We would’ve loved to be a fly on the wall when the human jawline was cornered by anti-vaccine Coalition senator Gerard Rennick at a recent event.
Medicare’s 40th birthday is approaching and the cost of the system - and of accessing care - is rising. Is the health system sustainable?
Labor has promised a “centre for disease control” that monitors outbreaks and provides public health advice,but experts say it would need states to provide timely data.
The health of society’s youngest members is an emotive issue at the best of times,let alone in a pandemic,so it won’t surprise that it’s become a lightning rod in ongoing debates.
PM Scott Morrison has revealed what steps the government is taking to deal with the new COVID-19 variant,while one medical expert says we might want Omicron to spread through the country.
Nick Coatsworth was a natural to be the face of Australia’s COVID-19 response and vaccine rollout campaign. But while his straight-talking and unvarnished opinions have earned him high praise,they have also made him quite a few professional enemies.
There is a problem when critics prefer a speaker be silenced or removed from the public sphere rather than debated.
City-based Coalition backbenchers are leading a push to reopen faster and give vaccinated people more freedom to travel.
Dr Nick Coatsworth said coronavirus vaccines should be voluntary,even in hospitals.
Almost 1000 fewer elderly Australians died in aged care homes during the first seven months of 2020 than the same period last year in a trend attributed to record low influenza rates.
Deputy Chief Medical Officer Nick Coatsworth has advised people struggling with Melbourne's extended lockdown to make their beds to help boost their mental health.