Authorities are warning the easing of COVID-19 restrictions will see a spike in transmissions as well as a resurgence of flu this winter.
Acting Australian Chief Medical Officer Sonya Bennett warns that flu and COVID-19 are highly contagious viruses that can lead to serious illness, or even death.
"This year's winter season will likely see both an increase in transmission of the coronavirus and, for the first time since 2019, a resurgence in influenza," Dr Bennett said in a statement.