Coatsworth says pandemic lockdowns eroded trust as Sutton admits mistakes

Coatsworth says pandemic lockdowns eroded trust as Sutton admits mistakes

Former Victorian chief health officer Brett Sutton admits he failed to explain why COVID lockdowns were necessary.

  • byOlivia Ireland andKate Aubusson

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Can 12 weeks change your life? An Olympian and his son are put to the test

Can 12 weeks change your life? An Olympian and his son are put to the test

Duncan Armstrong and his son Tom put longevity science to the test in Dr Nick Coatsworth and Tracey Grimshaw’s medical show Do You Want to Live Forever?

  • byBridget McManus
Will he or won’t he? Dr Nick Coatsworth on whether he’ll run for the Liberal Party

Will he or won’t he? Dr Nick Coatsworth on whether he’ll run for the Liberal Party

We would’ve loved to be a fly on the wall when the human jawline was cornered by anti-vaccine Coalition senator Gerard Rennick at a recent event.

  • byKishor Napier-Raman andNoel Towell
Health check:Will Medicare’s 40th birthday be a happy one?

Health check:Will Medicare’s 40th birthday be a happy one?

Medicare’s 40th birthday is approaching and the cost of the system - and of accessing care - is rising. Is the health system sustainable?

  • byJames Massola
Disease control agency will be ‘white elephant’ without support of states:Coatsworth

Disease control agency will be ‘white elephant’ without support of states:Coatsworth

Labor has promised a “centre for disease control” that monitors outbreaks and provides public health advice,but experts say it would need states to provide timely data.

  • byDana Daniel,Lucy Carroll andMary Ward
Children and schools the new flashpoint as experts do battle online

Children and schools the new flashpoint as experts do battle online

The health of society’s youngest members is an emotive issue at the best of times,let alone in a pandemic,so it won’t surprise that it’s become a lightning rod in ongoing debates.

  • byDeborah Snow
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What the government is saying about the new COVID-19 variant
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What the government is saying about the new COVID-19 variant

PM Scott Morrison has revealed what steps the government is taking to deal with the new COVID-19 variant,while one medical expert says we might want Omicron to spread through the country.

After bitter rollout politics,Coatsworth looks forward to the ‘summer after the pandemic’

After bitter rollout politics,Coatsworth looks forward to the ‘summer after the pandemic’

Nick Coatsworth was a natural to be the face of Australia’s COVID-19 response and vaccine rollout campaign. But while his straight-talking and unvarnished opinions have earned him high praise,they have also made him quite a few professional enemies.

  • byRob Harris
We must ask questions of our leaders and the experts who advise them
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We must ask questions of our leaders and the experts who advise them

There is a problem when critics prefer a speaker be silenced or removed from the public sphere rather than debated.

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‘Get used to having more COVID-19 cases’:Government MPs rebel against border closures

‘Get used to having more COVID-19 cases’:Government MPs rebel against border closures

City-based Coalition backbenchers are leading a push to reopen faster and give vaccinated people more freedom to travel.

  • byMichael Koziol
Government health adviser rejects calls for mandatory COVID-19 vaccine

Government health adviser rejects calls for mandatory COVID-19 vaccine

Dr Nick Coatsworth said coronavirus vaccines should be voluntary,even in hospitals.

  • byNick Bonyhady