Tag: Covid-19 in Australia

While the global cruise industry is slowly making a comeback and US summer sailings are in demand, uncertainty remains in Australia.

Western Australian Premier announces more relaxed regulations for travellers from Qld, but tighter curbs on ACT, NSW and Victoria remain.

New communications campaign pushes for Aussies to hit 80 percent vaccination target. Also a project targeting First Australians.

Retailer organisation says ‘every day counts’ as the sector welcomes good news ahead of the most important trading period of the year.

International Covid-19 proof of vaccination certificate becomes available to Australian citizens and visa holders from today.

More than half of Australians say they ‘often’ or ‘sometimes’ lack companionship, while 90% have experienced loneliness.

Government has made a deal to buy 300,000 courses of Molnupiravir, a new oral Covid treatment for people with milder symptoms.

International travel body expresses cautious enthusiasm, while retailers’ association is extremely positive.

Premier announces a joint State-Commonwealth rafts of grants to continue supporting small and medium businesses in the state.

Second million doses of Moderna vaccine due to be delivered to Australia before the end of September, Minister announces.

This week, Victoria City Hall will be lit up in pink in support of healthcare workers.

Changed shopping habits caused by lockdowns mean consumers may have to wait longer for their goods to be delivered, retail body warns.

Cruise giant offers no timetable for getting local cruising underway again, but says only vaccinated passengers and crew will be permitted.

Property body says the ACT’s decision to reopen the construction industry next Friday is a ‘step in the right direction’.

The Government has imported an initial consignment of the drug Sotrovimab. But, as yet, there is no approval for its use in this country.

Survey of how international students rated their study experience in Australia shows some positives, but other key measurements have declined.

State locked down last night after several new infections were detected and traces of virus were found in wastewater in regional Vic.

Government accepts recommendation of Technical Advisory Group that vaccines should be available to children in certain circumstances.

Nine outlets selling takeaway liquor have been hit with bans over concerns that locals have created a kind of beachside pub crawl.

Liverpool mayor worries that deploying ADF soldiers to Greater Sydney hotspots sends wrong message and will be counterproductive.

Using community chemists to deliver vaccinations is a ‘significant step’ in making the jab more easily available, says Pharmacy Guild.

Airline’s workers are already at breaking point and JobKeeper must be reintroduced as lockdown crisis worsens, union says.

Latest data shows more people are now pessimistic about life getting back to pre-Covid norms than they were in November 2020.

Council on the NSW-Victoria border says its businesses are desperate due to lockdown decisions taken by State Governments.

‘Get in and out without delay’ – or use online shopping options – urges retail body as NSW tightens shopping regulations for Greater Sydney.

Health minister says this will ‘significantly accelerate’ the pace of the rollout and 1,300 GPs will administer Pfizer vaccines by month end.

Study by Adelaide researchers finds that access to nature and, surprisingly, lots of screen time are a good way to reduce the stress.

As infections in Sydney continue to rise, NZ has decided to increase the duration of the pause in quarantine-free travel with NSW.

With Sydney CBD businesses feeling the pinch, NSW residents are to be offered $100-worth of vouchers to spend on having a good time in the city.

Many of the city’s current restrictions are being eased, but travel remains a no-no and home visits aren’t allowed.

This comes as additional vaccines have been allocated to Victoria as the state renews their push for vaccinations.

The Federal Government is calling for expressions of interest from more community medical practices as it ramps up the vaccine rollout.

The Prime Minister called the vaccine passports a “practical proposal” that would have the support of Australians.

Temporary ban on quarantine-free travel between the destinations was lifted from midnight after NSW detected no new Covid infections.

Commission believes extreme sanctions against Aussies returning home from Covid-wracked India are “extraordinary” and may be discriminatory.

Human error at Brisbane Airport sees two passengers from high-risk PNG allowed to mix with low-risk NZ-bound travellers. One is now positive.

Australian Medical Association Queensland (AMAQ) warns that the public health system has reached “crisis point”

The suspension of flights is intended to prevent transmission crossing borders, as cases in India surge.

More employees are also likely to decide to get vaccinated if their bosses recommend it, researchers say.

Flu infections have been running at about one percent of the normal rate and going to work with flu may be gone forever, experts predict.

Delay in reaching sufficient vaccination numbers to create herd immunity will increase the chances of further lockdowns and restrictions.

Pandemic caused a loss of around $85-billion in visitor spend, says report by consultancy. ‘Testing and uncertain’ times still lie ahead.

Group of top learning universities says a new operating model must be developed to maintain the country’s competitive advantage in education.

The latest round of the Regional Travel Voucher Scheme saw 50,000 vouchers taken in under four minutes by travel-hungry Victorians.

Funding from Territory and Federal governments set to help tourism operators facing their ‘darkest days’ due to pandemic.

But majority of Australian chief executives think there will never be a return to the way business was conducted prior to Covid.

NSW Government’s $51-million stimulus package announced yesterday includes boost for struggling CBD hotels and businesses.

Government decision to allow Victorian office workers to return will create a more ‘normal and efficient’ environment, say employers.

Consumer Commission has been investigation website’s owner after it withheld payments to travel agents during pandemic.

Massive boost for the economy as latest figures show nearly 89 000 new jobs were added in February, most of them full-time.