Health

As the government declares an end to the latest wave of infections, it has also quietly moved away from vaccine targets and is depending on hybrid immunity.

A year after the floods, Northern Rivers residents are in limbo, with many likely to miss out on recovery funds from a program that is beset by delays and a lack of transparency.

Regulatory barriers to early non-surgical abortion in Australia could soon be modified, providing easier access for those seeking the procedure, particularly in rural areas.

For the mother of Rhys Cauzzo, who killed himself after being pursued for an early robo-debt, the royal commission is a chance to look in the eyes of the people whose fecklessness and indifference contributed to his death.

Hundreds of thousands of Australians are already suffering from long Covid, but health officials lack the data to properly treat it and prepare the system for its full impact.

New details of the Covid-19 response – hidden by the government under ‘commercial-in-confidence’ – reveal no one is properly in charge and that huge quantities of vaccine have been wasted.

As more terrible details emerge in the robo-debt royal commission, a case is being built of misfeasance in public office.

The battlelines are drawn as the Health minister promises the greatest reform of Medicare since the scheme began.

The government’s lack of transparency and failure to emphasise mask-wearing are key flaws in its handling of Covid, health policy experts say.

The government’s strategy on vaccines and antivirals has not been updated since the beginning of the pandemic and must change to prepare for worse variants of Covid-19, according to a previously unreleased report.