The NSW hospitality minister has linked higher unemployment payments during the pandemic to the state's current skills shortage, drawing Labor criticism.
The premier of NSW says there is no evidence vaccines currently have any impact on COVID-19 transmission, and has called for the end of broad vaccine mandates.
The alarming COVID-19 wave ravaging China's population may be worrying the treasurer but economists expect any economic consequences to be short lived.Â
Beijing is threatening retaliatory action against nations - like Australia - that are making travellers from China test negative to COVID-19 before departure.
From medical professionals to delivery men and women, from community workers to next-door neighbors, ordinary Chinese people are doing their best and lending a hand to help others cope with the latest waves of COVID-19 infections in the country.
Health Minister Mark Butler says Australia welcomes renewed travel with China despite slapping new entry requirements on people arriving from the mainland.Â
After migrating from Northern Ireland to Canberra, Lee and Robert McMullan embarked on a Covid-fuelled rollercoaster ride that left them stranded overseas, with a child who had yet to see his homeland.
