Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg and Defence Minister Peter Dutton have asked the Western Australian Premier Mark McGown to please “explain” his decisions following the announcement that WA’s border will remain closed 16 days prior to the original open date of Feb. 5. Frydenberg said on Friday that many Western Australians will be questioning this decision…

Western Australia (WA) Premier Mark McGowan has unveiled the state will remain shut off from the rest of Australia due to the inefficacy of double-dose vaccination against the Omicron variant of the CCP virus and rising cases in the eastern states. An estimated 80,000 individuals had planned to travel to WA in the first two…

The Victorian Ombudsman Deborah Glass has slammed the Victorian border permits system as “unjustly” and “inhumane” after investigating the Victorian government’s border exemption scheme. Glass’s report, released on Dec. 7, stated that from Jul. 9 to Sep. 14, the Ombudsman received 315 complaints from jobless stranded Victorians who were paying double rent, caravanning pensioners without the…

International education providers hit hard by COVID-19 will have access to a $37 million (US$26.6 million) federal government boost in an attempt to win back students next year. The new measures would see almost $28 million (US$20 million) given in regulatory fee relief, while more than $9 million (US$6.4 million) provided in grants would go…

Victorian Police patrolling the border with New South Wales are telling travellers that the initial warning period is now over for those trying to sneak over the border. Since Saturday, around 260 officers have been placed along the border equipped with automatic number plate recognition technology to check vehicles. Since the start of border restrictions,…

Victorian Police patrolling the border with New South Wales are telling travellers that the initial warning period is now over for those trying to sneak over the border. Since Saturday, around 260 officers have been placed along the border equipped with automatic number plate recognition technology to check vehicles. Since the start of border restrictions,…

New South Wales (NSW) will begin welcoming back international students from the second half of the year under a pilot program to help revitalise the academic industry. The Australian Consumer and Competition Commission (ACCC) approved the state’s plan to bring back international students with priority to be given to students who need to complete practical or…

Queensland and Western Australia will further ease border restrictions for visitors from Monday, according to updates from decisions made on Sunday morning. Over the Christmas period, Australia’s states and territories reintroduced various travel restrictions in response to a CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus outbreak in the suburbs of Sydney’s Northern Beaches, followed by, in Brisbane,…

Holiday travel plans across the country continue to be thwarted as states and territories tighten their borders to prevent coronavirus seeping in from New South Wales and Victoria. The Australian Capital Territory has shut out non-residents who have been in NSW’s northern beaches, greater Sydney, Wollongong and parts of the central coast unless they have…

Sydneysiders are set to learn what Christmas will look like as the NSW cabinet meets to decide the next steps to tackle a COVID-19 outbreak in the city’s northern beaches. Premier Gladys Berejiklian is set to announce on December 23 what restrictions will apply for gatherings on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Boxing Day. Berejiklian…