As state and federal governments fought for control of borders and information during the pandemic,some of the most vulnerable were left at risk.
There is no doubt among experts that another pandemic is coming,but the goodwill and sacrifice of healthcare workers has been eroded by disrespect.
NSW is less prepared to fight a pandemic today than before COVID-19,say top infectious disease and public health veterans at the nerve centre of the state’s war against the virus.
Surveys of hundreds of thousands of NSW public school students reveal a declining sense of belonging since 2016.
Businesses,unions,health experts and the education sector say Australia needs to prepare for future pandemics to avoid repeating mistakes that are still being felt in some parts of the nation.
No one will be held criminally responsible for a COVID-19 outbreak from hotel quarantine that led to the death of 768 people and one of the world’s longest lockdowns.
Perth-based natural wellness company Holista CollTech and its chief have been hit with $2 million in fines for falsely claiming its plant-based hand sanitiser killed COVID-19 in the early days of the pandemic.
In the third and final part of this series,experts say the impact of COVID-era school closures on a generation of students is still unclear.
In part two of this series,experts discuss reports of students struggling and teachers being physically attacked in the aftermath of school closures during the pandemic.
Of the many responses to the pandemic,few had a greater impact than the mass closure of schools.
Closing Sydney’s schools was one of the biggest – and most controversial – calls made during the pandemic. But was it really necessary?