Is 14 days Quarantine enough?

Queensland Health authorities have informed of a possible COVID-19 case that was in Brisbane recently.

The woman arrived in Sydney in mid-July, and was placed in hotel quarantine for two weeks. While in quarantine, she returned two negative test results.

She then travelled to Brisbane in early August returning to … Read the rest

Australian Visa Processing Times July 2020

Processing Times for July 2020.

Due to COVID-19, some visa processing times have been affected and applications may take longer to finalise. Processing times are not available for all visa subclasses.

Last updated: 19 August 2020 for month ending July 2020.

  • 100 – Partner (Migrant) visa (subclass 100) . 20-24
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Numbers of Cases of the FLU in Queensland

Flu in Queensland 2019.

The Queensland Premier has announced that there has only been 5,918 cases of the Flu by 10th August this year, in Queensland. This compares to about 41,928, for the same period in 2019, according to figures from www.health.qld.gov.au/…/reports/flu

During this period Queensland has also had 1,091 … Read the rest

Overseas Students get Priority over Interstate Students?

Are Overseas Students being given Priority over Interstate Students?.

With the news that 300 Overseas Students are being permitted to enter South Australia in September, but domestic students from other Australian states are still refused entry, it raises a few questions.

Federal Trade, Tourism and Investment Minister Simon Birmingham said:… Read the rest

Australian Citizenship Statistics 2019-20

Australian Citizenship by Conferral 2019-20.

204,817 grants of Australian Citizenship by Conferral were issued in the 2019-20 year.

This is the largest annual number of grants ever.

Citizenship Queue Numbers.

These were the numbers of applicants waiting for the outcome of their citizenship application, during the last 3 years.

244,765 … Read the rest

Chemist Direct – August 2020

Chemist Direct Australia.

Benefiber Product List at Chemist Direct.

Prices Quoted as at 17 August 2020

Benefiber 155g (44 Servings).

Chemist Direct $11.95

Makes taking fibre easier! Dissolves completely in beverages and soft foods

Now it’s easier than ever to add fibre to your diet with Benefiber, a 100% natural … Read the rest

Australian Unions want Working Holiday visas scrapped.

The Australian Workers’ Unions, the Shop Distributive and Allied Employees Association and the Transport Workers’ Union are calling for the
working holiday visa (WHV) programs to be scrapped.

They want these jobs to be filled by Australians.

However, not all ‘unions’ think the same, the National Farmers’ Federation has dismissed … Read the rest