Federal authorities are investigating the death of a New South Wales woman who developed blood clots after receiving a coronavirus vaccine; A blunt warning from the Chief of the Defence Force about the consequences of conflict over Taiwan; And Afghan interpreters fear violence when Australian troops depart war ravaged nation.

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Authorities investigate NSW death after COVID vaccine

Families of Aboriginal people who have died in custody are appealing to governments across Australia to invest more money into rehabiltation programs; And new research could hold the key to helping Koalas.

Calls to reduce Indigenous incarceration

The Prime Minister Scott Morrison has asked the national cabinet to start holding two meetings a week in an attempt to get the nation's troubled vaccine rollout back on track; A warning the rebuilding effort from Western Australia's cyclone disaster could take years; And the US hits pause on using the Johnson and Johnson COVID vaccine because of blood clot concerns.

National Cabinet effort to fix vaccine rollout

Emergency services in Western Australia are facing widespread power and telecommunications outages as they begin to assess the damage caused by ex-tropical Cyclone Seroja

Cyclone cleanup begins in WA

The federal government's given up putting a date on when all Australians will get their COVID-19 vaccination, as one of the nation's largest disability service providers says not one of their residents has received a jab;

Vaccine delays anger disability service provider

The Queen and royal family are in mourning after the death of His Royal Highness, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. Condolences and tributes are flowing in from around the world.

Prince Philip, the Queen's husband, dies at 99

Australia's vaccine strategy has been upended, after Europe's drug regulator found a rare blood clot risk linked to the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine. Having overwhelmingly relied on that jab, the government is now recommending that people under 50 get the Pfizer one instead. But how serious are the risks of clotting? And what does this change mean for our vaccine rollout?

SAT APR 10 - The big vaccine backtrack

Australia's COVID vaccination program has had a major setback because of safety concerns about the AstraZeneca vaccine; Doctors and public health experts fear confidence in the program will be eroded; And could cholesterol lowering drugs be the key to saving the Tasmanian devil?

Australia curbs use of AstraZeneca vaccine

The COVID vaccine that Australia's relying on will be listed as having extremely rare blood clots as a possible side effect.

AstraZeneca vaccine possibly linked to rare blood clots

The European Union's slapped down claims from the Federal Government that it's stopped more than 3 million doses of the coronavirus vaccine from coming to Australia

EU denies blocking COVID vaccine exports

After months of dashed hopes and doubts, two way quarantine free travel between Australia and New Zealand is expected to be announced;

Trans Tasman tourism bubble poised to begin

Hundreds more GPs are expected to join Australia's COVID-19 vaccination program this week, amid criticism that the rollout is moving much more slowly than expected

Government seeks to ease vaccine concerns

Australia has done better than most other countries in the fight against COVID-19, but when it comes to vaccinating its population, it isn't faring so well. The federal government aimed to have 4 million people inoculated by the end of March, but missed that target by about 3.4 million. This week, we ask where our vaccination campaign went awry.

SAT APR 03 - What happened to the vax rollout?

Australians among tens of thousands of people targetted by Chinese authorities in a secret database leaked to the ABC;

Aussies targetted in leaked Chinese database

Australia joins international criticism of the World Health Organisation's final report into how COVID emerged, blaming China for failing to share information;

Australia joins international criticism of WHO Covid report

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