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Australiatest0 | Accessing health services during coronavirus (COVID-19) restrictions
Elective surgery
Some elective surgery is now available, including:
IVF
screening programs (cancer and other diseases)
post-cancer reconstruction (such as breast reconstruction)
procedures for children aged under 18 years
joint replacements, includin... | |
Australiatest1 | Accessing health services during coronavirus (COVID-19) restrictions
Remotely (telehealth)
Any Australian with a Medicare card can now access telehealth services via
phone or videoconference.
This service helps protect both patients and health workers from unnecessary
risk of infection. It is available from doctors, nu... | |
Australiatest2 | Accessing health services during coronavirus (COVID-19) restrictions
What options are available for accessing services?
If you are struggling to breathe or seriously unwell, and it is an emergency
call 000 immediately. Tell ambulance staff about recent travel and
any potential contact with someone with COVID-19.
Whethe... | |
Australiatest3 | Accessing health services during coronavirus (COVID-19) restrictions
In person (home visits)
You should continue to receive your usual health care, including any care you
receive at home, such as services under the Commonwealth Home Support
Programme and Home Care Packages.
If you are unwell and think you might have CO... | |
Australiatest4 | Accessing health services during coronavirus (COVID-19) restrictions
In person at your health provider
For any general health issues and regular appointments, you can go to your
health provider’s surgery, as usual.
If you have symptoms of COVID-19, let your health provider know when making the appointment.
Also tell th... | |
Australiatest5 | Boosting cash flow for employers
What you need to know
For most businesses, the cash flow boost will automatically be credited to your account when you lodge your activity statement.
You won’t be disadvantaged if you have been given a deferral for your earlier activity statement or are not required to lodge your incom... | |
Australiatest6 | Boosting cash flow for employers
Eligibility
Discretion to give you further time
We have discretion to give you further time, after 12 March 2020, to:
hold an ABN
provide us notice that business income or supplies were made.
However, the discretion is intended to be utilised only in very exceptional
circumstances. Th... | |
Australiatest7 | Boosting cash flow for employers
Eligibility
Businesses (including sole traders, companies, partnerships or trusts) and NFP
organisations will be eligible to receive the cash flow boost if:
You are a small or medium business entity or NFP of equivalent size (that is, an entity with aggregated annual turnover less than... | |
Australiatest8 | COVID-19 Mythbusting
Microwaves sanitise masks
There is no evidence masks are sanitised by microwave radiation. It is also a
bad idea. Firstly, microwave radiation can burn or disfigure certain parts of
the mask. Secondly, if the mask contains metal, it can damage your microwave
oven and set it alight.
Simply putting y... | |
Australiatest9 | COVID-19 Mythbusting
Parcels from China can spread coronavirus
There’s no evidence the virus can survive on packages or letters for 28 days.
According to WHO:
“The most important thing to know about coronaviruses on surfaces is that they
can easily be cleaned with common household disinfectants that will kill the
virus... | |
Australiatest10 | COVID-19 Mythbusting
I don’t need to get the flu shot
Influenza (flu) and COVID-19 are two separate infections. While they’re both
viral infections, the viruses belong to two separate groups. The regular
influenza vaccination does not provide immunity to COVID-19. Learn more about
how to protect yourself and others.
It... | |
Australiatest11 | COVID-19 Mythbusting
Eating garlic/immune boosters prevents infection
According to WHO “Garlic is a healthy food
that may have some antimicrobial properties. However, there is no evidence
from the current outbreak that eating garlic has protected people from
COVID-19".
Vaccines are the only effective means to boost you... | |
Australiatest12 | COVID-19 Mythbusting
MMS (miracle mineral supplement) is an effective treatment
MMS contains sodium chlorite, which can be used to make chlorine dioxide, a
chemical used as a textile bleaching agent and for disinfection. According to
the TGA,
“products containing… sodium chlorite pose a serious health risk if consumed
... | |
Australiatest13 | COVID-19 Mythbusting
Gargling salt water will prevent coronavirus
Gargling salt-water does not prevent COVID-19. While gargling is a common
treatment for a sore throat, there is no evidence to suggest that it would
eliminate or prevent COVID-19. Learn more about the World Health
Organisation's response to this
myth. | |
Australiatest14 | COVID-19 Mythbusting
Ibuprofen exacerbates coronavirus
There is no published peer-reviewed scientific evidence to support this claim.
If you are currently taking ibuprofen to manage a health condition, do not
stop taking it without speaking to your doctor first.
The TGA will continue to monitor this issue. Learn more
a... | |
Australiatest15 | COVID-19 Mythbusting
If you can hold your breath for 10 seconds, you’re ok
Holding your breath for 10 seconds without coughing does not indicate you are
free from coronavirus. If someone has an acute viral infection, it may be
difficult for them to take a deep breath. However, being able to breathe
deeply doesn’t mean ... | |
Australiatest16 | COVID-19 Mythbusting
BioCharger NG can help treat coronavirus
The BioCharger is not a cure or treatment for COVID-19. As stated by the
manufacturer, Advanced Biotechnologies, “The BioCharger is not a medical
device and for that reason Advanced Biotechnologies suggest that anyone seek
medical attention from their primar... | |
Australiatest17 | COVID-19 Mythbusting
Hand dryers kill coronavirus
No, hand dryers don’t kill the SARS-COV-2 virus which causes COVID-19. Hand
dryers blow out warm air and are not designed to disinfect materials from
harmful organisms. To disinfect your hands, you should clean with soap and
water or an alcohol-based disinfectant.
Learn... | |
Australiatest18 | COVID-19 Mythbusting
Hydroxychloroquine is an effective treatment
Hydroxychloroquine is an unproven treatment. Clinical trials around the world
are testing whether it can treat COVID-19. However, according to the
TGA, “these medicines pose well-known serious risks
to patients including cardiac toxicity (potentially lea... | |
Australiatest19 | COVID-19 Mythbusting
Breathing techniques can cure the virus
This breathing technique does not cure the virus. Controlled coughing helps
with conditions such as cystic fibrosis to clear airways of mucus. It is
relatively safe to perform as the mucus in cystic fibrosis usually can’t
infect others. In the case of COVID-1... | |
Australiatest20 | COVID-19 Mythbusting
Hospitals are giving out secret prevention tips
Hospitals are not disseminating secret prevention tips to staff. The Royal
Melbourne Hospital, Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital have all publicly
refuted several viral posts attributed to them. For accurate information,
visit australia.gov.au. | |
Australiatest21 | COVID-19 Mythbusting
Hot temperatures kill the virus
There’s no evidence that the virus dies in temperatures above 27 degrees or is
prevented by drinking warm water. Learn more about the World Health
Organisation's advice to the public.
| |
Australiatest22 | COVID-19 Mythbusting
Vitamin C is an effective treatment
The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA)
investigated this claim and “found there is no robust scientific evidence to
support the usage of this vitamin in the management of COVID-19”.
Vitamin C deficiency is rare in Australia. The only well-established evidence... | |
Australiatest23 | COVID-19 Mythbusting
UV rays kill the virus
UV lamps should not be used to prevent coronavirus or used on hands or other
areas of skin. UV radiation cannot sterilise; at best in ideal situations, it
can inhibit growth of some microorganisms. Like sunbathing without sunscreen,
UV lamps can cause skin irritation and you ... | |
Australiatest24 | COVID-19 Mythbusting
Drinking water prevents infection
Drinking water does not wash the
virus
into the stomach. While hydration is important with an infection, sipping
water will not prevent infection nor will it prevent infection from spreading. | |
Australiatest25 | COVID-19 Mythbusting
There is a cure/ vaccine for coronavirus
There is currently no treatment or vaccine for COVID-19. Scientists around the
world, including those at the University of Queensland and the Doherty
Institute, are working hard to find a vaccine with the World Health
Organisation estimating a publicly avail... | |
Australiatest26 | COVID-19 Mythbusting
5G networks are spreading the virus
5G mobile networks do not spread COVID-19. As stated by the Australian
Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency
(ARPANSA), “[s]uggestions that 5G has caused or is linked to
coronavirus are utterly baseless”. Similarly, the World Health
Organisation has note... | |
Australiatest27 | COVID-19 Mythbusting
Mosquitos spread coronavirus
There is no evidence to suggest mosquitoes carry and spread COVID-19. While
mosquitoes can transmit other viruses like dengue and malaria, they don’t
transmit other well-known viruses like HIV and Ebola. The novel coronavirus is
primarily spread by droplets produced dur... | |
Australiatest28 | COVID-19 Relief and Recovery Fund
What initiatives are currently part of the Fund?
Renewing Reef HQ Aquarium
This initiative provides $2.6 million for Reef HQ Aquarium to ensure the
critical systems that control the environment within the aquarium are upgraded
and maintained, supporting the health and wellbeing of the ... | |
Australiatest29 | COVID-19 Relief and Recovery Fund
What initiatives are currently part of the Fund?
Commonwealth National Parks—Support for Tourism—Fee Waivers
From 16 March to 31 December, 2020, the Australian Government is waiving up to
$11.2 million in entry fees to the following national parks managed by Parks
Australia:
Booderee ... | |
Australiatest30 | COVID-19 Relief and Recovery Fund
What initiatives are currently part of the Fund?
Supporting Indigenous Visual Arts Centres
The $7 million contribution to the Indigenous Visual Arts Industry Support
(IVAIS) Program supports Indigenous Art Centres and Indigenous Art Fairs
during the Coronavirus crisis and beyond. Payme... | |
Australiatest31 | COVID-19 Relief and Recovery Fund
What initiatives are currently part of the Fund?
Levy Relief for Commonwealth Fisheries
The Australian Government is waiving $10.3 million across the final two
instalments of levies for Commonwealth managed fisheries, reducing levies for
the 2019–20 financial year by two thirds. This w... | |
Australiatest32 | COVID-19 Relief and Recovery Fund
What initiatives are currently part of the Fund?
Crisis Relief for Regional Arts
The $10 million initiative for the Regional Arts Fund provides crisis relief
and targeted support to organisations, artists and arts workers that are
critical to delivering the arts to communities in regio... | |
Australiatest33 | COVID-19 Relief and Recovery Fund
What initiatives are currently part of the Fund?
Regional Air Network Assistance
The Australian Government is providing $198 million to assist domestic
commercial airlines to maintain a basic level of connectivity across their
network of regional routes. This will support critical air ... | |
Australiatest34 | COVID-19 Relief and Recovery Fund
What kinds of support are available?
Support is tailored to meet the needs of communities and industries that need
assistance during the crisis and into recovery. This may include:
fee or levy relief—this can be applied through existing mechanisms, requiring little or no action by bus... | |
Australiatest35 | COVID-19 Relief and Recovery Fund
What initiatives are currently part of the Fund?
Additional Funding for the Export Market Development Grant Scheme
The Australian Government is providing an immediate cash flow boost to
eligible Export Market Development Grant (EMDG) applicants in the 2019–20
financial year.
The EMDG s... | |
Australiatest36 | COVID-19 Relief and Recovery Fund
What initiatives are currently part of the Fund?
Regional Airlines Funding Assistance
The Australian Government is providing $100 million to financially assist
smaller regional domestic air service providers to help manage cash flow
issues they may be experiencing as a result of the im... | |
Australiatest37 | COVID-19 Relief and Recovery Fund
How does the Fund work?
The Deputy Prime Minister chairs a Ministerial Advisory Group, which meets
regularly to consider proposals submitted from across a number of portfolios.
Funding is channelled through existing mechanisms where possible to ensure
support is provided quickly. New f... | |
Australiatest38 | COVID-19 Relief and Recovery Fund
What initiatives are currently part of the Fund?
Support Act: Crisis Relief to Artists, Crew and Music Workers
The $10 million contribution to the performing arts industry charity Support
Act enables it to provide immediate crisis relief to artists, crew and music
workers affected by t... | |
Australiatest39 | COVID-19 Relief and Recovery Fund
What initiatives are currently part of the Fund?
The following initiatives are part of the COVID-19 Relief and Recovery Fund:
Regional Airlines Funding Assistance
Regional Air Network Assistance
Airfreight Support
Levy Relief for Commonwealth Fisheries
Additional Funding for the Expor... | |
Australiatest40 | COVID-19 Relief and Recovery Fund
What initiatives are currently part of the Fund?
Supporting Australia's Exhibiting Zoos and Aquariums
This $94.6 million initiative provides vital funding to exhibiting zoos and
aquariums whose tourism revenue stream has stopped as a result of the travel
and social distancing restricti... | |
Australiatest41 | COVID-19 Relief and Recovery Fund
What initiatives are currently part of the Fund?
Airfreight Support
The Australian Government has set up a $110 million International Freight
Assistance Mechanism
(IFAM) to keep open key international freight links with
trading partners for goods coming into and going out of Australia.... | |
Australiatest42 | COVID-19 Relief and Recovery Fund
What initiatives are currently part of the Fund?
Temporary waiver of Environmental Management Change for the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park
This $8.1 million initiative temporarily waives the Environmental Management
Charge for the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park until 31 December 2020.... | |
Australiatest43 | COVID-19 early release of super
After you apply
It will take us up to four business days to process your application and send
your outcome letter to your myGov inbox. You may also receive an SMS
notification.
If you receive a notification from us and haven't applied to access your super
early, you need to call us or yo... | |
Australiatest44 | COVID-19 early release of super
Submit an application
Applications for early release of superannuation are accepted through ATO
online services via myGov.
You can only submit one application for COVID-19 early release of super
in each financial year:
2019–20, between 20 April and 30 June 2020
2020–21, between 1 July a... | |
Australiatest45 | COVID-19 early release of super
Before you apply
ATO-held super and rollovers
ATO-held super cannot be accessed directly from the ATO for a COVID-19 early
release. If you wish to access super money we currently hold for you, you will
need to transfer it to your super fund before you can apply for COVID-19 early
release... | |
Australiatest46 | COVID-19 early release of super
Before you apply
Before you start the application process, you should:
set up your myGov accountExternal Link and link it to the ATO
have your Australian bank account information available – you will need this to complete your application and only Australian bank accounts are accepted
c... | |
Australiatest47 | COVID-19 early release of super
Submit an application
Current super balance
We encourage you to check your fund's online portal to confirm your current
accurate balance. Your current super balance may be lower or higher than what
is shown in the application form. The amount shown in the form is the amount
last reported... | |
Australiatest48 | COVID-19 early release of super
Eligibility
Eligibility:
Citizens and permanent residents of Australia and New Zealand
Temporary residents
Assessing your eligibility
Citizens and permanent residents of Australia and New Zealand
To be eligible for early release of super, a citizen or permanent resident of
Australia an... | |
Australiatest49 | COVID-19 early release of super
Submit an application
Application tips
To make the application process as smooth as possible, please check all your
information is correct before you submit your application, including:
your contact details
the amount you request – your current balance through your fund’s online portal ... | |
Australiatest50 | COVID-19 early release of super
Be aware of scams and schemes
Early access of your super is a free government service to help and
support you during the impacts of COVID-19. Be aware of scams and schemes
asking you to pay to release your super.
We’re concerned about scams or schemes where people:
impersonate the ATO, ... | |
Australiatest51 | COVID-19 early release of super
Implications of accessing your super early
Accessing your super early will affect your super balance and may affect your
future retirement income.
Withdrawing superannuation may also affect your:
income protection insurance
life / total permanent disability insurance cover
Insurance ma... | |
Australiatest52 | COVID-19: Cyber security tips when working from home
Cyber security tips
Use a Virtual Private Network (VPN)
Here are nine things you can do in your new working environment to protect
your work and your household’s cyber security.
Virtual Private Network (VPN) connections are a popular method to connect
portable device... | |
Australiatest53 | COVID-19: Cyber security tips when working from home
Cyber security tips
Use strong and unique passphrases
Here are nine things you can do in your new working environment to protect
your work and your household’s cyber security.
Passwords are passé! Strong passphrases are your first line of defence.
Enable a strong and... | |
Australiatest54 | COVID-19: Cyber security tips when working from home
Cyber security tips
Update your software and operating systems
Here are nine things you can do in your new working environment to protect
your work and your household’s cyber security.
It is important to allow automatic updates on your devices and systems like
your c... | |
Australiatest55 | COVID-19: Cyber security tips when working from home
Cyber security tips
Avoid using portable storage devices
Here are nine things you can do in your new working environment to protect
your work and your household’s cyber security.
When transporting work from the office or shop to home, portable storage
devices like US... | |
Australiatest56 | COVID-19: Cyber security tips when working from home
Cyber security tips
Use trusted sources for information
Here are nine things you can do in your new working environment to protect
your work and your household’s cyber security.
Cybercriminals and other malicious actors use popular and trending topics such
as COVID-1... | |
Australiatest57 | COVID-19: Cyber security tips when working from home
Cyber security tips
Secure your devices when not in use
Here are nine things you can do in your new working environment to protect
your work and your household’s cyber security.
It’s much easier to access your information if other people have access to
your devices. ... | |
Australiatest58 | COVID-19: Cyber security tips when working from home
Cyber security tips
Implement multi-factor authentication
Here are nine things you can do in your new working environment to protect
your work and your household’s cyber security.
Multi-factor authentication is one of the most effective controls you can
implement to ... | |
Australiatest59 | COVID-19: Cyber security tips when working from home
Cyber security tips
Use trusted Wi-Fi
Here are nine things you can do in your new working environment to protect
your work and your household’s cyber security.
Using free wireless internet may be tempting; it can also put your information
at risk. Free Wi-Fi by its v... | |
Australiatest60 | COVID-19: Cyber security tips when working from home
Cyber security tips
Beware of scams
Here are nine things you can do in your new working environment to protect
your work and your household’s cyber security.
Cybercriminals see a crisis as an opportunity. Major change brings disruption,
and businesses transitioning t... | |
Australiatest61 | Citizenship
Applying for citizenship
Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, all face-to-face citizenship appointments
have been placed on hold. The Department will recommence in-person interviews
and citizenship tests when it is safe to do so.
New applications for Australian citizenship are still able to be accepted
during t... | |
Australiatest62 | Citizenship
Citizenship ceremonies
Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, in-person citizenship ceremonies have been
placed on hold.
To continue to enable conferees to become Australian citizens, the Department
is undertaking online ceremonies through video link as an alternative to
traditional in-person ceremonies. These on... | |
Australiatest63 | Cleaning to prevent the spread of COVID-19
What should I use for routine cleaning?
Hard surfaces
In most circumstances, cleaning with detergent and water is sufficient.
Soft or porous surfaces
For soft or porous surfaces like fabric or leather, seek advice from the
manufacturer of the item to be cleaned about which pro... | |
Australiatest64 | Cleaning to prevent the spread of COVID-19
Using disinfectants safely
Follow all manufacturer’s instructions and read the label and the Safety Data
Sheet (SDS). For information on how to read labels and SDS, see the Safe Work
Australia SDS page.
Do not use different types of disinfectants together.
Store your disinfect... | |
Australiatest65 | Cleaning to prevent the spread of COVID-19
How should I clean if someone at my workplace is suspected or confirmed to have COVID-19?
If a person who has been at your workplace is suspected or confirmed to have
COVID-19, you must thoroughly clean and disinfect all areas of suspected
contamination.
Clean and disinfect al... | |
Australiatest66 | Cleaning to prevent the spread of COVID-19
Cleaning and disinfection
Cleaning and disinfecting are two different processes:
Cleaning means physically removing germs, dirt and organic matter from
surfaces.
Disinfecting means using chemicals to kill germs on surfaces. It’s
important to clean before disinfecting because o... | |
Australiatest67 | Cleaning to prevent the spread of COVID-19
How do I clean?
Use the following steps to clean an environment:
Wear gloves when cleaning. Gloves should be discarded after each clean. If it is necessary to use reusable gloves, gloves should only be used for COVID-19 related cleaning and should not be used for other purpos... | |
Australiatest68 | Cleaning to prevent the spread of COVID-19
What should I use to disinfect?
Hard surfaces
Disinfectants that are suitable for use on hard surfaces (that is, surfaces
where any spilt liquid pools, and does not soak in) include: alcohol in a
concentration of at least 70%, chlorine bleach in a concentration of 1000
parts p... | |
Australiatest69 | Cleaning to prevent the spread of COVID-19
Disposal or cleaning of materials and PPE
Reusable, washable cloths, PPE and covers should be washed in a regular cycle
wash using the warmest possible setting with normal washing detergent. Avoid
shaking out the items before placing in the washing machine.
Wear disposable glo... | |
Australiatest70 | Cleaning to prevent the spread of COVID-19
Cleaning and disinfection
Routine cleaning
Workplaces should clean surfaces at least daily. Special attention should be
given to frequently touched surfaces (e.g. tabletops, door handles, light
switches, desks, toilets, taps, TV remotes, kitchen surfaces and cupboard
handles).... | |
Australiatest71 | Coming to Australia
All others
Additional exemptions as determined by the Commissioner
The Commissioner of the Australian Border Force (ABF) may consider an
additional exemption in relation to the travel restrictions currently in place
for:
foreign nationals travelling at the invitation of the Australian Commonwealth ... | |
Australiatest72 | Coming to Australia
I am an Australian citizen or permanent resident
All travellers arriving in Australia must undertake a mandatory 14-day
quarantine at designated facilities (for example, a hotel), in their port of
arrival.
You can travel to Australia if you are an Australian citizen, a permanent
resident, an immedia... | |
Australiatest73 | Coming to Australia
All others
Apply online for an exemption or provide further information
Apply online
Travellers who have a compassionate or compelling reason to travel to
Australia can also use this form to apply for an exemption. | |
Australiatest74 | Coming to Australia
I want to apply for a visa
You should reconsider your need to apply for an Australian visa at this time
and check this page regularly for updates on travel restrictions and visa
processing.
Visa processing arrangements
The Department is prioritising processing visa applications for those
travellers ... | |
Australiatest75 | Coming to Australia
All others
Travellers who have a compassionate or compelling reason to travel to
Australia will need to have an exemption from the Australian Border Force
Commissioner.
All travellers arriving in Australia must undertake a mandatory 14-day
quarantine at designated facilities (for example, a hotel), ... | |
Australiatest76 | Coming to Australia
I am immediate family of an Australian citizen or permanent resident
You are only considered to be an immediate family member if you are:
a spouse
a de facto partner
a dependent child/ren
a legal guardian.
All travellers arriving in Australia must undertake a mandatory 14-day
quarantine at designa... | |
Australiatest77 | Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Travel plans in the coming months?
If you have future travel planned or are considering going overseas, cancel or
postpone these plans. A ban is in place. The risks to your health and that of
others is too great. | |
Australiatest78 | Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Getting home
Planning your trip home
If you wish to return to Australia, and there are still commercial flights
available, take them as soon as possible. While we know it can be frustrating
or expensive, the window of opportunity is closing.
Travel regulations are changing at short notice. If you... | |
Australiatest79 | Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Getting home
No flights out?
If you wish to return to Australia, and there are still commercial flights
available, take them as soon as possible. While we know it can be frustrating
or expensive, the window of opportunity is closing.
Many travellers are having difficulty getting home because of f... | |
Australiatest80 | Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Staying where you are
In some cases, you may need to make arrangements to stay where you are for a
longer period, until your departure can be arranged or border closures are
lifted.
We understand this is a very challenging situation. Our ambassadors, high
commissioners and consular officials are ... | |
Australiatest81 | Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Travelling to Australia by yacht or small craft
If you’re planning to sail your yacht or small craft back to Australia,
carefully consider the risks to your personal health and safety and that of
your crew members from COVID-19 and related restrictions. Due to border
closures and other restrictio... | |
Australiatest82 | Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Consular services
Our ability to provide our usual consular services in many places is limited during this time. In some
countries, our embassy buildings are closed to the public or offering limited
consultations by appointment only. This is due to tight restrictions on local
services and movemen... | |
Australiatest83 | Coronavirus (COVID-19) advice for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and remote communities
People most at risk
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are at greater risk of
coronavirus if they:
are aged 50 years and over with chronic medical conditions
have a weakened immune system
are aged 70 years ... | |
Australiatest84 | Coronavirus (COVID-19) advice for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and remote communities
Where you can get help
Call your local Health Service, or ask someone you trust in the community to
call, if you feel unwell.
Map of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and medical
services
Use this interacti... | |
Australiatest85 | Coronavirus (COVID-19) advice for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and remote communities
Keeping in touch with your community
Staying connected with family, friends and your community is important. Some
ways you can do this are:
calling people for a yarn on the phone
talking about the community and check... | |
Australiatest86 | Coronavirus (COVID-19) advice for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and remote communities
Why remote communities are at risk
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and people living in remote
communities are at greater risk from COVID-19. This is because:
there are higher rates of other health issu... | |
Australiatest87 | Coronavirus (COVID-19) advice for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and remote communities
Protect your mob and stop the spread
You can help stop the spread by:
keeping your hands clean — wash your hands with soap and water (where possible) for at least 20 seconds. Do this after you cough or sneeze, go to ... | |
Australiatest88 | Coronavirus (COVID-19) advice for older people
Medical appointments and medicines
You can access bulk-billed appointments with your doctor, nurse or mental
health professional via phone or videoconference. If you would like to arrange
a telehealth appointment,
contact your doctor.
Accessing medicines while staying at h... | |
Australiatest89 | Coronavirus (COVID-19) advice for older people
People most at risk
Your risk of serious illness from coronavirus increases if you are:
aged 70 years or over
aged 65 years or over and have a chronic medical condition
an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander person aged 50 years and over who has a chronic medical condit... | |
Australiatest90 | Coronavirus (COVID-19) advice for older people
Wellbeing support
The Older Persons COVID-19 Support Line
Senior Australians, their families and carers can call the Older Persons
COVID-19 Support Line if they:
would like to talk with someone about the COVID-19 restrictions and the impact on them
are feeling lonely or ... | |
Australiatest91 | Coronavirus (COVID-19) advice for older people
Symptoms
Symptoms include (but are not limited to) fever, a dry cough, a sore throat
and difficulty breathing.
If you develop mild symptoms of
COVID-19:
isolate yourself from others at home and use a separate bathroom, if available
use a surgical mask when around other pe... | |
Australiatest92 | Coronavirus (COVID-19) advice for older people
Protecting yourself
As we move towards a COVIDSafe Australia, it is
important for people at greater risk of serious illness if they get COVID-19
to take extra steps to protect themselves.
You should maintain good hygiene and take care when interacting with other
people. Th... | |
Australiatest93 | Coronavirus (COVID-19) advice for older people
Assistance with food and meals
Many Commonwealth funded providers, such as Meals on
Wheels, can assist you with access to regular
food supplies and prepared meals.
If you are in urgent need of support, you can call My Aged Care on 1800 200
422 and they can refer you direc... | |
Australiatest94 | Coronavirus (COVID-19) advice for people in aged care facilities
Residents
As we move towards a COVIDSafe Australia and
physical distancing measures are eased around the country, special
restrictions will remain in place for aged care
facilities to protect older Australians.
Residential aged care facilities will contin... | |
Australiatest95 | Coronavirus (COVID-19) advice for people in aged care facilities
Visitors
Some people cannot visit a residential aged care facility:
Visitors who have returned from overseas in the last 14 days
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YAML Metadata Warning:The task_categories "multiple-choice-qa" is not in the official list: text-classification, token-classification, table-question-answering, question-answering, zero-shot-classification, translation, summarization, feature-extraction, text-generation, fill-mask, sentence-similarity, text-to-speech, text-to-audio, automatic-speech-recognition, audio-to-audio, audio-classification, audio-text-to-text, voice-activity-detection, depth-estimation, image-classification, object-detection, image-segmentation, text-to-image, image-to-text, image-to-image, image-to-video, unconditional-image-generation, video-classification, reinforcement-learning, robotics, tabular-classification, tabular-regression, tabular-to-text, table-to-text, multiple-choice, text-ranking, text-retrieval, time-series-forecasting, text-to-video, image-text-to-text, image-text-to-image, image-text-to-video, visual-question-answering, document-question-answering, zero-shot-image-classification, graph-ml, mask-generation, zero-shot-object-detection, text-to-3d, image-to-3d, image-feature-extraction, video-text-to-text, keypoint-detection, visual-document-retrieval, any-to-any, video-to-video, other
YAML Metadata Warning:The task_ids "question-answering" is not in the official list: acceptability-classification, entity-linking-classification, fact-checking, intent-classification, language-identification, multi-class-classification, multi-label-classification, multi-input-text-classification, natural-language-inference, semantic-similarity-classification, sentiment-classification, topic-classification, semantic-similarity-scoring, sentiment-scoring, sentiment-analysis, hate-speech-detection, text-scoring, named-entity-recognition, part-of-speech, parsing, lemmatization, word-sense-disambiguation, coreference-resolution, extractive-qa, open-domain-qa, closed-domain-qa, news-articles-summarization, news-articles-headline-generation, dialogue-modeling, dialogue-generation, conversational, language-modeling, text-simplification, explanation-generation, abstractive-qa, open-domain-abstractive-qa, closed-domain-qa, open-book-qa, closed-book-qa, text2text-generation, slot-filling, masked-language-modeling, keyword-spotting, speaker-identification, audio-intent-classification, audio-emotion-recognition, audio-language-identification, multi-label-image-classification, multi-class-image-classification, face-detection, vehicle-detection, instance-segmentation, semantic-segmentation, panoptic-segmentation, image-captioning, image-inpainting, image-colorization, super-resolution, grasping, task-planning, tabular-multi-class-classification, tabular-multi-label-classification, tabular-single-column-regression, rdf-to-text, multiple-choice-qa, multiple-choice-coreference-resolution, document-retrieval, utterance-retrieval, entity-linking-retrieval, fact-checking-retrieval, univariate-time-series-forecasting, multivariate-time-series-forecasting, visual-question-answering, document-question-answering, pose-estimation
Using Interactive Feedback to Improve the Accuracy and Explainability of Question Answering Systems Post-Deployment
| Task category | t2t |
| Domains | Web, Government, Medical, Written |
| Reference | https://arxiv.org/abs/2204.03025 |
Source datasets:
How to evaluate on this task
You can evaluate an embedding model on this dataset using the following code:
import mteb
task = mteb.get_task("FeedbackQARetrieval")
evaluator = mteb.MTEB([task])
model = mteb.get_model(YOUR_MODEL)
evaluator.run(model)
To learn more about how to run models on mteb task check out the GitHub repository.
Citation
If you use this dataset, please cite the dataset as well as mteb, as this dataset likely includes additional processing as a part of the MMTEB Contribution.
@inproceedings{li-etal-2022-using,
address = {Dublin, Ireland},
author = {Li, Zichao and
Sharma, Prakhar and
Lu, Xing Han and
Cheung, Jackie and
Reddy, Siva},
booktitle = {Findings of the Association for Computational Linguistics: ACL 2022},
doi = {10.18653/v1/2022.findings-acl.75},
editor = {Muresan, Smaranda and
Nakov, Preslav and
Villavicencio, Aline},
month = may,
pages = {926--937},
publisher = {Association for Computational Linguistics},
title = {Using Interactive Feedback to Improve the Accuracy and Explainability of Question Answering Systems Post-Deployment},
url = {https://aclanthology.org/2022.findings-acl.75},
year = {2022},
}
@article{enevoldsen2025mmtebmassivemultilingualtext,
title={MMTEB: Massive Multilingual Text Embedding Benchmark},
author={Kenneth Enevoldsen and Isaac Chung and Imene Kerboua and Márton Kardos and Ashwin Mathur and David Stap and Jay Gala and Wissam Siblini and Dominik Krzemiński and Genta Indra Winata and Saba Sturua and Saiteja Utpala and Mathieu Ciancone and Marion Schaeffer and Gabriel Sequeira and Diganta Misra and Shreeya Dhakal and Jonathan Rystrøm and Roman Solomatin and Ömer Çağatan and Akash Kundu and Martin Bernstorff and Shitao Xiao and Akshita Sukhlecha and Bhavish Pahwa and Rafał Poświata and Kranthi Kiran GV and Shawon Ashraf and Daniel Auras and Björn Plüster and Jan Philipp Harries and Loïc Magne and Isabelle Mohr and Mariya Hendriksen and Dawei Zhu and Hippolyte Gisserot-Boukhlef and Tom Aarsen and Jan Kostkan and Konrad Wojtasik and Taemin Lee and Marek Šuppa and Crystina Zhang and Roberta Rocca and Mohammed Hamdy and Andrianos Michail and John Yang and Manuel Faysse and Aleksei Vatolin and Nandan Thakur and Manan Dey and Dipam Vasani and Pranjal Chitale and Simone Tedeschi and Nguyen Tai and Artem Snegirev and Michael Günther and Mengzhou Xia and Weijia Shi and Xing Han Lù and Jordan Clive and Gayatri Krishnakumar and Anna Maksimova and Silvan Wehrli and Maria Tikhonova and Henil Panchal and Aleksandr Abramov and Malte Ostendorff and Zheng Liu and Simon Clematide and Lester James Miranda and Alena Fenogenova and Guangyu Song and Ruqiya Bin Safi and Wen-Ding Li and Alessia Borghini and Federico Cassano and Hongjin Su and Jimmy Lin and Howard Yen and Lasse Hansen and Sara Hooker and Chenghao Xiao and Vaibhav Adlakha and Orion Weller and Siva Reddy and Niklas Muennighoff},
publisher = {arXiv},
journal={arXiv preprint arXiv:2502.13595},
year={2025},
url={https://arxiv.org/abs/2502.13595},
doi = {10.48550/arXiv.2502.13595},
}
@article{muennighoff2022mteb,
author = {Muennighoff, Niklas and Tazi, Nouamane and Magne, Loïc and Reimers, Nils},
title = {MTEB: Massive Text Embedding Benchmark},
publisher = {arXiv},
journal={arXiv preprint arXiv:2210.07316},
year = {2022}
url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2210.07316},
doi = {10.48550/ARXIV.2210.07316},
}
Dataset Statistics
Dataset Statistics
The following code contains the descriptive statistics from the task. These can also be obtained using:
import mteb
task = mteb.get_task("FeedbackQARetrieval")
desc_stats = task.metadata.descriptive_stats
{
"test": {
"num_samples": 4356,
"number_of_characters": 2920589,
"documents_text_statistics": {
"total_text_length": 2776504,
"min_text_length": 117,
"average_text_length": 1174.4940778341793,
"max_text_length": 15868,
"unique_texts": 2364
},
"documents_image_statistics": null,
"queries_text_statistics": {
"total_text_length": 144085,
"min_text_length": 17,
"average_text_length": 72.33182730923694,
"max_text_length": 206,
"unique_texts": 1991
},
"queries_image_statistics": null,
"relevant_docs_statistics": {
"num_relevant_docs": 1992,
"min_relevant_docs_per_query": 1,
"average_relevant_docs_per_query": 1.0,
"max_relevant_docs_per_query": 1,
"unique_relevant_docs": 1230
},
"top_ranked_statistics": null
}
}
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