Sydney will see 500 more troops on the streets, while New South Wales (NSW) Police Commissioner Mick Fuller will be granted more powers to enforce COVID-related public health orders. Currently, Australia’s most populous state has extended restrictions to eight local government areas (LGA), in regional areas north of Sydney. NSW State Premier Gladys Berejiklian told…
More Soldiers, Police Powers for Sydney as Australian State Looks to Toughen COVID Measures
‘I Want Everybody Around That Table at Christmas Time’: PM on Fight With CCP Virus
August 11, 2021
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Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison wants to see families together again by Christmas but has explained that getting to zero community cases with the Delta variant of the CCP virus would be incredibly difficult. New South Wales reported 344 new daily cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, while Victoria recorded 20 new cases forcing an extension…
‘Bloody Angry’: Construction Industry Furious at Shutdown Decision
July 20, 2021
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The New South Wales government is under intense pressure from the construction industry over its sudden decision to close the whole sector down across Greater Sydney. Construction union CFMEU said the industry was “bloody angry” after the announcement was made on Saturday. “Last Friday, we were still told the industry could keep going,” CFMEU Secretary…
Australia’s First Lockdown Construction Ban Begins in Sydney
Construction sites across Greater Sydney have closed as the new COVID-19 restrictions begin today, despite opposition from workers and lobby groups. All works, from minor household renovations to major construction projects, such as the Western Sydney Airport and Sydney Football Stadium, have been told to stop as the state records another 98 cases. “We can’t…
Sydney COVID-19 Outbreak Stabilising
Premier Gladys Berejiklian of New South Wales (NSW) believes that the Sydney outbreak is stabilising after the number of new local COVID-19 infections has started to level off , but warns the cases are likely to keep bouncing around. NSW recorded 65 new local COVID-19 cases in the 24 hours to 8 p.m. on Wednesday,…
Federal Economic Support Package on the Way for COVID-19 Stricken New South Wales
July 13, 2021
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Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced the federal government will provide an economic support package for New South Wales as it stares down the reality of long term COVID-19 restrictions. Announcing the full details for financial assistance to households and businesses on July 13, Morrison said that although the Commonwealth and the state’s had originally agreed…
Federal Financial Assistance Expected to Aid Struggling NSW Businesses
July 12, 2021
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The Australian federal government is preparing to expand its financial support measures for New South Wales (NSW) as cases in Sydney reached over 100 today. Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Treasurer Josh Frydenberg discussed how to broaden the federal government’s financial assistance with their NSW counterparts in a call over the weekend after small businesses in…
Union Calls for Paid ‘Vax Leave’ for All Australian Public Servants
June 28, 2021
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The New South Wales (NSW) government should lead the nation by example and provide all public sector workers paid vaccination leave, the state’s peak union body said. “One of the barriers workers are facing to get vaccinated against COVID-19 is finding the time to do it while they are working,” Unions NSW wrote in a…
NSW Labor Leader Denies Knowledge of ‘Dirt Dossier’ as 2 MPs Quit Shadow Ministry
SYDNEY—New South Wales (NSW) Labor Opposition Leader Jodi McKay has downplayed suggestions that she faces a leadership spill after two MPs resigned from her shadow cabinet this week. This comes after a staffer from the deputy leader’s office distributed to the press a “dirt dossier” on NSW Labor’s Transport spokesman Chriss Minns, who is considered a…
NSW Residents Aged 40-49 Able to Register for Pfizer Vaccine
New South Wales has opened a mass vaccination hub at Sydney Olympic Park after announcing that one million NSW residents aged 40 to 49 would now be eligible to receive the Pfizer vaccine from Monday. The hub will be open six days per week from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., and those aged between 40 to…
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