Health

Qantas Airways is set to make coronavirus vaccinations mandatory for all international travellers when Australia's borders reopen.

Scott Morrison has urged all Australians to bring forward their second AstraZeneca jab with Sydney facing an explosion of coronavirus infections.

A further six crew members on board a cargo ship docked at Fremantle Port have tested positive for COVID-19 overnight, taking the total number of cases on the vessel to nine.

Western Australia could keep hard borders in place for the foreseeable future despite other states emerging from coronavirus lockdowns.

Workers who lose hours because of lockdowns will receive up to $750 a week under a boosted federal support scheme.

Four companies including VeinTech and Vision Pharma have been selected as finalists in the Great for the State category at the Innovator of the Year Awards.

Two unvaccinated healthcare workers are in hotel quarantine after potential exposure to COVID-19 during the transfer of a sick crew member from a Fremantle cargo vessel yesterday.

Three crew members with COVID-19-like symptoms on board a bulk carrier vessel from Singapore will be evacuated by health authorities when the ship berths at Fremantle Port today.

Australians are facing a renewed push to receive coronavirus vaccinations after new advice strongly recommending AstraZeneca for all adults in Sydney.

Emergency Pfizer vaccine supplies will not be rushed to Sydney's coronavirus hot spots from other states despite new cases peaking in its latest outbreak.

Doctors have urged Australia's expert vaccine panel to recommend the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine be used in wider age groups.

BARD1 Life Sciences has secured funds from a share placement to develop tests focused on the early detection of ovarian and breast cancer.

Jenny Seabrook, one of the state's most senior and experienced non-executive directors, has been appointed to the board of health insurer HBF.

Australian children as young as 12 could start to receive coronavirus vaccines this year after Pfizer was given the initial nod for those under 16.

Scott Morrison has apologised for the vaccine rollout not meeting its targets but insists some of the issues were out of his control.

Western Australia's nurses union is worried continued COVID-19 domestic border closures will impede efforts to find more badly needed hospital staff.

Western Australia will close its border to South Australia and expand its coronavirus vaccination rollout which is the worst-performing in the nation.

Scott Morrison has appealed for Australia's expert immunisation panel to change its AstraZeneca vaccine age recommendation.

Three crew members from a coronavirus-infected cargo ship have been moved to hotel quarantine in Perth after 10 of their colleagues tested positive.

South Australia will spend the next seven days in lockdown as authorities try desperately to contain an outbreak of the fast-moving Delta coronavirus variant.

Australians under 40 will not be eligible for Pfizer coronavirus jabs ahead of schedule despite increasing hospitalisations of younger people.

WA has tightened its border controls with South Australia after the state announced a seven-day lockdown, as health authorities work to trace potential contacts of another ship with COVID positive crew onboard.

Australia's troubled vaccine rollout has been given a much-needed boost with the arrival of one million Pfizer doses.

Scott Morrison has urged world leaders to ramp up production of mRNA vaccines such as Pfizer's at a historic APEC meeting to discuss recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Eight crew members on board a cargo ship that berthed at Fremantle port this morning have tested positive for COVID-19.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison says supplies are not yet sufficient to bring large numbers of pharmacies into the COVID-19 vaccination program.

Western Australia will reintroduce a hard border to Victoria, effectively blocking residents of the entire east coast from travelling west.

Senior federal ministers say they are open to the idea of a national vaccine lottery to encourage Australians to get the jab.

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has announced a state-wide lockdown from midnight tonight following confirmation of two new locally-acquired cases of COVID-19.

The federal government has come under fire for its COVID-19 disaster relief plan, which will not extend to Western Australians affected by last month's snap lockdown.

Australians with a disability living in group homes may need to wait for aged care residents to be fully vaccinated before receiving their first dose.

Western Australian authorities will consider further ramping up border restrictions for Victoria if more locally acquired coronavirus cases are detected.