Daughter of Captain Sir Tom banned from being charity trustee
Hannah Ingram-Moore, the daughter of a British veteran who raised millions for the NHS, has been banned from being a trustee of a charity he set up before his death.
FLiRT was dominating COVID-19 cases, now we're already onto FLuQE
COVID-19 continues to evolve at a fast pace, with the latest highly transmissible variant, nicknamed FLuQE emerging as the dominant strain in Australia and across parts of the world.
Life expectancy in Australia has fallen for the first time in about 30 years
It's the first time in more than 50 years that an infectious disease is among the five leading causes of death in Australia.
Britain's beloved NHS was kneecapped by the Conservative Party. Then the COVID pandemic hit
The NHS was woefully unprepared when the pandemic arrived. Will this damn the Conservative Party when voters go to the polls in a few days?
After ordering more COVID tests than any other state, WA is now spending $4m to bin them
The WA government is set to fork out millions destroying around 19 million expired rapid antigen tests that are sitting in a warehouse, but is defending the move and the purchase of the tests as "a good use of taxpayers' money".
NSW records almost 40 per cent increase in influenza cases in a week, emergency departments 'slammed'
The latest NSW Health respiratory surveillance report shows there were 12,421 cases of influenza reported in the week ending June 22. It was a 38 per cent increase on the previous week.
Forget the COVID years, international tourists are spending big and breaking records
Australia is proving a winner with international travellers, with new data showing they are staying longer and often spending more than before the pandemic.
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'You don't have to go into detail': How to call in sick for work
Gone are the days when a phone call was the main way to call in sick. With email, text and messaging apps now in the mix, we ask experts about the best ways to let an employer know you're unable to work.
Police to charge Melbourne man with fraud after 500 COVID isolation payment claims made during pandemic
A 41-year-old man from Melbourne's west has been arrested as part of an investigation into more than 500 allegedly fraudulent applications for COVID-19 payments during the pandemic.
Between the flu, COVID and RSV, we have 'so many things circulating simultaneously'. Here's what the data says
It's not an extraordinary year in terms of the flu or RSV "in isolation", but this year's winter season is unusual because there are many things circulating together.
The free document you can download online and use for sick leave
You can now use an online statutory declaration as evidence for personal leave from work, without a JP signature.
One in five people diagnosed with COVID-19 fail to recover months after infection, new study finds
The report, based out of the United States, mirrors recent reporting by Australian researchers.