UPDATE: Australians over the age of 50 will be able to get the AstraZeneca vaccine from next month as the nation's leaders reset the coronavirus jab rollout.
Another half a billion-dollar cheque has been written by the federal government to help Australia foster international partnerships on clean energy technology.
Australia's coronavirus vaccine rollout is facing a critical juncture as Prime Minister Scott Morrison prepares to meet with premiers and chief ministers to rejig the program.
Former treasurer Ben Wyatt has been appointed to the board of medical research organisation Telethon Kids Institute, his first role since leaving from politics.
An investigation is now underway after four Royal Perth Hospital staff were forced into quarantine over two alleged COVID-19 personal protective equipment breaches.
Australia's health experts say even with the proposed reset of the COVID-19 vaccination program there is no way of putting a timetable on its completion.
Australia's chief medical officer has urged people to continue to get vaccinated and not jump to conclusions as investigations continue into a NSW woman's death.
Top doctors have raised serious concerns about Australia's vaccine rollout as major airlines talk up the prospects of more domestic flights and the reopening of international routes.
A crew member onboard a vessel off waters in the state’s north west is being transferred to Royal Perth Hospital this afternoon after testing positive for COVID-19.
The federal government will revise its national vaccination program, limiting doses of AstraZeneca for those under 50 following concerns about the link between the vaccine and blood clots.
The nation’s medical experts are expected to meet to review concerns raised by the European Medicines Agency overnight about the possible link between the vaccine and blood clots.
Brisbane’s three-day lockdown was lifted this morning after Queensland recorded just one new case of community transmission of COVID-19, but WA’s hard border with the state remains in place.
Health Minister Greg Hunt has stepped in as peacemaker between the states and some of his federal colleagues after they engaged in a stoush over the COVID-19 vaccine rollout.
Greater Brisbane has been declared a COVID-19 hotspot for the purpose of commonwealth support as Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly warns travellers to stay up to date with border closures.
Some of Western Australia's most vulnerable people are flocking to receive their coronavirus jabs as the rollout begins in remote Aboriginal communities.
Australia has hit the half a million milestone for COVID-19 vaccinations but is way short of the four million jabs the government predicted just a few months ago.
UPDATE: Visitors from Queensland will now be tested for COVID-19 and be required to undergo 14 days of quarantine following several new cases being recorded in Brisbane overnight.
