Coronavirus pandemic Australia’s Victoria state has shut construction sites across Melbourne following a violent protest against mandatory Covid-19 vaccines. The protest on Monday was against a requirement for staff to prove they had received a vaccine dose to access their workplace. Officials said some sites would be shut for up to two weeks after […]
By Simon Atkinson BBC News, Australia Coronavirus pandemic It has been 18 months since Australia snapped shut its international borders. Locking itself away was the country’s primary defence against the spread of Covid-19. “I’m not going to take risks with Australians’ lives” was the mantra of Prime Minister Scott Morrison for well over a year. […]
Australia’s biggest city Sydney is likely to ease out of lockdown from next month, provided a vaccination threshold is reached. The New South Wales (NSW) state capital has been in lockdown since July due to a Delta variant outbreak. The state government released its much-anticipated “roadmap to freedom” on Thursday. It sets out new freedoms […]
Coronavirus pandemic Police in the Australian cities of Melbourne and Sydney have clashed with thousands of people protesting against Covid lockdowns. In Melbourne, mounted officers used pepper spray when elements of a 4,000-strong rally broke through police lines. Police arrested 218 people, and at least seven officers were injured. In Sydney, where lockdown measures […]
By Frances Mao BBC News, Sydney Mining giant BHP says it has fired at least 48 workers for sexual assaults and harassment at its Western Australia mining camps since 2019. Australia’s richest mining companies are facing intense scrutiny over the treatment of women at their isolated sites. Recent court cases have prompted a state government […]
Coronavirus pandemic The Australian capital Canberra is going into a snap one-week lockdown after recording its first case of Covid-19 in more than a year. It will come into effect at 17:00 local time on Thursday (07:00 GMT). The lockdown was called for the whole of the Australian Capital Territory – home to […]
By Shaimaa Khalil Australia correspondent “If the objective was to frighten the hell out of the community, I can guarantee you they have done that.” Dai Le, a local councillor in Sydney, is speaking angrily about the deployment of 300 military personnel to the city’s streets this week. Her constituency, Fairfield, is one of […]
Coronavirus pandemic Australian politicians have condemned protests against coronavirus restrictions amid a rise in cases. Thousands marched through Sydney on Saturday to demand an end to lockdown measures, with smaller demonstrations taking place in Melbourne and Brisbane. At least 57 people involved in the Sydney protest have been charged, while more than 500 have […]
Coronavirus pandemic Demonstrations have taken place in Australian cities against tight restrictions imposed to tackle a rise in Covid cases. Thousands gathered in Sydney, with smaller protests held in Melbourne and Brisbane. People chanted “freedom” as they marched through the centre of Sydney. Officers said they had made 57 arrests. Australian governments have re-imposed lockdowns […]
Coronavirus pandemic Anger is growing in Australia as 13 million people – about half the population – endure fresh lockdowns to quash Covid outbreaks. A third state went into lockdown on Tuesday. Stay-at-home orders are now in place in South Australia, Victoria and parts of New South Wales. Many people have expressed frustration at being […]
