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Issue 060

Published

4 years ago

October 25, 2021

What’s on in Issue 060?

Victoria to reopen at coming Friday

It’s been a gruelling 20 months for many Victorians who have gone in and out of lockdown, but on Friday the state is set to welcome a raft of new freedoms — and will potentially say goodbye to some COVID-19 restrictions once and for all.

Josh Frydenberg says Melbourne is the world’s most locked down city. Is that correct?

“[H]ere in Melbourne, very sadly, we’ve endured the longest lockdown in the world,” Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said during a September 2021 interview. “Consider that. The longest lockdown in the world here in Melbourne.”

Victoria to scrap quarantine

The Victorian premier, Daniel Andrews, confirmed the move on Friday after Scott Morrison flagged that Australia would soon ease travel restrictions with Singapore and Qantas announced it would bring forward the resumption of international flights.

Weekly COVID news at a glance

COVID Cases could rise after 10 days
The third vaccine dose
NSW unveils tourism campaign
Campaign launched to boost Indigenous vaccination rates
Asylum seekers detained in Melbourne test positive
Doctors will continue to treat unvaccinated people

Worldwide COVID news

The U.S. and Israel now trailing on on vaccinations
Germany national state of emergency is set to expire next month
UK government to bring ‘plan B’ Covid rules
Covid vaccines could begin soon for children 5 and up
NZ’s Covid outbreak spreads to South Island
Russian COVID Spike Persists

Change in office working pattern expected

As restrictions on movement ease in Australia’s two biggest cities, the shape of the post-pandemic working week is rapidly coming up for debate between employers and employees. But the question troubling some urban commentators is not just how many days will be spent working from home, but which ones.