Qantas Group is calling for its customers with COVID-era travel credits to use them before its Dec. 31 deadline by booking a trip that can even be taken till Dec. 2024. To help customers further in this regard, Qantas launched a new “Find My Credit” tool to help them locate a booking or bookings that…
Qantas Urges Its Customers to Use Expiring COVID Travel Credits by December
Ukraine Defence Effort Gets $110 Million Boost From Australia
Australia will provide a boost to the Ukrainian defence effort, with the federal government announcing a multi-million-dollar assistance package. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said in a press conference on June 26 that the additional $110 million (US$73.5 million) support package will make a difference to Ukraine’s defence effort. Included in assistance will be 70 vehicles,…
What Is Queensland Doing With All Its Mining Royalties?
Commentary Queensland Treasurer Cameron Dick is launching a $1.5 million (US$1 million) advertising campaign to fend off the Queensland Resource Council’s pursuit of him over his increases to Queensland’s coal royalties. He probably thinks it is money well spent. However, the Queensland government should be embarrassed by the whole policy. The coal royalty reflects poorly on the…
Flight Path Fracas Over Western Sydney Airport Noise
Preliminary flight paths for the new Western Sydney Airport show residents in a 20-kilometre stretch of land will experience noise levels of around 70 decibels by 2033. Construction began three years ago for the $5.3 billion international airport, also known as Nancy-Bird Walton Airport, at Badgerys Creek, 45km from the Sydney CBD and which is due…
Police Accused of Racism in Handing Out COVID Fines
Victoria Police officers have been accused of racial profiling, with a damning report showing they disproportionately targeted people of non-Anglo appearance during the pandemic. African, Middle Eastern and First Nations people were up to four times more likely to be fined for COVID-19 breaches when considering their share of the state’s population. More than 37,000…
People Don’t Know ‘How Embedded Mining Is in Their Lives’ Due to Misinformation: Opposition
The growing “anti-mining sentiment” in the past decades has led the public to underestimate the importance of the mining industry despite it being so embedded in people’s daily lives, an international mining conference has been told. Australia’s Federal Opposition Resources Spokeswoman Susan McDonald on June 26 called on industry groups to “stand up and tell…
CCP Mouthpiece Labels New Zealand Diplomacy as ‘Example’ to Western Nations
June 26, 2023
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Ahead of Prime Minister Chris Hipkins’s near week-long China visit, a mouthpiece of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) touted New Zealand as an “example” for other Western nations. Hipkins arrived in Beijing in the early hours on June 26, leading a 29-person trade delegation in the hopes of reigniting China-New Zealand trade opportunities, including in…
An ‘Example’ to the West: NZ Diplomacy Praised by CCP Mouthpiece
June 26, 2023
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Ahead of Prime Minister Chris Hipkins’s near week-long China visit, a mouthpiece of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) touted New Zealand as an “example” for other Western nations. Hipkins arrived in Beijing in the early hours on June 26, leading a 29-person trade delegation in the hopes of reigniting China-New Zealand trade opportunities, including in…
Australians to Receive First Round of Living Cost Relief in July
A significant number of Australian households will receive some cost-of-living relief within weeks as federal government policies start to take effect. Starting from July 1, hundreds of thousands of aged care employees across the country will see their minimum wage increase by 15 percent. The huge pay rise will apply to those directly working in…
High Court Dismisses Russia’s Attempts to Stop Australia Taking Back Embassy Land
A last-ditch effort to stop the Australian government from revoking Russia’s rights to a new embassy has been quashed after the country’s High Court dismissed a legal challenge. High Court of Australia Justice Jayne Jagot said on Monday that the Russian government’s arguments for holding onto the site were weak, and there was no legal…
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