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Morning mail: unboosted aged care residents dominate Covid toll, UK warning to Moscow, and unapproved rapid tests

Tuesday: Nearly half of Australia’s aged care homes grapple with outbreaks as the government defends missing its booster rollout deadline. Plus what’s new to streaming this month

The Guardian - AU · Jan 31, 2022

Things look worse for casual workers than at any time during the pandemic

At the national Australia Day ceremony in 2021, Prime Minister Scott Morrison spoke of the contribution by frontline workers during the pandemic. He mentioned health workers, the defence forces, the police and farmers, as well as “the truck drivers, the wholesale and the retail workers keeping our supermarket shelves stocked”.

The Conversation · Jan 31, 2022

Paul Bongiorno: ‘Where’s the money coming from?’ A sick excuse for pandemic inaction

Josh Frydenberg says “you can’t just keep writing the cheques”. How then will he explain grabbing for the cheque book in his pre-election Budget?

The New Daily · Jan 31, 2022

Liberal preselection turmoil grows as NSW executive refuses to pass Morrison plan to bypass members

Federal intervention looks more likely using special powers that would almost certainly trigger legal action

The Guardian - AU · Jan 31, 2022

Australia offers aged care labour incentive amid COVID crisis

Australia's federal government will offer extra payments to aged care staff as over 1,200 nursing homes deal with COVID-19 outbreaks that have caused hundreds of deaths of elderly residents this year and staff shortages.

Reuters · Jan 31, 2022

Aged care workers to get bonus payments as Morrison government tries to claw back support

Prime minister announces bonuses of up to $800 for more than 230,000 staff but union says ‘trinkets are not required when diamonds are needed’

The Guardian - AU · Jan 31, 2022

Aged care workers to receive two payments to help retain staff amid COVID outbreaks

Aged care workers will receive two bonus payments totalling up to $800 by early May, as part of government support for the sector.

ABC News · Jan 31, 2022

Morrison announces bonus of up to $800 to encourage workers to stay in highly stretched aged care system

With COVID deaths in aged care mounting and reports of neglect of residents due to acute workforce shortages, Scott Morrison on Monday announced bonus payments totalling up to $800 for staff.

The Conversation · Jan 31, 2022

First 2022 Newspoll Shows Coalition Is Way Behind So Here’s A Lowlights Reel Of Why That May Be

Why indeed!

Pedestrian.tv · Jan 31, 2022

Kanye West: Australian PM issues strict warning for Ye to be fully vaccinated before tour

‘Follow the rules - you can come. You don’t follow the rules, you can’t,’ Australian PM Scott Morrison said

The Independent UK · Jan 31, 2022