Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Scott Morrison forbade overly powerful ICAC could turn Australia into ‘public autocracy’

Australian PM Scott Morrison

Scott Morrison has ratcheted up his warnings against a powerful national anti-corruption commission, arguing handing control over to “faceless officials” could turn Australia into “some kind of public autocracy”. Amid growing political pressure on the Coalition over its failure to meet its previous election promise to legislate a commonwealth integrity commission, the prime minister told … Read more

Australian states bring forward COVID booster vaccines to cope with surging cases

covid booster

SYDNEY- Australia’s states of New South Wales (NSW) and Victoria, as the two worst-hit states in the nation’s COVID-19 infections, will bring forward booster vaccinations in response to the surging new cases. NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet said Wednesday the wait time will be cut from four months to three, and the state-run vaccination clinics will … Read more