National cabinet has been a success in saving Australia from the worst of the pandemic. But it has failed the thousands of Australians stranded overseas.
The nation's success at controlling the pandemic is the very reason that it now risks running afoul of its obligations,under international law,to its citizens trapped overseas.
Labor has called on Scott Morrison to get stranded Australians home by the end of February so the nation can begin allowing foreign students into the country.
With the news on Thursday that a Sydney quarantine hotel worker has tested positive for COVID-19,the dream that many of us shared of waking up on New Year’s Day to a virus-free Australia has been dampened.
Stranded Australians could fly home sooner under a national proposal to use electronic devices to monitor travellers at home.
As the government works to get Australians stranded overseas home,all states except Western Australia have endorsed a plan that aims to reopen the country domestically by Christmas.
The nation’s human rights chief has called on leaders to justify the emergency measures that curtail personal freedom amid a push to ease COVID-19 restrictions.
Under the pressure of shareholder blowback,Crown's largest stakeholder James Packer made only one smallish concession at the AGM and that was fairly meaningless.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison is offering hope to tens of thousands of Australians stuck overseas they will be home by Christmas after premiers agreed to increase their hotel quarantine capacity.
Premiers and territory leaders will learn how their hotel quarantine systems are faring as the Commonwealth bids to lift international arrival caps.
The federal government wants to lift caps on international arrivals and expand the hotel quarantine system to help repatriate Australians stranded overseas.