The Deputy Prime Minister of Australia Barnaby Joyce has contracted COVID-19 while on a 10 day working trip to the United Kingdom (UK) and the United States (U.S.). Joyce, who tested positive for the novel coronavirus after arriving in the U.S, was in the middle of talks to focus on levelling up Australia infrastructure ties…
Australian Workers Lose Appeal to Overturn Vaccine Mandate Ruling
December 8, 2021
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The New South Wales Court (NSW) of Appeal has dismissed an appeal to overturn a court decision in mid-October that upheld the use of vaccine mandates across industries such as aged care, policing, and construction. On Dec. 8, three justices from the Court of Appeal, President Andrew Bell, Justice Anthony Meagher, and Mark Leeming, heard…
Bringing Balance to Australia’s COVID-19 Story: The ‘Real Rukshan’ on Lockdown Protests
December 4, 2021
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For Rukshan Fernando, something simply didn’t add up—it didn’t make sense. News outlets portrayed the “government as doing great, the police are doing great, and that everything was great” in Victoria’s handling of the pandemic. But at the same time, protesters were portrayed as fringe elements of society, “extremists” and “anti-vaxxers.” “It didn’t gel with…
Australian Workplace Tribunal Rules Vaccine Mandate Unlawful
December 3, 2021
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Australia’s workplace arbitrator has ruled that a vaccine mandate issued by mining giant BHP was not lawful or reasonable—a decision expected to have ramifications across the private sector. The mandate affected workers at the Mt Arthur thermal coal mine in the Hunter Valley, New South Wales. So far, 50 workers have been stood down over…
Victorian Parliament Passes Sweeping Pandemic Management Bill
December 2, 2021
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The Parliament of Victoria in Australia has finally passed contentious pandemic management legislation in a 20-18 vote, following a marathon 21-hour debate in the upper house. The laws have been the subject of protests and amended several times after concerns over the extent of the powers it grants the state’s premier and health minister—many legal…
Victorian Parliament Passes Sweeping Amended Pandemic Management Bill
December 2, 2021
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The Parliament of Victoria in Australia has finally passed contentious pandemic management legislation in a 20-18 vote, following a marathon 21-hour debate in the upper house. The laws have been the subject of protests and amended several times after concerns over the extent of the powers it grants the state’s premier and health minister—many legal…
Victorian Government Secures Crucial Vote to Pass Contentious Pandemic Bill
The Victorian Labor government looks to have won over the final crossbencher it needs to secure passage of its contentious Pandemic Management Bill. Debate on the proposed law will resume on Nov. 30, after the government delayed discussion two weeks prior, after estranged Labor state MP and factional rival to Premier Daniel Andrews, Adem Somyurek,…
Only 5 Australian Senators Back Proposed Law to Overturn Vaccine Mandates
November 22, 2021
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Five Coalition senators have crossed the floor to vote in favour of a private member’s Bill calling for an end to vaccine mandates in the country. Senator Pauline Hanson of the One Nation party introduced the COVID-19 Vaccination Status (Prevention of Discrimination) Bill 2021 on Nov. 22 to overturn mandatory vaccination requirements across the country….
Australian Teenagers Offered iPad, iPhone Prizes in Vaccination Drive
Tasmania will offer Apple prizes in a bid to speed-up vaccination of 12 to 18-year-olds in the state. The government is organising a five-day vaccination blitz to drive up lagging inoculation rates from Nov. 20. “If you’re aged 12 to 18 and have had a first or second dose of the vaccine by the 24th,…
Australian State Racks up $5 Million in COVID-19 Fines
November 18, 2021
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The Queensland government has racked up AU$5.2 million of COVID-19 related fines, with a portion of individuals or businesses facing enforcement measures such as suspension of their driver’s licence and garnishing of their wages. According to a Queensland Treasury statement issued to The Epoch Times, as of Sept. 30, the government has issued 3,046 infringements…
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