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Australia’s international border will finally reopen to tourists Source:dailymirror.lk Australia will reopen its borders to fully vaccinated tourists from February 21, Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced, ending some of the world’s strictest and longest-running pandemic travel restrictions. “It’s almost two years since we took the decision to close the borders to Australia,” Morrison said during a media briefing on Monday. “If you’re double vaccinated, we look forward to welcoming you back to Australia.” Australia shut its borders in March 2020 to protect itself against a surging COVID-19 pandemic. For most of the time since then, Australians have been barred from leaving and only a handful of visitors have been granted exemptions to enter. The rules have split families, hammered the country’s large tourist industry and prompted sometimes acrimonious debates about Australia’s status as a modern, open and outward-looking nation. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) said it “greatly welcomed” ...

Feb 8, 2022 Posted by In Articles Tagged , ,
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Prime Minister – Scott Morrison – Opinion – 2020 Wrap up Good afternoon, please see below opinion from Prime Minister Scott Morrison: This year has asked a great deal of our multicultural communities. You’ve all been called on to make some very big sacrifices. Especially when it comes to the social networks that bind you. And your community and cultural activities, that reach out and bring joy to so many Australians. You’ve all played a part, you’ve done whatever it takes, to keep each other safe. That’s also meant enduring enormous disruption to your all-important faith traditions.  Your perseverance and sacrifices underscore why Australia is the most successful multicultural nation in the world. ...

Dec 10, 2020 Posted by In Articles Tagged ,
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Scott Morrison cooks up a Sri Lankan curry for his family – but his seemingly innocent selfie by the stove triggers a furious response Prime Minister Scott Morrison shared a series of snaps of a Sri Lankan lamb baduma with godamba rotis he cooked up at The Lodge in Canberra Source:Dailymail Prime Minister shared his lamb baduma with godamba rotis on social media But it sparked controversy over a Tamil family held in immigration detention Murugappan family used to cook same curry for hospital staff before their arrest Now held on Christmas Island for past two years as they fight deprtation  Scott Morrison has again sparked controversy with an innocent photo of his Saturday night kitchen creations. The Prime Minister shared a series of snaps of a Sri Lankan lamb baduma with godamba rotis he cooked up at The Lodge in Canberra. ‘Girls and Jen loved it,’ he wrote of his wife Jennifer ...

Aug 25, 2020 Posted by In Articles Tagged , , Comments 0
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Australia gets poor score on international students: By Royce Millar and Ben Schneiders Guilherme Sena, a hospitality student and chef from Brazil, is among thousands of foreigners stranded in Australia with no access to direct assistance from the federal government.CREDIT:SCOTT MCNAUGHTON Source: The Age Australia is risking its standing as a $40 billion education destination because of lack of support for international students stranded by the coronavirus pandemic, experts warn. Analysis commissioned by the federal government shows some countries have provided much more support to international students during the coronavirus pandemic. The analysis, obtained by The Age and Sydney Morning Herald, details how Britain, New Zealand, Canada and Ireland have backed international students in hardship, including through access to government welfare – some paying close to $600 a week – and through flexibility on visas. ...

May 1, 2020 Posted by In Articles Tagged , , , Comments 0
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  Sri Lankan team invited to visit Parliament of Australia Source:-bdcrictime   Bipin Dani Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has invited the Sri Lankan cricket team at the Parliament on Thursday morning. This was revealed by the team manager and the tour selector Asantha de Silva. Speaking exclusveily over telephone from his hotel room in Canberra, he said, “we are invited at the Parliament at 10.00 in the morning on Thursday. This has been the official invitation to our team led by the captain Lasith Malinga. All players will be in attendance and Malinga is to deliver a short speech there”. Malinga has prepared a speech which suggests : “Thank you for inviting us to play in your country and we hope to play some good cricket here”. “Will not wait there till lunch but our meeting will be followed by a high tea before we return to the hotel”, ...

Oct 29, 2019 Posted by In Articles Tagged , , Comments 0
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UNCLASSIFIED THE HON SCOTT MORRISON MP Prime Minister THE HON ALAN TUDGE MP Minister for Cities, Urban Infrastructure and Population JOINT MEDIA RELEASE Wednesday, 27 March 2019 BUSTING CONGESTION ACROSS SYDNEY AND THE CENTRAL COAST Motorists across Sydney and the Central Coast will be spending less time in traffic and more time doing what’s important to them after a $253.5 million congestion-busting funding boost. The package includes upgrading King Georges Road and Blaxland Road at Balaclava Road in Eastwood, the Princes Highway at Waratah Street in Kirrawee, The Horsley Drive and Homebush Bay Drive in Sydney Olympic Park, while also investing $50 million into commuter car parking. Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the investment would mean Sydney-siders and people on the Central Coast would be getting home sooner and safer. “Our investment means people can spend more time with friends and family and tradies can be earning more on site rather than being ...

Mar 29, 2019 Posted by In Articles Tagged , Comments 0
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