Tag Archive: Australia
Australia Uses Helicopters and the Army to Enforce Lockdown Rules
Australia is using its army to enforce strict 'Zero-Covid' lockdown measures, with helicopters flying over parts of the country telling rule-breakers: "You will be found and fines issued."
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Thousands March Against Lockdown in Major Australian Cities
Thousands have marched in major Australian cities, including Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide, against lockdown, with more than half of Australians currently being told to stay at home.
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Vaccination of 12 Year-Old Australians Likely to Be Given Go-Ahead Within Days
The vaccination of children as young as 12 is likely to be approved by Australian health authorities on Friday despite ongoing debates on the safety of extending national vaccine roll-outs to the youngest in society.
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Australia’s Loony Zero Covid Policy Gradually Drives Entire Country Mad
In Australia, the state of Victoria, with more than six million people, has been put into lockdown because of 18 cases. Yes, you read that correctly. The Australian's Steve Waterson tries to explain what's going on.
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Countries Are Using Money and Beer to Incentivise Covid Vaccination
Many countries are stepping up their efforts to incentivise vaccination against Covid. Some are offering free pints and in Germany, the Government is considering giving those who are hesitant €300 if they get ‘jabbed’.
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New Zealand Hospitals Flooded with Children Due to Immune Systems Weakened by Lockdown, Doctors Say
New Zealand and Australia are currently seeing a large number of children in hospital with respiratory illness, which doctors are blaming on the lockdowns for keeping them away from bugs.
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Sydney Extends Lockdown Due to Fears Over Delta Covid Variant
Lockdown has been extended in Australia's largest city, Sydney, with what appears to be a decent level of support from locals due to fears over the Delta Covid variant.
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Australia Agrees Plan to Abandon Zero Covid Strategy
As infections surge during winter in the 'Zero Covid' state, the national Government in Australia finally accepts that trying to keep Covid out forever is no way to run a country.
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Australia’s Phantom Menace
We're reprinting a brilliant article in Lockdown Sceptics by Steve Waterson, an editor at the Australian, about the ruinous Zero Covid strategy being pursued on the QT by the Australian Government.
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Australian Care Workers Face Mandatory Vaccination
The Australian Government is expected make Covid vaccination mandatory for care workers, as well as for quarantine workers, due to concerns over the Delta variant.
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