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By: MRT The US war campaign in Afghanistan was a “great 20-year lie” that only benefited the US military-industrial complex and private contractors. he claimed this Wednesday to MRT the editor-in-chief of WikiLeaks, Kristinn Hrafnsson. As the journalist pointed out, what is currently surprising is not the ongoing withdrawal of US troops and their allies from Afghan territory, but the ...

By: Elias Visontay Foreign airlines won’t be able to ramp up operations to meet the mass reopening of international travel into Sydney when 80% vaccination is reached because they will need several months to recall laid-off staff and retrieve planes that have been parked in deserts. Barry Abrams, the executive director of the Board of Airline Representatives of Australia, told ...

By: Daniella White NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has announced the state is set to move out of lockdown in October when businesses including pubs and gyms will be able to reopen. The restrictions will ease on Monday after the state has reached 70 per cent vaccination coverage of people aged 16 and older. Current forecasts predict NSW will reach this ...

By: Chanel Zagon and Serena Seyfort Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews said he is “not shocked” about COVID-19 cases spiking in the state after daily local infections ballooned to 324 on Thursday. Mr Andrews this morning warned Victorians the state had not yet reached the peak of its coronavirus outbreak. “I’m not shocked by that,” he said. “We are going to ...

Sydney FC and Bank of Sydney are excited to announce a new commercial partnership. Bank of Sydney is dedicated to forging strong relationships with customers and community groups looking for a personal, rewarding banking experience. The deal represents a major alignment with a sports club. “It’s a great partnership between two proud Sydney institutions,” said Sydney FC Chief Executive Officer ...

By Prof. Emad Walid Shublaq The newspapers and the media have recently highlighted statements by the Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, and the NSW Premier, Gladys Berejiklian, outlining plans to deal with the COVID 19 pandemic. The virus has now ravaged more victims and resulted in a second month of closure and lockdown for Greater Sydney. It has spread from Sydney ...

The first two planeloads of Pfizer vaccines set to boost Australia’s rollout this month as part of a four million jab dose-swap deal with the UK have arrived in Sydney. The 457,000 doses touched down last night at Sydney International Airport in two separate flights from London’s Heathrow Airport, Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s office said. The first plane arrived about ...

By: Paul Karp Scott Morrison has defended a trip to see his family on Father’s Day, arguing he went home to Sydney then returned to Canberra under an essential work exemption. In an interview with Sky News on Tuesday, the prime minister said he understood people’s “frustration” given many Australians are unable to travel but claimed he had been the ...

By: Dominic Powell Harvey Norman founder Gerry Harvey has refused to reveal why his company chose to repay $6 million in JobKeeper subsidies to the federal government, while warning that letting current COVID lockdowns drag on for too long could tip the economy into a recession. Following the company’s release of record earnings for the 2021 financial year on Tuesday, ...

By: Nick Davies The Nato coalition in Afghanistan has been using an undisclosed “black” unit of special forces, Task Force 373, to hunt down targets for death or detention without trial. Details of more than 2,000 senior figures from the Taliban and al-Qaida are held on a “kill or capture” list, known as Jpel, the joint prioritised effects list. In ...