Twenty-five of Sydney’s 35 local government areas were downgraded from ‘red’ to ‘orange’ zones on Monday night. Follow latest updates
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Bill Shorten, the shadow government services minister, reckons Jobkeeper should be extended for travel agents, in the wake of comments from the head of Australia’s health department that international borders would remain “substantially” closed this year, despite Covid-19 vaccination rates.
Shorten also said on the Nine Network that state and federal governments should use local travel agents rather than “overseas based platforms” to book travel.
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Also you really must check out the Childhood in Custody series, which includes wonderful work from Laura Murphy-Oates and Lorena Allam. Here’s the latest piece in that series:
Related: The WA cops rounding up Indigenous kids: a ‘toxic and racist environment’
Continue reading…Twenty-five of Sydney’s 35 local government areas were downgraded from ‘red’ to ‘orange’ zones on Monday night. Follow latest updatesVic borders open; NSW records no local casesNSW hotspots; Queensland hotspots; Victoria hotspotsFollow the global coronavirus liveblog 9.28pm GMTBill Shorten, the shadow government services minister, reckons Jobkeeper should be extended for travel agents, in the wake of comments from the head of Australia’s health department that international borders would remain “substantially” closed this year, despite Covid-19 vaccination rates.Shorten also said on the Nine Network that state and federal governments should use local travel agents rather than “overseas based platforms” to book travel. 9.19pm GMTAlso you really must check out the Childhood in Custody series, which includes wonderful work from Laura Murphy-Oates and Lorena Allam. Here’s the latest piece in that series: Related: The WA cops rounding up Indigenous kids: a ‘toxic and racist environment’ Continue reading…