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| Coronavirus Australia live updates: Victoria premier Daniel Andrews details plans to reopen schools – latest news | |
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| Josh Frydenberg will deliver an economic statement in lieu of the federal budget which has been postponed to October due to Covid-19. Follow the latest news live | Josh Frydenberg will deliver an economic statement in lieu of the federal budget which has been postponed to October due to Covid-19. Follow the latest news live |
| It’s also parliament today, where Josh Frydenberg will lay out another economic statement as the federal government pushes to open up the economy. | |
| We’re going to kick off this morning with a recap of last night’s Q+A on ABC, which featured the three state premiers widely believed to have strong-armed the national cabinet into the country’s lockdown. Yes, they are Victoria’s Daniel Andrews, Queensland’s Annastacia Palaszczuk and New South Wales’s Gladys Berejiklian. So what did we learn? | We’re going to kick off this morning with a recap of last night’s Q+A on ABC, which featured the three state premiers widely believed to have strong-armed the national cabinet into the country’s lockdown. Yes, they are Victoria’s Daniel Andrews, Queensland’s Annastacia Palaszczuk and New South Wales’s Gladys Berejiklian. So what did we learn? |
| Not much. | Not much. |
| My colleague Calla Wahlquist, who live-blogged the show, wrapped it up like this: | My colleague Calla Wahlquist, who live-blogged the show, wrapped it up like this: |
| Daniel Andrews would not say when students were likely to return to schools in Victoria except that it would be by the end of term two, which he has said previously. | Daniel Andrews would not say when students were likely to return to schools in Victoria except that it would be by the end of term two, which he has said previously. |
| Andrews and Gladys Berejiklian said they will consider economic reforms like cutting payroll tax and stamp duty in order to support businesses through the recession caused by the coronavirus, but did not make any solid commitments. They said there was an opportunity for structural economic reform and what form that reform might take was under active consideration. | Andrews and Gladys Berejiklian said they will consider economic reforms like cutting payroll tax and stamp duty in order to support businesses through the recession caused by the coronavirus, but did not make any solid commitments. They said there was an opportunity for structural economic reform and what form that reform might take was under active consideration. |
| Berejiklian said that “13 out of 14 [cruise ship] disembarkments were successful in New South Wales”, it’s just that the 14th was the Ruby Princess. She said that a “mistake-free pandemic is impossible, it would be miraculous”. | Berejiklian said that “13 out of 14 [cruise ship] disembarkments were successful in New South Wales”, it’s just that the 14th was the Ruby Princess. She said that a “mistake-free pandemic is impossible, it would be miraculous”. |
| Annastacia Palaszczuk would not give an indication of when Queensland might lift its hard state border, but said Queenslanders may be able to travel within Queensland in June or July. | Annastacia Palaszczuk would not give an indication of when Queensland might lift its hard state border, but said Queenslanders may be able to travel within Queensland in June or July. |
| She would not say when regional areas in Queensland might enjoy more freedom, because there are still people in those areas in quarantine. | She would not say when regional areas in Queensland might enjoy more freedom, because there are still people in those areas in quarantine. |
| All three premiers said Australia’s situation could have been much worse and while we were now facing difficult economic times, they were grateful to be grappling with how to reopen the economy rather than coping with tens of thousands of deaths per state. | All three premiers said Australia’s situation could have been much worse and while we were now facing difficult economic times, they were grateful to be grappling with how to reopen the economy rather than coping with tens of thousands of deaths per state. |
| We did not, however, learn to what extend these larger states were able to strong-arm national cabinet and the federal government into following their lead on introducing the shutdown in the first place, and closing schools. That inside story, when told, will be well worth reading. | We did not, however, learn to what extend these larger states were able to strong-arm national cabinet and the federal government into following their lead on introducing the shutdown in the first place, and closing schools. That inside story, when told, will be well worth reading. |