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Byline: Michael E. Miller SYDNEY - Australia will reopen to vaccinated international tourists later this month, effectively bringing to an end one of the world's longest and strictest coronavirus border [...]

Byline: Bruce Matthews, The Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia - The safety protocols for COVID-19 have been a touchy subject at the Australian Open, particularly after nine-time men's champion Novak Djokovic [...]

Byline: John Pye and Rod McGuirk, The Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia - Novak Djokovic held a practice session on Tuesday, a day after he left immigration detention, focusing on defending [...]

Byline: Adela Suliman It's Nadal vs. Djokovic - but not on the tennis court. Rafael Nadal, the Spanish tennis star, said he felt 'sorry' that his rival Novak Djokovic's visa [...]

What has changed with mandatory vaccination? As workers adapt to the unpredictable climate of the pandemic, NSW mandatory COVID-19 vaccine laws are also changing. COVID-19 vaccinations remain voluntary in Australia, [...]

Towards the end of 2021, the Queensland Chief Health Officer (CHO) issued Public Health Directions (Directions) requiring people who enter, work in or provide services in certain facilities, including hospitals, [...]

An unvaccinated aged care sector worker in Victoria, who was dismissed for incapacity to perform his job, has failed in an unfair dismissal application. In Aucamp v Association for Christian [...]

The full bench of the Fair Work Commission (FWC) has found that a decision by mining company BHP to make Covid-19 vaccinations at the Mt Arthur mine in the Hunter [...]

The Fair Work Commission (FWC) has found BHP's COVID-19 vaccination mandate is not reasonable and lawful, but reached this decision based on its failure to consult on whether to implement [...]

Transport Industry - Compulsory COVID-19 Vaccination In the Northern Territory, vaccination is compulsory for freight transport workers, and workers must not enter into the Northern Territory unless they have: received [...]

Employers have duties under workplace health and safety (WHS) legislation to ensure, so far as reasonably practicable, the health and safety of their workers. Employers are also entitled to take [...]

As NSW hits the 70% vaccination mark and we get closer to returning to the life we knew before the outbreak of COVID-19, one particular issue continues to rear its [...]

In the media NSW contract cleaning business in court The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against a contract cleaning business located in the Hunter region of New South [...]

On October 1, 2021, the Australian government announced that it expects to begin lifting pandemic-related travel restrictions for fully vaccinated Australian citizens and permanent residents as soon as November. Australia's [...]

The management of COVID-19 in the workplace is a health and safety issue employers have been grappling with since the start of the pandemic. The recent developments with WorkSafe Victoria [...]

A New South Wales Police officer is taking legal action against the state Health Minister Brad Hazzard over the COVID-19 injection, which for many is for all intents and purposes [...]

Case law has been particularly influential of late in broadening Australia's understanding of when employers can and can't mandate a vaccine, and when they can and can't discipline an employee [...]

Put simply, no. Your employer cannot force you to have a COVID-19 vaccine. The Federal Government's policy remains that vaccines should be voluntary and free. However, depending on the circumstances, [...]

The Federal Government is seeking fresh legal advice on whether it can compel private nursing home staff to obtain COVID-19 vaccinations. The move comes as Victoria battles another COVID outbreak, [...]

Michael Byrnes-Employment partner, discussed mandatory workplace Covid-19 vaccination with Brooke Corte on the Money News program on 2GB, 3AW and 4BC on 1 June 2021 (from 24:13): Click here the [...]

Mandatory Workplace Vaccination: The Current State of Play As the Covid-19 vaccination process slowly but surely proceeds, the issue of mandatory workplace Covid-19 vaccination is increasingly coming under consideration. Two [...]

The Fair Work Commission ('FWC') has upheld the termination of an aged care worker's employment who refused a flu vaccination on the grounds of a previous allergic reaction. While the [...]

In the absence of a Public Health Order mandating the COVID-19 vaccine, whether employers can require employees to be vaccinated against the disease is certainly a complex question. The Fair [...]

Introduction The NSW Premier, Gladys Berejiklian, has announced that the roll-out of the COVID- 19 vaccine will commence on Monday 22nd February with 35,000 frontline workers expected to be vaccinated [...]

The rollout of the COVID-19 vaccines for Australia has begun. To help, we have answered some of the frequently asked questions our employer clients are asking us. Can employers require [...]