Topics: Workforce shortages; Rapid antigen tests; Inflation; Wages; 14/01/2022 7:35AM AEST Hamish Macdonald: The Morrison Government has announced that the relaxation of isolation rules will be extended further to teachers, childcare workers and other critical industries in an effort to contain the economic impact of the Omicron wave. It comes amid warnings today that…
Topics: Novak Djokovic; Rapid antigen tests; Maryborough floods; Vaccination rates; 14/01/2022 7:10AM AEST Sarah Abo: Well, supermarket purchase limits are back, rapid antigen tests are near impossible to find, and our aged care sector has entered crisis mode again. You’d be forgiven for thinking our government hasn’t had the time to prepare for living…
Topics: Restrictions; COVID response; Vaccination; Novak Djokovic; 09/01/2022 09:40AM AEST Jayne Azzopardi: This is not exactly what we thought living with COVID would look like. Richard Wilkins: A happy new year, one and all. So where do we go from here and how did we get here in the first place? Let’s discuss the week plus with…
Topics: Novak Djokovic; COVID-19 restrictions; Rapid antigen tests 07/01/2022 07:10AM AEST Charles Croucher: There is plenty more to unpack on Novak Djokovic’s visa fiasco. Let’s bring in the Finance Minister Simon Birmingham, who’s in Normanville in South Australia, and shadow treasurer Jim Chalmers in Brisbane. Good morning to you both. Simon, we’ll begin with…
Topics: COVID-19 response; vaccination rates; healthcare workforce; vaccination clinics; testing; support payments; rapid antigen tests; Old Parliament House damage; pathology testing providers; 04/01/2022 01:05PM ACST Simon Birmingham: Thanks very much for coming along today. Much has been asked of Australians throughout two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, and Australians have responded magnificently by supporting…