Hundreds of young boys and their mothers from a small Australian city who were involved in a world-first study may have helped solve the mystery of what causes autism. The ground-breaking research, which was led by a crack team of Australian scientists from the Florey Institute at the University of Melbourne, found a possible link between autism and exposure to …
Another war of words between state and federal leaders has erupted over vaccine allocation, with Premier Daniel Andrews accusing the Commonwealth of shortchanging Victoria on vaccine allocations. Key points: Mr Andrews launched a strongly worded attack on the vaccine distribution Mr Andrews launched a strongly worded attack on the vaccine distribution Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt defended the allocation and …
When coronavirus hit the rural community of Colac in south-west Victoria it took everybody by surprise, including authorities who were reportedly slow to respond and contain it. Key points: A testing blitz is underway in regional Victoria after a concerning number of 'mystery cases' have been reported Local contact tracing teams have been set up in Geelong, Bendigo and Ballarat …
