Tag: Scott Morrison

PM Calls For Urgent Meetings with State Leaders to Solve Vaccine Rollout Problems

As the Queensland government prepares to lift CCP virus restrictions across the state, Prime Minister Scott Morrison has called on all state and territory leaders to hold urgent twice-weekly national cabinet meetings starting Monday, to address problems with the immunisation rollout. This comes after the federal government last week announced a new advisory about the…


Australia Buys Additional 20 Million Doses of Pfizer Vaccine

The Australian government has secured an additional 20 million doses of the Pfizer vaccine as it steers away from relying on the AstraZeneca vaccine after a rare but serious blood clotting side effect was discovered. The announcement comes after Prime Minister Scott Morrison called for an urgent press conference on Thursday night to provide new…


Australia and New Zealand’s ‘World-Leading’ Pandemic Response Brings Start of Two-Way Travel Bubble

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has attributed the establishment of a quarantine-free two-way travel bubble between Australia and New Zealand to each country’s success in managing the CCP virus pandemic. “This latest major step in the resumption of international travel has only been possible due to the internationally recognised, world-leading responses to the COVID-19 pandemic…


‘He is Risen!’: Aussie PM Celebrates Hope and Victory in Easter Message

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has expressed his optimism for the future in his Easter message, saying it is a time for families and communities to come together and celebrate hope and victory. “For Christians around the world, Easter is a time to celebrate the most important words of our faith—He is Risen!” Morrison said….


Speculation Crippling Cyber Attack on Australian Media Network Politically Motivated

The cybersecurity director at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute has said that the cyberattack on the Nine Australia media company on Sunday could have been a politically motivated attack. Fergus Hanson, a cybersecurity director at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute, told Nine that while the attack appeared to be a ransomware attack, no ransom was demanded….


Crippling Cyber Attack on Australian Media Network Could Be Politically Motivated

The cybersecurity director at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute has said that the cyberattack on the Nine Network on Sunday could have been politically motivated. Fergus Hanson, cybersecurity director at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute, told Nine that while the attack appeared to be a ransomware attack, no ransom was demanded. “If you did get asked…


Menzies Had a Message for Morrison: ‘Gender Quotas Are Unfair and Illiberal’

Commentary While Australians are worried about rising unemployment and exorbitant electricity bills, the government is concerned about “gender balance.” Prime Minister Scott Morrison says he is deeply committed to boosting female representation in the Liberal Party, and is pushing for structural reforms to his party to improve such representation in Parliament. First of all, the…


Australia’s Leading Business Groups Urge PM Not to Abandon IR Reforms

A watered-down industrial relations omnibus bill has passed through Australia’s Senate but industry leaders have urged the federal government not to give up on the scrapped provisions. The government dumped its provisions on enterprise agreements, award simplification, greenfield agreements, and wage theft after it failed to gain enough support for the omnibus bill. Australia’s leading…


Beijing Ignores America’s Pledge to Stand With Australia

Beijing has again blamed Australia for the current diplomatic tensions between the two countries after the Biden administration told China they would not take steps to improve bilateral relations while an ally was under economic coercion. President Joe Biden has reportedly told the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) “we are not going to leave Australia alone…


Australia’s $452 Million Immediate Response to Aged Care Royal Commission

The Australian government has announced a $452.2 million raft of measures as an immediate response to the findings of the royal commission into aged care, as it sets out to reform the sector. The royal commission has made 148 recommendations to the Morrison government, including new laws to protect the rights of elderly people and…