Category: Australia COVID-19

‘Open for All’: New Campaign Launched for Businesses Welcoming Unvaccinated Australians Gains Ground

September 14, 2021
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Australian businesses wanting to keep their doors open to all individuals—vaccinated or not—are being encouraged to join a new consumer advocacy campaign launched on Sept. 14. Participating businesses will be listed in a nationwide online directory and will receive a “Proudly Open For All” badge to display on their storefronts and website. “We are hearing…

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New Campaign for Businesses Welcoming Unvaccinated Australians Gains Ground

September 14, 2021
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Australian businesses wanting to keep their doors open to all individuals—vaccinated or not—are being encouraged to join a new consumer advocacy campaign launched on Sept. 14. Participating businesses will be listed in a nationwide online directory and will receive a “Proudly Open For All” badge to display on their storefronts and website. “We are hearing…

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New Campaign Launched for Businesses to Open for Unvaccinated Australians

September 14, 2021
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Australian businesses wanting to keep their doors open to all individuals—vaccinated or not—are being encouraged to join a new consumer advocacy campaign launched on Sept. 14. Participating businesses will be listed in a nationwide online directory and will receive a “Proudly Open For All” badge to display on their storefronts and website. “We are hearing…

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Australian State Won’t Restrict Unvaccinated Once 80 Percent Vaccine Threshold Met: Deputy Leader

September 12, 2021
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New South Wales (NSW) Deputy Premier John Barilaro says unvaccinated individuals will only be locked out of businesses for a few weeks after the state reaches the 70 percent vaccination target. Last week, NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian unveiled the roadmap to freedom that says once the state reaches the 70 percent benchmark, businesses would be…

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More and More Australians Are Seeking to Leave the Country

September 10, 2021
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August saw the highest number of Australians apply to leave the country over the past year. According to figures from the Australian Border Force (ABF), 37,979 applications were received from individuals hoping to leave the country, with 14,900 of those looking to be overseas for three months or more. A large portion of the applications—12,347—were…

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Australia’s Constitution Clashes With Vaccine Mandates

September 9, 2021
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Commentary Although it is not feasible to predict what the High Court of Australia—the nation’s apex legal body—would do if it were called upon to consider the constitutionality of vaccine mandates and emergency declaration orders, it is still possible to argue what it should do. The Australian Constitution must be interpreted in a manner that…

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Greater Sydney To Get ‘Freedoms’ Once 70 Percent of State Vaccinated

September 9, 2021
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The New South Wales  (NSW) government has announced that fully vaccinated residents of Sydney and its surroundings will start to get their freedoms back on the first Monday after the state reaches the 70 percent vaccination milestone—which is earmarked to be in October. NSW State Premier Gladys Berejiklian announced the roadmap that would see the…

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Economic Growth Figures Mask the Real Pain of Australians Under Lockdown

September 6, 2021
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Commentary Headline economic numbers do not reflect the hardship many Australians are enduring under prolonged lockdowns. The thousands of Australians who have had their jobs and businesses destroyed will find little solace in the fact the June quarter saw growth in Australia’s economy that has staved off a second official recession in two years. The…

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Nearly 60,000 Sign Petition Against Mandatory Vaccination of Teachers

September 6, 2021
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Nearly 60,000 Australians in one week have signed a petition against a state-wide vaccination deadline for educators in New South Wales (NSW) by Nov. 8. In late August, the state government released its plan to see a staggered return of students to classrooms from kindergarten and Year One on Oct. 25 to all students by…

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Australian Supermarkets Run Short as Delta Forces Thousands of Workers Into Isolation

September 6, 2021
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Shelves at major supermarket chains remain empty after thousands of workers were forced into self-isolation after coming into close contact with individuals infected with COVID-19. Customers uploaded photos of Australia’s two largest supermarket chains—Coles and Woolworths—showing shelves devoid of fruits, vegetables, meats, bread, and dairy products. One Twitter user wrote, “Coles in Katoomba is looking…

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