‘Worse-placed than in 2020’:Where Australia’s pandemic response went wrong

‘Worse-placed than in 2020’:Where Australia’s pandemic response went wrong

The first wide-ranging inquiry into the nation’s pandemic response has found delays procuring COVID-19 vaccines cost lives and delivered a $31 billion hit to the economy.

  • byShane Wright andNatassia Chrysanthos

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‘I knew what sex looked like for me’:Love and dating with Crohn’s

Living with a chronic illness can shroud intimacy and dating in feelings of shame and fear. But it doesn’t have to be that way.

  • byLauren Ironmonger
One dead,dozens sick in E.coli outbreak linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders in US

One dead,dozens sick in E.coli outbreak linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders in US

The news comes in an already tough year for the Chicago-based McDonald’s chain.

  • byJonel Aleccia
Tahlia had a stroke at age 10. Today,doing her own hair is an accomplishment

Tahlia had a stroke at age 10. Today,doing her own hair is an accomplishment

While “good,thanks” is the standard response of many people with a disability when asked how they are,there’s usually a lot more to say.

  • byBrooke Campbell Bayes
The good news about Alzheimer’s:There’s progress

The good news about Alzheimer’s:There’s progress

Patients and doctors used to think there wasn’t much that could be done after an Alzheimer’s diagnoses. Things are changing.

  • byLaurie McGinley
Not feeling 100 per cent? Here’s how to tell if you should still exercise

Not feeling 100 per cent? Here’s how to tell if you should still exercise

Whether it’s gastro,COVID or a runny nose,experts share their advice on working out while sick.

  • byTalya Minsberg
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Sammy,28,beat the odds by double despite a rare fast-ageing disease

Sammy,28,beat the odds by double despite a rare fast-ageing disease

Progeria,also known as Hutchinson–Gilford syndrome,causes people to age rapidly,leading them to appear older than they are.

  • byGianluca Semeraro
‘A middle-aged lab rat’:24 hours inside Australia’s first metabolic chamber

‘A middle-aged lab rat’:24 hours inside Australia’s first metabolic chamber

Being cooped inside a high-tech chamber may not be everyone’s idea of fun – but it’s the most exact device yet for unlocking the mysteries of our metabolism.

  • bySarah Berry
Former children’s television presenter Fiona MacDonald dies at 67

Former children’s television presenter Fiona MacDonald dies at 67

The star of Wombat and It’s A Knockout’s death comes after three-year battle with motor neurone disease.

  • byLouise Rugendyke
The secrets kept from those inside the nerve centre fighting COVID

The secrets kept from those inside the nerve centre fighting COVID

As state and federal governments fought for control of borders and information during the pandemic,some of the most vulnerable were left at risk.

  • byMary Ward andKate Aubusson
Sick leave soars amid flu,COVID and cold collision

Sick leave soars amid flu,COVID and cold collision

The storm of flu,pneumonia,colds and other germs circulating this winter drove a massive surge in the number of Australians taking sick leave.

  • byKate Aubusson