Emergencies Minister Stephen Dawson warns of a long wildfire season and urges the public to implement the bushfire plan

Years of low rainfall are expected to mean a long and intense bushfire season, and the state government fears the vast majority of Western Australians are unprepared. Emergency services provider Stephen Dawson urged the public on Sunday to take 15 minutes to prepare a bushfire plan using the My Bushfire app.

New study shows Long Covid cost Australian economy $9.6 billion in 2022

Australian workers living with Long Covid cost the economy nearly $10 billion at the peak of the pandemic in 2022, new research shows. A study published in the Medical Journal of Australia found that in 2022, approximately 100 million hours of work were lost by workers suffering the effects of Long Covid.