Pádraig Collins

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Pádraig Collins a contributor to The Irish Times based in Sydney.

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Australian anti-Semitism envoy’s punitive proposals leave feelings of unease

Jillian Segal recommended universities have funding cut for failure to combat anti-Semitism

Thu Aug 07 2025 - 10:30

Albanese eyes up cabinet picks after Australian election victory

The Labor prime minister has a packed bench of colleagues for his cabinet, but some will be disappointed

Fri May 09 2025 - 20:25

Irish-born MP among the victims of Australia’s surprising election

Anthony Albanese’s party returned to power as opposition leader and his Dublin-born successor lose their seats

Sun May 04 2025 - 15:16

Australia’s almost sure-footed Labor PM polling ahead of Liberal rival as election looms

Saturday’s election has been redirected by fallout from 10% tariffs imposed by Trump on Australia

Thu May 01 2025 - 18:39

‘You are always trying to scrape together the funding to make a film’

Wild Geese: Dr Enda Murray, founder of Irish Film Festival Australia

Fri Aug 20 2021 - 05:15

Covid cases rise in New South Wales as breast cancer screening halted

Move to redeploy medical staff could result in up to 500 extra deaths, experts warn

Thu Aug 19 2021 - 15:52

Australian telco makes 15,000 payphones free for domestic calls

Services have previously been free temporarily during emergencies such as bushfires

Wed Aug 18 2021 - 05:11

Sydney records highest Covid numbers since pandemic started

Transmission spreads beyond Sydney and other coastal cities and towns to western New South Wales

Fri Aug 13 2021 - 17:29

Australia makes world-class mess of its vaccine rollout

Sydney Letter: Poor planning, shortages and ‘common sense’ plunge cities into lockdown

Mon Jul 26 2021 - 22:00

Telstra bid for Digicel Pacific based on achieving ‘adequate financial return’

Bid has Australian government backing, with Japanese ambassador hinting it might be part of the deal

Sun Jul 25 2021 - 14:45

Sydney’s lockdown extended as Delta variant takes hold

Australia ranked last among OECD countries for full vaccination as it struggles for doses

Wed Jul 14 2021 - 11:58

Helicopters and horseback police deployed to enforce lockdown orders in Sydney

Stay-at-home orders extended amid private school and rugby league Covid controversies

Thu Jul 08 2021 - 17:42

Qantas chief executive: ‘We don’t think we’ll get back to 2019 levels until 2024’

Interview: Irish man Alan Joyce on guiding airline through ‘biggest crisis in aviation history’

Fri Jul 02 2021 - 12:30

‘The pandemic has been managed really well in New Zealand’

Wild Geese: David Lynott

Fri Jun 25 2021 - 05:15

Australia’s PM tests public patience with links to QAnon conspiracist

Sydney Letter: Morrison’s trip to Hawaii at height of bushfire season enraged voters

Mon Jun 21 2021 - 20:00