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After tribunal rejection, ACTU doubles down on paid pandemic leave for all

Health experts and unions have urged the government to roll out paid pandemic leave for all workers to encourage Australians to stick to self-isolation rules after the national industrial tribunal… more
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'Recipe for disaster':

'Recipe for disaster': How Melbourne's COVID-19 spike could spread across Australia. At midnight on Wednesday, metropolitan Melbourne and Mitchell Shire will revert to stage three coronavirus… more
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Doctors 'bullied' by hospital administration for asking to wear masks

Professor MacIntyre said hospitals tended to downplay the role of the workplace in COVID-19 infections among nurses and doctors, who were often deemed to have contracted the SARS-CoV-2 virus "on the… more
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WHO accused of 'denying science' over airborne spread of SARS-CoV-2

Researchers say there is growing evidence that the virus is released in droplets during breathing, talking and coughing which are small enough to remain suspended in the air. READ MORE
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Is It Time Aussies Started Wearing Masks? An Expert Answers

Walking down a crowded city street in Australia, sure, you'll see a few people wearing masks but not that many.  In some places in the USA, they're mandated, and that's causing a lot of drama. There… more
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Curious pattern in coronavirus infection rate emerges, hinting it can ‘burn out…

People forget that the Spanish influenza pandemic occurred over a period of two years, and different people got infected in different waves. People who are uninfected will largely remain susceptible… more