Martin Cole-
Travel to Australia could be banned until is the end of 2021 , as the country faces its worse recession ever, with debt and deficits hitting record highs as coronavirus attacks the economy like never before.
Restrictions on travelling between Australia’s states will remain in place- the federal government expects internal borders to be re-opened by Christmas this year. Overseas travel in the country is currently banned until December 17, and may be extended if its coronavirus outbreak hasn’t improved. The virus has proved so calamitous that its crippling effects on economies is destroying the level of normality right across the world.
The Australian president last week said that Australia was considering a ‘traffic light system’ that would allow people coming from countries deemed ‘Covid-safe’ to bypass quarantining in a hotel. A recent poll carried out by market research group, Utting Research, 77 per cent of 3,500 people surveyed were in favour of keeping the border closed.
The figures reached a peak when Victoria experienced its second wave of coronavirus and 96 per cent of Western Australians supported the border. The Australian government said it will inject $1bn into university research to forestall damage to the sector caused by the drop-off in international students.
The government said it will also fund an additional 50,000 online short courses to improve the skills of workers and unemployed Australians in teaching, health, science, information technology and agriculture, spending $251.8m between now and June 2022.
In addition to the $1bn for research projects, the government will also spend $5.8m before June on a “scoping study of potential options to accelerate the translation and commercialisation The aim is to change the way university research has been funded , away from dependence on fees from international students, moving in towards commercial partnerships.
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