Year 12 students in Australia’s capital city Canberra and its surrounds have been told they will have a two-week window from Monday to receive their first COVID-19 vaccination, allowing them to attend final exams in a COVIDSafe environment. The cohort is being urged to book appointments for the vaccination through a government clinic or their…
Final Year Students in Australian Capital Prioritized for COVID-19 Vaccine
September 5, 2021
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Governments Cracking Under the Weight of COVID-19 Bureaucracy
September 5, 2021
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Commentary Social engineers have long aspired to perfect the world by improving humans and their living conditions. But such “improvement” can only be achieved when an “elite” segment of society has increasing control of our world. What we have seen around the globe over the past year with the advent of COVID-19, is that the…
Closed Borders Are Paralysing the Country
Commentary There are signs in public attitudes and statements by at least some of Australia’s political and business leaders that the national mood is becoming less accepting of restrictions to eliminate or contain COVID-19—and increasingly aware of the costs of trying to do so. This shift is undoubtedly being helped along by a vaccination roll-out…
Russell Crowe Film Production Stops Due to COVID-19 Case
Russell Crowe’s new psychological thriller has been forced to halt production because a crew member tested positive for COVID-19. The movie, “Poker Face,” was shooting at a penthouse in Sydney’s Crown Casino, when a barista tested positive for the virus. “Unfortunately, 6 days from the end of our shoot on PokerFace, we have had a…
Silent Protests Across Australia Against COVID-19 Lockdowns, Several Arrested
Thousands of Australians frustrated with COVID-19 lockdowns and vaccine mandates mobilised across the country on Tuesday for planned mostly peaceful and silent protests in front of government buildings. A flyer circulating on Telegram stated, “Enough is enough,” and called for silent protests in multiple Australian and New Zealand jurisdictions to begin at 9 a.m.: “No…
Australia a Nation of ‘Tut-Tutting Karens’ on COVID Restrictions: Think Tank Survey
A survey has revealed that despite declining support for lockdowns and restrictions, Australians still favour tougher enforcement of public health orders and higher fines. A poll commissioned by the Sydney-based Centre for Independent Studies (CIS) found that 39 percent of Australians believed penalties for breaching public health orders was too low. Another 47 percent thought…
Australian Truckers Protest Mandatory Vaccines and Lockdowns, Block Major Highway
Australian truck drivers have blocked a major highway in the north-eastern state of Queensland in a protest against vaccine mandates and tough border restrictions, causing traffic to back up for several kilometres. The action marks a series of ongoing protests from Australians frustrated with state government COVID-19 lockdowns and mandated restrictions based on emergency public…
State Leader ‘Disgusted’ by Anti-Lockdown Protests on Queensland Border
Queensland state deputy leader Steven Miles has labelled protests against COVID restrictions on the state border as “shameful and reckless,” after over 1,000 residents from Coolangatta and Tweed—which saddles the state border—gathered to protest against tighter border restrictions. Deputy Premier Miles said the protests were very “un-Queensland like.” “We have gotten through this because Queenslanders…
Australia Will Recover From Lockdowns, but at the ‘Expense of People’: Shark Tank Investor
August 9, 2021
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Tech investor and star of reality TV series Shark Tank, Steve Baxter, says Australia’s economy will weather the repeated COVID-19 lockdowns, but argues that the restrictions will leave a permanent scar on communities and small businesses. Speaking to The Epoch Times, Baxter said that while economic recovery was likely, he was doubtful whether the same…
Queensland Considers Longer Lockdown as Delta Variants Spreads in the Sunshine State
Another Australian state government is looking at a prolonged lockdown as Australia continues to grapple with the Delta strain of COVID-19. The Queensland government will make a decision on whether they will be extending a lockdown of more than half the state’s population beyond three days as it tries to suppress an outbreak of the…
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