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| Daniel Andrews sacks Adem Somyurek for 'deplorable' conduct and comments – politics live | Daniel Andrews sacks Adem Somyurek for 'deplorable' conduct and comments – politics live |
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| Victoria’s premier says minister accused of branch stacking was not given an opportunity to resign. Follow the latest updates live | Victoria’s premier says minister accused of branch stacking was not given an opportunity to resign. Follow the latest updates live |
| I’ve been pointed to this story in the Miami Herald – there are still crew members in limbo on cruise ships because of the pandemic. | |
| Victoria Health says another 12 people tested positive for Covid-19 overnight. | |
| Seven of those people are from one family and are linked back to a GP who tested positive for the virus but had seen patients. | |
| Meanwhile, jury trials are to resume in Victoria: | |
| The supreme court and the county court (the courts) decided to suspend new jury trials from Monday 16 March in light of public health advice and in the best interests of the Victorian community. | |
| The courts are pleased to announce that, as the public health advice has allowed the resumption of several everyday activities within the community, a limited number of Melbourne-based criminal jury trials will be resuming in a measured way from 20 July 2020. | |
| The courts will continue to monitor developments between now and then and adjust that timeframe if that becomes necessary. | |
| Over the past few months the courts have been working on plans for the safe resumption of jury trials. The courts have consulted with health professionals, the legal profession and others involved with criminal trials. That planning has also been informed by work being done in other states and other countries. | |
| Jury trials will resume with a range of measures in place including: | |
| Avoiding the need for the physical gathering of large jury pools | |
| Physical distancing arrangements within courtrooms and jury rooms | |
| Procedural changes to minimise the need for handling of objects | |
| Frequent cleaning of high-touch surfaces and other hygiene measures | |
| Government has introduced modifications to jury procedures which support these measures. | |
| The ABC is reporting a second attendee at Melbourne’s Black Lives Matter protest has tested positive for Covid-19. | |
| We’ll have more information on that soon. | |
| Asked about issues with branch stacking across the Australian Labor party, Anthony Albanese turns to issues across the political spectrum: | Asked about issues with branch stacking across the Australian Labor party, Anthony Albanese turns to issues across the political spectrum: |
| Anthony Albanese: | Anthony Albanese: |
| Anthony Albanese: | Anthony Albanese: |
| Asked about whether or not he has spoken to federal MP Anthony Byrne and whether or not any recordings took place in his office, Anthony Albanese says: | Asked about whether or not he has spoken to federal MP Anthony Byrne and whether or not any recordings took place in his office, Anthony Albanese says: |
| Asked about the future of the memberships Adem Somyurek was involved in, Anthony Albanese says: | Asked about the future of the memberships Adem Somyurek was involved in, Anthony Albanese says: |
| Anthony Albanese: | Anthony Albanese: |
| Anthony Albanese then confirms Murph’s report: | Anthony Albanese then confirms Murph’s report: |
| The federal Labor leader is now addressing the 60 Minutes/The Age story: | The federal Labor leader is now addressing the 60 Minutes/The Age story: |
| Ben Morton has put out the official statement on the deregulation plan he is in charge of (and of course it comes with a name): | Ben Morton has put out the official statement on the deregulation plan he is in charge of (and of course it comes with a name): |
| Modernising business communications | Modernising business communications |
| Commonwealth and state laws have not kept pace with the way Australians engage with digital communications and add compliance costs, for example, by mandating that businesses use certain methods of communicating or storing information – preventing them from using electronic delivery or adopting new technologies such as blockchain applications. | Commonwealth and state laws have not kept pace with the way Australians engage with digital communications and add compliance costs, for example, by mandating that businesses use certain methods of communicating or storing information – preventing them from using electronic delivery or adopting new technologies such as blockchain applications. |
| The Electronic Transactions Act 1999 (ETA) facilitates commerce by removing impediments to using electronic communications to satisfy legal obligations but, in the 20 years since its introduction, digital communication has proliferated while the number of exemptions, currently 147, has hardly changed. State and territory jurisdictions have similar ETAs, also with numerous exemptions. | The Electronic Transactions Act 1999 (ETA) facilitates commerce by removing impediments to using electronic communications to satisfy legal obligations but, in the 20 years since its introduction, digital communication has proliferated while the number of exemptions, currently 147, has hardly changed. State and territory jurisdictions have similar ETAs, also with numerous exemptions. |
| The taskforce will also examine other legislation which can be made technology neutral. | The taskforce will also examine other legislation which can be made technology neutral. |
| In order to reduce business costs and better reflect the way Australians want to engage and communicate, the deregulation taskforce will work with business and consumers to identify and address these issues and, with state and territory governments, to explore complementary reforms. | In order to reduce business costs and better reflect the way Australians want to engage and communicate, the deregulation taskforce will work with business and consumers to identify and address these issues and, with state and territory governments, to explore complementary reforms. |
| Improving occupational mobility | Improving occupational mobility |
| Occupational licensing and registration requirements often vary across states and territories, which increases costs on business and workers who operate or move across Australia. | Occupational licensing and registration requirements often vary across states and territories, which increases costs on business and workers who operate or move across Australia. |
| Twenty per cent of workers in the economy are required to be licensed or registered, while there are in excess of 800 licenses in manual trades across states and territories. | Twenty per cent of workers in the economy are required to be licensed or registered, while there are in excess of 800 licenses in manual trades across states and territories. |
| The deregulation taskforce’s work area is aimed at cutting red tape by exploring greater mutual recognition of qualifications and improved information flows between jurisdictions. | The deregulation taskforce’s work area is aimed at cutting red tape by exploring greater mutual recognition of qualifications and improved information flows between jurisdictions. |
| State and territory treasurers have written to the commonwealth asking that the deregulation taskforce consider potential reforms to Australia’s mechanism for the mutual recognition of occupational licences. | State and territory treasurers have written to the commonwealth asking that the deregulation taskforce consider potential reforms to Australia’s mechanism for the mutual recognition of occupational licences. |
| The government is seeking to partner with state and territory governments to progress this work. | The government is seeking to partner with state and territory governments to progress this work. |
| This will let business access skilled workers more quickly and provide more opportunities for people such as builders, trades workers and architects and engineers. It will also facilitate labour movement across borders in response to disasters, such as bushfires. | This will let business access skilled workers more quickly and provide more opportunities for people such as builders, trades workers and architects and engineers. It will also facilitate labour movement across borders in response to disasters, such as bushfires. |
| The work of the deregulation taskforce continues the Australian government’s commitment to reducing red tape, to make it easier for businesses to invest and create jobs. Further information is available on the deregulation taskforce webpage. | The work of the deregulation taskforce continues the Australian government’s commitment to reducing red tape, to make it easier for businesses to invest and create jobs. Further information is available on the deregulation taskforce webpage. |
| Anthony Albanese will hold a doorstop of his own at 11.45am. | Anthony Albanese will hold a doorstop of his own at 11.45am. |
| The mess in Victoria with the ALP is of course reverberating in Canberra this morning. | The mess in Victoria with the ALP is of course reverberating in Canberra this morning. |
| The ALP national executive is expected to hold a phone hook-up at lunchtime to consider Adem Somyurek’s membership of the party and have a preliminary conversation about next steps. | The ALP national executive is expected to hold a phone hook-up at lunchtime to consider Adem Somyurek’s membership of the party and have a preliminary conversation about next steps. |
| This could be complicated by the fact that Somyurek is, in fact, on the national executive. He’s not expected to show up. | This could be complicated by the fact that Somyurek is, in fact, on the national executive. He’s not expected to show up. |
| Gabrielle Williams has also responded: | Gabrielle Williams has also responded: |
| On Friday the commonwealth attorney general, Christian Porter, lodged notices to intervene in three high court cases challenging the Queensland and Western Australian governments’ bans on interstate travel. | On Friday the commonwealth attorney general, Christian Porter, lodged notices to intervene in three high court cases challenging the Queensland and Western Australian governments’ bans on interstate travel. |
| The cases are brought by Clive Palmer, his company Mineralogy, and a group of Queensland tourism operators backed by One Nation. | The cases are brought by Clive Palmer, his company Mineralogy, and a group of Queensland tourism operators backed by One Nation. |
| Porter said: | Porter said: |
| The notices of intervention are very short and sharp documents that don’t explain much about which points the commonwealth will argue, but it sounds as though it’s the section 92 point (“trade, commerce and intercourse among the states ... shall be absolutely free”) that’s the focus. | The notices of intervention are very short and sharp documents that don’t explain much about which points the commonwealth will argue, but it sounds as though it’s the section 92 point (“trade, commerce and intercourse among the states ... shall be absolutely free”) that’s the focus. |
| And on what has suddenly become the biggest issue in this country, despite it just starting as a talking point, and not included in any Black Lives Matters advocates calls (that I can see), Daniel Andrews says: | And on what has suddenly become the biggest issue in this country, despite it just starting as a talking point, and not included in any Black Lives Matters advocates calls (that I can see), Daniel Andrews says: |