope

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has accused the government of running a "protection racket" for Labor premiers by excluding state issues from a COVID-19 inquiry.

COVID royal commission backer says things have changed

COVID royal commission backer says things have changed

The Albanese government has been forced to defend its decision not to set up a royal commission but rather a three-expert inquiry into the pandemic.

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Lockdowns, border closures exempt in pandemic inquiry

Lockdowns, border closures exempt in pandemic inquiry

Lockdowns, border closures exempt in pandemic inquiry

Lockdowns, border closures exempt in pandemic inquiry

Experts will look into Australia's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, but decisions taken by the states on lockdowns or border closures will be exempt.

Data of some Victorians put at risk during pandemic

Data of some Victorians put at risk during pandemic

Data of some Victorians put at risk during pandemic

Data of some Victorians put at risk during pandemic

An investigation by the Victorian Information Commissioner has found there were multiple breaches of personal information during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Yarn sculpture shows ties that bind in HIV science art

Yarn sculpture shows ties that bind in HIV science art

Yarn sculpture shows ties that bind in HIV science art

Yarn sculpture shows ties that bind in HIV science art

Artists are working with scientists in an unusual sideline at Brisbane's major HIV conference, bringing research to life in new ways.

Call for public monitoring to tackle police racism

Call for public monitoring to tackle police racism

Call for public monitoring to tackle police racism

Call for public monitoring to tackle police racism

A police monitoring system in Victoria will help stop racial profiling and hold officers accountable when they break the law, a legal group says.

Qld scraps COVID-19 alert system amid flu outbreak

Qld scraps COVID-19 alert system amid flu outbreak

Qld scraps COVID-19 alert system amid flu outbreak

Qld scraps COVID-19 alert system amid flu outbreak

Queensland’s traffic light advisory for COVID-19 will be scrapped as flu cases across the state continue to rise, the government has announced.

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