China has slashed the quarantine time for inbound travelers by half in a major easing of COVID-19 curbs that have deterred cross-border travel and resulted in international flights running at…
Colin Woodman reflects on the pandemic as he removes the barriers that have blocked the entrance to the Ardyaloon community, north of Broome in WA’s Kimberley, for more than two…
A hospital in Shanghai is sending COVID-positive children and parents to different quarantine facilities, an online debate has revealed. Key points: Ms Zhou has not seen her 2-year-old in more…
We are now more than two years into the pandemic. Despite some state health authorities suggesting everyone will contract COVID-19 and reports of people catching the virus twice, there are…
The pandemic continues to cause havoc with this year’s AFL season, with one Adelaide coach ruled out and a Port Adelaide player revealing they have been targeted by people opposed…
For the first time in two years, South Australians no longer need to isolate for seven days if they’re deemed close contacts of a COVID-19 case. Key points: Isolation rules…
Three people with COVID-19 have died in South Australia and another 3,924 new cases have been recorded. Key points: Almost a quarter of South Australia’s population has now had COVID-19…
From Saturday in South Australia, close contacts of COVID-19 cases will no longer have to quarantine, bringing the state into line with interstate rules. The new rules announced last week…
Queensland’s COVID-19 rules are about to ease further after health authorities announced a change in isolation rules for household contacts and returning international travelers. Since the onset of the COVID-19…
Five Australian jurisdictions have now scrapped quarantine rules for close contacts of COVID-19 cases, moving to regular testing requirements and mask rules instead. It comes as most states are recording…