Australia’s peak industry body has warned that states’ trigger-finger lockdowns have rapidly delivered big financial blows to businesses and the economy—all without providing an effective long-term solution to eradicating the pandemic. A spate of lockdowns permeating throughout the nation have engulfed New South Wales, Queensland, Northern Territory, and Western Australia, with further restrictions imposed in…
Australia’s ‘Kneejerk Lockdown Contest’ Will Pummel Businesses, Industry Warns
Union Calls for Paid ‘Vax Leave’ for All Australian Public Servants
June 28, 2021
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The New South Wales (NSW) government should lead the nation by example and provide all public sector workers paid vaccination leave, the state’s peak union body said. “One of the barriers workers are facing to get vaccinated against COVID-19 is finding the time to do it while they are working,” Unions NSW wrote in a…
Virus Outbreak at Northern Territory Gold Mine Grows
The Northern Territory (NT) has recorded two new cases of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) virus in its second day of lockdown, raising its total to six after an infected man joined 900 staff at the Granites gold mine on June 18. The outbreak comes amid nationwide lockdowns, with new cases in New South Wales,…
Stay at Home Orders for Parts of Sydney Amid Outbreak
The New South Wales (NSW) government has imposed stay-at-home orders in four areas of Sydney after an outbreak of the Delta variant of the CCP virus grew on Friday. Sydneysiders who live or work in the local government areas of Woollahra, Waverly, Randwick, or the City of Sydney itself will now be locked down until…
3 New Cases of COVID-19 in Queensland
Queensland has recorded three new community COVID-19 case linked to a flight attendant who was infected during hotel quarantine before briefly spending time in Brisbane. One of the new cases is the manager of the Portuguese Family Centre, where the woman had visited, who has been in home quarantine before testing positive. The other two…
Sydney Mask Mandate Extended as Delta Variant Cluster Increases
The New South Wales (NSW) state government has extended its mandate to wear masks while on public transport and in most indoor settings for another week after 10 new locally-acquired cases of the Delta strain of the CCP virus were reported. The new public health mandate will be in effect until midnight on June 30….
Sydney Residents Urged to Get Tested for COVID-19 After Outbreak Grows
Two new locally transmitted cases have been recorded in NSW, taking Sydney’s eastern suburbs COVID cluster to 11. The pair—a woman in her 50s from Sydney’s north and a man in his 30s from the eastern suburbs – were both close contacts of previously reported cases, and were diagnosed while in isolation. Both were diagnosed…
Concerns Grow in NSW Over Delta Variant Outbreak
The issue of mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations for frontline health and allied workers have been thrown in the spotlight by the latest virus outbreak in Sydney. The cluster of three was sparked on Wednesday night when an unvaccinated limousine driver from Sydney’s east and his wife were diagnosed and a woman in her 70s was subsequently…
Australia Will Take Its Own ‘Path to Aggressively Suppress’ COVID-19
Scott Morrison says his government will continue to traverse an “Australian path” to aggressive COVID-19 suppression, emphasising there’ll be no international travel until medical experts say so. The prime minister is attending the G7 summit in Cornwall in the UK as an observer and told reporters on Sunday that Australia wouldn’t change its virus approach….
Australia to Provide Vaccination Certificates for COVID-19 Vaccines
The Australian government will provide those who have been vaccinated against COVID-19, the disease caused by the CCP virus, a digital certificate to demonstrate their status. The certificate has a coat of arms hologram and includes the person’s name, date of birth, and a green tick of validity and can be accessed through the Medicare…
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