Australian markets grapple after Covid-based staff shortage
Staff shortages owing to illness or isolation, along with persistent supply chain issues, have left grocery shelves barren once again.Since the start of the...
Covid cases, hospitalisations increase further in Australia
On Wednesday, Australia experienced another spike in Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations, as well as long lines at testing centres, as it battled the virus's...
South Australia to give grants to business firms affected by Covid restrictions
The state government of South Australia has launched a $40 million assistance package for firms affected by Covid-19 restrictions.Last Monday, density limits in cafes...
Australia plans on reopening despite record Covid surge
The Australian government said the Omicron strain of Covid-19 had a lower impact, thus the country can move forward with efforts to restore the...
Australia relaxes testing rules for isolated Covid patients
The Australian government declared on Friday that asymptomatic COVID-19 patients will no longer be required to undertake a Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) before being...
Fresh Covid infections on rise in Australia as Omicron spread
On Friday, new coronavirus infections in Australia reached a new high of more than 32,000, just days after breaking the 10,000 mark for the...
Australia’s Covid response showed ‘Complete collapse of leadership’
Last year at this time, there was reason to be optimistic: we had made it through 2020, vaccinations were on the way, and with...
Hospitalizations increase in Australia as Covid-19 infections surge
Hospitalizations due to coronavirus have risen to their highest level since mid-October in Australia's most populous state, as a surge in omicron cases across...
Australia confirms first Omicron death
On Monday, Australia announced its first confirmed death from the novel Omicron variant of COVID-19, amid the country's largest daily increase in infections, but...