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- Opinion
- World politics
Crunch time for global leaders after crisis fail
Four international summits this year are an opportunity to unwind the protectionism of the past decade and collaborate on vaccines, poverty and climate change.
- 39 mins ago
- Gordon Brown
- Live
- Need to Know
Melbourne restrictions poised to be eased
As long as the case data is steady to better, restrictions in Victoria’s capital are likely to be eased progressively later this week. Follow updates here.
- 52 mins ago
- Timothy Moore, Natasha Rudra and Miranda Ward
Yesterday
Hybrid working, health and safety to push up office costs
While many people expect materials shortages to inflate costs, price rises to date have been less than anticipated, JLL says.
- Michael Bleby
Biden, Johnson to rally G7 for vaccine push
While the G7 countries are sure to agree on the need for more shots, the specifics of what they’ll propose or how it will be funded remains unclear.
- Josh Wingrove
PM warns against lockdowns as delta cluster link found
Authorities believe the west Melbourne outbreak of the delta strain stems from a traveller who returned from Sri Lanka on May 8.
- Updated
- Hannah Wootton
ANZ says new mental health levy will cost it $20m
The first estimates of the impact of Victoria’s mental health levy have emerged, with Shayne Elliott claiming it will cost the bank $20 million, equal to 200 jobs.
- Tom Burton and James Frost
WA expands vaccine rollout to over-30s
WA residents aged 30-49 will be able to get their COVID-19 jab from Thursday; Victorian health authorities have found the link to the delta strain. Follow updates here.
- Updated
- Timothy Moore, Natasha Rudra, Michael Read and Mark Ludlow
Qantas pushed for domestic air crew to jump vaccine queue
Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce personally pushed for domestic flight crew to be vaccinated in phase 1B alongside healthcare workers and the elderly.
- Updated
- Lucas Baird and Finbar O'Mallon
ASEAN countries plead with China for more vaccines
Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia all fear a lack of vaccine supply will hinder efforts to ramp up inoculation programs.
- Updated
- Emma Connors
Tokyo warned locals pose greater virus risk to Olympics than visitors
Although public anxiety in Japan is focused on the thousands of foreigners starting to arrive, epidemiologists say the greatest risk is a change in public behaviour.
- Robin Harding
Ansell picks new CEO from within
Neil Salmon has been elevated from running the industrial gloves division and will take over in September from Magnus Nicolin.
- Simon Evans
Industry insight: Workplace healthcare essential for businesses
The increased focus on employee health and wellbeing will outlast the virus and shape the workplaces of the future.
- Louise May
Unexpected winners and losers in a year of upsets
Some sectors of the economy did remarkably well during the pandemic while others struggled for survival during a year of inconsistencies.
- Agnes King
- Opinion
- Invest in Australia
What could post-COVID-19 look like and how do we get there?
In the best-case scenario, COVID-19 will become a disease that flares up and we repeatedly stamp out to zero transmission again – for a time.
- Tony Blakely
COVID battle will forge future cures
Australia’s finest medical minds are fighting an asymmetrical war against an implacable enemy – but the weapons we are developing might just save us all.
- Jonathan Porter
Hospitals yet to undergo test of endurance
Our hospitals have so far escaped a pandemic stress test and it is debatable whether they are prepared to confront the effects of the opening of borders.
- Patrick Lawnham
- Opinion
- Invest in Australia
Vaccination without coercion is achievable
To increase the uptake of vaccination, Australia needs to think of a multi-component strategy that includes the role of businesses and their employees.
- Julie Leask
Vaccination quashes lethality of COVID-19’s delta variant, UK says
Vaccination has broken the link between COVID-19 infections and the rate of hospitalisation and death, even for the new delta variant, the UK says.
- Hans van Leeuwen
No return to normal any time soon
Australian CEOs appear to be accepting that corporate normality is a completely different beast post-pandemic, agreeing that it’s still at least a year away.
- Nina Hendy
This Month
Melbourne restrictions expected to continue through long weekend
Business leaders are looking for a rapid easing of restrictions, but with government planning focused on Melbourne reopening after the holiday long weekend.
- Tom Burton
