More than half of American adults are vaccinated against COVID-19
By Broede Carmody
In overseas news more than half of all adults in the United States have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, according to the White House.
President Joe Biden previously said he wanted 70 per cent of the American population jabbed at least once by July 4.
President Joe Biden wants 70 per cent of the US population to have had at least one coronavirus vaccine by July.Credit:AP
The country’s new coronavirus infections appear to be on the decline, with the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention recording a 25 per cent drop in cases this week compared to last
Yesterday, Canberra again promised that we’ll be vaccinated by Christmas. Yet, three months into the rollout and only 1.9% of NSW has had both doses.
Source: Less than 2 per cent: The real numbers of the vaccine rollout – » The Australian Independent Media Network
With the COVID outbreak growing in Melbourne, Scott Morrison says his Government will do whatever it can to help, confirming
Cache Splash: Australia bucks global trend, ramps up weapons spending
The US and many of its NATO allies are cutting defence spending in preparation for economic reconstruction in a post-Covid world. Not so Australia, which is increasing its spending on expensive weapons that will not deter any potential aggressor in the slightest. Alison Broinowski reports.
NBN Co paid some bonuses ‘equivalent to 88 Cartier watches’
By Rob Harris
More than 700 highly paid employees at NBN Co, the taxpayer-owned body which runs and operates the National Broadband Network, received average personal bonuses of $50,000 last year.
New data submitted to Federal Parliament this week shows the government-owned enterprise – which paid out almost $78 million bonuses to staff despite the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression – rewarded more than 3800 staff with the cash payments.
Large salaries at NBN Co have attracted criticism. Credit:James Alcock
The large salaries at NBN Co have attracted criticism in the past year, with its chief executive Stephen Rue earning more than $3 million and topping taxpayer-funded salaries after receiving a $1.2 million bonus.
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