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Infectious disease experts warn Omicron wave not the last of Australia's COVID-19 pandemic

According to infectious diseases experts, future surges and strains of COVID-19 are still a risk as the winter wave eases.

ABC News

Why is my doctor no longer bulk billing and is Medicare in crisis?

Increasingly, GPs in Australia say the amount they are reimbursed is not enough to cover expenses, and they have little…

The Guardian - AU

‘Please uninstall’: Australia’s multi-million dollar Covid app branded ‘failure’ and decommissioned

$22m platform dubbed a ‘colossal waste of taxpayers’ money’

The Independent UK

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Climate experts have warned that net zero emissions goals could do more harm than good if unchecked, and stalling Medicare…

Crikey

The COVIDSafe app is dead – but was it ever really alive?

The COVIDSafe app cost $21 million, ran for more than two years, and only identified two cases. Here's what went…

ABC News

Controversial COVIDSafe app is finally scrapped

The controversial COVIDSafe app has been scrapped by new Health minister Mark Butler, who deemed it “no longer required” to…

InnovationAus

Strahan Pharmacy struggles amid worker shortage, barriers to Rural LAP

The only pharmacy in a remote Tasmanian tourism town is struggling to stay open as it grapples with tragedy and…

ABC News

Morning mail: bulk billing numbers ‘not honest’, Trump raid galvanises right, Serena Williams to retire

Wednesday: Health minister says primary healthcare in ‘worst shape’ since Medicare began. Plus: Australia’s highest and lowest income suburbs

The Guardian - AU

Female GPs say 'inadequate' Medicare rebates, pressure to bulk bill patients adds to emotional burn out

These GPs reveal how financial and emotional exhaustion is fuelling a gender pay gap and making it harder for patients…

ABC News

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‘Not honest’: new health minister dismisses Coalition election claim that bulk billing had hit 88%

Exclusive: ‘Primary care is in its worst shape since Medicare began,’ Mark Butler says amid taskforce review of Medicare system

The Guardian - AU

Concern over low third vaccine dose rates

The take-up of third doses of COVID-19 vaccines is flatlining, leading to concerns about the future impact of the pandemic.

Crikey

Australia secures 450,000 doses of monkeypox vaccine

Jab will be prioritised for at-risk groups including gay and bisexual men – especially those who travel

The Guardian - AU

Third-generation monkeypox vaccines secured, with gay and bisexual men in 'high-risk' categories targeted for first rollout

Health Minister Mark Butler announced it had locked in the jabs for distribution in Australia after "27 meetings" with vaccine…

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Monkeypox vaccine set to be rolled out

The monkeypox vaccine will be available in state and territory health clinics as early as next week after the federal…

Crikey

Australia's winter COVID wave may have peaked early, health minister says

Australia's COVID-19 winter outbreak fuelled by the new Omicron sub-variants BA.4/5 may have peaked early, Health Minister Mark Butler said…

Reuters

COVID-19's winter Omicron cases may have peaked says Health Minister

The most-recent wave of COVID-19 infections appears to have reached its peak, federal Health Minister Mark Butler says.

ABC News

More vaccines to protect against monkeypox on their way to Australia

The federal government secures more of the preferred smallpox vaccine, with more than 40 cases now recorded nationwide.

ABC News

Too early to tell virus has peaked: Butler

Health Minister Mark Butler says the government is yet to confirm the peak of the current COVID-19 wave has been…

AAP

Current COVID wave won’t be last: CMO

While signs point to the current COVID wave having peaked, the country’s top doctor has warned more will arrive in…

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Moderna jab available for kids under five

The federal government has approved the use of the Moderna vaccine for some children aged six months to five years…

AAP

National response to long COVID in works

About four per cent of Australians report long-term symptoms from COVID-19, but the health minister says that number could be…

Crikey

‘Put your masks on’: Monique Ryan gives Coalition dressing-down during question time

Former paediatric neurologist was speaking about the risk of long Covid when opposition MPs, most of whom were not wearing…

The Guardian - AU

COVID-19 death toll spike: what the latest Hunter figures tell us

One in 12 hospital beds Australia-wide are occupied by patients with COVID-19

Newcastle Herald

Aust edges toward COVID-19 death milestone

Australia is edging closer to another grim COVID-19 milestone as deaths continue to mount amid the country’s third Omicron wave.

Crikey

Government establishes new measures at airports to stop FMD; 63 Covid deaths – as it happened

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