Experts have urged Australians to be cautious as lockdowns end and the country reopens, to lessen pressure on hospitals. Former deputy chief health officer Nick Coatsworth said people should keep getting tested and wear masks in certain settings to help the healthcare system. “We have to be cautious as policymakers that we take prudent steps…
From Fear to Freedom? Liberty in the Age of COVID-19
October 13, 2021
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Commentary As the first tranche of COVID-19 restrictions lifted earlier this week, the people of New South Wales (NSW) enjoyed their first taste of freedom after four months of strict lockdown and enforced seclusion. Although vaccination rates in the state were low in July, once the NSW government-linked freedoms to needles, the rates shot up…
Australian State Government To Review COVID-19 Lockdown Roadmap After New Premier Installed
New South Wales’ (NSW) roadmap out of lockdown will be reviewed by the state’s crisis cabinet with newly installed Premier Dominic Perrottet hinting some requirements could be tweaked. Perrottet, who was sworn in on Tuesday, will meet with health officials and his crisis cabinet on Wednesday to go over the plan for the state to…
Australian Police Officer Suspended Over ‘Sling Tackle’ Incident at Melbourne’s Flinders Street Station
An Australian acting police sergeant from Victoria has been suspended after footage emerged on social media showing a civilian being thrown head-first into the ground by an officer. The footage, which began circulating on Sept. 22, shows a male speaking to three uniformed police officers at Melbourne’s Flinders Street Station, in what appeared to be…
Australia’s Constitution Clashes With Vaccine Mandates
September 9, 2021
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Commentary Although it is not feasible to predict what the High Court of Australia—the nation’s apex legal body—would do if it were called upon to consider the constitutionality of vaccine mandates and emergency declaration orders, it is still possible to argue what it should do. The Australian Constitution must be interpreted in a manner that…
COVID-19 Lockdowns Leads to ‘Tragic’ Surge in Child Drownings: New Australian Report
New research by Australia’s water safety authorities reveals that COVID-19 lockdowns may be the reason for a “tragic increase” in child drownings, with “exhausted” working-from-home parents failing to supervise their children and swimming classes suspended. There were 294 drowning deaths in the past 12 months across Australia’s coastline, inland waterways, and pools, a 20 percent year-on-year…
Economic Growth Figures Mask the Real Pain of Australians Under Lockdown
September 6, 2021
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Commentary Headline economic numbers do not reflect the hardship many Australians are enduring under prolonged lockdowns. The thousands of Australians who have had their jobs and businesses destroyed will find little solace in the fact the June quarter saw growth in Australia’s economy that has staved off a second official recession in two years. The…
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…
National Folk Festival Cancels Aussie Political Cartoonist Michael Leunig Citing Vaccination Views
September 2, 2021
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The artwork of prominent Australian artist, poet, and political cartoonist Michael Leunig was pulled from the planned posters of the 2022 National Folk Festival (NFF) for his views on the COVID-19 vaccine. In a statement to The Epoch Times, the NFF board acknowledged Leunig’s importance in the Australian creative landscape but said the festival hadn’t…
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Parents of Jailed Marine Go to Battle; Australia’s Extreme Lockdown Enforcement
The parents of Marine Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller are waiting to hear their son’s fate. On August 26, amid the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan, Lt. Col. Scheller aired his frustrations on social media, demanding accountability from senior military leadership. Now, the decorated Marine is facing the consequences. Scheller’s parents, Cathy and Stuart Sr., tell us…