Farmers will soon have another option to tackle their labour woes thanks to the Federal Government’s commitment to introduce a new seasonal agricultural worker visa. It will allow farmers to source workers from 10 South-East Asian countries: Indonesia, Myanmar, Vietnam, Singapore, the Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand, Laos, Brunei and Cambodia. The visa is in addition to the Pacific […]
General practitioners, nurses and pharmacists who administer COVID vaccines now have medical indemnity against patients’ claims of severe side effects causing injury or financial loss. The Federal Health Minister, the Hon Greg Hunt, announced the scheme in July, launching the COVID-19 Vaccine Claim Scheme in late August. What this means for health professionals The scheme covers […]
Our Senior Account Executive, Matt O’Rourke, was named Peter McCarthy CQIB Young Professional of the Year at the recent CQIB Awards in Brisbane. This highly coveted award recognises outstanding commitment and service to clients, the brokerage and the insurance industry overall. At LEA Insurance Brokers, our team could not be prouder of this young man […]
