The Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) has announced that a protective mask mandate and density limits at hospitality venues will be reintroduced over the Christmas period from midnight Dec. 24, despite previously scrapping the requirement due to high vaccination rates. This comes as the number of daily COVID-19 cases in the state climbs…
Australians Asked Not to ‘Mingle’ Over Christmas as COVID-19 Restrictions Return
QR Check-In Rule Returns as Virus Cases Increase in Australian State
The number of daily cases of COVID-19 in New South Wales (NSW) climbed to 5,715, prompting the state government to bring back QR check-in requirements for hospitality and retail venues. Residents are swarming to testing sites, with over 160,000 tests conducted on Wednesday, as close contact numbers grow and others rush to get tested for…
Australian Govt Urged to Protect Children From Social Media
As children unwrap smartphones and laptops for Christmas, fears have been growing that excessive time spent online and on sites such as Facebook and Twitter may have a harmful effect on the physical and mental wellbeing of vulnerable young Australians. A federal parliamentary inquiry into social media and online safety has heard worrying accounts of…
COVID-19 Measures Need ‘Common Sense,’ Not Mandates: Aussie PM
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has called for a “common sense” approach to measures against COVID-19, saying there was no need to mandate masks, police people with QR code tracing, or require PCR testing for interstate travel. In particular, Morrison suggested that Australia’s states and territories did not need to resort to imposing mandates for things that…
Australia Considers Changing Definition of ‘Fully Vaccinated’ to Three Doses
December 21, 2021
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Australians might need to get three COVID-19 jabs to be considered fully vaccinated under a proposed new public health order. Prime Minister Scott Morrison will on Wednesday meet with premiers and chief ministers for what he has described as an “informal” meeting of the national cabinet to discuss rising COVID-19 Omicron cases. The announcement came…
Australian PM to Visit Davenport After 5 Children Die in Freak Weather Event
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison will on Saturday make a private visit to Davenport to pay his respects to the victims of the Hillcrest Primary School tragedy. “We will reach out our arms and throw them around the community of Davenport, and Australia will throw their arms around Tasmania, as they seek to console for…
Australian PM to Visit Devonport After 5 Children Die in Freak Weather Event
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison will on Saturday make a private visit to Devonport to pay his respects to the victims of the Hillcrest Primary School tragedy. “We will reach out our arms and throw them around the community of Devonport, and Australia will throw their arms around Tasmania, as they seek to console for…
Australians All Let Us Rejoice for We Were Once Young and Free
Commentary In his Australia Day 2021 message, Prime Minister Scott Morrison proclaimed that “We are a decent, fair, enterprising, and generous people who respond to whatever challenge is put before us. We are a people ‘one and free’ who look out for each other and our neighbours and are always striving to do better.” This…
2 Children Die More Critically Injured After Jumping Castle Blown Into Air in Australia
Two children have died and more were critically injured after falling from a jumping castle when it was blown into the air by a wind gust at Hillcrest Primary School in Australia’s southern island state of Tasmania on Thursday. “Several children fell from a height of about 10 metres around 10 a.m. and are currently…
4 Children Die, More Critically Injured After Jumping Castle Blown Into Air in Australia
Four children have died and five more critically injured after falling from a jumping castle when it was blown into the air by a wind gust at Hillcrest Primary School in Australia’s southern island state of Tasmania on Thursday morning. On Thursday afternoon, police confirmed that two boys and two girls had died, with four…
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