NATIONAL CABINET STATEMENT

NATIONAL CABINET STATEMENT

National Cabinet met today to discuss our response to COVID-19 and the Omicron variant, approaches to test, trace isolate and quarantine including the use of rapid antigen tests (RATs) and the vaccine rollout and booster programme. The Chief Medical Officer, Professor Paul Kelly, provided an update on the spread of the Omicron variant. Omicron case […]

From prison cells to Sikh gurdwara: how officer uses faith to help others

Thursday 20 January 2022 B-roll footage and interviews available: https://spaces.hightail.com/receive/k0kJjy6OGR Prison officer Gurpreet Singh believes in the power of faith and second chances – an outlook that has served him well during the almost 30 years he has spent helping inmates, his peers and Sydney’s Sikh community. Gurpreet is a classification officer at Newington House […]

Novel coronavirus (covid-19) update

Novel coronavirus (covid-19) update

Across NSW, 95.3 per cent of people aged 16 and over have received a first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, and 93.8 per cent have received two doses to Tuesday 18 January. Of people aged 12 to 15, 82.3 per cent have received a first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, and 78.3 per cent have received […]

Student and Working Holiday Maker visa holders

Student and Working Holiday Maker visa holders

The Morrison Government has announced a series of visa measures to provide an incentive for fully vaccinated Student and Working Holiday Maker visa holders to return to Australia as soon as possible to help address current workforce shortages caused by COVID-19. Refunds of Visa Application Charges Working Holiday Maker visa holders who are currently offshore […]

Novel Coronavirus (covid-19) update

Novel Coronavirus (covid-19) update

Across NSW, 95.2 per cent of people aged 16 and over have received a first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, and 93.8 per cent have received two doses to Monday 17 January. Of people aged 12 to 15, 82.2 per cent have received a first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, and 78.3 per cent have received […]