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‘Covid Vaccine Waste Disaster’ Looms-Former UK PM, Pfizer Vax Safe for Kids, World Stats

The former prime minister Gordon Brown

The former prime minister has sent research by Airfinity to global leaders before a vaccine summit on Wednesday. Photograph: Russell Cheyne/Reuters
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More than 100m Covid vaccine doses are due to expire and be “thrown away” unless global leaders urgently share surplus supplies with the world’s poorest countries, Gordon Brown has warned.

The “staggering” number of stockpiled “use now” jabs will be of no use to anyone by December, according to a new report from the research group Airfinity.

The former prime minister said the failure of Boris Johnson, Joe Biden and EU leaders to agree on a plan to distribute the spare doses meant the world was facing a “vaccine waste disaster”.

Brown has sent Airfinity’s research to leading politicians, including the US president, the UK prime minister, and senior figures in Brussels, before a global vaccine summit on Wednesday.

Airfinity said its research predicted that by the end of this month, 7bn vaccine doses would be available around the world, rising to 12bn by December.

Brown said the crucial issue was how and where the vaccines would be distributed, warning that there was no agreement on who would provide the vaccines to poor countries by December. Unless a plan was drawn up urgently, he said, lives would be lost needlessly.

“We need a vaccine release plan to provide ‘use now’ vaccines to prevent a vaccine waste disaster because ‘use by’ dates are missed,” he said.

“It is unthinkable and unconscionable that 100 million vaccines will have to be thrown away from the stockpiles of the rich countries while the populations of the world’s poorest countries will pay for our vaccine waste in lives lost.

“It will be a profound and collective political tragedy if this summit misses the opportunity to act, with doses transferred immediately to poorer countries.”

The campaign group Global Justice Now said wasting millions of doses of Covid vaccines would be an “atrocity” when they could be used in poorer countries.

Its director, Nick Dearden, said: “Rich countries like the UK are hoarding vaccines that are desperately needed in low- and middle-income countries.

“Poorer countries shouldn’t have to wait until our doses are about to expire to vaccinate their populations. Many are capable of safely manufacturing vaccines, if only we would waive intellectual property, so vaccines can be produced patent-free in the countries that need them most.”

Last month, the director general of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, called for a global pause of Covid vaccine booster programmes until at least the end of the year to allow all countries to get more of their populations vaccinated.

Tedros said there should not be widespread use of third doses for healthy people who were already double-jabbed.

Covax, a programme backed by the WHO to help distribute jabs to developing countries, has cut its forecast of deliveries of doses by a quarter for this year.

Speaking before Wednesday’s summit, Brown added: “The Airfinity report is a guide for world leaders to fix a more ambitious action plan. It shows we have enough vaccines either on shelves or in production even to vaccinate 70% of the global population by May next year.

“Global political leaders must match the extraordinary commitment and cooperation of scientists and manufacturers who have created the opportunity to vaccinate the entire world.”

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Pfizer says its COVID-19 vaccine is safe, effective in kids ages 5 to 11

Pfizer on Monday announced that testing showed that its COVID-19 vaccine was “safe” and “well tolerated” by children ages 5 to 11 and “robust neutralizing antibody responses” were observed.

The pharmaceutical company said that a “favorable safety profile” had been observed in its trial of the vaccine among children under the age of 12. For its trial, the company used doses a third of what is administered to people ages 12 and up.

“Over the past nine months, hundreds of millions of people ages 12 and older from around the world have received our COVID-19 vaccine. We are eager to extend the protection afforded by the vaccine to this younger population, subject to regulatory authorization, especially as we track the spread of the Delta variant and the substantial threat it poses to children,” Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla said.

“Since July, pediatric cases of COVID-19 have risen by about 240 percent in the U.S. – underscoring the public health need for vaccination. These trial results provide a strong foundation for seeking authorization of our vaccine for children 5 to 11 years old, and we plan to submit them to the [Food and Drug Administration (FDA)] and other regulators with urgency,” he added.

Pfizer’s trial included 2,268 participants between the ages of 5 and 11. According to the company, the doses resulted in side effects comparable to what was observed among the trial for patients ages 16 to 25. It also said that it expects to include its results in an upcoming submission to the FDA for emergency use authorization.

In the U.S., no COVID-19 vaccines have been approved for children under the age of 12, leaving many children and the adults who are in close proximity to them particularly vulnerable during the most recent surge brought on by the delta variant.

National Institute of Health Director Francis Collins on Sunday said he believed parents and teachers should be placed in the same category as health care workers in terms of COVID-19 risk, due to their close contact with children who are ineligible to be vaccinated.

In August, the number of pediatric hospitalizations in the U.S. due to COVID-19 reached a record high of nearly 2,000. While children are generally believed to be less likely to develop severe cases of the coronavirus, new variants continue to pose the potential threat of causing more severe symptoms.

This announcement comes shortly after an advisory panel for the FDA voted last week in favor of recommending a third dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for people over 65 and in certain high-risk groups. The panel voted against administering a third dose to all vaccine-eligible people.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, nearly 75 percent of the eligible population — ages 12 and up — has received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. Around 64 percent of those over the age of 12 are fully vaccinated.

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WORLD STATS

Coronavirus Cases:

229,349,150

Deaths:

4,706,668

Recovered:

206,002,161
Highlighted in green
= all cases have recovered from the infection
Highlighted in grey
= all cases have had an outcome (there are no active cases)

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  • 19,744 new cases and 778 new deaths in Russia [source]
  • 3,401 new cases and 48 new deaths in Japan [source]
  • 2,265 new cases an

 

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Canary Island Volcano Eruption Spurs Mass Evacuation

By Sarah Polus
Canary Island volcano eruption spurs mass evacuation

A volcanic eruption on the Spanish island of La Palma caused local authorities to evacuate thousands, but no injuries were reported, according to The New York Times.

The island, one of Spain’s Canary Islands located off the coast of Africa, has about 85,000 residents. It was the island’s first volcanic eruption in in 50 years.

Authorities planned to evacuate 5,000 to 10,000 people living in villages on the edge of La Cumbre Vieja national park because ash and lava from the eruption posed a threat to their safety.

Videos posted to social media showed homes surrounded by lava, and plumes of thick smoke billowing into the sky.

 

 

 

Island residents who would need assistance with evacuating, including those with disabilities, were preemptively moved from the area prior to the eruption. Hiking trails surrounding the volcano had also been closed as a precaution.

“We call on people to exercise extreme caution and to stay away from the eruption area in order to avoid unnecessary risks,” the local government tweeted on Sunday, noted CNN. “Likewise, it is very important to keep roads clear so that they can be used by our land operatives.”

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez reportedly postponed his trip to New York for the United Nations general assembly meeting, instead opting to visit La Palma in the wake of the eruption.

“I am at the moment heading to the Canary Islands because of the seismic evolution, to see first-hand the situation in La Palma, the coordination of the means and the protocols that have been activated,” Sánchez tweeted Sunday.

 

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U.S. Authorities Accelerate Removal of Haitians From Mexican Border

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CIUDAD ACUNA, Mexico, Sept 18 (Reuters) – U.S. authorities moved some 2,000 people to other immigration processing stations on Friday from a Texas border town that has been overwhelmed by an influx of Haitian and other migrants, the Department of Homeland Security said on Saturday.

Such transfers will continue “in order to ensure that irregular migrants are swiftly taken into custody, processed, and removed from the United States consistent with our laws and policy,” DHS said in a statement.

While some migrants seeking jobs and safety have been making their way to the United States for weeks or months, it is only in recent days that the number converging on Del Rio, Texas, has drawn widespread attention, posing a humanitarian and political challenge for the Biden administration.

DHS said that in response to the migrants sheltering in increasingly poor conditions under the Del Rio International Bridge that connects the Texas city with Ciudad Acuna in Mexico, it was accelerating flights to Haiti and other destinations within the next 72 hours.

DHS added it was working with nations where the migrants began their journeys – for many of the Haitians, countries such as Brazil and Chile – to accept returned migrants. Officials on both sides of the border said most of the migrants were Haitians.

Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry expressed solidarity with the mass of migrants at the border in a series of posts on social media late on Saturday, saying “arrangements have already been made” to warmly receive those who return to the Caribbean nation.

“I share their suffering and say to them welcome home,” he wrote.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection was sending 400 additional agents to the Del Rio sector in the coming days, DHS said, after the border agency said on Friday that due to the influx it was temporarily closing Del Rio’s port of entry and re-routing traffic to Eagle Pass, 57 miles (92 km) east.

“We have reiterated that our borders are not open, and people should not make the dangerous journey,” a DHS spokesperson told Reuters.

Del Rio’s mayor, Bruno Lozano, said in a video on Saturday night that there were now just over 14,000 migrants under the bridge.

(GRAPHIC: Border Apprehensions: https://graphics.reuters.com/USA-IMMIGRATION/BORDER/xklpyoalapg/)

As it became clear U.S. authorities were sending migrants back to their homelands, Mexican police officers began asking migrants who were buying food in Ciudad Acuna to return to the American side of the river on Saturday morning, according to Reuters witnesses. The migrants argued they needed supplies, and police eventually relented.

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Some thousands of migrants take shelter as they await to be processed near the Del Rio International Bridge after crossing the Rio Grande river into the U.S. from Ciudad Acuna in Del Rio, Texas, U.S. September 18, 2021. Picture taken with a drone. REUTERS/Adrees Latif
Some thousands of migrants take shelter as they await to be processed near the Del Rio International Bridge after crossing the Rio Grande river into the U.S. from Ciudad Acuna in Del Rio, Texas, U.S. September 18, 2021. Picture taken with a drone. REUTERS/Adrees Latif
Migrants seeking asylum in the U.S. walk in the Rio Grande river near the International Bridge between Mexico and the U.S., as they wait to be processed, in Ciudad Acuna, Mexico, September 18, 2021. Migrants cross back and forth into Mexico to buy food and supplies. REUTERS/Go Nakamura

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Some thousands of migrants take shelter as they await to be processed near the Del Rio International Bridge after crossing the Rio Grande river into the U.S. from Ciudad Acuna in Del Rio, Texas, U.S. September 18, 2021. Picture taken with a drone. REUTERS/Adrees Latif

On the Texas side, Haitians have been joined by Cubans, Venezuelans and Nicaraguans under the Del Rio bridge, where migrants say conditions are deteriorating.

“There is urine, feces and we are sleeping next to garbage,” said Venezuelan migrant Michael Vargas, 30, who has been at the camp with his wife and two children for three days.

Vargas said they had been given ticket number 16,000 and authorities were currently processing number 9,800. He said people were being separated into three groups: single men, single women and families.

Jeff Jeune, a 27-year-old Haitian, was among several migrants who said it was taking longer to process families than single adults, leaving young children sleeping on the ground in clobbering 99 degree Fahrenheit (37 degrees Celsius) heat. Jeune said his two sons, ages 1 and 10, had fallen ill with fever and cold-like symptoms.

In two photos sent to Reuters by a migrant at the camp, dozens of adults and children are shown squeezed together under the bridge, some sitting on cardboard or thin blankets spread on the packed dirt. Belongings were stacked in neat piles. There appear to be tents made of reeds and wooden sticks in the background.

Typically, migrants who arrive at the border and turn themselves in to officials can claim asylum if they fear being returned to their home country, triggering a long court process. The Trump administration whittled away at protections, arguing many asylum claims were false.

A sweeping U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention public health order known as Title 42, issued under the Trump administration at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, allows most migrants to be quickly expelled without a chance of claiming asylum. President Joe Biden has kept that rule in place though he exempted unaccompanied minors and his administration has not been expelling most families.

A judge ruled Thursday the policy could not be applied to families, but the ruling does not go into effect for two weeks and the Biden administration is appealing it in court.

A mass expulsion of Haitians at Del Rio is sure to anger immigration advocates who say such returns are inhumane considering the conditions in Haiti, the poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere. In July, Haiti’s president was assassinated, and in August a major earthquake and powerful storm hit the country.

The Biden administration extended temporary deportation relief to around 150,000 Haitians in the United States earlier this year. That relief does not apply to new arrivals. Deportation and expulsion differ technically – expulsion is much quicker.

U.S. officials briefly halted removals to Haiti following an Aug. 14 earthquake.

The number of Haitian migrants arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border has been steadily rising this year along with an overall increase in migrants, according to CBP data.

Many of the Haitians interviewed by Reuters said they used to live in South America and were headed north now because they could not attain legal status or struggled to secure decent jobs. Several told Reuters they followed routes shared on WhatsApp to reach Del Rio.

More than a dozen Haitians in southern Mexico’s Tapachula, near the border with Guatemala, told Reuters on Friday that messages in WhatsApp groups spread lies about the ease of crossing the border.

Reporting by Alexandra Ulmer in Ciudad Acuña and Kristina Cooke in San Francisco; Additional reporting by Lizbeth Diaz, Mica Rosenberg and David Alire Garcia; Editing by Donna Bryson, Daniel Wallis, Leslie Adler and William Mallard

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Violence descends on Melbourne's CBD as tradies protest outside union

Riot police have been forced to step in to disperse hundreds of riled up construction workers who gathered outside the CFMEU Melbourne office, protesting COVID-19 restrictions.

In response, the union declared it won't be intimated by "extremists", saying the crowd was "heavily infiltrated by neo-Nazis".

Heavily-armoured police approached the crowd about 4pm after the workers were seen kicking in the glass entrance to the Elizabeth Street building in Melbourne's CBD and brawling, almost seven hours since the protest began.

READ MORE: Tradies block off Melbourne roads for smoko breaks

The government is now reportedly understood to be considering a shutdown of the construction industry, with an announcement expected later tonight.

Videos on social media show the workers, many of which are unmasked, gathered around the entrance to the office throughout the day while chanting, yelling and throwing items.

The crowd was protesting against the government's decision that construction workers will be forced to have had at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine to be allowed to work from Friday.

In a statement, the CFMEU said it had fought hard to keep its members safe.

"We have always supported freedom of choice regarding vaccination and have been consistent with this message," the spokeswoman said.

"Many members within our industry have decided to get the vaccine through their own personal choice, and we will represent members if their employment is affected.

"We call on members who are not supporting the protest, not to congregate at the site.

"We are not going to be intimidated by outside extremists attempting to intimidate the union, by spreading misinformation and lies about the union's position."

The CFMEU said it would "always advocate for safety, jobs, and freedom of choice".

CFMEU National Construction Secretary Dave Noonan also issued a statement declaring the crowd "was heavily infiltrated by neo-Nazis and other right wing extremist groups".

"These are not actions of people who care about their workmates and the construction industry.

"They are the actions of extremists or people manipulated by extremists."

He said a number of people received minor injuries "from acts of violence including the throwing of bottles".

Earlier today, CFMEU Victorian State Secretary John Setka used a loudspeaker to ask the group to "calm down," but his attempt to speak was drowned out by calls verbally abusing and swearing at him.

Videos being streamed online show Mr Setka, who was wearing a mask, holding his hands up and pushing back angry workers encroaching on the entrance to the building.

READ MORE: 235 arrested and 10 police officers injured in Melbourne anti-lockdown protests

Footage also shows workers chanted "F— the jab" and "freedom" while fist pumping.

Bottles and other items were thrown at the doors to the office and workers were seen angrily pushing and shoving.

A loudspeaker and an office window were smashed in the chaos.

Mr Setka was forced to take shelter back inside the building.

The group has continued to grow throughout the afternoon, with estimates of at least 500 and up to 1000 workers by mid-afternoon.

A video has emerged online of a member of the crowd kicking a dog, while others show workers turning up to the protest with boxes of beer.

While still inside the surrounded union office, Mr Setka has told 3AW he has been "pretty disappointed" by the scenes.

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"I can be yelled at," he said. "But some of that violence and throwing projectiles and all that was absolutely totally unacceptable, absolutely disgusting."

Mr Setka said he did not back vaccinations being mandated, despite protesters claiming the union was wrongfully supporting the government's decision.

"We were blind sighted by some of the Department of Health's recommendations last week," he said.

"How all of a sudden it's our fault is beyond me.

"We're virtually being blamed for everything."

Mr Setka confirmed some union employees were among the protesters, and that the crowd was chanting "shut it down" in reference to his question did they want the construction industry to be shutdown.

Police have this evening issued a statement, confirming specialist units had deployed crown control equipment after "the crowd grew increasingly hostile".

"Specialist units have gathered evidence to identify offences and as many of those in attendance as possible," a police spokesman said.

"Victoria Police will not tolerate this sort of activity and all those identified will be fined for breaching the Chief Health Officer's directions.

"All other offences detected will be dealt with accordingly."

Construction workers state-wide must show proof to their employer that they have had at least one vaccine dose by 11.59pm on September 23 in order to be allowed to work.

A message sent to a group titled 'Vic Freedom Movement Event' on a social messaging app calls for to get to the office to "support freedom of choice".

"Send a message that your unions will lose your support if they comply with these measures that defy personal choices for medical decisions," the message reads.

The protest comes after more than 100 workers across several Melbourne suburbs and CBD streets stopped traffic on Friday to protest being banned from their tea rooms.

When asked about his response to tradies protesting this morning, Premier Daniel Andrews said protests were futile when it came to COVID-19.

"Protest doesn't work against this virus," he said.

"There'd been a whole bunch of people sitting at home scratching their heads about why anyone would be protesting about being open".

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Jetstar launches $20 flight sale between NSW and Victoria

Jetstar is offering flights between Victoria and NSW for as little as $20 once the states reopen.

The 24-hour flash sale kicked off at 5pm today, to coincide with the Victorian Government's plan to ease border restrictions for fully vaccinated people from November 5.

Jetstar is offering fares from $20 one-way between Melbourne and Sydney, Newcastle and Byron Bay, and from Avalon to Sydney.

READ MORE: Victoria's roadmap to freedom leaves many 'despondent'

More than 100,000 travel exemptions were granted for Australians wanting to leave the country during the pandemic.

Qantas flights start at $99 each way. It includes trips from Melbourne to Sydney as well as sale fares across six regional routes between Victoria and NSW.

The Qantas Group is also offering a $20 voucher for full vaccinated travellers flying on Jetstar or Qantas, which can be used on these flights.

READ MORE: Body found in FBI search for missing US woman Gabby Petito

More than a dozen venues across Byron Bay and the wider Northern Rivers area have been listed as close contact exposure sites.

There is also an option for travellers to change their travel date if Victoria's road map is delayed or they are unable to fly on a certain.

"As Victoria and New South Wales approach the 80 per cent double vaccination target, and travel between the two states looks set to reopen, we know there will be many people wanting to plan a well-earned holiday or visit loved ones," Jetstar Group CEO Gareth Evans said.

"With Jetstar fares as low as $20, we expect these seats to be snapped up quickly, helping to revive the tourism industry and support local businesses, as well as get more of our people back to work."

The below routes are included in the sale:

  • Jetstar Melbourne – Sydney
  • Jetstar Melbourne – Byron Bay (Ballina)
  • Jetstar Melbourne – Newcastle
  • Jetstar Avalon – Sydney
  • Qantas Melbourne – Sydney
  • Qantas Melbourne – Newcastle
  • Qantas Melbourne – Coffs Harbour
  • Qantas Melbourne – Byron Bay (Ballina) on sale from tomorrow
  • Qantas Melbourne – Merimbula
  • Qantas Bendigo – Sydney
  • Qantas Mildura – Sydney

Yesterday Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews announced the state's pathway out of lockdown but it has been critiqued as not going far enough.

The four-step plan hinges on vaccination rates, with Melburnians able to participate in outdoor recreational activities like golf and cricket once Victoria hits the milestone of 80 per cent of the eligible population receiving their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.That milestone is expected to be reached about September 26.

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Shooting in Russian university leaves at least five dead, six wounded

A gunman opened fire in a university in the Russian city of Perm on Monday morning, leaving five people dead and six wounded, according to Russia's Investigative Committee.

The Health Ministry of the Perm region reported 14 people wounded. The different numbers couldn't be immediately reconciled.

The assailant entered the Perm State University campus Monday morning "with an offensive weapon" and opened fire, the university said in a message on its Telegram channel that warned students to "please be careful."

Students and staff of the university locked themselves in rooms, and the university urged those who could leave the campus to do so.

The gunman was later detained, Russia's Interior Ministry said. The Investigative Committee has opened a murder probe in the aftermath of the incident.

The suspect in the shooting is a male student and has been identified, the state investigative committee said. It was not immediately clear if he is a student at the university. The suspect resisted law enforcement officers during his arrest and was wounded, said the committee.

The state Tass news agency cited an unnamed source in the law enforcement as saying that some students jumped out of the windows of a building. The regional heath ministry among those wounded were injuries both from the shooting and from trying to escape the building.

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Retailers embark on major hiring blitz as we get closer to opening up

Lockdowns have played havoc with jobs, especially in NSW and Victoria, but as states inch closer to 70 per cent vaccination rates, retailers and hospitality are preparing for a bumper reopening.

Companies are embarking on a hiring blitz, many of them a little earlier than usual, with retail and hospitality leading the drive for casuals to cover the next few months.

Leading employment marketplace Seek currently has 20,000 casual jobs on its site, NSW accounting for more than 5000 of them.

READ MORE: Dan Murphy's and BWS to hire more than 4400 Aussies in summer job drive

But they have 200,000 jobs overall across the country, many of them permanent, stretching across different sectors from healthcare to IT, trades and services.

That's 55 per cent more jobs than at the same time last year, and 22 per cent up on the same time in 2019.

"We'd like to think it augurs well… it's certainly heading in the right direction," said Seek director of sales and service Stephen Tuffley.

"Jobs are on the rebound overall. There are plenty of jobs out there."

Mr Tuffley said there is some confidence from business that can finally see a path out of lockdown and they're looking to hire.

The Australian Retailers Association predicts we'll part with $11 billion in the lead up to and including Christmas and retailers are preparing now for the end of lockdown.

READ MORE: Australia Post wants thousands more workers to cope with 'record volumes'

JB HiFi store manager Tia Loumoli told 9News it has started recruiting earlier than usual for its Christmas casuals, adding 1500 staff to its books across the country.

"We're going out early this year because we know we're going to be busy," she said.

Many in leadership positions now with the electronics and tech giant started as Christmas casuals and Ms Loumoli said they're hoping to keep some of this year's Christmas casuals on permanently.

Starting dates are in a few weeks so anyone interested should apply now.

Coles is adding more than 7000 positions across its food and liquor divisions and Coles Express, not just for Christmas, but also to cope with growing demand.

They are looking for 6600 entry-level team member roles, 541 delivery driver roles, 75 bakers and 271 management roles. Woolworths currently has 1000 vacant positions across its business but like Coles, is expected to add thousands more positions in the lead-up to Christmas.

The Big W store in Bankstown is one of several stores for which a COVID-19 alert has been issued by NSW Health.

Big W general manager of stores, Kate Langford, said the discount department store is currently hiring 3500 people across Australia. Roles will involve working on online orders, picking and packing, customer service and stocking shelves.

"We're expecting a really busy Christmas as NSW and Victoria reopen," Ms Langford said.

Applications are open now and no experience is necessary. Applicants should be team players, be reliable and available and have a customer-first mindset.

"Retail is a great place to start a career. There's no better time to kickstart a retail career than Christmas," Ms Langford said. There will be opportunities for Christmas casuals to stay on permanently.

Australia Post today announced it's looking for 1600 permanent and fixed term staff, along with another 3300 Christmas casuals cross the entire business.

Endeavour Group which includes Dan Murphys and BWS will add 4400 positions, and department stores David Jones and Myer are looking for Christmas casuals to work from October through to the end of January.

Australia Post is heaving with record volumes of post and parcels.

Kmart and Target are advertising for staff across various Sydney stores, as are retailers within The Just Group including Dotti, Smiggle and Peter Alexander. Fashion chain Decjuba is looking for staff from October 25 till February 14 and Sheridan and Bonds want staff from October to January.

Make-up chain Sephora, Shoes & Sox, The Reject Shop, Victoria's Secret, Seed Heritage, Uniqlo, Pandora Jewelry, Nespresso, Oakley, Tiffany & Co, Bras n Things, Sunglass Hut, Platypus Shoes, T2, Gazman and French Connection are among other retailers hiring. Hamper and Gifts Australia is looking for people to start immediately on four-month deals.

Zone Bowling says in its ads it's gearing up a for a big return to fun next month and is looking for team members for different roles across the country.

Big companies are also on the hunt including Canva and Atlassian and there's no shortage of jobs with NSW Health if you're game.