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UAE, Australia discuss cooperation relations

The Minister welcomed the Australian ambassador and discussed with her issues of common interest and means to enhance cooperation relations..reports Asian Lite News

Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence, received Ambassador of the Commonwealth of Australia to the UAE in his Palace Heidi Venamor on Monday

The Minister welcomed the Australian ambassador and discussed with her issues of common interest and means to enhance cooperation relations between the UAE and Australia in various fields.

Sheikh Nahyan said that the relations between the UAE and Australia are distinguished and are witnessing continuous development thanks to the support of their countries’ leaderships.

He commended the efforts made by the Australian ambassador in strengthening cooperation ties between the UAE and Australia in various fields and pushing them towards broader horizons in order to achieve development and prosperity.

For her part, Venamor reiterated her country’s keenness to further develop cooperation with the UAE in a way that serves the interests of the two friendly countries, praising the progress and development of the UAE in various fields.

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UAE, Australia discuss enhancing of bilateral ties

During the meeting, both sides presented their experiences in combatting the COVID-19 pandemic….reports Asian Lite News

The second edition of the political consultations committee between the UAE’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and Australia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade began Tuesday, held remotely via video conferencing.

The Emirati delegation was led by Khalifa Shaheen Al Marar, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation for Political Affairs, while the Australian side was led by Tony Sheehan, Deputy Secretary of the International Security, Humanitarian and Consular Group of Australia.

During the meeting, both sides presented their experiences in combatting the COVID-19 pandemic. The Emirati side explained the UAE’s related humanitarian efforts and its support for affected countries while highlighting the importance of international cooperation and solidarity in countering the virus.

The two sides also discussed ways of enhancing bilateral ties and joint cooperation, as well as current regional and international developments and topics, which will help them convey their viewpoints to the international community.

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Budget to keep more employed amid Covid-19 recession: Aus Treasurer

Josh Frydenberg. (Photo: Twitter/@JoshFrydenberg)

“Unemployment tends to go up the elevators and come down the stairs,”said Frydenberg…Reports Asian Lite News

Australia’s federal budget, scheduled to be unveiled on Tuesday, was aimed at keeping more citizens employed amid the coronavirus-induced recession, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said on Monday.

Speaking to the Australian Broadcasting Corportation (ABC), he said that the economic recovery could be long, slow and with persistently high unemployment, while indicating that there will be substantial government support until joblessness is “comfortably under 6 per cent”.

“Unemployment tends to go up the elevators and come down the stairs,” he told the ABC.

“In the 1980s (recession), it took six years to get unemployment back below 6 per cent from where they started.

“And in the 1990s, it took 10 years to get it below 6 per cent from where they started. We’re hoping to move faster than that, and that’s why in this budget, you’ll see more economic activity as a result of our initiatives, creating more jobs,” Frydenberg was quoted as saying.

Josh Frydenberg. (Photo: Twitter/@JoshFrydenberg)

Regarding Tuesday’s budget, which will see immense spending across all sectors of the economy, the Treasurer said: “The economy does need it. There are still major challenges ahead and the road is hard. But there is also cause for optimism and hope. We’ve seen the economy fighting back.

“In the last three months, 458,000 jobs have been created — 60 per cent of which have gone to women, 40 per cent to young people.

“So outside of Victoria, jobs are being created. And once you can suppress the virus, the restrictions can be eased and more people can get back to work.”

Also on Monday, the government unveiled a new initiative to provide a wage subsidy to encourage the creation of new apprenticeships and traineeships, the ABC reported.

This comes at a cost of A$1.2 billion, capped at 100,000 places, and is on top of an existing A$2.8 billion investment in training and apprenticeships that includes a 50 per cent wage subsidy for existing workers.

Frydenberg told the ABC that he hoped the new initiative will stimulate employment growth and create an extra 100,000 jobs over the next 12 months.

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Australia to reinitiate ‘trans-Tasman’ travel bubble plans

Australian deputy prime minister Michael McCormack.

McCormack said that decision on when Australians may be able to visit New Zealand would be up to Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern…Reports Asian Lite News

Australian deputy prime minister Michael McCormack.

New Zealanders will be allowed to enter Australia in the first opening of international borders by the two countries since travel restrictions were imposed due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack announced on Friday.

“The establishment of a travel zone between Australia and New Zealand has been finalised,” the BBC reported citing the Australian Deputy Prime Minister as saying to the media.

“This is the first stage in what we hope to see as a trans-Tasman bubble between the two countries, stopping not just at that state and that territory,” he added.

According to the Deputy Prime Minister, at first travel will be limited to New Zealanders.

McCormack further said that a decision on when Australians may be able to visit New Zealand would be up to Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.

  • Wellington, Aug. 17, 2020 (Xinhua) — New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern attends a press conference held in the parliament building Beehive in Wellington, New Zealand, on Aug. 17, 2020. Jacinda Ardern confirmed on Monday that the general election will be held on Oct. 17, four weeks after Sept. 19 when the poll was originally scheduled for. (Xinhua/Guo Lei/IANS)

Friday’s announcement came after Ardern had said on September 28 that an air bubble between her country and some Australian states was possible by the end of this year.

She had confirmed that work was underway for weeks on the prospect of forming a bubble, and the ability to move between parts of both countries that were not affected by the coronavirus pandemic, The New Zealand Herald newspaper reported.

Plans for a travel bubble between the two countries have been in discussion for months, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) said in a news report.

However, the talks were disrupted after a resurgence new cases in Melbourne and also a second wave of the virus in Auckland.

New Zealand has recorded 1,848 cases and 25 deaths, while Australia has registered 27,096 infections and 888 fatalities.

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