UN claims Humanitarian Catastrophe upon us
The United Nations chief Antonio Guterres has warned of a looming "humanitarian catastrophe" in Afghanistan.
The UN chief has urged countries to provide emergency funding following the departure of US forces.
Mr Guterres expressed his "grave concern at the deepening humanitarian and economic crisis in the country," adding that basic services threatened to collapse "completely."
JobKeeper Scandal
The JobKeeper scheme is under fire after reports the Federal Government plans to deny transparency to Australians by refusing to release the billionaire businesses that wrongly received JobKeeper.
Whilst the Government has announced they expect businesses to pay back the tax-payer money, it’s likely billions of dollars that wrongly went to giant corporations who didn’t need JobKeeper to maintain their business, will go undetected.
Calls from LNP to put more funding into chaplaincy program to stop fears of global warming
Coalition MPs are reportedly pushing Prime Minister Scott Morrison into the government’s school chaplaincy program to address concerns that activism against global heating is causing mental health problems for Australian children.
Liberal MP Andrew Wallace told party members on Tuesday he supported the motion and compared children’s fear of climate change to the 70s fear of nuclear annihilation, with assistant youth minister, Luke Howarth, backing his claim
Children 12-15 eligible to get vaccine
From September 13, children aged between 12-15 will be eligible for the Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine.
This comes after the Queensland School cluster, causing thousands of school students into home isolation.
Prime Minister abruptly ends call
Prime Minister Scott Morrison made an abrupt exit to his radio interview on 4BC on Tuesday.
The Prime Minister hung up mid-way through his interview after he was constantly grilled by the radio host over his relationship with US President Joe Biden.
The PM put down the phone when he was pressed on why the US had refused to share their Pfizer vaccine with Australia.
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UN warns of "humanitarian catastrophe" in Afghanistan
The United Nations chief Antonio Guterres has warned of a looming "humanitarian catastrophe" in Afghanistan.
The UN chief has urged countries to provide emergency funding following the departure of US forces.
Mr Guterres expressed his "grave concern at the deepening humanitarian and economic crisis in the country," adding that basic services threatened to collapse "completely."
Jobkeeper scheme under fire for being able to pay billionaire businesses
The JobKeeper scheme is under fire after reports the Federal Government plans to deny transparency to Australians by refusing to release the billionaire businesses that wrongly received JobKeeper.
Whilst the Government has announced they expect businesses to pay back the tax-payer money, it’s likely billions of dollars that wrongly went to giant corporations who didn’t need JobKeeper to maintain their business, will go undetected.
PM makes abrupt exit during radio interview
Prime Minister Scott Morrison made an abrupt exit to his radio interview on 4BC on Tuesday.
The Prime Minister hung up mid-way through his interview after he was constantly grilled by the radio host over his relationship with US President Joe Biden.
The PM put down the phone when he was pressed on why the US had refused to share their Pfizer vaccine with Australia.