WorldVictoria records six new local Covid cases as lockdown set to be extendedThe lockdown will be extended for between three and seven days, media reports say.01 Jun 09:08 PM
World'Two-track pandemic': 75% of all Covid jabs given in just 10 countriesWhy developing nations are falling behind in the vaxx race - and what we can do about it.01 Jun 08:52 PM
TravelViolent Karen onboard! Italian woman abuses staff, passengers onboardIncident happened on a flight set to take off from the Spanish party island of Ibiza.01 Jun 08:35 PM
Business156 Rocket Lab workers and customers granted border exemptionsPLUS: NZ joins the Artemis Accords, supporting Nasa's plan to return humans to the Moon.01 Jun 08:23 PM
WorldHas the outbreak spread? Victoria case confirmed in NSWA confirmed case from Victoria reveals they visited several towns in New South Wales.01 Jun 06:55 PM
World'Who will look after us now?' Covid leaves children as orphansThe children lost their father to Covid shortly after their mother died.01 Jun 05:00 PM
WorldIndia Covid-19 appeal: 'In the past two months, at least 40 people died in our village'Health workers fear the problem will get worse as many villagers are scared of hospitals.01 Jun 05:00 PM
KahuMāori over 50 getting vaccinated despite Govt rejecting advice to do soHealth providers are taking a 'local interpretation' of guidelines.01 Jun 05:00 PM
WorldCovid: New case of hotel quarantine transmission in PerthAn MIQ guest appears to have been infected by a person in the adjoining room.01 Jun 08:16 AM
WorldFiji doctors quarantined after infected colleague takes part in Covid trainingAt least 10 doctors from a Nadi clinic are in quarantine after 'swab demonstration class'.01 Jun 07:13 AM
PremiumPremiumAged careRyman's steps to keep 900 elderly safe from Covid outbreakRyman has 900 elderly people in five Victorian properties.01 Jun 05:32 AM
PremiumPremiumTravelThe Caribbean conundrum: United by tourists, divided by CovidNY Times: The pandemic struck these islands unequally. What does this mean for tourism?01 Jun 05:00 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionOpinion: Media groupthink and the Wuhan Covid lab leak theoryNew York Times: Whether the lab leak theory proves correct or not, it was always credible.01 Jun 04:06 AM
World'Fleeting contact': Alarming new way Covid is spreading in VictoriaThe variant that's crippled Melbourne appears to be much more transmissible.01 Jun 03:02 AM
New Zealand'Too little too late': Melbourne returnee told to isolate 12 days after arriving in NZMan was in the community for 12 days before being told to self-isolate.01 Jun 02:30 AM
New ZealandNo new cases in MIQ or community todayMinistry of Health still trying to reach five Melbourne returnees.01 Jun 01:02 AM
PremiumPremiumLifestyleA vaccine side effect leaves women wondering: Why isn't the pill safer?New York Times: Women wonder if there shouldn't be more concern about oral contraceptives.31 May 11:26 PM
WorldCould a simple pill beat Covid? Pfizer is giving it a goThe results are very preliminary, but it's a promising approach.31 May 11:25 PM
WorldWHO switches to Greek alphabet for virus variant namesThe Greek alphabet to be used for variants of concern to avoid stigmatising nations.31 May 10:10 PM
WorldVictoria records 3 new Covid cases; lockdown extension uncertainVictoria's Covid-19 lockdown is scheduled to end this Thursday.31 May 09:31 PM
PremiumPremiumWorldOn the Covid front lines, when not getting belly rubsNew York Times: Around the world dogs are being trained to sniff out the coronavirus.31 May 08:21 PM
KahuWainuioamata marae closed for the year to become Covid vaccine clinicThe Wainuioamata community has sacrificed its marae for the kaupapa of 'saving lives'.31 May 08:00 PM
WorldWHO call for separation of politics from hunt for COVID originsExecutive director of the WHO Health Emergencies Programme Dr. Michael Ryan called for the separation of politics from the science in searching for COVID's origins. Video / APWatch31 May 07:34 PM
WorldCovid-19 around the world: UK tackling Indian variant, France vaccinating all adultsFrance offers vaccine to all adults as UK tries to vaccinate 15,000 in a day at a stadium.31 May 06:13 PM
PremiumPremiumFreight and logisticsLuxury boom: BMW lifts hood on its bumper yearGerman vehicle manufacturer says baby boomers have spent up large following Covid.31 May 05:00 PM
WorldCovid: WHO scientist dismisses 'unfounded' Wuhan lab leak claimsPeter Daszak has been accused of a conflict of interest over his links to the Wuhan lab.31 May 05:34 AM
WorldVictoria Covid outbreak: Aussie PM's 'dangerous' decisionA controversial call made by Australia's Federal Govt last year may prove very costly.31 May 04:51 AM
OpinionWhy Japan hasn't cancelled the Tokyo Olympics - and what happens if it doesANALYSIS: Yes, the games can still be cancelled. But the fallout would be staggering.31 May 03:36 AM
New ZealandCovid update: 13 Kiwis referred to 'people-finding services'; no new community cases todayThirteen Kiwis who have travelled from Melbourne referred to 'people-finding services'31 May 01:38 AM
TravelTravellers learn to live with Covid risk, insurers rewrite historyCoronavirus may become a travel risk we live with, say travel insurers.31 May 01:30 AM
PremiumPremiumWorldAs Covid rampages across Nepal, workers pay the priceNew York Times: The Himalayan country is considering declaring a health emergency.31 May 12:42 AM
WorldFiji records dozens of new Covid-19 cases over weekendThe number of active coronavirus cases in Fiji now stands at 223.30 May 11:06 PM
World11 new Covid cases in Melbourne; Outbreak spreads to four aged care homesVictoria is now dealing with 51 community transmission cases.30 May 10:33 PM
WorldEurope welcomes dramatic fall in Covid-19 casesEurope this week saw the largest fall in new cases and deaths compared with other regions.30 May 09:29 PM
