Healthcare
Brett Sutton: Victoria's Chief Health Officer wants to hear from you
Victorian Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton called for questions from the public on Twitter on Saturday, saying he'd try to answer them at future press conferences.
- by Ashleigh McMillan
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Coronavirus pandemic
Hornsby Hospital staff member, Bunnings employee test positive for COVID-19
Anyone who visited the store in western Sydney this week is being told to monitor for COVID-19 symptoms after an employee tested positive for the virus.
- by Pallavi Singhal
Explainer
Coronavirus pandemic
COVID busters: Just how deep is a deep clean?
Forget feather dusters and mops. Fogging machines, steamers and a special double wipe are the key weapons in the fight against the highly infectious coronavirus. Who deploys them and how is the work regulated?
- by Sherryn Groch
Healthcare
Perth chiropractor found to have touched women inappropriately
A Perth chiropractor whose clients included some of Western Australia’s most elite sportspeople has been found to have engaged in professional misconduct.
- by Kate Hedley
Analysis
Coronavirus pandemic
'Fifty-fifty chance' NSW will see surge in cases as clusters grow
NSW is on high alert as health authorities guard against the threat of multiple COVID-19 clusters with an unknown source breaking through containment defences.
- by Pallavi Singhal and Kate Aubusson
Explainer
Coronavirus pandemic
Victoria is in a state of disaster. What does that mean and what are the rules now?
Lockdown 2.0 has taken a new turn in Melbourne, with a curfew and locals told to stay within five kilometres of their homes. What does it mean for you?
- by Sherryn Groch
Coronavirus pandemic
Masks recommended at supermarkets and churches as NSW records 12 new cases
Premier Gladys Berejiklian has recommended the wearing of masks in enclosed spaces and hotspot areas, noting "the next few weeks will make or break" NSW's response.
- by Kate Aubusson, Alexandra Smith and Angus Thompson
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Cancer
Cost-effective to screen all women for breast cancer genes: study
Genetic testing for all women over 30 would prevent millions of deaths from breast and ovarian cancer globally and be cost effective in medium and higher income countries.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Coronavirus pandemic
'It's just manageable': NSW's race to stay ahead of the COVID-19 outbreak
A combination of good luck and rapid contact tracing has stopped NSW's rise in community transmission of COVID-19 from exploding to Victorian levels, more than two weeks after NSW began recording double-digit daily case numbers.
- by Pallavi Singhal
Coronavirus pandemic
Aged care residents sent to private hospitals as elective surgery halted
More hospitals are being called upon to treat the critically ill aged care residents being evacuated across Melbourne, as non-urgent elective surgeries are halted to free up staff.
- by Melissa Cunningham
Coronavirus pandemic
'The right thing to do': cyclists and runners weigh in on mask rules
On the first weekend of Melbourne's mask rules, Melburnians have been left divided on runners and cyclists masking up.
- by Ashleigh McMillan