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Australian man charged for impersonating police officer in bizarre video plotting to oust government

Posted on August 10, 2021August 10, 2021By Editor

A man has been charged by the Australian Federal Police (AFP) after a video circulated online of him impersonating a police commissioner and declaring that there were plans to overthrow the government. … Read More >Australian man charged for impersonating police officer in bizarre video plotting to oust government

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YouTube bans Sky News Australia for a week over alleged Covid misinformation

Posted on August 8, 2021August 8, 2021By Editor

YouTube has suspended one of the largest media companies in Australia, local Sky News, from posting on its platform for allegedly breaching Covid-19 misinformation policies. It has also reportedly had some of its videos removed. … Read More >YouTube bans Sky News Australia for a week over alleged Covid misinformation

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Australia’s Brisbane set for ‘strictest lockdown’ yet after SIX new cases spotted

Posted on August 8, 2021August 8, 2021By Editor

Brisbane is headed for another “snap” lockdown, following six new local coronavirus infections, forcing most residents in Australia’s third-most populous city and other regions of Queensland to stay at home until next week. … Read More >Australia’s Brisbane set for ‘strictest lockdown’ yet after SIX new cases spotted

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‘Watershed moment’: Workers win in landmark union case against Australia’s richest airline Qantas after mass pandemic layoffs

Posted on August 8, 2021August 8, 2021By Editor

In a historic win for trade unions, Australia’s federal court ruled in favor of the Transport Workers Union’s case against airline giant Qantas. The outsourcing scandal saw over 2,000 employees laid off amid the Covid pandemic. … Read More >‘Watershed moment’: Workers win in landmark union case against Australia’s richest airline Qantas after mass pandemic layoffs

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As Australia fully vaccinates 14% of population, PM Morrison says 70% is new target for next phase in dropping Covid restrictions

Posted on August 6, 2021August 6, 2021By Editor

As concerns grow over the spreading Delta variant, PM Scott Morrison revealed a 70%-vaccination goal for the next stage of eased restrictions. His cabinet agreed on the roadmap after 170 new cases were recorded in NSW on Friday. … Read More >As Australia fully vaccinates 14% of population, PM Morrison says 70% is new target for next phase in dropping Covid restrictions

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Australian indigenous groups, social workers slate government decision to deploy troops to enforce lockdown in Covid-hit Sydney

Posted on August 6, 2021August 6, 2021By Editor

Indigenous representatives and community groups have warned that the Australian government’s “disturbing” use of troops to enforce lockdown rules in Sydney will “create greater fear and uncertainty” and may alienate residents. … Read More >Australian indigenous groups, social workers slate government decision to deploy troops to enforce lockdown in Covid-hit Sydney

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Police call in military to help enforce Covid lockdown in Sydney after cases rise unabated

Posted on August 4, 2021August 4, 2021By Editor

Sydney authorities have been blasted for “militarizing a public health crisis,” after the New South Wales Police Commissioner Mick Fuller requested the support of 300 soldiers to ensure greater compliance with Covid restrictions. … Read More >Police call in military to help enforce Covid lockdown in Sydney after cases rise unabated

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Sydney widens police powers, ordering residents to wear masks AT ALL TIMES outside home amid surge in cases

Posted on August 4, 2021August 4, 2021By Editor

Some two million residents living in Sydney, Australia, which is currently in the middle of an extended lockdown, have been told to mask up outdoors and not travel further than five kilometers from home, as cases rise. … Read More >Sydney widens police powers, ordering residents to wear masks AT ALL TIMES outside home amid surge in cases

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Sydney extends lockdown yet again, forcing city of 5mn to stay home for another MONTH amid small spike in Covid cases

Posted on August 2, 2021August 2, 2021By Editor

Australia’s most populous city will undergo another four weeks of lockdown after state officials said previous shutdown orders failed to stem a small surge in coronavirus infections, most linked to the contagious Delta variant. … Read More >Sydney extends lockdown yet again, forcing city of 5mn to stay home for another MONTH amid small spike in Covid cases

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Victoria and South Australia set to end Covid lockdowns, while Sydney cases continue to climb

Posted on August 2, 2021August 2, 2021By Editor

The states of Victoria and South Australia have decided to relax their Covid measures after implementing strict snap-lockdowns. Meanwhile, coronavirus cases in New South Wales show no sign of abating despite weeks of restrictions. … Read More >Victoria and South Australia set to end Covid lockdowns, while Sydney cases continue to climb