Legal advice backs SPC on mandatory jabs
SPC releases legal advice on why food workers are at greater risk of contracting Covid-19, supporting its ‘no jab, no work’ policy.
Vaccinations
Crucial group ‘nowhere near’ vaccinated
Daniel Andrews has revealed a critical cohort of front line workers are ‘nowhere near’ being fully vaccinated.
Cash for jabs ‘a risk’ for bosses
An industry body wants guidance for employers who plan to offer incentives for staff vaccinations.
‘Their problem’: Dan swipes at Sydney
Daniel Andrews has made a snarky remark about Sydney’s Covid-19 numbers as Victoria struggles with its own outbreak.
Westpac flags a rapid recovery
Westpac boss Peter King tips the domestic economy to swiftly recover from Covid-19 lockdowns, in two phases.
Vaccine privileges could start in weeks
Another 452 new infections have been recorded in NSW as the premier hints at when potential freedoms for those vaccinated could kick in.
NSW man jailed for brazen train trip
A 31-year-old man has been jailed for breaching public health orders and travelling by train from Sydney to Armidale in NSW’s north.
Certainty needed on mandatory workplace jabs
Employers have been left in the position where they need to make their own judgment based upon medical and legal advice.
‘We must plan for open borders’
The ACCI’s new chief Andrew McKellar has warned that Australia is in danger of ‘resting on its laurels’ in its handling of Covid.
Cash to brief bosses, unions on workers’ jabs
Industrial Relations Minister Michaelia Cash will meet with employers and unions on Wednesday to discuss progress on the vaccine rollout.
Vaccination worth $200 to Telstra workers
Telstra will reward fully vaccinated employees with a voucher equivalent to $200 that can be redeemed for gifts.
‘Chaos’: outback anger over jabs
A remote outback town has recorded its first case of Covid-19, after its vaccine allocation was sent to Sydney instead.
Malls set to rebound once vax rates rise
Increased vaccination over the second half of the year is expected to be a linchpin to relieve pressure off GPT Group’s harried malls portfolio.
Glacial vax rollout recession warning
The nation’s vaccination program may not be moving fast enough to prevent a second pandemic recession, economists warn.
Palmer’s ‘vaccine passport’ court fight
Billionaire Clive Palmer is taking the WA govt to the High Court again, this time over its ‘vaccine passport’ he claims discriminates against NSW.
State opens Pfizer vaccine to teens
One state has now opened up Pfizer eligibility to include anyone over the age of 16, with authorities warning people not to hesitate.
Restaurants new Covid-19 vaccine enforcers
US restaurant managers and hosts are being assigned a new job — vaccination police — and the reaction is mixed.
China launches gaming crackdown
China is reigning in excessive gaming among its young, branding it as ‘spiritual opium’.
Major change to Qld jab requirements
Queensland has introduced one of the strictest Covid border measures the nation has seen on essential workers from NSW.
Mandatory vax push a poke in the eye for democracy
The descent into corporate control over whether a vaccine can be put inside employees’ bodies is alarming.
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