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More than five years into the Covid pandemic, Guardian Australia asks Raina MacIntyre: what’s the next big threat to public health, and are we up to the challenge?

Research shows long COVID meant about 100 million work hours were missed in 2022, costing the Australian economy billions.

A microscope slide that can diagnose cancer, mapping how what we eat affects the environment, and a volunteer effort tracking bushfire damage. These were just a few of the scientific projects recognised at the 2022 Australian Museum Eureka Prizes, announced in Sydney.

Biosecurity expert, recycling pioneer and nanomaterials engineer among other Australian scientists recognised with awards

A leading epidemiologist says Australians must change they way they live to better deal with the ongoing threat from COVID-19 and other viral infections.

Back for its sixth year, the Sydney Opera House’s Antidote wants to start much-needed conversations about care, hope and our need to bring communities together

An unusual outbreak of monkeypox has now spread to at least 15 countries. Here's what we know about the disease, which is rarely seen outside of Africa.

Just as the country is learning to live with COVID, another virus has landed on Australian shores after a slow international spread in past weeks.

Australia is offering a fourth dose of Covid-19 vaccines to over 65s from next month, federal health authorities announced Friday, as a new Omicron strain races through the population. The top advisory group on vaccines approved the fourth shot for vulnerable groups: those aged over 65, indigenous people over 50,…