While Australians are looking forward to the easing of restrictions and wondering what it would be like on the ‘other side’ of COVID-19, there seems to be some very good news for the domestic travellers. Sounding as music to ears, Qantas CEO Alan Joyce has said in a marker updateRead More →
World leaders, organisations and banks have promised $12.6 billion for research to find a COVID-19 vaccine. The funds, pledged at a video-conference summit hosted by the EU, fell just short of the 7.5b euros ($A12.8b) being sought, but it’s expected more money could flow in coming days. After the mega effort, onRead More →
The Delhi government has imposed a “special corona fee” of 70% of the MRP on all categories of liquor that will be sold in the city with effect from Tuesday, may 5, 2020. The fee was approved by Delhi’s Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal and a notification was later issued byRead More →
While the number of cases of new infections in COVID-19 India is rising rapidly, the Modi government has rightly extended its nationwide lockdown by two more weeks from May 4 to May 18. Until the new announcement, the government will ease restrictions in some areas to revive nation’s economic activityRead More →
Statement by Alan Tudge, MINISTER FOR POPULATION, CITIES AND URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE ACTING MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION, CITIZENSHIP, MIGRANT SERVICES AND MULTICULTURAL AFFAIRS Standing by our Multicultural Communities Like all Australians, I have been appalled by recent acts of racism levelled at some in our community, including against Chinese-Australians. Sadly, we have seenRead More →
Australia will be fighting the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic for at least another six months. We are in this for the long haul. The measures the Australian Government has implemented have reduced infections and are saving lives. The Australian Government wants to help you stay up to date with the latest,Read More →
Up to 100,000 Victorians will be tested for coronavirus over the next two weeks as part of a major testing blitz across the State, to better understand how the virus is spreading in the community and set us up for the potential easing of restrictions. Premier Daniel Andrews and MinisterRead More →
COVID-19 has turned normal governance duties of our state and federal governments into something quite different, throwing in ‘housekeeping’ as an essential part of it ever since the various state governments decided to force two weeks’ quarantine on all Australians coming back from overseas and putting them in to hotels.Read More →
While India is getting weary of restrictions due to coronavirus threat, the numbers this morning suggest that the COVID-19 challenges remain for India. Although many voices have called for India to ease off measures put in place to control the spread, the numbers suggest India must keep a watchful eyeRead More →
The Australian government has rolled out its COVIDSafe App which is now available from Play Store for both Android and Apple interfaces. Launched on Sunday, April 26 at 6.00 PM, more than one million Australians had downloaded and installed it by 10.30 PM. Clearly Australians believed the government on itsRead More →