Commentary Following the shock resignation of the former state Premier Gladys Berejiklian of New South Wales (NSW), Australia’s most populous state, the governing Liberal Party selected Dominic Perrottet as her replacement to become the 46th premier of the state. Perrottet is a Catholic who attended a Catholic high school and studied law at the University of…
Accusations of Religious ‘Fundamentalism’ Ring Hollow
October 8, 2021
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Australian State Vaccine Passport Not Ready as Reopening Day Looms
Businesses in the state of New South Wales (NSW) are getting ready to reopen on Monday, while the state’s vaccine passport app remains “weeks” away. Minister for Customer Service Victor Dominello previously admitted that the feature would not be ready for stage one of reopening, as the NSW government has just begun trialling its digital…
New Delta Strain Detected in Australian State
October 8, 2021
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A new strain of the Delta variant of COVID-19 has been detected in Australia’s most populous state New South Wales (NSW). Chief Health Officer Kerry Chant revealed that a new variant had emerged, which was different from current strains in the community. “We’ve been having a program throughout this response to the pandemic around genome…
New Australian State Leader Speeds up Reopening Plan From Lockdowns
Freshly minted New South Wales (NSW) Premier Dominic Perrottet has announced new changes to the roadmap out of lockdowns, as the state passed its 70 percent vaccination target on Wednesday. The NSW government said “Freedom Day” will not be brought forward and remains scheduled for Monday, Oct. 11, but has decided to further ease restrictions…
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…
Australia’s Most Populous State to Be Led by Conservative-Leaning Premier
Australia’s most populous state will be led by its first conservative-leaning leader in several years after the Liberal Party voted overwhelmingly in favour of Dominic Perrottet to replace outgoing Premier Gladys Berejiklian. Perrottet, from the Right faction of the party and a critic of lockdowns, said it was a “new chapter” for the state of…
New South Wales Loses Yet Another Leader to Anti-Corruption Body
October 4, 2021
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Commentary The resignation of the New South Wales (NSW) Premier Gladys Berejiklian seems to have triggered two fellow ministers to call time on Parliament. Minister for Transport Andrew Constance says he will quit state politics for federal preselection in the marginal seat of Gilmore. At the same time, Deputy Premier and Nationals leader John Barilaro…
Tutoring Help for Students to Get up to Speed Amid COVID-19 Lockdowns
The New South Wales (NSW) Treasury is planning to put significant investment into tutoring services for students who have fallen behind during the COVID-19 lockdowns. “We know parents are pretty sick of home-schooling their kids, but what’s most important is that we don’t have our young people fall behind during this pandemic,” NSW Treasurer Dominic…
All Greater Sydney Construction Workers Back to Work, Must Show Proof of Vaccination
August 8, 2021
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Construction has resumed across Greater Sydney for workers living within the eight local government areas (LGAs) of concern, provided they show proof of vaccination for COVID-19. “Construction workers from the affected LGAs will be added to the list of authorised workers allowing them to work on unoccupied construction sites in Greater Sydney if they meet…
‘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…
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