index covid sydney
[Link] ‘We got it wrong’: SA Health boss concedes failures on border exemptions
Read: 17/11/2021 indaily.com.au
Appearing before state parliament’s budget and finance committee this morning, SA Health CEO Dr Chris McGowan conceded SA Health was not initially prepared for the volume of South Australians wanting to come home.
aus covid response australia australia borders covid covid adelaide covid blowback covid borders covid brisbane covid compliance covid delays covid delta variant covid lockdowns covid melbourne covid outbreaks covid quarantine covid quarantine breach covid restrictions covid sydney covid travel covid vaccine covid19 sa health
[Link] Police try to identify flare-wielding protesters
Read: 4/11/2021 www.abc.net.au
Police are trying to identify three people involved in the setting off of flares at an anti-lockdown protest in Melbourne on Saturday.
aus covid response australia australian crime australian police covid covid brisbane covid compliance covid delta variant covid influencers covid lockdowns covid mandates covid melbourne covid misinformation covid outbreaks covid prosecutions covid protests covid restrictions covid sydney covid19 criminal investigation melbourne police protests unknown identity victoria victoria crime victoria law victoria police
[Link] Uber drivers tell Senate inquiry of abuse, false complaints and suspensions during Covid
Read: 4/11/2021 www.theguardian.com
Uber drivers in Sydney and Melbourne have been temporarily suspended from the service for asking customers to wear face masks in their cars, a Senate committee has been told.
anti masks aus covid response australia australian government blowback corporate accountability corporate liability corporate pr corporate reputation corporations corpos covid covid adaptation covid blowback covid compliance covid essential work covid exposure covid lockdowns covid mandates covid masks covid melbourne covid misinformation covid outbreaks covid protests covid restrictions covid sydney covid travel covid work covid19 gig economy malicious reviews masks megacorps public statements qr codes reputation systems retaliation rideshare tech companies tech industry uber work workplace revolt workplace rights workplace safety
[Link] Incredible find on 173km/hr P-plater’s phone
Read: 9/10/2021 www.news.com.au
The young tradie was spotted speeding in a white Toyota HiLux on the M1 Motorway near Berowra in northern Sydney at 5.40pm on Monday. The 19-year-old P-plater driver was travelling 173km/hr in a 110km/hr zone.
australia australian police covid covid lockdowns covid restrictions covid sydney covid19 dangerous driving nsw nsw law nsw police self incrimination
[Link] Scott Morrison granted Covid lockdown exemption to visit Sydney for Father’s Day weekend
Read: 6/9/2021 www.theguardian.com
Scott Morrison travelled to Sydney over the Father’s Day weekend and returned to Canberra on Monday after receiving an exemption from ACT Health.
act aus covid response australia australian politicians covid covid compliance covid delta variant covid lockdowns covid outbreaks covid quarantine covid sydney covid19 nsw scott morrison
[Link] Costco 'caught out' by COVID, regrets decision to open new store
Read: 26/8/2021 www.abc.net.au
The Boolaroo warehouse at Lake Macquarie was set to open tomorrow after eight months of preparation, but is now at the centre of a COVID cluster.
australia contact tracing costco covid covid borders covid compliance covid delta variant covid lockdowns covid negligence covid outbreaks covid restrictions covid sydney covid travel covid19 new south wales nsw
[Link] NSW man who escaped SA hotel quarantine to go to pub sentenced to 14 days in prison
Read: 25/8/2021 www.abc.net.au
Paul McElhinney, 33, pleaded guilty in the Adelaide Magistrates Court to failing to comply with a COVID-19 direction. McElhinney, who lives in Sydney, was quarantining at the Hotel Grand Chancellor in Adelaide's CBD after returning from his father's funeral in Scotland.
adelaide adelaide crime australia australian crime covid covid adelaide covid delta variant covid negligence covid outbreaks covid quarantine covid quarantine breach covid restrictions covid sydney covid19 crime new south wales nsw south australia south australia police south australian crime
[Link] Wealthy people calling for a tougher lockdown got what they wanted, at no cost to them
Read: 22/8/2021 www.smh.com.au
I live in a local government area “of concern”. The news from Friday’s press conference ricocheted around my community like a bullet. There were tears, disbelief, anger.
australia class class war covid lockdowns covid sydney opinion pieces sydney wealth inequity
[Link] NSW police fine 600 people on first day of Covid crackdown blitz
Read: 18/8/2021 www.theguardian.com
New South Wales police issued nearly 600 infringement notices to people flouting tough new health orders on the first day of a three-week crackdown designed to get the state’s escalating Covid crisis under control.
aus covid response australia australian police covid compliance covid delta variant covid influencers covid lockdowns covid misinformation covid outbreaks covid protests covid quarantine covid restrictions covid sydney covid19 nsw nsw law nsw police public health sydney
[Link] Live: Virus has breached St George hospital cancer ward, NSW Health confirms
Read: 17/8/2021 www.abc.net.au
NSW Health authorities have confirmed that several patients and staff members from St George Hospital's oncology ward have tested positive to coronavirus.
australia australian hospitals cancer covid covid delta variant covid outbreaks covid sydney covid19 hospitals nsw nsw hospitals oncology public health public health crisis
[Link] 'We don't deserve to be treated like this': Sydney nurse speaks out about alleged assault at COVID testing clinic
Read: 13/8/2021 www.abc.net.au
The female healthcare worker told police she was working at the Dundas testing clinic on Monday when she was approached by an unknown man who was not wearing a mask. It is alleged the man began filming the 31-year-old worker on his mobile phone before verbally abusing her about vaccinations.
antivax assault australia australian crime covid covid sydney covid vaccine covid19 crime interviews nurses public health sydney vaccines
[Link] Grieving family of man who died after getting COVID at Liverpool Hospital want more transparency
Read: 8/8/2021 www.abc.net.au
The grieving family of an 80-year-old man who is among five deaths linked to a COVID-19 cluster at a hospital in south-west Sydney, say they have a right to know what's going on at the facility.
australia covid covid deaths covid lockdowns covid outbreaks covid sydney covid19 government accountability government transparency nsw public health
[Link] Near-miss was Delta strain, as Tasmanian COVID closures continue
Read: 8/8/2021 www.abc.net.au
Deputy Director of Public Health, Julie Graham, said it did not take very long to identify everyone that came into contact with the man, who did not have a valid G2G (Good-to-Go) pass.
australia covid borders covid compliance covid delta variant covid outbreaks covid sydney nsw tasmania
[Link] Centrelink pauses welfare and childcare debt repayments during lockdowns
Read: 7/8/2021 www.theguardian.com
Centrelink will no longer issue or recover welfare and childcare debts during lockdowns, including in parts of New South Wales and Queensland currently under stay-at-home orders.
australia australian government centrelink covid brisbane covid lockdowns covid melbourne covid outbreaks covid support covid sydney nsw poverty queensland social security victoria
[Link] As paramedics in south-west Sydney we are pushed beyond exhaustion – and into a dystopian world
Read: 7/8/2021 www.theguardian.com
It’s been nearly 18 months since I wrote about Covid-19 first hitting our shores and spreading to our suburbs. The transmissibility and virulence of the Delta strain has pushed the ambulance service beyond the brink of exhaustion.
aus covid response australia covid covid delta variant covid lockdowns covid outbreaks covid quarantine covid restrictions covid sydney covid work covid19 nsw paramedics public health public health crisis
[Link] Swallow hard reality pill on virus deaths
Read: 5/8/2021 www.afr.com
Each life saved by the Sydney lockdown costs $330 million. It’s an unjustifiable expense that imposes large and disproportionate burdens on small business and the less well off.
australia australian government australian politicians australian politics covid covid deaths covid lockdowns covid melbourne covid sydney covid19 death deathcult matt canavan opinion pieces
[Link] TikToker Leaking NSW’s COVID Cases Isn’t Using That Government App
Read: 28/7/2021 www.gizmodo.com.au
In the midst of Sydney’s most recent COVID lockdown, Australians have managed to find some comedic relief in the form of TikTok guy Jon-Bernard Kairouz’ daily case predictions, which have proven correct five days in a row now.
australia australian influencers covid covid influencers covid sydney nsw tiktok tiktok celebrities
[Link] Who’s behind Australia’s anti-lockdown protests? The German conspiracy group driving marches
Read: 27/7/2021 www.theguardian.com
A German-based conspiracy group helped to drive a series of anti-lockdown protests across Australia which saw dozens of people arrested and hundreds fined after violent clashes with police.
alt right antivax australia australian police conspiracy covid covid lockdowns covid protesfs covid protests covid sydney facebook germany social movements telegram vaccines
[Link] Sydney's coronavirus outbreak is moving from east to west and starting to look like Melbourne's second wave
Read: 8/7/2021 www.abc.net.au
Authorities are bracing for coronavirus cases to potentially grow in areas of Sydney where it may have an easier time spreading. The race is on to nip increasing numbers of cases in Western Sydney in the bud, with failure to do so likely to prolong this outbreak.
australia coronavirus covid melbourne covid outbreaks covid sydney government messaging