The latest COVID-19 news and case numbers from around the states and territories
Here's a quick wrap of the COVID-19 news and case numbers from each Australian jurisdiction from the past week.
We fact checked Tony Abbott on his claim $30b is spent per year by the NIAA. Here's what we found
Former prime minister Tony Abbott claims the National Indigenous Australians Agency disburses $30b a year on Indigenous programs. Is that correct?
Privacy watchdog says Health Department failed to protect Victorians' data during COVID
Third-party call centre workers contracted Victoria's health department were not properly screened, according to the state's information commissioner.
The COVID restrictions of the past are (mostly) gone. So what's the etiquette if you've got the sniffles?
COVID-19 isn't considered a public health emergency any more. But with so much sickness going around, experts say we need to think about how we can protect others.
Melbourne public housing tower residents agree to $5m COVID lockdown settlement
Melbourne public housing tower residents will receive compensation payments of about $2,200 each from the Victorian government after they were forced into a sudden hard lockdown during a COVID-19 outbreak in 2020.
Warning next owners of embattled Perth Glory could be asked to stump up $25 million
Perth Glory players and staff are expected to continue to work as usual amid the search for a new owner for the A-League club, with foreign investment not being ruled out.
Millions of dollars in delayed COVID payments creates 'perfect storm' for aged care homes already running at a loss
The sector warns delays in reimbursing providers has created a "perfect storm" in which more than half of aged care homes are operating at a loss.
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Most human rights complaints about Victorian vaccine mandates not proceeding
The Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission received more than 400 complaints against employers who required workers to comply with vaccine mandates. Only around 60 are proceeding based on other grounds.
Has the cost-of-living crisis killed the multi-day music festival? Splendour organisers say that's part of it
Splendour in the Grass has failed to sell out for the first time since 2011, and it's not the only festival feeling the pinch.
Have you tested positive for COVID but had no symptoms? Scientists find a gene that could explain why
One in five people who test positive for COVID don't get symptoms. This could be explained by a genetic variant and exposure to the common cold, a new study suggests.
Australia seeking progress on China lifting trade tariffs ahead of PM's proposed visit, Chalmers says
Treasurer Jim Chalmers meets Chinese Finance Minister Liu Kun on the sidelines of the G20 summit in India, the first meeting of its kind in four years.
China's economy misses growth forecasts, signalling slow recovery
The world's second largest economy grew at a 6.3 per cent annual pace in the April-June quarter, much slower than the 7 per cent plus growth forecast.