Airline will fly to Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane from Monday; Spanish star Paula Badosa has coronavirus. Follow all the latest news and updates, live
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National cabinet will consider increasing the cap on international arrivals to Australia, after a reduction earlier in January to help combat more infectious strains of Covid-19. Ahead of today’s meeting, which will also consider vaccine implementation planning, seasonal worker arrangements and a bid from Queensland for new regional quarantine facilities, the Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) revealed that it is dealing with a record number of complaints, driven in part by Covid restrictions and Australians stranded overseas. Meanwhile, Emirates has announced it will resume passenger flights to Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane from Monday and Spanish tennis star Paula Badosa has tested positive to Covid-19 while quarantining after being exposed to the virus on an Australian Open charter flight.
The number of Indigenous Australian prisoners has continued to grow despite an overall reduction in the number of adult prisoners nationally. The increasing gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous imprisonment rates has been laid bare in the Productivity Commission’s latest report on government services, released as Guardian Australia publishes an investigative series into Indigenous children in custody. Isaiah spent his teens in and out of youth detention, in a traumatic (and since-closed) behaviour program dubbed “supermax for kids”. Now he’s using his experience to help vulnerable young people in western Sydney. He runs a footy team, for boys who won’t engage with most social services but will turn up for Oztag. “You get them playing footy together, you’re gonna hear nothing but laughing,” he says. “To be a part of something … it makes them feel included, you know?”
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Welcome. I’m Nino Bucci and it’s Friday, 22 January.
Continue reading…Airline will fly to Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane from Monday; Spanish star Paula Badosa has coronavirus. Follow all the latest news and updates, live 8.24pm GMTNational cabinet will consider increasing the cap on international arrivals to Australia, after a reduction earlier in January to help combat more infectious strains of Covid-19. Ahead of today’s meeting, which will also consider vaccine implementation planning, seasonal worker arrangements and a bid from Queensland for new regional quarantine facilities, the Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) revealed that it is dealing with a record number of complaints, driven in part by Covid restrictions and Australians stranded overseas. Meanwhile, Emirates has announced it will resume passenger flights to Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane from Monday and Spanish tennis star Paula Badosa has tested positive to Covid-19 while quarantining after being exposed to the virus on an Australian Open charter flight.The number of Indigenous Australian prisoners has continued to grow despite an overall reduction in the number of adult prisoners nationally. The increasing gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous imprisonment rates has been laid bare in the Productivity Commission’s latest report on government services, released as Guardian Australia publishes an investigative series into Indigenous children in custody. Isaiah spent his teens in and out of youth detention, in a traumatic (and since-closed) behaviour program dubbed “supermax for kids”. Now he’s using his experience to help vulnerable young people in western Sydney. He runs a footy team, for boys who won’t engage with most social services but will turn up for Oztag. “You get them playing footy together, you’re gonna hear nothing but laughing,” he says. “To be a part of something … it makes them feel included, you know?” 8.23pm GMTWelcome. I’m Nino Bucci and it’s Friday, 22 January. Continue reading…