Aboriginal Australia News

What are stage 3 restrictions and are banks freezing home loans? The answers to some of this week’s key questions about coronavirus

March 28, 2020

Victoria Police to issue fines for breaking coronavirus social distancing rules as cases climb to 685

How to get a coronavirus test: who is eligible, how many have been done and how are they carried out

NT police officer and wife test positive to COVID-19 near Harts Range community

Aboriginal Australia News

Coronavirus border restrictions causes health staff shortage in remote Indigenous clinics

Posted March 27, 2020 17:06:44 Photo: Indigenous Australians are an especially vulnerable population during the COVID-19 pandemic. Indigenous health clinics...

Survival improving via cancer screening – but participation low

News GPs are at the frontline to promote increased participation rates. Professor Jon Emery believes...

What happens when someone gets coronavirus, what are the symptoms as it gets worse and how can it kill? – Science

Chances are if you get sick from the latest coronavirus you'll get a pretty mild illness.About 80 per cent of...

Australia’s coronavirus toll in double figures

Two more Australians have died from coronavirus, taking the nation's death toll to 11. The two deaths are Victorian men...

Coronavirus Australia update: COVID-19 testing criteria changed as elective surgery is suspended

The national cabinet has announced changes to the current coronavirus testing criteria while the deadline to suspend all elective surgery...

Proof of identity changes for new Centrelink claims

If you’re a new customer You’ll need a Customer Reference Number (CRN), to make a claim. You may not have...

More financial support for coronavirus affected job seekers

More financial support for people affected by coronavirus

We’ll pay a temporary fortnightly $550 Coronavirus Supplement from 27 April 2020 if you’re getting an eligible payment. We’ll extend...

Why data is vital in the fight against COVID-19

Accurate and timely data is critical to understand the impacts of COVID-19, including for Indigenous communities. Credit: University of New...

Some prisoners could be released to reduce coronavirus COVID-19 risk in NT

March 24, 2020

Updated March 25, 2020 13:36:25 Photo: The Darwin Correctional Centre at Holtze. There are more than 1,700 inmates in prisons...

Government backs remote communities with COVID-19 support