Chief medical officer Professor Paul Kelly has released an emphatic statement about “selective and misleading” reporting of Doherty Institute modelling on the Omicron variant. health.gov.au/news/covid-19-… #auspol

Letter sent to France’s Naval Group a week before Aukus acknowledged at least one condition for clearing a review was “successfully completed”, and said Australian govt “has, to date, demonstrated its commitment to working collaboratively with Naval Group” theguardian.com/australia-news…


We’re now in science-free political management of the pandemic. No science behind individual responsibility. NSW COVID cases grow, Victoria COVID cases grow, Qld COVID cases grow, ACT COVID cases grow, Doherty modelling sparks warning. smh.com.au/national/austr…

Less than a week out from Christmas and months before the parliament resumes when there is any possibility of disallowing these changes, the gov has neutered the proxy advisors that put a spotlight on Juukan Gorge and JobKeeper - overstepping what even the BCA wanted twitter.com/grhutchens/sta…

Here is everything I currently know about the Doherty modelling, the AHPPC advice, what the PM said to the premiers on December 18 & the guidance about today's national cabinet deliberation theguardian.com/australia-news… #auspol


My latest for The Conversation on parliament's #MeToo revelations in 2021:
"However, identifying and acknowledging the problem is just the first step, and one that is still currently very much in progress as more allegations come to light."

It started as a “crazy idea” but Melbourne researchers have turned one of the world’s most used drugs into an easy to use COVID-19 treatment, effective against mutant strains including omicron


Lots of great stuff coming up over the summer on @GuardianAus. Sign up here for a daily email to give you five of the best reads every day, chosen by @AlyxG. theguardian.com/australia-news…

This could financially cripple sick people, charging people for critical medical care because of their personal choices is a slippery slope dailytelegraph.com.au/coronavirus/ns…