Victorian government unveils new support package to support Victorian business. A new support package will see $3 billion in cash grants, tax relief and cashflow support delivered to Victorian businesses Premier Daniel Andrews today announced the multi-billion package to help businesses survive and keep Victorians in jobs – taking the Government’s total business support to […]
Afghan Army deserter Hekmatullah, who murdered three off-duty Australian soldiers in 2012 in a cold-blooded crime of betrayal, is being transferred to a detention facility in Qatar by the Government of Afghanistan. We understand Hekmatullah will be held in detention in Qatar with five other highly sensitive prisoners. These six prisoners were convicted of killing […]
Hospitals and health agencies have seen a concerning drop in patients presenting to health services with time-critical cardiac and stroke conditions since the pandemic. Visits to emergency department visits have fallen by at least 25 per cent compared to the same time last year. Emergency department presentations for heart attack are down by […]
STATEMENT FROM THE NSW PREMIER A Government serving the people of NSW must respect Cabinet and parliamentary processes. This is more important now than ever before given the challenges facing our citizens. I have already made clear to the Deputy Premier that his policy concerns are listed for discussion at an upcoming Cabinet meeting and […]
Australia’s banks supported their customers as the country entered the COVID-19 pandemic and they continue to support them on the way out. As the initial wave of 6-month loan payment deferrals come to an end, banks have begun to contact customers for their 6-month assessment and to discuss the next stage of support and assistance. […]
Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s Message: This year R U OK? Day and World Suicide Prevention Day could never be more important. I said in March, this year will be the toughest year of our lives. It will certainly be the toughest year a lot of us can remember. We have all been under terrible strain, […]
A free COVID-19 vaccine will be available progressively throughout 2021 in Australia, if promising trials prove successful, following a $1.7 billion supply and production agreement between the Australian Government and pharmaceutical companies. Under the agreement, the University of Oxford/AstraZeneca and the University of Queensland/CSL will provide more than 84.8 million vaccine doses for the Australian […]
Indian Defence Minister Rajanth Singh and his Chinese counterpart Wei Fenghe met in the Russian capital on Friday to discuss their border dispute and agreed to de-escalate the situation through talks. The two-hour meeting between the Indian and Chinese delegations, which started at 9.30 p.m. Indian Standard Time, saw the border disputes discussed at length. […]
The National Cabinet met today to discuss Australia Roadmap for Recovery The Commonwealth, New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory agreed in-principle to develop a new plan for Australia to reopen by Christmas, including the use of the hotspot concept for travel between jurisdictions. This plan […]
International businesses will be lured to Australia and exceptional talent will be encouraged to call Australia home under a new initiative to support the post-COVID recovery and boost local jobs. The new, whole-of-government Global Business and Talent Attraction Taskforce will bring together experts from across the Commonwealth, States and Territories as well as the private […]