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‘Predatory & dangerous behavior’: Australian brand fined nearly $4 million over misleading advertising of ‘anti-viral’ activewear

Posted on July 27, 2021July 27, 2021By Editor

The brand was fined AU$5 million (some $3.7 million) by the Federal Court of Australia on Friday. In addition to the fine, the company was ordered to publish corrective notices for its ill-fated ad campaign. … Read More >‘Predatory & dangerous behavior’: Australian brand fined nearly $4 million over misleading advertising of ‘anti-viral’ activewear

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New South Wales premier sparks row with other Australian state leaders after requesting priority access to Covid-19 vaccines

Posted on July 27, 2021July 27, 2021By Editor

A request to divert Covid-19 vaccines to Australia’s most afflicted state by the New South Wales premier has drawn the ire of other state leaders, who have turned down the call to readdress the country’s shot-sharing program. … Read More >New South Wales premier sparks row with other Australian state leaders after requesting priority access to Covid-19 vaccines

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Australia’s New South Wales declares ‘national emergency’ as state enters stricter lockdown following 136 new Covid cases

Posted on July 26, 2021July 26, 2021By Editor

The Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) is headed for yet another week of lockdown, as it announced a “national emergency” on the heels of 136 new coronavirus infections – a daily record so far for 2021. … Read More >Australia’s New South Wales declares ‘national emergency’ as state enters stricter lockdown following 136 new Covid cases

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NSW health official tells Australians to refrain from TALKING to people to blunt spread of Covid-19

Posted on July 21, 2021July 21, 2021By Editor

With Sydney still in lockdown amid a handful of new Covid-19 cases, the top health official for New South Wales has called for a new level of social-distancing inhumanity: not having conversations with other people. … Read More >NSW health official tells Australians to refrain from TALKING to people to blunt spread of Covid-19

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Australia CANCELS Katie Hopkins’ visa after quarantine breach, reveals TV star was allowed in on basis of ‘economic benefit’

Posted on July 18, 2021July 18, 2021By Editor

The Australian government has said it will be sending Katie Hopkins back to the UK as soon as logistically possible after the TV personality claimed to have breached lockdown rules, sparking backlash and calls for deportation. … Read More >Australia CANCELS Katie Hopkins’ visa after quarantine breach, reveals TV star was allowed in on basis of ‘economic benefit’

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Australians call for Katie Hopkins to be deported as she arrives in Sydney & breaks quarantine rules while citizens stuck abroad

Posted on July 18, 2021July 18, 2021By Editor

Several Australian lawmakers called for Katie Hopkins’ deportation after it was revealed that the British provocateur was allowed into the country despite strict Covid-19 border rules that have kept many Aussies stranded abroad. … Read More >Australians call for Katie Hopkins to be deported as she arrives in Sydney & breaks quarantine rules while citizens stuck abroad

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Australian PM shifts blame for country’s slow vaccine roll-out on expert medical body’s ‘cautious approach’ & ‘constrained advice’

Posted on July 15, 2021July 15, 2021By Editor

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has blamed the “cautious approach” to vaccination adopted by its expert health advisory panel for creating “public confusion,” which has resulted in the country’s sluggish vaccine roll-out. … Read More >Australian PM shifts blame for country’s slow vaccine roll-out on expert medical body’s ‘cautious approach’ & ‘constrained advice’

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Australian state of Victoria to enter its fifth lockdown amid Delta Covid threat

Posted on July 15, 2021July 15, 2021By Editor

State Premier Daniel Andrews has announced that Victoria is to be put into its fifth lockdown and placed under stay-at-home orders for five days to quell a surge in coronavirus cases. … Read More >Australian state of Victoria to enter its fifth lockdown amid Delta Covid threat

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Sydney’s lockdown extended for another two weeks as restrictions fail to bring down Covid infections

Posted on July 15, 2021July 15, 2021By Editor

The Australian authorities have elected to extend a lockdown in the country’s largest city as the infection tally from the latest outbreak nears 900 and initial restrictions fail to deliver the intended impact. … Read More >Sydney’s lockdown extended for another two weeks as restrictions fail to bring down Covid infections

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“We’ve got to accept that this is the New World Order,” says NSW Health Minister.

Posted on July 13, 2021July 13, 2021By Editor

Disturbing footage out of Australia shows a New Wales’ MP declare the beginning of the “New World Order” as the government locks down the country over COVID once again. … Read More >“We’ve got to accept that this is the New World Order,” says NSW Health Minister.