Category: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison

Australian Government to Establish Online Safety Youth Advisory Council

December 16, 2021
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The Morrison government is set to establish an Online Safety Youth Advisory Council to combat online trolling and hold social media giants to account. According to a media release on Wednesday, up to 20 young Australians aged 13 to 24 from diverse backgrounds will form the Council, which will advise the federal government on online safety issues…

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Omicron Variant Expected to Stay, Says Expert

December 9, 2021
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Vaccine expert and chair of the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Jane Halton said Omicron would most likely replace Delta and become the dominant strain. “It’s arrived, and we’re now seeing it spreading not just in Sydney but elsewhere,” Halton told the Nine Network on Thursday. “I think the horse has bolted.” The news comes as…

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Labor Pledges to Boost Jobs, Cut Emission 43 Percent by 2030

December 3, 2021
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The Australian Labor party has pledged to reduce Australia’s emissions, generate jobs, and cut power bills if it wins power at the next election. Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese on Friday unveiled the long-awaited emission policy, which he said will help to cut emissions by 43 percent by 2030 and keep Australia “on track for net-zero…

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Domestic Violence Commissions Proposals by the Government and Labor

November 24, 2021
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The federal government and the opposition have both promised to create a commissioner to oversee the prevention of domestic violence against women and children. The Coalition will spend $22.4 million (US$16.1 million) over the next five years on a commission to look at domestic, family and sexual violence under the next national plan to protect…

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Australia Safer Today Thanks To the Sacrifice of Veterans: PM

November 11, 2021
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Prime Minister Scott Morrison has thanked the 102,000 defence force veterans who gave their lives in service to make Australia a safer country today than it was in years past. Speaking at the Doncaster Returned Soldiers League (RSL) on Nov. 11, Morrison said Australians came together on Remembrance Day to honour the lives of those…

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International Travel As Incentive for Vaccination in Australia

October 22, 2021
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The restart of international travel for Victoria and New South Wales (NSW) is now being used as an incentive to encourage vaccination rates in other jurisdictions that are falling behind around Australia. Victoria, as of Friday, has joined New South Wales in allowing quarantine-free arrivals from overseas, with the federal government opening borders on Nov….

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Australian PM Urges For 80 Percent Vaccination Rate Across the Country

October 21, 2021
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Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said that vaccination rates have to reach up to 80 percent for a strong level of protection in the community for the unvaccinated. “The virus finds the people who are unvaccinated, and that’s what can put stress and strain on your hospital system,” Morrison said on the 7 Network on…

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UK and Australia Agree to Share Vaccine Doses

September 3, 2021
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Four million doses of the Pfizer jab will be sent from the UK to Australia as part of a COVID-19 vaccine deal. Australia will return the same “overall volume of doses” before the end of the year, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) said. The agreement will share doses “at the optimum time…

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PM Calls on Queensland to Allow Home Quarantine

August 30, 2021
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The Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has called on Queensland to allow home quarantine as the state government deals with a shortage of hotel quarantine rooms and faces criticism over border exemptions for sports stars. The Queensland government granted border passes to more than 100 NRL players’ family members and league officials while the New…

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Australia’s 4 Phase Transition to Post Vaccination Freedoms

July 2, 2021
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Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has outlined Australia’s roadmap out of CCP virus lockdowns and restrictions after Friday’s national cabinet meeting. Morrison said state and territory leaders have affirmed a four-phase plan to transition Australia’s national COVID-19 response from its current pre-vaccination settings—which focus on the suppression of community transmission—to post-vaccination settings that focus on…

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