Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has indicated that pandemic leave disaster payments would not return despite having isolation policies remain in place. The payment program provided funds for people who took leave to isolate and ended on June 30. However, there are calls to restart the scheme as the number of people going into isolation…
‘Fiscally Responsible’: Australian PM Backs Ending Pandemic Leave Payment
D-Day Approaches for Remaining Vaccine Mandates in Western Australia
July 8, 2022
admin
AustraliaAustralia COVID-19CCP Viruscovid vaccine mandateInternationalNikolai PetrovskyOpinionVaccines & SafetyViewpointsWorld
0 Comment
Commentary We may assume that the worse of all those COVID-19 restrictions and emergency powers have finally gone in Australia. However, this is not entirely so, particularly in Western Australia (WA), where vaccine mandates remain in place and thousands of local workers across numerous industries have either stood down or are being stood down. In…
Pfizer Vaccine for Kids Under 5 Edging Towards Approval in Australia
Australia is close to approving COVID-19 vaccinations for children aged between six months to five years after the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) granted provisional determination to Pfizer. This will be the first step to gaining registration on the Register of Therapeutic Goods for Pfizer, along with Moderna’s SpikeVax. “Approval and potential supply in Australia would…
Study Reveals How COVID-19 Changed Australia’s Seasonal Virus Genetic Landscape
June 16, 2022
admin
AustraliaAustralia COVID-19Australia COVID-19 lockdownBrightCCP VirusCOVIDCovid NewshealthHealth ConditionsHealth NewsInfectious DiseasesNews & DiscoveriesRSVSciencevirologyWorld
0 Comment
Australian researchers are warning the country could face unexpected surges in previously minor seasonal viruses after a new study revealed that COVID-19 safety measures such as lockdowns have caused Australia’s seasonal virus landscape to change, with strains of some viruses dying out and new ones emerging. Researchers from the University of Sydney completing the first studies…
Hospitals Struggled Amid Omicron Surge in New South Wales: Report
Patients in New South Wales (NSW), Australia faced longer waits for ambulances and care in emergency departments as the state grappled with the COVID-19 Omicron variant, according to new data. The health system was under stress as non-urgent elective surgery was suspended and the government relaxed most public health restrictions between January to March, the…
Understanding Long COVID: Study Finds Biological Difference In People With Prolonged Infection
May 27, 2022
admin
AustraliaAustralia COVID-19BrightCCP VirusCovid NewsCOVID-19healthHealth ConditionsHealth NewsHealth Sciencelong COVIDmedical scienceNews & DiscoveriesScienceScience NewsSymptoms & Long CovidWorld
0 Comment
University of New South Wales (UNSW) researchers have discovered that people who develop long COVID are biologically different, with their immune systems uniquely responding to the virus. UNSW’s ADAPT study was intended to observe the mental health and neurological, respiratory and cardiac functions of patients that had contracted COVID-19 to determine how the body was…
The Secret to Lotto: Probability or Psychology?
Commentary Dear Abby: My husband and I just had our eighth child. Another girl and I am really one disappointed woman. I suppose I should thank God that she was healthy. But, Abby, this one was supposed to have been a boy. Even the doctor told me the law of averages was in our favour…
Australia’s Major Parties No Longer Stand for the People They Are Meant to Represent
May 10, 2022
admin
AustraliaAustralia COVID-19Australian federal election 2022Australian governmentOpinionThe Reader's TurnWorld
0 Comment
Since early 2020, all Australian state and federal governments have, under cover of COVID-19 restrictions, gone on a rampage of control and abuse of the Australian people. Owning up to this will be traumatic for people accustomed to trusting the government based on our unique historical experience. Nevertheless, in the last two years, all Australian…
Victoria Ends Vaccinated Economy, Drops Vax Passport, Close Contact Isolation Rules
April 19, 2022
admin
AustraliaAustralia COVID-19Australian mask mandateCCP VirusCOVID Vaccine PassportMartin FoleyvictoriaWorld
0 Comment
The Australian state of Victoria is dropping most of its COVID-19 rules, including vaccination passports, QR code check-ins, mask mandates, and close contact isolation. Health Minister Martin Foley announced that from April 23, patrons will no longer be required to have two COVID-19 vaccination doses or show their vaccination status before entering a venue, ending…
Book Review: An Assessment of the Australian Coalition Government
March 27, 2022
admin
AUKUSAustraliaAustralia COVID-19Opinionquad allianceReligious Discrimination BillScott MorrisonViewpointsWorld
0 Comment
Commentary In a resort on the Sunshine Coast, I recently saw a poster with the caption, “How beautiful it is to do nothing … and then rest afterwards.” The poster obviously served as an encouragement for people to visit the Coast, enjoy themselves and do nothing, and then rest afterwards. However, the caption could appropriately…
US News
RSS Error: A feed could not be found at `https://www.theepochtimes.com/c-us/feed`; the status code is `200` and content-type is `text/html; charset=utf-8`