Parramatta pushes its own development contributions plans

City of Parramatta Lord Mayor Cr Steven Issa is calling for Council’s own infrastructure contributions plans to remain in place when the NSW Government makes changes to the development contributions bill. Cr... Read more »

NSW FREEDOMS NEVER TASTED SO SWEET

Hairdresser scissors are snipping, beers are chilling and cash registers ringing across NSW after the first stage of COVID-19 restrictions were eased across the State for the fully vaccinated. Premier Dominic Perrottet... Read more »

Message from NSW Minister for Multiculturalism

Hello, I’m Natalie Ward, your NSW Minister for Multiculturalism. Since my last column, there have been significant changes in the NSW Government. Firstly, I would like to pay tribute to Gladys Berejiklian... Read more »

AUSTRALIA SECURES ACCESS TO ADDITIONAL COVID-19 TREATMENT

Canberra (Tribune International, PM Office Release, 5 Oct 2021); Australia will have access to an additional COVID-19 treatment following the Morrison Government’s deal to purchase 300,000 courses of the promising oral COVID-19... Read more »

What does our new Premier Dominic Perrottet say?

Sydney (Tribune International, Premier Office Release, 5 Oct 2021); I want to start by acknowledging the events of the last few days have been difficult for a lot of people – and... Read more »

The international certificate will display a Visible Digital Seal (VDS) for travellers

Canberra (Tribune International, PM Office Release, 1 Oct 2021); National Cabinet met today to discuss Australia’s COVID-19 response, recent outbreaks of COVID-19 and the Australian COVID-19 Vaccine Strategy. National Cabinet expressed its... Read more »

ROADMAP TO RECOVERY REVEALS PATH FORWARD FOR ALL NSW

Sydney (Tribune International, NSW Premier Office Release, 27 Sep 2021): NSW has a clear path to follow out of the pandemic and lockdowns, with the roadmap for easing restrictions at the 80... Read more »

QUAD LEADERS’ SUMMIT COMMUNIQUE

Canberra (Tribune International, PM Office Release, 25 Sep 2021); We, the leaders of Australia, India, Japan, and the United States, convened today in person as “the Quad” for the first time. On... Read more »

RESTRICTIONS TO EASE IN LGAs OF CONCERN IN NSW

Sydney (Tribune International, NSW Govt Release, 19 Sep 2021); Restrictions in local government areas of concern will start to align with other lockdown areas, as vaccination rates continue to rise in Sydney’s... Read more »

Over 1.9 million vaccines have been administered in last seven days; National Cabinet

Canberra (Tribune International, PM Office Release, 17 Sep 2021); National Cabinet met today to discuss Australia’s COVID-19 response, recent outbreaks of COVID-19 and the Australian COVID-19 Vaccine Strategy. National Cabinet continues to... Read more »

THE CRISIS BUSTER – FOUR-STEP PLAN TO TACKLE COVID AND ENSURE A BRIGHT FUTURE

By Anthony Albanese; One thing Labor has learned from tackling past global crises is that a plan for Australia to get through this crisis has to be more than just a plan... Read more »

AUSTRALIA TO PURSUE NUCLEAR-POWERED SUBMARINES THROUGH NEW TRILATERAL ENHANCED SECURITY PARTNERSHIP

Canberra (Tribune International, PM Office Release, 16 Sep 2021); Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States have agreed to the creation of an enhanced trilateral security partnership – AUKUS. The security... Read more »

$10 MILLION COVID-19 PARTNERSHIP GRANTS PROGRAM

Sydney (Tribune International, NSW Govt Release, 13 Sep 2021); Applications have opened for eligible grassroots organisations to share in a $10 million funding package, to support vulnerable people and multicultural communities living... Read more »

CLASSROOMS PREPARING FOR STUDENTS RETURN

As students and staff are preparing for a return to face-to-face learning in NSW public schools next month, the NSW Government is ensuring that all schools are safe, clean and secure. Minister... Read more »

Government has secured an additional one million Moderna; Prime Minister

Sydney (Tribune International, PM Media Release, 12 Sep 2021); The Morrison Government has secured an additional one million Moderna doses from European Union member states to further bolster Australia’s vaccination programme. The... Read more »

ROADMAP TO FREEDOM UNVEILED FOR THE FULLY VACCINATED

Stay-at-home orders for adults who have received both doses of the COVID-19 vaccine will be lifted from the Monday after NSW passes the 70 per cent double vaccination target, under the roadmap... Read more »

LOCKDOWN LIFTED IN PARTS OF REGIONAL NSW

Sydney (Tribune International, NSW Govt. Release, 9 Sep 2021); Parts of regional NSW currently deemed low risk and which have seen zero COVID cases for at least 14 days will emerge from... Read more »

TARGETED COVID-19 SUPPORT FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

Sydney (Tribune International, NSW Govt Release, 8 Sep 2021); The NSW Government is urging international students to come forward and get vaccinated, with a reminder they do not need a Medicare card... Read more »

HE WAS A COURAGEOUS MAN

By Syed Atiq ul Hassan on Father’s Day; When his father decided to migrate to newly created Pakistan, in 1947, he was 11 years old. He was the eldest one among his... Read more »

FOUR MILLION PFIZER DOSES ARRIVE TO SUPER-CHARGE VACCINE ROLL OUT

Canberra (Tribune International, PM Office Release, 3 Sep 2021); Four million extra Pfizer-BioNTech (Pfizer) vaccine doses will begin arriving in Australia in days following a historic partnership between the Australian and United... Read more »

Australia’s COVID-19 vaccine roll out continues to expand; National Cabinet

Canberra (Tribune International, PM Office Release, 3 Sep 2021); The National Cabinet met today to discuss Australia’s COVID-19 response, recent outbreaks of COVID-19 and the Australian COVID-19 Vaccine Strategy. National Cabinet continues... Read more »

5m Australians hit by suicide during COVID-19

Canberra (Tribune International, Suicide Prevention Australia Release, 3 Sep 2021); One in four Australians report knowing someone who died by suicide during the past 12 months of the pandemic – the equivalent... Read more »

MESSAGE FROM THE MINISTER FOR MULTICULTURALISM IN NSW

(Received by Tribune International, 2 Sep 2021) Hello, I’m Natalie Ward. It is my great privilege to be your Minister for Multiculturalism in NSW. I know many of you are facing great... Read more »

COVID-19 Pandemic Impacting Mental Status of International Students

Sydney (Tribune International, Monash University Media Release, 1st Sept 2021): International students’ personality traits and cultural values are likely to impact their mental health and ability to respond to stressors when studying... Read more »