Huntley Mitchell 18 May 2021
Virgin Australia has been forced to defend the importance it places on the health and safety of passengers, following a controversial speech by the airline’s CEO.
Speaking at Queensland University of Technology’s Business Leaders’ Forum yesterday, Jayne Hrdlicka said the narrative needed to change around COVID-19 in Australia as the country continues to roll out its vaccine program, according to the uni’s media centre.
“We can’t keep (COVID) out forever,” she said.
“We’re all going to be sicker than we ever have been in the past because we’re not exposed to the viruses and challenges that the rest of the world is dealing with, so we need to get the borders open for our own health and for the economy (once vaccinated).
Commonwealth Taps Karen McColl to Integrate Products, Services Commonwealth s new SVP is charged with remodeling platform access to products and services for advisors around advanced planning, annuities, investments and retirement planning.
Commonwealth Financial Network announced in February the appointment of Karen McColl to lead Commonwealth’s product and service integration for its advisor support platform.
McColl, most recently at insurance and retirement plan provider MassMutual, is responsible for remodeling Commonwealth’s advisor support around areas like advanced financial planning, insurance, annuities, and investment and retirement consulting.
“The more our advisors can rely on [Commonwealth’s] expertise, I believe that really frees them up to really assist their current clients and to continue to grow their book of business.
6:16 pm, Tue December 15, 2020
A 16-year-old boy was shot dead on Monday in the St. Andrew South Police Division.
About 2:00 a.m., the teenager was on Alamanda Avenue with other boys who were reportedly playing with an illegal gun.