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| Coronavirus Australia update: Victoria Black Lives Matter protester Covid-19 positive as PM says rallies 'show great disrespect'– politics live | Coronavirus Australia update: Victoria Black Lives Matter protester Covid-19 positive as PM says rallies 'show great disrespect'– politics live |
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| Scott Morrison says BLM protests being ‘taken over by other much more politically driven leftwing agendas’. Follow live updates | |
| In terms of what resources NSW police will be deploying tomorrow, the officer holding this press conference (I didn’t catch his name and I am not from NSW, so I don’t recognise him) said: | |
| I’ve spoken to the diagnostics industry about the federal government’s deal to source $200m Covid-19 tests from Andrew Forrest’s Minderoo Foundation back in April. | |
| It is less than impressed about the circumstances of the purchase. You may remember that Minderoo managed to source 10m Chinese-manufactured Covid-19 tests for the Australian government at a crucial time, which the government is paying it back for. | |
| But Pathology Technology Australia, the peak group for 90% of the companies supplying diagnostic devices to Australia, says the deal lacked transparency, consultation and brought new testing technology to Australia at a time when it wasn’t really needed. | |
| Dean Whiting, the PTA’s chief executive, said: | |
| The office of the health minister, Greg Hunt, has defended the deal, saying it was crucial to diversify testing technology and that the Minderoo-sourced tests were being used. A spokesman also said it would have been “highly inappropriate” to consult PTA on procurement. | |
| NSW police are also headed to the supreme court to stop a protest planned for the weekend that is for a “different cause” to have it declared unauthorised under the health orders. | |
| The difference is police have not received any notification of tomorrow’s BLM protest, which means it can deem it “unauthorised”, while they have received notification of the weekend protest. | |
| NSW police say they will be enforcing the current health order at the planned Black Lives Matter protest for tomorrow. | |
| Linda Burney spoke to the ABC about the prime minister’s comments this morning about Black Lives Matter protests: | |
| Tanya Plibersek has been talking about this for a while: | |
| Head of the Australian Council of Social Service, Dr Cassandra Goldie, is talking to the ABC about the need to permanently increase the unemployment payment: | |
| We do need to be honest about our history: | We do need to be honest about our history: |
| Jim Chalmers has responded to the OECD report: | Jim Chalmers has responded to the OECD report: |
| “Echoing concerns raised by the Reserve Bank, the IMF, private forecasters and Labor about the rapid withdrawal of support in September, the latest economic outlook noted that: | “Echoing concerns raised by the Reserve Bank, the IMF, private forecasters and Labor about the rapid withdrawal of support in September, the latest economic outlook noted that: |
| ‘The authorities should be considering further stimulus that may be needed once existing measures expire at the end of the third quarter 2020’; and | ‘The authorities should be considering further stimulus that may be needed once existing measures expire at the end of the third quarter 2020’; and |
| ‘In particular, some income support measures may need to be extended beyond their September expiry date.’ | ‘In particular, some income support measures may need to be extended beyond their September expiry date.’ |
| “The OECD makes it clear that much more needs to be done to support jobs and secure a strong, inclusive and sustainable recovery, including investment in social housing, highlighting a major failure of the government’s HomeBlunder program. | “The OECD makes it clear that much more needs to be done to support jobs and secure a strong, inclusive and sustainable recovery, including investment in social housing, highlighting a major failure of the government’s HomeBlunder program. |
| “The less done to protect jobs and support vulnerable workers, business and communities in the coming months, the harder and longer the recovery will be. | “The less done to protect jobs and support vulnerable workers, business and communities in the coming months, the harder and longer the recovery will be. |
| “The virus struck an economy experiencing slower investment and the effects of severe drought and catastrophic bushfires, ending a 29-year economic expansion. | “The virus struck an economy experiencing slower investment and the effects of severe drought and catastrophic bushfires, ending a 29-year economic expansion. |
| “Having introduced support for the economy too narrowly and too slowly, Australians can’t afford for the government to withdraw that support too quickly or too bluntly.“Australia desperately needs an effective, well-executed response to this crisis, and a plan that bolsters the recovery and sets Australia up for the future. | “Having introduced support for the economy too narrowly and too slowly, Australians can’t afford for the government to withdraw that support too quickly or too bluntly.“Australia desperately needs an effective, well-executed response to this crisis, and a plan that bolsters the recovery and sets Australia up for the future. |
| “Australians have worked together to combat the virus, but more work must be done by the Morrison government to ensure that our hardest-hit Australians are not left out and left behind in the recovery.” | “Australians have worked together to combat the virus, but more work must be done by the Morrison government to ensure that our hardest-hit Australians are not left out and left behind in the recovery.” |
| The Australian Institute of Company Directors has released a survey of 2,371 of its members about the government’s response to coronavirus. | The Australian Institute of Company Directors has released a survey of 2,371 of its members about the government’s response to coronavirus. |
| The jobkeeper wage subsidy was identified as the biggest support to business during Covid-19, with 44% nominating it as the biggest support. Small and medium enterprises (47%) and not-for-profits (51%) were the most likely to nominate jobkeeper as the biggest support. | The jobkeeper wage subsidy was identified as the biggest support to business during Covid-19, with 44% nominating it as the biggest support. Small and medium enterprises (47%) and not-for-profits (51%) were the most likely to nominate jobkeeper as the biggest support. |
| 37% said government policy measures had not supported them, and 7% nominated industry-specific packages. | 37% said government policy measures had not supported them, and 7% nominated industry-specific packages. |
| Company directors were overwhelmingly (81%) in favour of “a cautious phasing out of government policies, such as the jobkeeper subsidy scheme and coronavirus supplement”, even at the cost of increased government deficits and debt, as opposed to 19% of respondents who would prefer “a rapid wind-down of government policies in order to start to rebuild public finances and restore the economy to normal operation”. | Company directors were overwhelmingly (81%) in favour of “a cautious phasing out of government policies, such as the jobkeeper subsidy scheme and coronavirus supplement”, even at the cost of increased government deficits and debt, as opposed to 19% of respondents who would prefer “a rapid wind-down of government policies in order to start to rebuild public finances and restore the economy to normal operation”. |
| There were no new cases of Covid reported in WA in the past 24 hours. | There were no new cases of Covid reported in WA in the past 24 hours. |
| Brendan O’Connor held a press conference to talk about this story from David Crowe at the SMH and the Age: | Brendan O’Connor held a press conference to talk about this story from David Crowe at the SMH and the Age: |
| ’Twas a foggy ole morning in Canberra on Thursday: | ’Twas a foggy ole morning in Canberra on Thursday: |
| Michael Gunner, the NT’s chief minister, has announced a tourism voucher for Territorians, to kickstart territory domestic travel: | Michael Gunner, the NT’s chief minister, has announced a tourism voucher for Territorians, to kickstart territory domestic travel: |
| The Territory Labor government has announced the scheme to encourage Territorians to explore their Territory and support local tourism businesses until borders can safely reopen to interstate visitors. | The Territory Labor government has announced the scheme to encourage Territorians to explore their Territory and support local tourism businesses until borders can safely reopen to interstate visitors. |
| More than 26,000 vouchers worth $200 will be available from 1 July, Territory Day, for Territorians to put towards a tourism experience, tour, accommodation, hire car or recreational fishing charter, so long as they match the spend with their own money. | More than 26,000 vouchers worth $200 will be available from 1 July, Territory Day, for Territorians to put towards a tourism experience, tour, accommodation, hire car or recreational fishing charter, so long as they match the spend with their own money. |
| The $5.2m initiative is supported by a marketing campaign “Never have I ever …” encouraging people to book something they have never got around to enjoying. | The $5.2m initiative is supported by a marketing campaign “Never have I ever …” encouraging people to book something they have never got around to enjoying. |
| It has been developed in partnership with Northern Territory regional tourism organisations, Tourism Top End and Tourism Central Australia. | It has been developed in partnership with Northern Territory regional tourism organisations, Tourism Top End and Tourism Central Australia. |
| From 1 July, Territorians aged 18 and over will be able to register and redeem their voucher at www.territoryvoucher.nt.gov.au. | From 1 July, Territorians aged 18 and over will be able to register and redeem their voucher at www.territoryvoucher.nt.gov.au. |
| They can then book online, over the phone or in person through their visitor information centres in Darwin, Katherine, Tennant Creek and Alice Springs. The vouchers must be used on a bookable product available through the centres. | They can then book online, over the phone or in person through their visitor information centres in Darwin, Katherine, Tennant Creek and Alice Springs. The vouchers must be used on a bookable product available through the centres. |
| Hospitality venues can also benefit by packaging their offerings with a tourism product such as a “stay and meal” deal. | Hospitality venues can also benefit by packaging their offerings with a tourism product such as a “stay and meal” deal. |
| Vouchers are valid for 30 days; bookings and travel must be completed by 31 October. | Vouchers are valid for 30 days; bookings and travel must be completed by 31 October. |
| Earlier this year the government injected $2m into an immediate tourism resilience plan to minimise the impact on the tourism industry from the bushfires and the coronavirus pandemic. | Earlier this year the government injected $2m into an immediate tourism resilience plan to minimise the impact on the tourism industry from the bushfires and the coronavirus pandemic. |