As climate change makes smog and bushfires more common, people will die from air pollution at increasingly high rates – especially in densely-populated cities.
The Omicron strain is driving a rapid increase in China, and is quicker to transmit than other variants.
Why compassion should be paired with personal responsibility to deal with new pandemic waves.
Unclear and often mixed messages have contributed to public confusion that has arguably placed people’s health at risk.
Just because we’re in a period of social change doesn’t mean we have to lose momentum on sustainability. There are six things we can do right now to offset our daily waste from disposable masks.
The Victoria OHS regulator’s charging of the state’s health department for failing to keep hotel quarantine workers safe from COVID-19 serves as a warning ahead of the nation opening.
Does it matter that NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has stopped having daily media briefings?
Instead of criminalising their citizens, India and Australia must invest more in strengthening ethical public health responses to the COVID-19 crisis.
The successful uptake of Australia’s COVID program hinges on tailored communication campaigns that appeal to all sectors of the community.
Australia has just embarked on a mass vaccination campaign, but historic measures will remain an important community safeguard.
Although it was a century ago, there are parallels between the Spanish Flu pandemic and COVID-19. What was it like on the frontline for our healthcare workers this time around – and what have we learnt as a society?
Spoken communication is about more than words. Conversation analysis explains how "ums" and "uhs" facilitate the way we convey information.
Many people in Victoria are opting to wear face shields instead of face masks. It's allowed – but are they as effective at preventing the spread of COVID-19?
A new study suggests that approaches to support effective communication with multicultural communities should be incorporated in government strategies from the beginning.
More women are turning to online or telephone support for family violence during the second COVID-19 lockdown, while more men are also seeking help for abusive behaviour.
What will help people stick to the rules is clear communication from authorities about the restrictions, and consistent messaging.
A "Kwozzie" shares the lessons learnt from living through the COVID-19 lockdown in New Zealand.
Many parents are unsure how to discuss the pandemic with their children, but there are ways to tackle the tricky questions.
Takeaway coffee, yes; a stroll through Bunnings, no. The Victorian government has introduced tough stage four business restrictions to crack down on COVID-19 workplace transmission.
Victoria's shock 723 new infections could be the result of more testing, but people's behaviour is probably also to blame.
As rates of COVID-19 community transmission in Victoria increase, so too does the importance of wearing masks, but they're not the silver bullet in the fight against the disease's spread.
Screen time: What we’re watching, what we’re creating, and the iconography that's coming to define the COVID-19 pandemic.
Work placements put Monash University medicine and pharmacy students on the COVID-19 frontline.
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