World Health Organization (WHO) advisers have urged China to release all information related to the origin of the COVID-19 pandemic after new findings were briefly shared on an international database used to track pathogens.
A desperate passenger from the ill-fated Ruby Princess cruise is set to find out whether she'll go home with compensation, or just COVID-19, after a preliminary win in Australia's highest court.
China will reopen its borders to foreign tourists for the first time in the three years since the COVID-19 pandemic erupted by allowing all categories of visas to be issued from Wednesday.
The NSW hospitality minister has linked higher unemployment payments during the pandemic to the state's current skills shortage, drawing Labor criticism.
The premier of NSW says there is no evidence vaccines currently have any impact on COVID-19 transmission, and has called for the end of broad vaccine mandates.
The alarming COVID-19 wave ravaging China's population may be worrying the treasurer but economists expect any economic consequences to be short lived.Â
Beijing is threatening retaliatory action against nations - like Australia - that are making travellers from China test negative to COVID-19 before departure.
