Prime Minister Scott Morrison has agreed to or noted all 55 recommendations in a report on sexual harassment in the workplace, one year on from its release. At a press conference, Morrison called the Respect@Work Report a “game changer”. It ...
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Paracetamol helps with four conditions, little evidence for others
A new review of paracetamol has revealed it has only been proven to relive pain in four conditions. The University of Sydney systematic review, published this week in the Medical Journal of Australia, held that for most conditions, evidence regarding ...
More »‘No link’ between vaccine and aged care death
Australia’s chief medical officer has said there is no apparent causal link between the death of an elderly Queensland woman and the COVID-19 vaccination she received hours earlier. The 82-year-old, who had been living at the Blue Care Yurana aged ...
More »‘No issue from our end’: Hunt on vaccine rollout dispute
Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt has defended Australia’s vaccine rollout after states and territories lashed the government over claims they were holding back vaccine doses from the public. Australia has administered a mere 670,000 vaccines as of March 31, falling ...
More »The Aged Care Royal Commission report: what the Empire wants us to do and what we should really do
We asked a range of people, “Will aged care be way better in 10 years after the huge effort and expense the Royal Commission report is asking of all Australians?” Why won’t anyone say yes? Sure, they like bits of ...
More »Experts call for second investigation into the source of COVID-19
International virus experts are demanding another investigation into the source of COVID-19, amid concerns China had too much control over the last. In an open letter, academics from across the globe, including the Australian National University, called for an “unrestricted international forensic ...
More »‘A watershed moment’: sector reacts to royal commission report and four areas for immediate action
“Get cracking.” That’s the overwhelming call from advocacy groups in response to the release of the aged care royal commission’s final report. Council on the Ageing (COTA) Australia said the report’s release places the onus on the Morrison Government to ...
More »Royal commission final report: PM’s initial reaction
Prime Minister Scott Morrison called the aged care royal commission’s final report “candid” and "ambitious” but the government has so far “made no decisions” on its findings. Commissioners Lynelle Briggs and Tony Pagone have set out a roadmap for government ...
More »Vaccine rollout ‘on track’ as first Aussies roll up their sleeve
Australia’s vaccine rollout is “on track” after a second delivery of Pfizer vaccines arrived in the country on Tuesday. Health Minister Greg Hunt said the development gave him confidence in the reliability of supply from Europe. “The consistency of supply ...
More »Latest study shows growing resistance and hesitancy towards COVID-19 vaccine
New analysis from the Australian National University shows resistance and hesitancy towards a COVID-19 vaccination is growing in Australia. The study is based on a longitudinal survey of 3,500 Australians that tracked individuals’ responses prior to the pandemic taking place, ...
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