A common cold-like virus has outpaced both Covid-19 and influenza this winter, with Australia on track to record more than 120,000 cases.

Researchers developing Australia’s first mRNA Covid vaccine say they may have solved the “immune imprinting” issue that has contributed to the declining effectiveness of boosters as the virus mutates.

The COVID pandemic feels like a long time ago. Now, we have widespread immunity from vaccination and natural infection. And ...

Australia's sluggish COVID-19 vaccine rollout cost the nation at least $20 billion as strict lockdowns and other restrictions were unnecessarily prolonged, a government-backed inquiry concluded on ...

In a statement released on Friday, the Labor government’s Health Minister Mark Butler blandly noted “an expected festive season wave” of COVID infection and illness. Australian Health Minister Mark ...

Many Australians have stopped worrying about respiratory viruses. The pandemic has passed and attention has shifted. COVID no longer dominates the headlines, and influenza is often dismissed as a ...

The report of a government commissioned inquiry into Australia’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic was released on Tuesday. The inquiry spanned a year. The report runs to 892 pages. It is, however, ...