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| Coronavirus Australia update: Victoria reports 30 new Covid-19 cases as Woolworths reintroduces national purchase limit on toilet paper – live news | |
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| Five of Victoria’s new cases are from hotel quarantine; Northern Territory chief minister says people from areas with spikes will be quarantined at their own cost. Follow live | Five of Victoria’s new cases are from hotel quarantine; Northern Territory chief minister says people from areas with spikes will be quarantined at their own cost. Follow live |
| Victoria’s deputy chief health officer Dr Annaliese van Diemen says 30% of returned travellers in hotel quarantine have been refusing Covid-19 testing. | |
| van Dieman defined that “very good uptake” as around 70%. She was asked by media if the department required more powers to enforce testing. | |
| Victoria has been batteling two separate outbreaks among staff members working at quarantine hotels. | |
| Woolworths has just annouced it will reintroduce countrywide buying limits on toilet paper. | |
| The supermarket chain released this statement: | |
| There are currently no other product limits other than toilet paper and paper towel outside of Victoria. | |
| On Wednesday, Woolworths reinstated a purchase limit of two items in Victoria on toilet paper, hand sanitiser, paper towel, flour, sugar, pasta, mince, long-life milk, eggs and rice. | |
| Here is a little more information on those Sydney ASIO raids, via AAP: | Here is a little more information on those Sydney ASIO raids, via AAP: |
| A south Sydney house belonging to NSW Labor upper house MP Shaoquett Moselmane has been searched by Australian federal police and intelligence officers. | A south Sydney house belonging to NSW Labor upper house MP Shaoquett Moselmane has been searched by Australian federal police and intelligence officers. |
| The AFP confirmed search warrants were executed in Sydney on Friday as part of an ongoing investigation and that there was no threat to the community. | The AFP confirmed search warrants were executed in Sydney on Friday as part of an ongoing investigation and that there was no threat to the community. |
| NSW Labor leader Jodi McKay said she’d been told police and ASIO members entered Moselmane’s Rockdale home and had a warrant for his parliamentary office. | NSW Labor leader Jodi McKay said she’d been told police and ASIO members entered Moselmane’s Rockdale home and had a warrant for his parliamentary office. |
| Asked if the searches related to suspicions of Chinese government filtration, McKay said: | Asked if the searches related to suspicions of Chinese government filtration, McKay said: |
| McKay will be briefed by law enforcement agencies later on Friday and told reporters one of Moselmane’s staff may also be involved. McKay said: | McKay will be briefed by law enforcement agencies later on Friday and told reporters one of Moselmane’s staff may also be involved. McKay said: |
| Moselmane’s membership of NSW Labor would be suspended and he would no longer sit in the Labor parliamentary caucus, McKay added. | Moselmane’s membership of NSW Labor would be suspended and he would no longer sit in the Labor parliamentary caucus, McKay added. |
| Moselmane in April stood down as assistant president of the NSW upper house after praising Chinese president Xi Jinping’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic, saying Xi had demonstrated “unswerving leadership” and decisiveness. | Moselmane in April stood down as assistant president of the NSW upper house after praising Chinese president Xi Jinping’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic, saying Xi had demonstrated “unswerving leadership” and decisiveness. |
| Moselmane has been a member of the NSW upper house since December 2009 and between 1995 and 2009 served four stints as Rockdale city council mayor. | Moselmane has been a member of the NSW upper house since December 2009 and between 1995 and 2009 served four stints as Rockdale city council mayor. |
| For more information on the future of Virgin Australia, check out Ben Butler’s full report below: | For more information on the future of Virgin Australia, check out Ben Butler’s full report below: |
| Nick Evershed has kindly put together this chart showing the recent trends in Victorian cases. | Nick Evershed has kindly put together this chart showing the recent trends in Victorian cases. |
| As a Melbourne resident myself, I’m not loving the gradient at the end of that graph. | As a Melbourne resident myself, I’m not loving the gradient at the end of that graph. |
| If you are interested in this, check out Nick’s other amazing data work here: | If you are interested in this, check out Nick’s other amazing data work here: |
| Unions have responded to Virgin Australia’s administrators striking a deal with Bain Capital by repeating their call for government intervention to keep the broader aviation sector afloat. | Unions have responded to Virgin Australia’s administrators striking a deal with Bain Capital by repeating their call for government intervention to keep the broader aviation sector afloat. |
| In a statement, ACTU president Michele O’Neil said: | In a statement, ACTU president Michele O’Neil said: |
| Hello to all Keilor Downs and Broadmeadows residents. | Hello to all Keilor Downs and Broadmeadows residents. |
| Have you run into the door-to-door Covid testing taskforce today? Did you say yes to testing? If not, why not? | Have you run into the door-to-door Covid testing taskforce today? Did you say yes to testing? If not, why not? |
| Tweet me your experiences at @MatildaBoseley and I’ll feature your stories on the blog. | Tweet me your experiences at @MatildaBoseley and I’ll feature your stories on the blog. |
| Several large clusters in Melbourne have also grown overnight. | Several large clusters in Melbourne have also grown overnight. |
| The Coburg family cluster has had one additional case – I believe taking the total to 15. | The Coburg family cluster has had one additional case – I believe taking the total to 15. |
| The second Keilor Downs family cluster has grown to 19, and the North Melbourne family cluster (formally known as the H&M Northland cluster) is now at 15 cases, a growth of five from numbers reported yesterday. | The second Keilor Downs family cluster has grown to 19, and the North Melbourne family cluster (formally known as the H&M Northland cluster) is now at 15 cases, a growth of five from numbers reported yesterday. |
| And as mentioned before, a Macdonald’s worker has tested positive and is linked to the Wollert cluster that is associated with St Monica’s College in Epping. | And as mentioned before, a Macdonald’s worker has tested positive and is linked to the Wollert cluster that is associated with St Monica’s College in Epping. |
| Among the new Victorian cases is a healthcare worker a youth mental health facility. | Among the new Victorian cases is a healthcare worker a youth mental health facility. |
| Victorian deputy chief health officer Annaliese van Diemen says: | Victorian deputy chief health officer Annaliese van Diemen says: |
| Other new cases include a worker at McDonald’s which is linked to the Wollert outbreak in the city’s north. | Other new cases include a worker at McDonald’s which is linked to the Wollert outbreak in the city’s north. |
| The Victorian deputy chief health officer is speaking now: | The Victorian deputy chief health officer is speaking now: |
| Virgin Australia’s administrators, Deloitte, say Bain Capital is the successful bidder for the airline. | Virgin Australia’s administrators, Deloitte, say Bain Capital is the successful bidder for the airline. |
| Rival Cyrus Capital Partners pulled out this morning, slamming the administrators for failing to engage with them – and return phone calls– this week. | Rival Cyrus Capital Partners pulled out this morning, slamming the administrators for failing to engage with them – and return phone calls– this week. |
| It’s important to note that, even though the administrators say they’ve signed a deal with Bain, it isn’t binding unless approved by creditors at a meeting in August. | It’s important to note that, even though the administrators say they’ve signed a deal with Bain, it isn’t binding unless approved by creditors at a meeting in August. |
| It’s not clear what creditors, especially bondholders owed $2bn, stand to get from the sale – Deloitte has not given information about returns in its announcement this morning. | It’s not clear what creditors, especially bondholders owed $2bn, stand to get from the sale – Deloitte has not given information about returns in its announcement this morning. |
| There’s still time for the deal to fall over or for a legal challenge too. | There’s still time for the deal to fall over or for a legal challenge too. |
| Deloitte said: | Deloitte said: |
| Supports the current management team led by Paul Scurrah and their improvement plan for the airline. | Supports the current management team led by Paul Scurrah and their improvement plan for the airline. |
| Commits to the retention of thousands of jobs. | Commits to the retention of thousands of jobs. |
| Carries forward all travel credits and Velocity frequent flyer-booked flights. | Carries forward all travel credits and Velocity frequent flyer-booked flights. |
| Honours all employee entitlements. | Honours all employee entitlements. |
| Provides a significant injection of capital to see the business recapitalised and well-positioned for the future. | Provides a significant injection of capital to see the business recapitalised and well-positioned for the future. |
| Queensland attorney general Yvette D’Ath spoke to media earlier, urging residents to comply with quarantine orders: | Queensland attorney general Yvette D’Ath spoke to media earlier, urging residents to comply with quarantine orders: |