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Coles and Woolworths have turned to big tech, bringing in warehouse robots as online ordering jumps in lockdowns

Lauren Kate Kelly - August 29, 2021 4 MIN READ

As lockdowns continue across Australia, many households are doing something they may not have considered just 18 months ago: ordering groceries online. Australia’s supermarket duopoly, Coles and Woolworths, have raced to implement new technology and transform labour arrangements to keep up with the e-grocery boom. Both are investing in “smart” warehousing and distribution systems with… Read more »

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How to make Covid vaccinations mandatory at your company in an ethical way

Jane Williams & Holly Seale - August 22, 2021 4 MIN READ

Compulsory COVID vaccination is in the news again now Qantas has just announced its employees will need a shot. #Breaking: @Qantas has become the second major Australian company to mandate vaccines for its workers. Under the commitment, all frontline staff must be fully vaccinated by November 15, and the rest of its workforce by March… Read more »

Ballarat in regional Victoria will go into lockdown today

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Regional VIC in lockdown as mystery cases spread

Cec Busby - August 21, 2021 3 MIN READ

Regional Victoria will go into lockdown from 1pm today following an increase in community transmissions and a number of exposure sites outside of Melbourne. Additionally, further measures will be implemented to protect children across the entire state, as the number of infections amongst kids continues to rise. The premier Daniel Andrews said with a number… Read more »

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CURFEWS, CLOSURES, PERMITS, 4 MORE WEEKS: Sydney Covid restrictions clampdown grows as lockdown extends to October

Simon Thomsen - August 20, 2021 3 MIN READ

The current lockdown in Greater Sydney, which began on June 26, will now last until at least the end of September, with the NSW government adding further restrictions to the capital’s hotspots, including curfews. Masks will be mandatory when outside your home, except when exercising, everywhere in NSW from Monday, August 23 (including regional NSW… Read more »

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How Twitter’s misinformation reporting trial in Australia could end up misleading people

Eryn Newman - Kate Reynolds - August 20, 2021 4 MIN READ

Over the past year, we’ve seen how dramatically misinformation can impact the lives of people, communities and entire countries. In a bid to better understand how misinformation spreads online, Twitter has started an experimental trial in Australia, the United States and South Korea, allowing users to flag content they deem misleading. Users in these countries… Read more »

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Online food delivery is the fast route to junk food for millennials

The Conversation - August 17, 2021 4 MIN READ

With the simple touch of a smartphone, online food delivery services conveniently offer takeaway food straight to your door. Contact-free delivery has surged in popularity as lockdowns have limited physical access to restaurants and food outlets. Industry reports suggest Australians are spending three times more on online food delivery than before the COVID-19 pandemic. Globally,… Read more »

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Melbourne’s lockdown continues for another fortnight with curfews, permits & more restrictions

Simon Thomsen - August 17, 2021 3 MIN READ

Melbourne’s current lockdown will continue for another two weeks until at least September 2 with an evening curfew being introduced. With 22 new local Covid cases recorded – 14 infectious in the community – on Monday, Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews said the state was at a tipping point and had no other option. Seven weeks… Read more »

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NSW plunged into a 7-day statewide lockdown as the government scrambles to respond to a growing Covid threat

Simon Thomsen - August 15, 2021 3 MIN READ

Premier Gladys Berejiklian declared a statewide lockdown of NSW late on Saturday afternoon as her government scrambles to stem the state’s rising Covid spread. As Sydney enters its eighth week of lockdown, the decision, just hours after the Premier announced tougher restrictions for Sydney residents, bigger fines for breaches and more police enforcement, in response… Read more »

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Sydney residents limited to 5km radius of home as daily Covid infections rise dramatically

Simon Thomsen - August 14, 2021 4 MIN READ

Sydney residents must stay within 5km of their home and fines for breaches of NSW Covid rules will increase to up to $5000, with police enforcement increased, as daily infection numbers continue to hit fresh records. NSW will up its police presence with 14,000 officers across the state now on ‘Covid duty’ to check citizens… Read more »

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Victoria cops 7 more days of lockdowns as snap restrictions hit more NSW country towns

Simon Thomsen - August 11, 2021 2 MIN READ

Melbourne’s week-long lockdown will continue for another 7 days until midnight on August 19 as infection numbers from the Delta strain remain at the levels NSW saw before its 9-week lockdown began. While regional Victoria has begun to reopen, the capital reported 20 new local cases and there are 116 active locally acquired cases, with… Read more »

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7 things we need to do to fix Sydney’s Covid outbreak

The Conversation - August 9, 2021 4 MIN READ

On July 15, New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian said Sydney’s COVID lockdown wouldn’t end until the number of new cases not in full isolation was zero or as close to zero as possible. But by August 1 the premier’s message had shifted: Once you get to 50% vaccination, 60%, 70% it obviously triggers more… Read more »

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A Canva engineer spent his weekend building a website to make it easier for Sydneysiders to get vaccinated

Simon Thomsen - August 6, 2021 3 MIN READ

Software engineer Fraser Hemphill was watching a friend who’s a nurse trying to book her vaccination when he decided to do something about it. With Sydney entering its sixth week of lockdown, Hemphill, 28, who works at Canva as an engineer, decided to build a website that lets people looking for a booking know when… Read more »

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Victoria is going back into lockdown for another 7 days from 8pm tonight

Simon Thomsen - August 5, 2021 3 MIN READ

Victoria will go back into lockdown from 8pm tonight, August 5. It is the state’s sixth lockdown, just nine days after emerging from its fifth following the spread of the Delta variant from Sydney. Eight new Covid-19 cases were reported in Victoria today, including six from yesterday. Reported yesterday: 6 new local cases and no… Read more »

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Everything you need to know about Victoria’s new post-lockdown business support package

Cec Busby - July 28, 2021 3 MIN READ

The Federal and Victorian governments will fund a joint support package to give Victorian small and medium businesses the extra help they need to recover from the recent lockdown. The new Victorian Business Support Package will deliver an additional $400 million in support to thousands of businesses, with funding to be split 50/50 between the Federal… Read more »

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Morrison government chips in $750 million a week for NSW small businesses in lockdown

Cec Busby - July 28, 2021 3 MIN READ

The federal and NSW governments have upped the ante on support packages for small businesses following the extension of the current lockdown to August 28. The extended lockdown has moved both state and federal governments to deliver an expanded COVID-19 Business Support Payment to assist businesses that are doing it tough. Prime Minister Scott Morrison… Read more »

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