Restriction tighten COVID-19 restrictions around “higher risk” activities as the pandemic enters a new phase of community transmission. From 12:01am Friday, 24 July the following rules will be in force as NSW enters a state of ‘COVID normal’. Compliance measures introduced to pubs will be extended to restaurants, bars cafés and clubs. This includes: […]
“Job Trainer will ensure more Australians have the chance to reskill or upskill to fill the jobs on the other side of this crisis,” the Prime Minister said. In a recently release media statement, the Government announced that it will invest $2 billion to present the masses of hundreds of Australians, the access to new […]
Recent Investments (April-July, 2020) 1. Google Investment Amount –10 billion dollars. 2. Walmart Investment Amount –1.2 billion dollars . 3. Foxconn (Apple Inc. Supplier) Investment Amount –1 billion dollars . 4. Facebook Investment Amount – The world’s largest social media company invests 5.7 billion dollars in India’s Reliance Jio Platforms . It is Facebook’s biggest […]
Chandrikapersad Santokhi has been elected the President of Suriname by the Latin American country’s National Assembly, according to media reports. A former Justice Minister, Santokhi of the Progressive Reform Party (PRP) was elected unopposed on Monday, the Caribbean Media Corporation (CMC) reported on Monday. He will succeed Desi Bouterse, a former military strongman, whose National […]
Emergency grant funding is now available to support vulnerable temporary visa holders and specialist migrant and settlement services during the COVID-19 pandemic. Acting Minister for Multiculturalism Geoff Lee today announced $4 million in support funding is now available for those in need. “Vulnerable temporary visa holders are increasingly at risk of hardship since the onset […]
The NSW Government will begin to charge returning international travellers for their hotel quarantine accommodation from 12:01am Saturday, 18 July. Premier Gladys Berejiklian said the NSW Government’s decision to introduce mandatory hotel quarantine for returning overseas travellers had been instrumental in reducing the spread of COVID-19 not only in NSW, but also across Australia. “NSW […]
One of Australia’s major arts and cultural institutions, Carriageworks, will emerge from voluntary administration with the announcement of a multimillion-dollar lifeline. Minister for the Arts Don Harwin paid tribute to the generous philanthropists who have committed to ensuring the survival and the artistic vision representative of the Carriageworks arts precinct. “We are delighted with this […]
Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic affecting the globe, the World Health Organization announced an Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response to evaluate the world’s response into COVID-19. Marise Payne, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Minister for Women has welcomed the move and added, “We acknowledge the leadership and experience the distinguished co-chairs former President of Liberia […]
Strengthening Australia-Japan ties, Scott Morrison joined the Prime Minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe, in a Virtual Leaders’ Meeting on 9 July 2020. Japan is Australia’s second largest two-way trading partner and second largest source of foreign direct investment. “The Japan-Australia Economic Partnership Agreement binds our close business ties and complementary economies. As like-minded democracies, we are natural […]
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