
Australia mulls COVID drug combo that cured Trump
An antibody cocktail given to Donald Trump when he contracted COVID-19 and now widely used in the United States has been conditionally...

Victoria’s health minister denies tension with NSW over Pfizer doses
Victorian health minister Martin Foley has hosed down the idea of tensions with NSW over a lack of willingness to redirect vaccines...

Vic records 12 new cases, labels NSW ‘extreme risk’
Victoria has added a new category to its interstate travel permit system, designating all of NSW a COVID-19 “extreme risk zone”, as...

Queenslanders told to rethink NSW travel
Queensland has recorded no new community COVID-19 cases overnight, with just one new overseas-acquired case in hotel quarantine. The lack of new...

African-Australian youths crushed by the weight of daily prejudice and stereotyping
Racial profiling for many is part of their daily life, say Australians of African background, particularly for young men. Media reports highlighting...

‘Witness K’ spared jail over East Timor bugging
A former spy who revealed an Australian bugging scandal in East Timor has been spared jail. The man, known only as Witness...

Victoria seeks more Defence help for storm clean-up
Victoria will ask for another 120 Australian Defence Force personnel as the state cleans up after last week’s storm. Acting Premier James...

Federal government unmoved by Queensland quarantine proposal
The federal government has agreed to help coronavirus-hit Victoria build a quarantine facility but appears to have no intention of heeding Queensland’s...

Royal Commission into Melbourne’s Crown Casino begins
The Victorian Royal Commission into the suitability of gaming giant Crown to hold a Melbourne casino licence will hear evidence from Monday,...

Tasmania Labor leader Rebecca White steps down after election defeat
Tasmanian Opposition Leader Rebecca White will not re-contest the party’s leadership following Labor’s third consecutive election loss. Ms White announced her decision...