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| Australia coronavirus live: 20 residents of Newmarch aged care home in Sydney confirmed cases of Covid-19 – latest news | Australia coronavirus live: 20 residents of Newmarch aged care home in Sydney confirmed cases of Covid-19 – latest news |
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| NSW considers roster system for return to face-to-face learning in schools, as federal government to pay up to $165m to maintain key domestic flight routes. Follow all the latest news, live | NSW considers roster system for return to face-to-face learning in schools, as federal government to pay up to $165m to maintain key domestic flight routes. Follow all the latest news, live |
| TWU national secretary Michael Kaine has described as “bizarre” prime minister Scott Morrison’s suggestion that the super fund affiliated with his union buy stricken airline Virgin Australia. | |
| Speaking on ABC TV last night, Morrison said that the government didn’t want to “get in the way of a commercial solution, like the TWU super fund. I mean, the industry super funds in this country have got $3 trillion dollars worth of assets [and] here we’ve got a company that needs capital”. | |
| But appearing this morning at an aviation industry round table organised by the union movement, Kaine said such a move would be contrary to all prudential standards. | |
| He also again slammed Qantas for campaigning against a Virgin Australia bailout. | |
| “Qantas wants no intervention because it wants to see Virgin go down,” he said. | |
| Virgin Australia chief executive Paul Scurrah again repeated his call for an industry-wide solution, saying 600,000 people in the tourism sector needed a competitive airline sector. | |
| “We should put rivalry aside to make sure we get through this together,” he said. | |
| But while Scurrah and the chief executive of air services company dnata, Hiranjan Aloysius, were prepared to stand virtual shoulder-to-shoulder with union leaders at today’s video hookup, Qantas boss Alan Joyce has been conspicuous by his absence. | |
| Anthony Albanese was asked about Scott Morrison’s suggestion that industry superfunds step in and bail Virgin out, and said (sarcastically) that he “liked the fact the government has spent a fair bit of time attacking the transport workers union and attacking industry superannuation and now feels as though they are in a position to dictate to those organisation what they do with their investment”. | |
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| Anthony Albanese: | |
| Anthony Albanese: | |
| Anthony Albanese is asked about Scott Morrison’s comments yesterday, in his press conference, that acknowledged, for what seemed the first time, that yes, economically, it will not be business as usual on the other side of the Covid restrictions (yes, it seems obvious, but publicly at least, the government was sticking to the “snap back” we will be sticking to our election commitments lines. | |
| This is what Scott Morrison said yesterday: | |
| Throwing this in again, for the people who missed it this morning. | Throwing this in again, for the people who missed it this morning. |
| Angela Merkel has a doctorate in quantum chemistry, and worked as a research scientist. Which may explain why she has been able to offer the best explanation we have seen of why any easing of restrictions has to be controlled. | Angela Merkel has a doctorate in quantum chemistry, and worked as a research scientist. Which may explain why she has been able to offer the best explanation we have seen of why any easing of restrictions has to be controlled. |
| She gets numbers. She understands the science. And she knows how to explain it. | She gets numbers. She understands the science. And she knows how to explain it. |
| Kristina Keneally has responded to the Biloela family federal court judgement: | Kristina Keneally has responded to the Biloela family federal court judgement: |
| NSW police minister David Elliott says NSW will be working with international agencies in the Ruby Princess investigation, in order to interview international passengers. | NSW police minister David Elliott says NSW will be working with international agencies in the Ruby Princess investigation, in order to interview international passengers. |
| It is sending out a survey to the Ruby Princess passengers as a way of gathering information about who knew what, when. | It is sending out a survey to the Ruby Princess passengers as a way of gathering information about who knew what, when. |
| “This is no rule book when it comes to these sorts of inquiries, it is unusual for something this large, covering so many jurisdictions to be put in the lap of one person.” | “This is no rule book when it comes to these sorts of inquiries, it is unusual for something this large, covering so many jurisdictions to be put in the lap of one person.” |
| The NSW police investigation has 30 investigators attached to Strikeforce Bast. | The NSW police investigation has 30 investigators attached to Strikeforce Bast. |
| Scott Morrison has been asked by everyone: | Scott Morrison has been asked by everyone: |
| In between coronavirus, government ministers have been asked about Malcolm Turnbull’s book, which is out next week. | In between coronavirus, government ministers have been asked about Malcolm Turnbull’s book, which is out next week. |
| Greg Hunt was asked about his portrayal, by Michael Rowland: | Greg Hunt was asked about his portrayal, by Michael Rowland: |
| MR: He is making lots of interesting remarks to senior government figures. Greg Hunt, he said all too often you used abusive and vulgar language toward others. Did you? | MR: He is making lots of interesting remarks to senior government figures. Greg Hunt, he said all too often you used abusive and vulgar language toward others. Did you? |
| GH: | GH: |
| MR: He has every right to publish this, he obviously feels, by the way he was treated by what he describes as the rightwing terrorists within the Liberal party? | MR: He has every right to publish this, he obviously feels, by the way he was treated by what he describes as the rightwing terrorists within the Liberal party? |
| GH: | GH: |
| Australia has been invited to sit on a special “G20 energy ministers’ focus group”, which will look at the globe’s energy security during the coronavirus pandemic. | Australia has been invited to sit on a special “G20 energy ministers’ focus group”, which will look at the globe’s energy security during the coronavirus pandemic. |
| Angus Taylor is chuffed: | Angus Taylor is chuffed: |
| The Courier Mail’s tireless health reporter, Janelle Miles, reports the Cairns hospital pathology lab has had to close, after a staff member tested positive for Covid-19. Contact tracing is under way, but at this point, it looks like the employee was infected from another known case. | The Courier Mail’s tireless health reporter, Janelle Miles, reports the Cairns hospital pathology lab has had to close, after a staff member tested positive for Covid-19. Contact tracing is under way, but at this point, it looks like the employee was infected from another known case. |
| The lab’s staff have been put into a 14-day quarantine. | The lab’s staff have been put into a 14-day quarantine. |
| Daniel Andrews gave Victoria’s update just a few moments ago: | Daniel Andrews gave Victoria’s update just a few moments ago: |
| The NSW chief health officer, Dr Kerry Chant, announced more cases had been diagnosed in the western Sydney aged care home this morning (you’ll find her quotes a little further down). | The NSW chief health officer, Dr Kerry Chant, announced more cases had been diagnosed in the western Sydney aged care home this morning (you’ll find her quotes a little further down). |
| Anglicare have now confirmed that 20 residents and 10 staff have tested positive for Covid-19: | Anglicare have now confirmed that 20 residents and 10 staff have tested positive for Covid-19: |
| Asked in that same interview whether or not he would make downloading the tracing app, and traveling with phones, mandatory, Scott Morrison says: | Asked in that same interview whether or not he would make downloading the tracing app, and traveling with phones, mandatory, Scott Morrison says: |
| Asked about privacy concerns, Morrison says they will be dealt with, but says: | Asked about privacy concerns, Morrison says they will be dealt with, but says: |