Brits welcomed back down under as Australia reopens its borders to vaccinated tourists February 7, 2022 Brits will once again be welcome down under after the Australian Government announced today its decision to reopen the borders to fully-jabbed tourists from 21 February. Travellers will no longer be required to quarantine upon arrival, but they will still need to present a Covid test – either PCR or lateral flow – taken within [...]
Plenty of life left in Andy Murray as he flies past Nikoloz Basilashvili in five sets at Australian Open January 18, 2022 Andy Murray has defeated Nikoloz Basilashvili in five sets to reach the second round of the Australian Open. The victory showed there is plenty of life in Murray yet as he returned to the court where he was virtually retired three years ago and The great and the good of tennis were hastily gathered together [...]
Ed Warner: We must remember the human cost of Olympic dreams January 13, 2022 What have the Australians ever done for us? Monty Python would struggle for a list of sporting gifts to match the Romans’ sanitation, medicine, roads etc, especially in the middle of the current Ashes drubbing. But with the 10th anniversary of London 2012 only six months away, let’s not forget that it was the Aussies [...]
UK and Australia sign its first ‘from scratch’ trade deal December 16, 2021 The UK has signed an historic trade agreement with Australia this evening, as the first ‘from scratch’ since leaving the EU,setting new global standards in digital and services and creating new work and travel opportunities for Brits and Aussies.
Australian treasury accused of pressuring ex-KPMG partner to omit $10bn gap in report November 8, 2021 A former KPMG partner has claimed he lost his job after being pressured by an Australian public servant to change a document that found a $10bn gap in the Treasury’s finances, according to reports. In a parliamentary hearing today, Brendan Lyon said he received “professional, ongoing attacks,” from public servants and that the Australian treasury [...]