The federal government is pulling all its advertising campaigns from Facebook, as the social media platform continues to block Australians from accessing news. On Sunday, Health Minister Greg Hunt said his department would not be using Facebook for advertising campaigns. Finance Minister Simon Birmingham, who oversees public expenditure, said on Monday that the ban would be extended across the government. …

Air New Zealand has announced it will trial a digital vaccination passport on flights between Auckland and Sydney from April. The trial of the Travel Pass app, developed by the International Air Transport Association, will allow travellers to create a ‘digital health wallet’ that is linked to their passport. Once they have been tested or vaccinated, the lab can securely …

Inaction on climate change is already costing Australia’s farmers countless dollars, and urgent political action is needed to avoid more extreme droughts, fires and floods, they say. Farmers’ pleas follow a week that saw the Coalition government dividing over comments made by Prime Minister Scott Morrison at the National Press Club event two weeks ago that he would like the nation to …

Women’s world number one Ash Barty has sent a statement to her rivals with a 6-0, 6-0 thrashing of Danka Kovinić in the first round of the Australian Open. In a remarkable start to Tuesday night’s match at Rod Laver Arena, Barty won the first 16 points to race through the first set against the world number 82 in just …

A woman is recovering from surgery after she was seen desperately waving her hand through a broken taillight at the back of her own car as two other women allegedly drove along a NSW highway. A kidnapping investigation was launched after a truck driver saw a hand protruding out the boot of a white Holden Commodore travelling along the Hume …

Collaboration to help migrants and refugees launch their businesses in Australia and expand globally Connections Australia, Australia’s leading multilingual app connecting migrants with jobs, information, and services; MultiConnexions, Australia’s leading multicultural marketing and advertising agency with a global footprint; and InQ Innovation, a global, mentor-driven, goal-oriented virtual accelerator program will collaborate with the Department of Industry, Innovation and Science to …

Rafael Nadal has broken his silence on the Australian Open’s quarantine saga with a shot at Novak Djokovic’s “propaganda” tactics. Over a thousand tennis players and officials are now just days away from freedom, with a 200-strong group eagerly awaiting fresh air after being locked down in their hotel rooms. Their release will all but end a mess that continues …

“Peace for the world that is paused due to COVID-19” Women’s peace activities from 131 countries shared in era with COVID-19  Active emergency blood donation, anti-discrimination campaigns, and more in each nation On January 19th at 2PM(Local Time in South Korea), the International Women’s Peace Group (IWPG, Chairwoman Hyun Sook Yoon) hosted the 4th International Branch Annual General Meeting online. …

Freshly inaugurated, US President Joe Biden has signed his first executive orders and has already reversed some of Donald Trump’s policies on immigration, climate change, racial equality and coronavirus. The new President entered the White House with first lady Jill Biden on Wednesday (Washington time) and wasted no time getting to work. He began signing 15 executive orders from the …

Australia is joining international efforts to prepare for a changing climate ahead of the UN climate change conference in Glasgow later this year, but critics are still demanding it makes new commitments to reduce emissions. Australia has joined Canada and the EU in signing up to an international call for climate adaptation and resilience. It was originally put forward by …