The federal health department s latest quarterly Covid report has blown the lid off the myths pushing Australia to return to punishing lockdowns and mask mandates.
The face of the ABC s Covid coverage has renewed calls for the return of masks as the immune evasive Omicron strains BA4 and BA.5 run rampant across Australia.
Victorian students over the age of eight will be asked to wear a mask indoors and in classrooms until the end of winter amid a spike in new Covid-19 cases as Bill Shorten throws his support behind the move.