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Former New Zealand Prime Minister refuses to face public questions at Covid-19 inquiry

"These former ministers do not want to sit in a public hearing and answer the hard questions that every New Zealander deserves to know.”
Health

Australia backs WHO global pandemic deal to boost health security

Australia played a key role in shaping the agreement, serving as Vice-Chair of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body and representing the Western Pacific region.
Health

Will we have a COVID wave, spike or blip this Christmas? It depends where you live

Estimates suggest XEC has risen from 10% to 60% of circulating SARS-CoV-2 in the past two months.
Health

Inquiry warns distrustful public wouldn’t accept COVID measures in future pandemic

The inquiry examined the health and economic responses; while it did not directly delve into the state responses, it did cover the federal-state interface.
Health

Why are we seeing more pandemics?

Factors such as climate change, biodiversity loss and other global challenges are the ultimate (high level) cause of pandemics.
Health

How eating chilli may help regain sense of taste after COVID

Eating chilli might be useful to provide sensory stimulation to diners when their sense of smell isn’t quite up to scratch.
Health

Cutting COVID isolation and mask mandates will mean more damage to business and health in the long run

Allowing increased transmission will impact the economy by resulting in higher numbers of people affected by long COVID.
Health

Do we care enough about COVID?

More than tolerate: there has been a preparedness to pretend nothing out of the ordinary is happening.
HEALTH

Australia is heading for its third Omicron wave, Here’s what to expect from BA.4 and BA.5

A.4/BA.5 appear to be masters at evading immunity. This increases the chance of reinfection.
Health

We need to brace for a tsunami of long COVID. But we’re not quite sure the best way to treat it

Doctors and researchers have been warning about the growing threat of long COVID, as restrictions ease and case numbers climb.

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Fiji appoints AI expert Prof. Dharmendra Sharma Chair of National Research Council

“Being able to help drive research in Fiji and the Pacific is very exciting, and I’m thankful for the recognition and the trust”
SPORTS

Cooper Connolly’s maiden century helps Australia avoid Bangladesh whitewash in Dhaka thriller

His 149 included 13 fours and six sixes and is understood to sit among the highest individual ODI scores by an Australian.
NEWS

Nine-year-old Australian girl killed in Pakistan police shooting after officers fire on family car

Hania Ahmed, 9, was travelling with her father Adeel Ahmed, mother Dr Sidra Khan and brother Aafan Ahmed in Chakwal, Punjab province, when local police opened fire on their rental car, believing the occupants were fleeing criminals.
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