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Return of International Students to Australia in Turmoil with Harsh Border Policies

August 23, 2021 | Sneha Smriti

Manpreet Vohra, India’s high commissioner to Australia, urges the Australian government to plan a safe return of on-campus studies so students will have something to look forward to. Vohra added that it would be a pity and a hassle … Read More

COVID-19 Vaccination Remains Voluntary as Scott Morrison Clarifies There Will Not Be a Mandatory Vaccine Policy

August 13, 2021 | Indrasish Banerjee

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison made it clear in a statement last week that there will be no federal policy that requires COVID-19 vaccinations mandatory. Inoculation is purely voluntary, but employers do have the option of requiring the jab for … Read More

Could Australia’s Covid-19 Vaccine rollout be the greatest Public Policy failure in history?

August 11, 2021 | Joy Sawhney

Australia has failed to deliver on its promise so far to vaccinate most of the population. And it is shaping up to be the most significant policy failure in the last decade or two.

There are three key ways to … Read More

Massive Emigration of Australian Skilled Workers May Result in ‘Persistent Skill Shortages’ – Parliament Report

August 9, 2021 | Mark Lynn

More than half a million migrants, most of whom were skilled workers, have left Australia since early 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic first hit the country. This has caused severe labour shortages in many industries across the nation.

In a … Read More

A Snake Slides through the Woolies Spice Shelf, Shocks Sydney Shoppers

August 5, 2021 | Nivedita Nagpal

What was supposed to be an ordinary Monday for shopper Helaina Alati became eventful when an uninvited ‘visitor’ sneaked in one of the shelves in Sydney’s supermarket. Alati was looking for some spices when she suddenly saw a large … Read More

Brisbane confirmed as the host of 2032 Olympics and Paralympic Games

July 22, 2021 | Christian Mc Karthy

Brisbane has been officially confirmed as the host of the 2032 Paralympics and Olympic games after a vote was held by the International Olympic Committee in Tokyo. This confirmation will make Australia the second country after the US to … Read More