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International
Bridging the jab divide
Lesley Russell
5 November 2021
Rich countries have dragged their feet on promises to help less well-off countries vaccinate. But there are small signs of progress
From the archive
Troubled minds
Alecia Simmonds
17 September 2021
Are mistaken beliefs about the history of mental health treatments stopping us from creating a humane system?
National Affairs
Managing the transition
Michael Bartos
1 September 2021
Flexibility will be almost as important as focus for controlling Covid-19 in the months ahead
National Affairs
A little jab, now and then
Frank Bongiorno
9 July 2021
The federal government’s handling of vaccinations shows how much damage has been done to the public sector
National Affairs
How we tumbled down the Covid-19 league table
Lesley Russell
1 July 2021
This week’s blow-up between the premiers and the PM was triggered by the latest in a series of bad decisions about vaccination
National Affairs
Labor’s mistaken Mediscare
Jennifer Doggett
18 June 2021
Despite the opposition’s resistance, the government’s changes to the Medicare schedule deserve to proceed
National Affairs
Dr X meets his end
Frank Bongiorno
12 June 2021
Buying the Sydney Swans bolstered the swashbuckling 1980s image of medical entrepreneur Geoffrey Edelsten, who died this week
International
Building Obamacare back better
Lesley Russell
10 May 2021
Joe Biden’s prioritisation of healthcare has been evident from day one
National Affairs
Target trouble
Carol Johnson
13 April 2021
Will the government survive the vaccine debacle?
International
Vaccinating the world
Lesley Russell
2 March 2021
Sharing vaccines fairly is not only an ethical imperative but also essential to controlling Covid-19
International
When wealthier doesn’t mean healthier
Lesley Russell
11 February 2021
Covid-19 hit the United States hard, but life expectancy was already falling. The lessons for other countries are clear
Books & Arts
Known unknowns
Jane Goodall
14 December 2020
Television
| The highs and occasional lows of
Four Corners
’ coverage of 2020
Essays & Reportage
Arm-to-arm combat
Michael Bennett
13 November 2020
How the world’s first vaccine came to Australia… in 1804
International
Just a matter of time for PNG?
Mike Steketee
11 September 2020
Infections are low, but the factors that will help the virus to spread are already clear
National Affairs
Roads to recovery
Michael Bartos
11 September 2020
A half-year of Covid-19-watching suggests the most effective way ahead
National Affairs
Mission accomplished?
Michael Bartos
25 August 2020
Behind the growing Covid-19 optimism is worrying political and geopolitical manoeuvring
National Affairs
Sharpening the instruments
Michael Bartos
11 August 2020
Greater use of isolation would help us through the “middle game” of Covid-19
National Affairs
A world of needs
Michael Bartos
28 July 2020
Outbreaks, vaccines, and the limits of centralised control
Essays & Reportage
The long road to healthcare justice
Tess Ryan and Melissa Sweet
23 July 2020
The struggle to eliminate racism from Australian healthcare has been given new momentum
National Affairs
Weapons of mask distraction
Daniel Reeders
22 July 2020
With masks shown to be useful only in certain settings, the debate about compulsion is drawing attention away from real pathways of infection
National Affairs
Taking it to a new level
Michael Bartos
16 July 2020
A sustainable Covid-19 strategy will mean paying much closer attention to people’s movements, and where they gather along the way
National Affairs
Pandemic fatigue
Michael Bartos
30 June 2020
Has the spike in cases in Victoria exposed a nationwide problem?
National Affairs
Second-wave days
Michael Bartos
16 June 2020
As the quest for a Covid-19 vaccine continues, effective mitigation strategies are proving their worth
International
Greater goods
Michael Bartos
1 June 2020
While the quest for treatments and vaccines continued, the language of global public goods dominated international pandemic talks
International
What worked to minimise Covid-19 deaths, and why?
Rodney Tiffen
28 May 2020
Clear patterns are evident in the data we have on cases, mortality and testing
National Affairs
Wrong medicine
Jennifer Doggett
18 May 2020
Greg Hunt looks set to sign another flawed agreement with the powerful Pharmacy Guild
Essays & Reportage
Which side are you on?
Michael Bartos
18 May 2020
Is the Trump administration using the pandemic to reorder the international landscape?
National Affairs
The first genomic pandemic
Michael Bartos
11 May 2020
The virus’s genome has been at the centre of the vast output of research findings
National Affairs
Covid-19 trade-offs: the full story
James Morley
8 May 2020
Partial accounts of the economic and health effects of Australia’s response understate its success
International
Geopolitics meets pandemic in the Pacific
Nic Maclellan
6 May 2020
As Pacific island nations reel from Cyclone Harold and the coronavirus, US–China tensions are complicating the path to recovery
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