All posts tagged "coronavirus"

CSIRO Starts Vaccines Trial

CSIRO has just commenced pre-clinical trials of potential vaccines for COVID-19. The work is being conducted at its high-containment facility in Geelong....

Public Health: Urgent Alert

Media release – Dr Mark Veitch, Director of Public Health, Public Health Services,1 April 2020 Coronavirus alert Public Health Services have contacted...

Baggage Handler Boondoggle: How Did They Get It?

It has been reported this morning that the coronavirus cluster linked to Qantas baggage handlers at Adelaide Airport continues to grow. So, how likely...

Coronavirus: What Philosopher Immanuel Kant can Teach us about Panic Buying and Isolation Dodging

The coronavirus crisis has forced us to look at our behaviour in a way that we’re not used to. We are being...

Scary Red or Icky Green? We Can’t Say What Colour Coronavirus Is

Images of the latest coronavirus have become instantly recognisable, often vibrantly coloured and floating in an opaque background. In most representations, the...

Clarification on New Restrictions

Full audio of Tuesday 31 March press conference featuring Premier Peter Gutwein, Health Minister Sarah Courtney and Director of Public Health Mark...

Public Health Direction Regarding Gatherings

‘Pandemic Drone’ in Development to Detect People with Coronavirus

A ‘pandemic drone’ to remotely monitor and detect people with infectious respiratory conditions is being developed by the University of South Australia...

Tasmanians Ordered to Stay In

From midnight tonight Tasmanians are ordered to stay at home. Premier Gutwein announced the order this morning. He said there will be...

Wage Subsidy Backed by 93 Economic Experts in Open Letter

93 Australian economists and policy experts have signed an open letter, initiated by the Centre for Future Work, supporting a government wage subsidy...