CPA looks at WA budget and sees labour concerns over border closures Tuesday September 14, 2021 By Tom Ravlic News The CPA took a deep dive into the recent WA state budget and found that the policy of lockdown shut out usual sources of labour…
PM in border wars over Pfizer allocation Wednesday September 8, 2021 By Chris Johnson Federal A row has broken out after data published by the ABC revealed a disproportionate per capita share of Pfizer doses were distributed to NSW late…
Scientific modelling rules out UK style ‘freedom day’ but there is hope for Australia in navigating the COVID-19 path Tuesday August 24, 2021 By Melissa Coade Economy & Industry Australian politicians’ stick and carrot messaging over COVID-19 has confused the general public’s understanding of what has to be done.
Premium Insights and analysis A child is born into chaos as aid workers attempt to get orphans out of Afghanistan Friday August 20, 2021 By Melissa Coade Community & Social Mahboba’s Promise is an ‘incredibly brave’ network of 60 reaching orphanages and single-parent families of mostly widows and children.
WA to quarantine first group of Afghanistan evacuees Friday August 20, 2021 By Melissa Coade Community & Social The first group of people the ADF has been able to extract from Kabul airport will quarantine for 14 days in Perth.
WA to house new quarantine facility Wednesday August 18, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins Federal Western Australia will operate a proposed 1,000 bed quarantine facility in the state, with half of those beds expected to be ready in seven months.
Premium Columnists Australia’s AstraZeneca bungle is an exercise in failed communication Monday July 5, 2021 By Binoy Kampmark Editors' Picks The prime minister’s change of tack on AstraZeneca precipitated what could only be regarded as fierce dissent. The consensus in the national cabinet is clearly…
Confusion over Morrison’s comments on AstraZeneca for under 40s Wednesday June 30, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins Federal The government saying Australians under 40 can get the AstraZeneca vaccine has sparked confusion and pushback among health experts and government officials.
Greater Sydney goes into lockdown as state and territory governments scramble to keep virus spread at bay Monday June 28, 2021 By Melissa Coade Australian Capital Territory NSW has 30 new locally acquired COVID-19 In the last 24 hours and concerns about the local cluster entering other states and territories has escalated.
NSW lifts growth freeze on public sector salaries Monday June 21, 2021 By Melissa Coade Economy & Industry Premier Gladys Berejiklian and treasurer Dominic Perrottet have announced that the state government will be lifting the freeze on public sector wages from July 1.
WA to ban single-use coffee cups by 2023 Monday June 14, 2021 By Melissa Coade Culture The WA plan for plastics will be fast-tracked by four years; the government will be offering support for business to help with the transition from…
Western Australia expands COVID-19 jab to people in their 30s Wednesday June 9, 2021 By Melissa Coade Health From Thursday, state-run clinics will offer the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to citizens between 30 and 49; those 50 years and older will receive AstraZeneca.
Victorians over 40 now eligible for COVID-19 vaccine as state enters 7-day lockdown Thursday May 27, 2021 By Melissa Coade Health From tomorrow and dependent upon supply from the federal government, all Victorians over the age of 40 will be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine.
States step up for COVID-19 vaccine rollout Monday May 24, 2021 By Melissa Coade Health Major announcements coming from NSW, SA and WA on Monday flag a turning point for the states as wide-spread vaccination against COVID-19 gets underway.
DFAT to support WA’s COVID-19 aid package for India, Nepal and Sri Lanka Friday May 21, 2021 By Melissa Coade Foreign Affairs & Immigration WA will be sending 18 ventilators and more than 10 million masks as part of an aid package to assist some of the worst hit…
