Given its remit and membership, the inquiry is unlikely to break new ground – and has met fierce opposition even before starting its work.
Despite the often-divisive discussions leading up to this state election, the next state parliament should focus on developing community cohesion in public health.
The new phase of the pandemic will come with a period of uncertainty as we adjust to “living with the virus” and a see-sawing of some restrictions.
The next months are going to remain difficult. But I’m still hopeful about the future. There will come a point when enough people are vaccinated that case numbers begin to decrease.
The significance of a positive state of mind for survival is well-documented. In a COVID-19 world, it can also help motivate us to shape a better alternative future.
Australia’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout priority should move from those most at risk of the disease to those most likely to spread it, according to new modelling.
Unless vaccination rates pick up, Victoria’s snap five-day lockdown is unlikely to be enough to get on top of the infectious Delta variant.
Scientists are well-advanced in mapping the way forward to develop and repurpose medicines for respiratory virus patients in the post-COVID era.
When Monash University announced world-first COVID-19 research in July, the crucial behind-the-scenes work of a group of PhD students went largely unnoticed.
Absent other voices, public health emergency response measures risk being overly prescriptive and unnecessarily wide-reaching.
Multicultural leaders say it's vital to involve their communities in COVID-19 response strategies, tailor messaging to community values, and choose trusted messengers to deliver it.
A study has explored how people online are feeling, and responding to, the emotional rollercoaster during the COVID-19 crisis.
Screen time: What we’re watching, what we’re creating, and the iconography that's coming to define the COVID-19 pandemic.
As we (hopefully) start to move out of the grip of the coronavirus pandemic, there's a variety of issues we need to retain in our conversations with, and about, men’s health.
While we've so far successfully contained COVID-19, the modelling clearly shows now isn't the time to relax many of the restrictions.
Epidemiological models may be complex, but they must be treated with respect.
Rather than basing decisions about ICU access on age, clinicians need to consider the potential benefits and burdens of treatments proposed for every patient.
With many people now house-bound, internet problems that were annoying for typical domestic users have become major impediments to working from home.
The spread of misinformation has striking parallels with the biological pandemic – and it, too, has cost lives.
Coronavirus infections are growing and crossing geographic borders, but what are they, and should we be worried?
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