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| Australia coronavirus news: pressure mounts on Queensland to open borders – latest updates | Australia coronavirus news: pressure mounts on Queensland to open borders – latest updates |
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| Tourism operators and politicians are calling for Annastacia Palaszczuk to open the state’s border to domestic travellers. Follow live | Tourism operators and politicians are calling for Annastacia Palaszczuk to open the state’s border to domestic travellers. Follow live |
| On the finance side of things, AAP has this report: | |
| The Australian share market is set to rise in early trade after US investors continued to look to a swift recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. | |
| The SPI 200 futures contract was higher by 36 points, or 0.65%, to 5,604.0 at 0800 AEST on Thursday. | |
| The three major Wall Street indices notched finished higher overnight as investors bet on a swift economic recovery from coronavirus-driven lockdowns and the potential for more stimulus measures from the Federal Reserve. | |
| The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.52% to end at 24,575.9 points, while the S&P 500 gained 1.67%, to 2,971.61. The Nasdaq Composite climbed 2.08% to 9,375.78. | |
| In Australia on Thursday, the heads of Apts, Asic and the Reserve Bank will discuss their Covid-19 response in an online forum held by the Financial Services Institute of Australasia. | |
| The S&P/ASX200 benchmark index finished Wednesday up 13.5 points, or 0.24%, at 5,573 points. The All Ordinaries index gained 21.3 points, or 0.38%, to 5,680.1. | |
| The Australian dollar was buying 65.96 US cents at 0800 AEST, up from 65.43 US cents at the close of trade on Wednesday. | |
| Angus Taylor also spoke on the border closure issue while on the ABC: | |
| Speaking to the ABC a little earlier, Gladys Berejiklian says she did not think it was “logical at this stage to maintain those border closures for a prolonged period of time”. | Speaking to the ABC a little earlier, Gladys Berejiklian says she did not think it was “logical at this stage to maintain those border closures for a prolonged period of time”. |
| She prefaced the comment with “that’s a matter for the Queensland premier and the Queensland government” before giving her opinion, so that might tell you how relations within national cabinet are starting to go. | She prefaced the comment with “that’s a matter for the Queensland premier and the Queensland government” before giving her opinion, so that might tell you how relations within national cabinet are starting to go. |
| Berejiklian says it is all about jobs: | Berejiklian says it is all about jobs: |
| Gladys Berejiklian says NSW will also bring forward, and accelerate, many of its infrastructure projects in a bid to kickstart the NSW economy. | Gladys Berejiklian says NSW will also bring forward, and accelerate, many of its infrastructure projects in a bid to kickstart the NSW economy. |
| NSW health authorities tested 9,700 people for Covid-19 in the last 24 hours and returned just two positive results, Gladys Berejiklian says as part of her daily briefing. | NSW health authorities tested 9,700 people for Covid-19 in the last 24 hours and returned just two positive results, Gladys Berejiklian says as part of her daily briefing. |
| One case was from Melbourne, and the second is still under investigation (which is how they say they are not immediately clear on where it was picked up). | One case was from Melbourne, and the second is still under investigation (which is how they say they are not immediately clear on where it was picked up). |
| Asked where the government stands on the so-called Hele (high-efficiency low-emission) coal-fired power plants many in the Coalition backbench are quite enamoured with, Angus Taylor says they are still in the mix. | Asked where the government stands on the so-called Hele (high-efficiency low-emission) coal-fired power plants many in the Coalition backbench are quite enamoured with, Angus Taylor says they are still in the mix. |
| There wasn’t a lot new that was in that interview with Angus Taylor. “Balance” seems to be his favourite word at the moment, which is why he says Australia is still backing in fossil fuels like gas. | There wasn’t a lot new that was in that interview with Angus Taylor. “Balance” seems to be his favourite word at the moment, which is why he says Australia is still backing in fossil fuels like gas. |
| Asked by Fran Kelly why Australia just “doesn’t back a winner”, like low-emissions technologies such as wind and solar, Taylor scoff-lols and says: | Asked by Fran Kelly why Australia just “doesn’t back a winner”, like low-emissions technologies such as wind and solar, Taylor scoff-lols and says: |
| Angus Taylor just spoke to Fran Kelly on ABC radio and this is a pretty accurate summary from Adam Morton here, about how the conversation, at least from Taylor’s side, went. | Angus Taylor just spoke to Fran Kelly on ABC radio and this is a pretty accurate summary from Adam Morton here, about how the conversation, at least from Taylor’s side, went. |
| Gladys Berejiklian had a chat to ABC News Breakfast this morning and again pushed for borders to be open across the nation – saying it was not “logical” to keep them closed. | Gladys Berejiklian had a chat to ABC News Breakfast this morning and again pushed for borders to be open across the nation – saying it was not “logical” to keep them closed. |
| While the borders are the short-term concern, Adam Morton has this report on what is likely to be a long-term issue for Australia | While the borders are the short-term concern, Adam Morton has this report on what is likely to be a long-term issue for Australia |
| There are a lot of potential changes being floated in terms of Australian economic policy, under the guise of “Covid recovery”. | There are a lot of potential changes being floated in terms of Australian economic policy, under the guise of “Covid recovery”. |
| The border issue is once again dominating headlines, with Gladys Berejiklian pushing for Queensland (mostly), to open its borders to NSW. | The border issue is once again dominating headlines, with Gladys Berejiklian pushing for Queensland (mostly), to open its borders to NSW. |
| Queensland is saying no. As is Western Australia, the Northern Territory and South Australia. | Queensland is saying no. As is Western Australia, the Northern Territory and South Australia. |
| Yesterday, the deputy chief medical officer, Paul Kelly, said he could see no medical reason to keep the borders closed. | Yesterday, the deputy chief medical officer, Paul Kelly, said he could see no medical reason to keep the borders closed. |
| But Queensland, as well as the rest of the closed-off states, say their health advice is to keep them closed – particularly while there is still evidence of community transmission in NSW and Victoria. Which there is. | But Queensland, as well as the rest of the closed-off states, say their health advice is to keep them closed – particularly while there is still evidence of community transmission in NSW and Victoria. Which there is. |
| Mark McGowan hit NSW with a Ruby Princess jibe yesterday, saying he wouldn’t be taking border advice from the state which let the cruise ship dock and the passengers disembark. | Mark McGowan hit NSW with a Ruby Princess jibe yesterday, saying he wouldn’t be taking border advice from the state which let the cruise ship dock and the passengers disembark. |
| But the feds are on the side of NSW and are also pushing for it to open. Pauline Hanson has hired a lawyer to test to constitutionality of Queensland’s border closure. | But the feds are on the side of NSW and are also pushing for it to open. Pauline Hanson has hired a lawyer to test to constitutionality of Queensland’s border closure. |
| “It is unconstitutional for Premier Palaszczuk to close Queensland’s border and her actions are causing me a great deal of concern for the economic viability of our state,” Hanson wrote on social media. | “It is unconstitutional for Premier Palaszczuk to close Queensland’s border and her actions are causing me a great deal of concern for the economic viability of our state,” Hanson wrote on social media. |
| We’ll cover all the day’s events as they happen, so thank you again for joining us. You have Amy Remeikis with you for this slice of the day. | We’ll cover all the day’s events as they happen, so thank you again for joining us. You have Amy Remeikis with you for this slice of the day. |
| Ready? | Ready? |