Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has travelled to Queensland for his re-election campaign after being identified as a casual COVID-19 contact. Morrison was deemed a casual contact after attending the Kincoppal-Rose Bay graduation gala at Darling Harbour in Sydney last Friday. He has returned two negative PCR tests, according to New South Wales (NSW) Health…
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison Identified as Casual COVID-19 Contact
Australia Opens Border for International Students and Skilled Migrants
International students, skilled workers, humanitarian, working holiday, and provisional family visa holders can return to Australia from Dec. 15 after more than 18 months, as travel bubbles with South Korea and Japan open. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison confirmed on Dec. 13 that the two-week delay on the nation’s international reopening will end as scheduled. The pause was…
South Korea Eyes Australia’s Minerals To Surpass China As Battery King
December 14, 2021
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South Korea is making a beeline for Australia’s vast critical mineral deposits in a bid to reclaim the throne as the world’s biggest electric vehicle battery maker. With South Korean President Moon Jae-in becoming the first international leader to visit Australia since the reopening of its borders, the two nations have made significant bilateral strides—including…
Australian Prime Minister Pledge Return of Freedoms for Re-election Next Year
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has promised to cut excessive COVID-19 restrictions and return freedom to Australians, as he gave a re-election pitch that seeks to keep the country “stronger, safer, together.” Giving a speech titled “What Matters Most” at The Sydney Institute’s annual dinner on Monday, Morrison said it’s “not normal” for governments to have…
Fringe Politics Threatens More Harm Than Good to Australia’s Democracy
December 13, 2021
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Commentary Buffeted by the stormy blasts of COVID-19, Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s government rolled and rocked at times like the Manly ferry in a tempest. And now as he prepares to go to the polls in the first half of 2022, Morrison will be hoping that voters will reward him for his efforts by sending…
Adoption of ‘No Jab, No Job’ Orders by Australian States
Commentary The Victorian state Labor government, led by Premier Daniel Andrews, adopted a tough “no jab, no job” health order to facilitate the re-opening of the state. This order, which is one of the strictest in the world, is not only controversial, but also suspect from a legal point of view. Even the World Health…
Are Australian ‘No Jab, No Job’ Orders Constitutional?
Commentary The Victorian state Labor government, led by Premier Daniel Andrews, adopted a tough “no jab, no job” health order to facilitate the re-opening of the state. This order, which is one of the strictest in the world, is not only controversial, but also suspect from a legal point of view. Even the World Health…
Federal Leaders Begin Doing the Rounds After Domestic Border Reopens
Prime Minister Scott Morrison and opposition leader Anthony Albanese will take advantage of Queensland’s domestic border reopening and begin doing the rounds to visit key seats in preparation for the expected-election next year. The Australian Labor Party’s (ALP) Anthony Albanese began his unofficial campaign in Caboolture, north of Brisbane, on Dec. 13. According to The…
Australia Retires European Taipan Helicopter Fleet in Favour of U.S. Black Hawks
December 9, 2021
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The Australian federal government will be retiring its entire fleet of European-made Taipan helicopters 15 years earlier than planned in favour of U.S.-made Black Hawks and Seahawk helicopters. “The performance of the MRH90 Taipan has been an ongoing and well-documented concern for defence and there has been a significant effort at great expense to try…
Australia Retires European Taipan Helicopter Fleet in Favour of US Black Hawks
December 9, 2021
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The Australian federal government will be retiring its entire fleet of European-made Taipan helicopters 15 years earlier than planned in favour of U.S.-made Black Hawks and Seahawk helicopters. “The performance of the MRH90 Taipan has been an ongoing and well-documented concern for defence and there has been a significant effort at great expense to try…
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