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Australia coronavirus live update: Victoria to begin easing Covid-19 restrictions as 17th death reported at Sydney's Newmarch House – latest news Australia coronavirus live update: Victoria to begin easing Covid-19 restrictions as 17th death reported at Sydney's Newmarch House – latest news
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Another Newmarch resident dies after testing negative, while Victorian plan to lift lockdown rules announced and PM says he doesn’t see China decision on barley tariffs as retribution. Follow the latest updates, liveAnother Newmarch resident dies after testing negative, while Victorian plan to lift lockdown rules announced and PM says he doesn’t see China decision on barley tariffs as retribution. Follow the latest updates, live
Paul Karp has the latest on the sports rorts saga – new evidence has emerged about five representations from the PMO The deputy chief medical officer, Prof Michael Kidd, will give today’s national update.
It won’t include the death of the Newmarch House resident because that person (we don’t know gender or age) had tested negative for Covid before they died, which would have put them in the “recovered” cases.
Exhibit A:
(And no, it is not lost on me that the network that made Evans a household name in a lot of households is now all whhhhaaaaaaaaaaaaa....????)
That a health authority has to not only make this post, but have all the (zoom) meetings, sending up the chain requests, consult with departments and bother a scientist who is probably pretty busy doing things that actually matter, says everything about what has gone quite stupidly wrong in this country:
Paul Karp has the latest on the sports rorts saga – new evidence has emerged about five representations from the PMO.
Jacinda Ardern continued:Jacinda Ardern continued:
Jacinda Ardern says the NZ cabinet has met and agreed to relax restrictions even further:Jacinda Ardern says the NZ cabinet has met and agreed to relax restrictions even further:
Jacinda Ardern says that as of today, New Zealand has just 90 active cases of Covid-19, with two people in hospital, and believes it is on track to eradicate the virus from its shores.Jacinda Ardern says that as of today, New Zealand has just 90 active cases of Covid-19, with two people in hospital, and believes it is on track to eradicate the virus from its shores.
But she still wants to step up testing.But she still wants to step up testing.
Wyd? (Via AAP):Wyd? (Via AAP):
Locked down in his New York home, world famous artist Spencer Tunick battled depression while contemplating all the goals he set for an isolation period amid a global pandemic.Locked down in his New York home, world famous artist Spencer Tunick battled depression while contemplating all the goals he set for an isolation period amid a global pandemic.
The possibility of creating one of his large-scale, iconic nude shoots at a landmark like the Sydney Opera House was out of the question.The possibility of creating one of his large-scale, iconic nude shoots at a landmark like the Sydney Opera House was out of the question.
But during a time when everyone is communicating via video chats, he decided to invite people around the world to help create a naked mosaic titled Stay Apart Together, to highlight “human connection in the virtual world”.But during a time when everyone is communicating via video chats, he decided to invite people around the world to help create a naked mosaic titled Stay Apart Together, to highlight “human connection in the virtual world”.
Up to 100 volunteers will be directed to pose online as the artist composes an image where different nude bodies in their own personal space will create an image “similar to a window in a church”.Up to 100 volunteers will be directed to pose online as the artist composes an image where different nude bodies in their own personal space will create an image “similar to a window in a church”.
Australians are among the first to be offered a spot in the artist’s creation and anybody selected for the communal artwork will also feature in an Australian-only canvas.Australians are among the first to be offered a spot in the artist’s creation and anybody selected for the communal artwork will also feature in an Australian-only canvas.
Tunick told AAP:Tunick told AAP:
Living in one of the worst-hit regions in the US, Tunick has experienced the struggle of coronavirus firsthand, tending to a family member who lives nearby as they recovered from coronavirus.Living in one of the worst-hit regions in the US, Tunick has experienced the struggle of coronavirus firsthand, tending to a family member who lives nearby as they recovered from coronavirus.
The artistic endeavour has helped Tunick get through lockdown and he believes it can help those amateur models willing to participate.The artistic endeavour has helped Tunick get through lockdown and he believes it can help those amateur models willing to participate.
*Ian Malcolm Jurassic Park voice* Life will find a way.*Ian Malcolm Jurassic Park voice* Life will find a way.
The Greens leader, Adam Bandt, has responded to reports of revamping jobkeeper.The Greens leader, Adam Bandt, has responded to reports of revamping jobkeeper.
He said:He said:
The federal government has released its Covidsafe tool for businesses.The federal government has released its Covidsafe tool for businesses.
You can find that here.You can find that here.
Well, the cruise industry apparently thinks it is all steam ahead.Well, the cruise industry apparently thinks it is all steam ahead.
Oceania Cruises has launched its “ultimate sale” – “featuring major price reductions with fares starting as low as $2,220 per guest for inside staterooms and $2,930 per guest for veranda staterooms”.Oceania Cruises has launched its “ultimate sale” – “featuring major price reductions with fares starting as low as $2,220 per guest for inside staterooms and $2,930 per guest for veranda staterooms”.
(This is not a parody.)(This is not a parody.)
The ABC is reporting a version of Super Rugby will recommence as an Australian-only competition comprising five teams, including the Western Force.The ABC is reporting a version of Super Rugby will recommence as an Australian-only competition comprising five teams, including the Western Force.
The Perth-based Force were considered surplus to requirements in 2017 when they were axed from the competition. They have since been playing in Global Rapid Rugby and the National Rugby Championship.The Perth-based Force were considered surplus to requirements in 2017 when they were axed from the competition. They have since been playing in Global Rapid Rugby and the National Rugby Championship.
The Force will join the Queensland Reds, ACT Brumbies, NSW Waratahs and Melbourne Rebels in a new-look competition that will reportedly be back up and running by July at the earliest.The Force will join the Queensland Reds, ACT Brumbies, NSW Waratahs and Melbourne Rebels in a new-look competition that will reportedly be back up and running by July at the earliest.
Global travel restrictions have put paid to the inclusion of the South African cohort of teams, along with Argentina’s Jaguares and Japan’s Sunwolves. New Zealand has already announced its plans for a local-only competition, “Super Rugby Aotearoa”.Global travel restrictions have put paid to the inclusion of the South African cohort of teams, along with Argentina’s Jaguares and Japan’s Sunwolves. New Zealand has already announced its plans for a local-only competition, “Super Rugby Aotearoa”.
The 2020 Super Rugby season was suspended due to the Covid-19 outbreak in mid-March, after just seven rounds of play had been completed.The 2020 Super Rugby season was suspended due to the Covid-19 outbreak in mid-March, after just seven rounds of play had been completed.
The ACT has recorded no new cases, meaning it stays (active) Covid-case free.The ACT has recorded no new cases, meaning it stays (active) Covid-case free.
The aged care provider has released this statement:The aged care provider has released this statement:
That is the 17th person to die in the facility, having been diagnosed with Covid-19, and the second to have passed after recovering from the virus to the point they tested negative in the days before their death.That is the 17th person to die in the facility, having been diagnosed with Covid-19, and the second to have passed after recovering from the virus to the point they tested negative in the days before their death.
Labor’s industrial relations spokesman, Tony Burke, has left the door open to reforming the $130bn jobkeeper wage subsidy – if the proceeds were redirected to workers who missed out.Labor’s industrial relations spokesman, Tony Burke, has left the door open to reforming the $130bn jobkeeper wage subsidy – if the proceeds were redirected to workers who missed out.
At issue is the fact that some employees who normally earn less than $1,500 a fortnight actually earn more than their usual wages through the subsidy, while others such as shorter-term casuals with less than 12 months service miss out.At issue is the fact that some employees who normally earn less than $1,500 a fortnight actually earn more than their usual wages through the subsidy, while others such as shorter-term casuals with less than 12 months service miss out.
Burke told Guardian Australia:Burke told Guardian Australia:
I don’t imagine Labor would support cutting short the six-month term, but there does appear to be some flexibility on ensuring it is better targeted.I don’t imagine Labor would support cutting short the six-month term, but there does appear to be some flexibility on ensuring it is better targeted.