International students returning after almost two years separated from Australian campuses during the pandemic will hopefully be the first of many, says the head of the nation’s peak university body. The contingent has arrived on flights touching down in Sydney and Melbourne from Singapore as part of the two-way travel bubble between the two countries. … Read more
2.01am GMT02:01 Looks like NZ journos weren’t given warning about the trade meeting between our two countries today. Andrew Macfarlane (@andrewmacfnz) If anyone’s curious, here’s what happens when you call a press conference between Australia and New Zealand’s Trade Ministers, and only give the NZ media 15 minutes notice… pic.twitter.com/EukvpOQnxs November 19, 2021 1.54am GMT01:54 … Read more
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
One of the things that people have recognised during Covid is that fibre is better than copper and that people need high-speed broadband in order to for students to study, in order for businesses to operate, in order for people to work from home. And the fact is, people would get it when this government … Read more
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
Hello, and welcome to the live blog for Sunday, 7 November. I’m Josh Taylor and I’ll be bringing you all the news this morning. Yesterday, the prime minister, Scott Morrison, said Australia is on track to “have one of the highest vaccination rates in the world”, after the vaccination rate for people aged 16 years … Read more
Australia’s coronavirus vaccine rollout began in late February. Here we bring together the latest figures to track the progress of the rollout and Covid vaccination schedule. The data shows the total doses given in Australia, people vaccinated in Australian states and the percentage of the population who have received one dose or are fully vaccinated, … Read more
1.28am BST01:28 Anne Davies Analysis – If you find the daily 11am press conferences from Gladys Berejiklian frustrating, there’s a simple reason. After the headline numbers on cases and deaths, it’s practically a fact-free zone, with the next 45 minutes often filled with confusing messages and slogans. Over the past week, as the cases have … Read more
12.09am BST00:09 Zero Covid ‘preferred option’ in WA even after 80% vaccination WA premier Mark McGowan has told Sky News that zero Covid is WA’s “preferred option” and indicated lockdowns and restrictions could still be in place in the state even once vaccination rates reach 80%: Our preferred option is zero Covid obviously and that’s … Read more
12.28am BST00:28 A man has died and a pilot is in a critical condition after a light aircraft crash in the NSW Hunter Valley. The recreational light aircraft crashed at Goorangoola, near Singleton, after 1pm on Sunday. A 40-year-old man, who was a passenger, died at the scene. The 46-year-old pilot was airlifted to Royal … Read more