Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Start reading

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

Start reading

The Latest Breaking News from Clare ONeil

Australia drops Covid vaccination travel rules – but masks on flights remain

International visitor arrivals for April were down two-thirds compared with 2019

The Independent UK

Australia to ditch Covid entry rules and welcome back unvaccinated travellers

Australia Covid travel rules and entry requirements are set to be ditched soon - and international travellers will no longer need to show proof of Covid vaccination

Daily Mirror

Australia to dump Covid vaccine requirements and travel exemptions for international arrivals

People arriving in the country will no longer need to use the digital passenger declaration under changes to come into effect next week

The Guardian - AU

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

COVID-19 vaccination rules for international travel to end this week

Australia's pandemic death toll has tipped past the grim milestone of 10,000 fatalities, as the country prepares to lift all border restrictions.

Newcastle Herald

Australia's COVID border restrictions lifted, vaccine requirement scrapped

COVID-19 certificates for international arrivals, as well as exemptions for visa holders, will be scrapped.

The Canberra Times

Grattan on Friday: Anthony Albanese has a lot on the go in the 'back office' of government

Anthony Albanese will be on the international road again next week. He’ll be at the NATO summit in Madrid, where the war in Ukraine will obviously dominate the discussions, which will also canvass China and climate change.

The Conversation

Australia funds GPS trackers on Sri Lankan fishing boats, partially to deter people smugglers

New home affairs minister emphasises Australia maintains hardline Operation Sovereign Borders policy despite change in government

The Guardian - AU

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Albanese government mobilises diplomacy and aid in effort to counter Sri Lanka people smugglers

The Albanese government has launched a concerted effort to nip in the bud a threatened resumption of the people smuggling trade, with a visit by Home Affairs Minister Clare O'Neil to Sri Lanka and a $50 million aid package for that economically-beleaguered country.

The Conversation

Academics call on government to let Myanmar students stay in Australia due to danger back home

Myanmar scholarship recipients must return home on completion of their studies in Australia, but senior academics say there is a risk they could be tortured if sent back.

ABC News

Australia finally has a dedicated minister for cyber security. Here's why her job is so important

On Tuesday, Australia’s new Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced his government’s first full ministry, with Victorian member Clare O'Neil appointed Minister for Home Affairs and Minister for Cyber Security. It’s the first time cyber security has had its own portfolio in the Australian cabinet.

The Conversation

View from The Hill: Record 10 women in Albanese cabinet, and surprise move for Plibersek to environment

Anthony Albanese has switched Tanya Plibersek from education to environment and promoted Clare O'Neil into the plum home affairs ministry in a 23-member cabinet that contains a record 10 women.

The Conversation

Anthony Albanese’s ministry contains more surprises than expected following a factional kerfuffle

The prime minister has kept his praetorian guard in the central engine room of the government while there are 10 women in his 23-person cabinet

The Guardian - AU

Labor refuses to list electorates getting new urgent care clinics despite announcing them on social media

The party is refusing to list the electorates benefiting from of one of its centrepiece health commitments, despite the party's frontbenchers and candidates spruiking new medical clinic locations on social media.

ABC News

SA aged care workers use day off to rally for better work conditions after strike action delayed until after federal election

Hundreds of aged care workers in Queensland and Western Australia walk off the job in a stand for better pay and work conditions, but South Australian aged care staff remained diligently at work after the Fair Work Commission put off their strike until the day after the federal election.

ABC News

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

ABC News

Aged care: What the major parties are promising this election

Aged care worker Glen O'Driscoll says staff are overworked and worn out. The Coalition has promised billions since the royal commission, but Labor is making aged care an election issue.

AAP

Labor slams coalition over aged care 'lie'

Labor has accused the Morrison government of lying about its aged care policy, and has demanded it "front up" about its position.

ABC News

Q+A sees Prime Minister Scott Morrison's leadership under fire again as cabinet minister questions timing of allegations against him

As allegations continue to mount about Prime Minister Scott Morrison's alleged character flaws, including a barrage of harsh criticisms on Q+A, Anne Ruston insists she has never seen him act that way.

ABC News

Labor promises to have nurses in aged care homes at all times within year of winning election

Federal Labor has set a one-year deadline to have a registered nurse in every aged care facility at all times, if it wins the looming federal election.

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

AAP

Aged care workers criticise COVID response

Aged care workers have lashed out at government handling of the COVID-19 crisis in the sector, as a new booster is given provisional approval.

1 … 13 14 15 16

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

House of Representatives

Australian Cyber Security Centre

11 stories

Sourn Cross Care

10 stories

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.