Bianca Nogrady

A lack of planning for the worst led to Australia’s uncoordinated response to Covid-19, with a report recommending nine key pillars for an effective pandemic response.

The acute phase of the Covid-19 pandemic might be over, but a lack of resources and knowledge continues to make the treatment of long Covid difficult.

As Australian authorities battle to contain an outbreak of avian influenza, they are braced for the possible arrival of a subtype that is devastating bird and mammal populations overseas.

The decision to extend the life of Eraring’s power station is a sign of desperation as ageing fossil fuel plants contribute to gaps in supply amid a shortage of renewables.

As Covid-19 variants continue to outpace vaccines, and the risks of long Covid remain, the government needs to be prepared to act rapidly and at scale.

The government’s reforms to raise dispensing limits on prescription drugs are aimed at making them more accessible and affordable – changes the Pharmacy Guild strongly opposes as a threat to their revenues.

Hundreds of thousands of Australians are already suffering from long Covid, but health officials lack the data to properly treat it and prepare the system for its full impact.

A scientist from Wollongong took a call from France last month that put her on a course to become the first Australian woman in orbit.

As fire season approaches, a dispute about who is financially responsible for almost $150 million worth of fire trucks is pitting state and local governments against each other, with the assets scattered across more than 100 councils.

A new fire danger rating system will bring much-needed clarity to the threat of bushfires, replacing a classification that is out-of-date and often misunderstood.

The spread of monkeypox is testing public health officials globally on both their vaccine preparedness and the sensitivity of their messaging to affected communities.

More than two years into the pandemic, scientists are racing to understand why one in 10 people develop long Covid and how to treat the paradoxical illness.