Queensland government waives up to $4 million worth of COVID-19 fines years after they were issued

The state government has confirmed that SPER has now "finalised" all debts related to COVID fines. According to the Queensland Revenue Office (QRO), about $4.6 million of the original fines had either ...

The deadly legacy of the 'forgotten pandemic' — and why it's drawing comparisons to COVID-19

It's been dubbed "the forgotten pandemic" — possibly because it coincided with some of the most momentous events in world history. But Dr John Gerrard argues variants of the H3N2 flu, which led to the ...

Children still being held in Queensland watch houses 'greatest regret' for outgoing human rights commissioner

Queensland's outgoing human rights commissioner says he has lost sleep worrying about some juveniles "spending weeks and ...

Former minister Greg Hunt works for Brethren company whose owners made millions on COVID contracts

Within months of leaving parliament, former health minister Greg Hunt started working for a Plymouth Brethren-linked company ...

What’s the outlook for this respiratory virus season? Here’s what experts say

An immunologist says Canada could follow in the footsteps of the Southern Hemisphere and see a surge in influenza, respiratory syncytial virus and COVID-19 cases, but it may to be too early to ...

Patient 'devastated' as Sydney's dedicated long COVID clinic to close

A patient of NSW's first dedicated long COVID clinic in Sydney says she is "devastated" and "bewildered" that it will close at the end of the month.