The WA branch of Australia’s Medical Association says the State simply can’t wait until 2022 for a purpose-built quarantine facility to be built in Perth. But it has offered an alternative to hotels.
Joe Spagnolo
Thousands of WA criminals behind bars have been vaccinated with the in-demand Pfizer coronavirus vaccine, despite hordes of West Australians still waiting.
The fear of a deadly Delta outbreak prompted Queensland into a snap three-day lockdown yesterday, as NSW recorded another 210 cases, another death and 50 more venues of concern.
Tim Clarke
As case numbers soar and the army hits the streets, the NSW crisis shows no sign of ending. Rhianna Mitchell investigates why the situation is so dire and how the State leader can end the nightmare.
Rhianna Mitchell
Residents in Queensland's southeast have woken to lockdown after six new community cases of the Delta strain of COVID-19.
AAP
Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin has avoided a no-confidence vote on Monday after postponing parliament due to the pandemic.
The coronavirus pandemic has overwhelmed Myanmar's health system six months after the military junta took over.
The confined Fremantle assistant — who is facing allegations he breached quarantine three times — was spotted out and about today. Here’s why his club says he was fine to do so.
Caitlyn Rintoul
Olympic city Tokyo along with Thailand and Malaysia have reported record COVID-19 infections as the Delta variant surges in Asia.
China has recorded more than 50 new COVID-19 cases as the city of Nanjing battles an outbreak of the Delta variant that's spread to other cities.
Tasmania has closed its border with southeast Queensland and has ordered about 11,000 recent arrivals from the region to stay home for at least three days.
Ethan James
West Coast are set for another Monday night home game at Optus Stadium as a result of Queensland’s snap three-day lockdown.
Catherine Healey
Queensland has recorded six new community cases of the Delta strain of coronavirus, prompting a strict three day lockdown in 11 LGAs in the state's southeast.
Andi Yu
The latest global developments on the coronavirus, as at 0925 AEST Saturday July 31.
Parts of Queensland will go into a snap lockdown from 4pm after a spike in cases linked to a school cluster. It comes as NSW records 210 new local cases. SEE THE LATEST COVID UPDATES.
Taxi and rideshare services into Sydney's CBD have been banned on Saturday and up to 1000 police officers are ready to intervene in an anti-lockdown protest.
Hannah Ryan
Victoria has recorded two new locally acquired COVID-19 cases one of whom is a colleague of an infected COVID-19 testing site worker.
The Walt Disney Company will be requiring all salaried and non-union hourly employees in the US who work on site to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
In the end, it will be getting vaccinations up to acceptable levels that will enable us to finally move securely beyond this pandemic.
A US health agency study indicates 74 per cent of people who became infected with COVID-19 after a public event in Massachusetts were fully vaccinated.
Manas Mishra
NSW has recorded one death, a man in his 60s from southwest Sydney, and 210 new locally acquired cases of COVID-19, with many infectious in the community.
Scott Morrison says the AstraZenaca vaccine has been talked down but it's necessary for Australia to reach the vaccination levels needed to ease restrictions.
Liz Hobday and Paul Osborne
Coronavirus infection rates are nearing record highs in Iceland and Vietnam, officials say.
Jandakot Airport has been chosen as the site of WA’s first purpose-built quarantine facility that will house 2000 travellers a month.
Lanai Scarr
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