COVID-19

A report card on the wellbeing of Australians has been released today looking at how things have changed since the Covid-19 pandemic began. 

Respected Australian epidemiologist and prolific health expert, Professor Mary-Louise McLaws has died at the age of 70.

While women were struggling financially, men were the majority of consumers of pornographic content, and demand rose during the pandemic.

There are a range of new flashpoints and ongoing deadly conflicts the world has largely ignored due to the focus on Ukraine.

The 2022 Jean Hailes National Women’s Health Survey has laid bare the toll of the pandemic on women’s mental and physical health.

At the prestigious Eureka Awards, one of the top prizes has gone to Professor Raina MacIntyre for her leadership in science and innovation. 

There is still much about these reports that remains unclear – but it is inappropriate for a government to act with secrecy on such matters.

As an expert in vaccines and vaccine preventable diseases, Dr Kristine Macartney’s leadership has been vital to Australia’s Covid-19 response.

Dr. Rebecca Rockett is an emerging leader in public health genomics, improving the detection and treatment of diseases such as Covid-19.

Dr. Theresa Jacques has been a leader on the frontline of the pandemic in the ICU at St. George Hospital– she says it took “lion’s strength.”

The new program, Health in My Language, aims to decrease barriers to vaccination for migrants and refugees in Australia.