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Water, water everywhere but nothing to drink

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 18 JAN 2022
... bat flapped its covid wings in Wuhan (China), it has gone through several mutations - most notably, Alpha, Delta and now Omicron - each bringing fresh challenges and fiscal and monetary and social responses. The year 2020 brought lockdowns and social ...

Australian billionaires double fortunes during pandemic: Oxfam

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 17 JAN 2022
... needed to break free from the failed, deadly straitjacket of broken economic systems." She said the rapid spread of the Omicron variant had perfectly illustrated the interconnectedness of the global population and the deadly consequences for all in allowing ...

AFA chief steps down after six months

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JAN 2022
... uncertainty surrounding access to New Zealand and between states in Australia because of the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly the Omicron variant, has meant that I have decided I wish to go to Melbourne to be close to family before returning to my home ...

Economic recap: Week to December 10

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 DEC 2021
... to be developed against the new strain." Replace 2020 with 2021 and the coronavirus mutation (later named Delta) with Omicron and voila! I've got my end-of-the-year scribble all sorted, thank you very much. The Delta variant devastated India and ...

Pensioners could solve skills shortage

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 DEC 2021
... decades. Without access to workers, Australian businesses cannot compete in the global economy," he said. The new COVID-19 omicron variant has delayed the reopening of the international border to skilled migrants, working holiday makers and international ...

Economic recap: Week to December 3

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 DEC 2021
... profits, investment... It would have been a highway to heaven - a clean run to stronger growth, if you will - had the Omicron variant reared not its ugly head. Already, Australia and a number of countries have re-imposed international border restrictions ...

Economic recap: Week to November 26

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 NOV 2021
... through herd immunity, increased vaccinations and/or learning to live with Delta - comes a new kid in town. And it's name is Omicron. The discovery of this coronavirus variant - first detected in South Africa - pushed back financial markets' interest ...
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