NSW paramedics are taking industrial action in a bid to force meetings with the government to secure pay rises and more staff, Jack Gramenz from AAP reports. Members of the Australia Paramedics Association will throughout Tuesday refuse to transfer stations from the one where they start their shift to fill roster gaps, as well as … Read more
Those earlier posts about the possible mass coral bleaching of the Great Barrier Reef are alarming not just in their own right, but because it’s extra worrying that such things are possible in a La Niña year. Globally, La Niñas are typically cooler and, for northern Australia, stormier. If we can get mass coral bleaching … Read more
12.57am GMT 00:57 New guidelines here – hopefully will help families see their loved ones: Australian Government Department of Health (@healthgovau) [NEWS] New visitation guidelines for aged care residents. Senior Australians in residential aged care will have greater access to visitors and reduced lockdowns under new visitation guidelines response to the pandemic. Read more at: … Read more
I think the biggest challenge will be in relation to staff absences and we’re seeing that across the board … [in] any industry, we can see the impact of the Omicron variant, primary close contacts, those who are positive – we are going to have staffing challenges. That’s why it was so important to establish … Read more
1.14am GMT 01:14 Natasha May Hema Henry has been working as a registered nurse in Western NSW for five years and today became an Australian citizen. I wanted to experience life in regional Australia. I really love it, I love the quietness and the people are very welcoming, friendly and open. Henry is participating in … Read more
To begin with, in terms of ATAGI, we have received a second green light in relation to the Novavax vaccine. I have spoken with the company both last week and this morning among many conversations and we’ll be able to commence that program in the week of 21 February. What happens from here is now … Read more
NSW records 20,794 new Covid cases and Victoria 8,577, with seven deaths across both states; Queensland reports 4,249 cases, ACT 514 and Tasmania 466; Scott Morrison and Greg Hunt defend decision not to provide free rapid antigen tests; Martin Foley says states support free RATs; double-dose vaccination rate hits 91.5%. Follow all the day’s news … Read more
We need to reconnect with Queenslanders, we didn’t do well enough in the last election. When I was locked out of Sydney because of restrictions, I spent a long time in Queensland, I did a couple of road trips up and down the coast. I visited every small place that there was in between Rockhampton … Read more
Well, the pandemic is not over, and neither is the support from the Morrison government. Last night I had a constructive conversation with my Victorian counterpart, treasurer Tim Pallas. The prime minister spoke to the acting premier, James Merlino. We recognise that with the extension of the lockdown, Victorian families and businesses are doing it … Read more
Thank you, Mr Speaker. Mr Speaker, we have seen this a lot from the Labor party over the course of the last 18 months. While we are fighting the virus, Mr Speaker, the Labor party just wants to fight the government, Mr Speaker. That’s when they’re not fighting each other, Mr Speaker. Our job is … Read more