Food

Supermarkets hit with food and staff shortages

Over the past week several supermarket chains have declared that they are experiencing both food and staff shortages due to COVID-19. Woolworths CEO Brad Banducci gave reasons for the shortage in a press release stating that the Omicron variant has affected all areas of business. “You might unfortunately have noticed gaps on shelves, or substitutions…

Omicron

Pfizer vaccine for Omicron set for March release

Pharmaceutical company Pfizer has announced that they will release a new vaccine targeted towards the Omicron variant sometime in March. Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla spoke to Yahoo Finance saying that the new vaccine will require three doses as it will be more effective in protecting against the COVID-19 Omicron variant. “We are working on new…

Djokovic Australian Open future in doubt

Djokovic Australian Open future in doubt

Yesterday afternoon Novak Djokovic had his visa cancellation overturned by the Federal Circuit Court however there is still question as to whether Djokovic will be deported. During a minute in the court proceedings Judge Kelly stated that Djokovic’s visa removal be “quashed” and reinstated while he was to be removed from immigration detention no more…

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Queensland delays start of school by two weeks

Queensland school children are set to start the school year two weeks late in order to avoid a predicted Omicron wave peak coming later this month. Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announced yesterday that the start of the school year will be delayed due to the Omicron variant. “Queensland’s 2022 school year will start on 7…