India takes up violence by Khalistan elements and vandalisation of temple with Australia

India takes up violence by Khalistan elements and vandalisation of temple with Australia

Manpreet Vohra. File | Photo Credit: Twitter/@VohraManpreet India has taken up last weekend’s violence involving Khalistani groups and recent vandalisation of a prominent temple in Melbourne, with the Australian authorities. High Commissioner of India Manpreet Vohra said the attacks by supporters of the Khalistan movement is detrimental to peace.  “It was a privilege to call … Read more

Australia news live update: no rapid test stockpiling, PM says; 60 Covid deaths nationally; TGA approves two oral treatments and Novavax vaccine

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We are seeing a lot of cases, we know that right around Australia, even in WA, there are some cases now, [though] much less than in other states. That time will come. At the moment, 1.15 million cases reported since the beginning of the year. We are still in January. That has led, as we … Read more

Australia news live update: national cabinet agrees on new definition of ‘close contact’ as more than 21,000 Covid cases recorded nationwide

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In this morning’s meeting there is wide acceptance, in particular from the prime minister, that Western Australia is different. And we don’t have large numbers of cases. In fact, we have one case today. NSW had 11,000. So we are in a very, very different position to the other states. Which is why our testing, … Read more

Australia Covid news live update: airport chaos as Christmas flights cancelled; millions more eligible for booster shot with interval reduced to four months

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With great respect, that is incorrect. What we have seen is that Atagi has already moved on the basis of international evidence from six months to five months and that has seen a rapid increase in the uptake of boosters and what they have done is again, continuously reviewed the international evidence … one of … Read more

Australia news live update: Labor to oppose Coalition’s voter ID bill; Jacqui Lambie says Scott Morrison is worst PM ‘on record’

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At the time of the Aukus announcement 68 days ago the Labor party rushed out and couldn’t have been any stronger in [their] support, at least at that time for the AUKUS announcement, it has taken 63 days and we have seen Senator Wong set out with a speech which could have been written by … Read more

Australia news live update: Tyrrell search continues; Victoria Covid restrictions to ease; pandemic powers bill debate postponed

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Victorian pandemic powers bill debate postponed; Search for remains of missing NSW boy William Tyrrell enters fourth day; Victoria Covid restrictions to ease as federal Labor condemns threats of violence from protesters; Victoria records 1,007 new Covid-19 cases and 12 deaths; NSW records 262 new cases – follow all the day’s news Victoria’s pandemic bill … Read more

Australia news live update: Forbes evacuation likely over NSW floods; calls for condemnation of Victoria politicians at pandemic laws protest

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A NSW central west town is preparing to evacuate as flooding from days of heavy rain raises rivers across the state, reports AAP. Of prime concern to authorities is the swollen Lachlan River, with more than 8,000 people in the town of Forbes in its path. The Bureau of Meteorology forecast major flooding in the … Read more

Australia politics live: Scott Morrison in last-ditch talks with Nationals on net zero

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Ready for more climate talk? Because you’ll be hearing a lot of it today. Again. Despite being one of the governing parties for the past eight years, and being heavily involved in the climate policy wars, the Nationals, led by Barnaby Joyce, have apparently never before considered a net zero by 2050 target. All we … Read more

Australian politics live: Barnaby Joyce says Nationals ‘not chained to a script’ on net zero

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I hope not. We don’t suggest that. A lot of times – I have been through them all – the single desk debate, the ETS debate, the Telstra debate – well, I wasn’t there for the guns debate, but we all remember that. And, you know, these are trying times and we think, for what … Read more

Australia Covid live news update: ACT’s ‘freedom day’; NSW regional travel delayed; Victoria’s essential workers face vaccine deadline

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10.48pm BST22:48 We will no doubt be hearing more about the next stage of NSW’s reopening when the premier steps up to speak to media at 10am. Political Alert (@political_alert) Premier Dominic Perrottet, Deputy Premier Paul Toole and Minister for Jobs and Western Sydney Stuart Ayres to talk about the Reopening NSW Roadmap, 10am #COVID19nsw … Read more