Australia's peak employers body says a potential royal commission into the handling of the COVID-19 pandemic should examine lockdowns and border closures.
Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson rubbished a report that found he wilfully mislead parliament over lockdown parties at his office during the pandemic.
Nearly half of Australians say the COVID-19 pandemic made their lives worse as new research cites mental health decline and job insecurity as driving factors.
Australia has been warned against the perils of over-reach when dealing with future health crises, following a critical review of the response to COVID-19.
Neighbour Day, a national campaign to ‘check on your neighbour,’ has evolved into an ongoing, year-round social connection campaign, following gaps in social support revealed by the pandemic.
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Stricter lockdowns in response to COVID-19 led to higher loss in life satisfaction and worse mental health and wellbeing outcomes, new research from The Australian National University (ANU) shows.
Senior leaders at British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Downing Street office were to blame for a culture that led to illegal parties being held there during coronavirus lockdowns, a report by a senior civil servant says.
Manufacturers including Tesla have begun preparing to reopen their Shanghai plants as China's most populous city speeds up efforts to get back to normal after a nearly three-week COVID shutdown.
China's financial hub of Shanghai has launched a two-stage lockdown of its 26 million residents, closing bridges and tunnels, and restricting highway traffic in a scramble to contain surging COVID-19 cases.
After a low few months, Canberra’s office occupancy rates have returned to pre-Omicron levels, hitting the highest percentage in February since July 2021.
Sweden should have shut venues and taken other tougher measures early in the COVID-19 pandemic although its no-lockdown strategy was broadly beneficial, a commission says.
