[Link] Australia urged to spend more on Covax program amid criticisms of ‘vaccine diplomacy’

Read: 30/1/2022 www.theguardian.com

Australia has distributed 18m doses of Covid-19 vaccine to neighbouring countries but is being urged to dedicate money and resources to Covax – the global vaccination mechanism – so that the world’s least-inoculated countries can access vaccines.

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[Link] ‘You may bring shame to your family’: Australia launches campaign to stop seasonal farm workers absconding

Read: 6/11/2021 www.theguardian.com

The Australian government has launched an aggressive campaign to prevent Pacific Islander farm workers from fleeing their jobs as new figures reveal more than 1,000 seasonal pickers absconded in the past year.

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[Link] Australians to be able to travel to the UK, US, Italy, Greece and more without having to quarantine

Read: 28/10/2021 www.9news.com.au

The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) has provided a list of countries in which Australians can travel to without having to spend time in mandatory isolation.

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