This is an example of the anti-ivermectin propaganda in Australia by the public-funded broadcaster, ABC:

ABC: The cheap and common drug is promoted by anti-COVID vaccination or anti-lockdown figures, like former Liberal backbencher Craig Kelly and a number of US conservative, fringe campaigners.

TGA: The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA), part of the Department of Health, has detected increased importation and prescribing of Ivermectin for the treatment of COVID-19. The TGA strongly discourages self-medication and self-dosing with Ivermectin for COVID-19 as it may be dangerous to your health.

ABC: The TGA has not approved the drug for COVID-19 treatment, saying more investigation was needed.

More investigation? You'd have to ask what are you waiting for? There's been enough time to invent a bunch of vaccines and inject them into half the population of the planet - but not enough time to investigate the efficacy of a 'cheap, common drug' that already exists?