Category: South Australia

South Australian Authorities Close Vaccine Mandate Loophole for Medical Trial Participants

South Australian (SA) authorities will remove vaccine mandate exemptions for individuals participating in vaccine trials from Dec. 8. The new direction from SA Police will override an existing direction from early November that allowed those “taking part in a COVID-19 vaccine trial” to be exempt from taking an approved vaccine because it could “impact the…


After More Than 150 Days South Australia Opens Domestic Border to COVID-19 Hit States

Hugs and tears came on Tuesday as South Australia opened its domestic border to all states and territories for the first time in more than 150 days. Fully vaccinated travellers from Victoria, New South Wales (NSW), and the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) can now enter South Australia along with those from Western Australia, Queensland, Tasmania,…


South Australia Introduces Teacher Vaccine Mandate Amid Pushback From Educators Across the Country

COVID-19 vaccinations will be mandatory for all South Australian (SA) teachers and education staff, the state Education Minister John Gardner announced on Tuesday. The move came despite South Australia having recorded only six new cases since mid-October and zero COVID-19 deaths for the past three months. Under the direction, all volunteers and staff within the…


Adelaide Suspends Police Access To Facial Recognition Tech

South Australia (SA) police will not be granted access to facial recognition services embedded in a new $3 million surveillance system due to concerns about indiscriminate use and lack of regulation. The federally-funded system—which also features object and license plate recognition—will cover the City of Adelaide following the retirement of existing ageing infrastructure. The rollout…


South Australian Leader Says No Data Compromised in Contact Tracing Hack

South Australian Premier Steven Marshall has reassured residents that no data was compromised after the state’s contact tracing app was hacked. “There has been no hacking or compromise of data on the mySA GOV app, and there has been no compromise of data that we use for our COVID check-in,” he told reporters. “What we…


Australian Football Star Ousted From Competition for Refusing Vaccine

Deni Varnhagen, a registered nurse and Australian rules football player has been placed on her team’s inactive list for the upcoming season after refusing to receive the COVID-19 vaccination. Varnhagen has publicly opposed the Australian Football League’s (AFL) vaccine mandate, which required all players and staff to receive their first dose by Nov. 19, and…


South Australia Builds Big Battery As Renewable Generation Soars

Wind and solar power generation in South Australia (SA) has exceeded demand at some moments in the day as the state prepares to add its biggest battery yet to a growing energy storage arsenal. SA saw over 130 percent of energy demand met solely by wind on Friday at 2:25 a.m., which was a new…


Vaccination Mandates for South Australian Bound Truck Drivers

South Australia (SA) has imposed vaccination mandates on all truck drivers and other freight workers coming into the state by road after many cases of COVID-19 were link to the transport sector. Many of the recently reported cases in SA were linked to trucker drivers who have passed through the state. From Thursday, Oct. 7,…


Australian Business Owner Sets up Sign Banning Vaccinated Customers

An Australian signage and display store director has declared his shop a COVID-19 vaccine free zone after becoming upset with Australia’s current COVID-19 health restrictions. Peter King, the director of Gigantic Signs in Adelaide, South Australia, told The Epoch Times in an email he hoped his sign, which reads “Do not enter if you have…


South Australia on Board With National Reopening Plan Based on Vaccines

South Australian Premier Steven Marshall has thrown his full support behind the national COVID-19 recovery plan, indicating state lockdowns and lockouts will become a thing of the past before Christmas. The plan from national cabinet, which sees a transition away from widespread lockdowns starting when vaccination rates hit 70 percent of the adult population to only highly…