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Coronavirus has shown Australian travellers have too high expectations of how the Government can help

29 March 2020

Australian travellers have unrealistic expectations of what our diplomatic network overseas can do to help citizens in difficulty and the coronavirus crisis has thrown that into sharp relief, writes Alex Oliver.

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Processes around emergency ambulance transportation of patients to hospital have been updated amidst the Covid-19 lockdown
	29 Mar: Processes around emergency ambulance transportation of patients to hospital have been updated amidst the Covid-19 lockdown... more

A leading economist is welcoming modifications to the government's wage subsidy scheme to ensure people keep their jobs during the national lockdown
	28 Mar: A leading economist is welcoming modifications to the government's wage subsidy scheme to ensure people keep their jobs during the national lockdown... more

During the coronavirus lockdown many farmers are still struggling with Mycoplasma bovis
	28 Mar: During the coronavirus lockdown many farmers are still struggling with Mycoplasma bovis... more

Pay negotiations between the NRL and its players will linger into next week after the two parties failed to reach an agreement
	28 Mar: Pay negotiations between the NRL and its players will linger into next week after the two parties failed to reach an agreement... more

Keen boaties are being urged to avoid heading out onto the water due to the Covid-19 lockdown
	28 Mar: Keen boaties are being urged to avoid heading out onto the water due to the Covid-19 lockdown... more

A trans-Tasman exchange for Australian Brenton Tarrant, who's pleaded guilty to last year's Christchurch mosque attacks remains a possibility
	27 Mar: A trans-Tasman exchange for Australian Brenton Tarrant, who's pleaded guilty to last year's Christchurch mosque attacks remains a possibility... more

An Employment Relations expert is thrilled the Government has announced changes to the wage subsidy scheme
	27 Mar: An Employment Relations expert is thrilled the Government has announced changes to the wage subsidy scheme... more

Netball New Zealand is desperate for answers on a sports funding rescue package from the government
	27 Mar: Netball New Zealand is desperate for answers on a sports funding rescue package from the government... more

Mortgage holders are being warned not to take a repayment holiday if they don't need it
	27 Mar: Mortgage holders are being warned not to take a repayment holiday if they don't need it... more

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