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| Coronavirus Australia updates: Victoria reports 73 new Covid-19 cases as NSW refuses to accept diverted flights – live news | Coronavirus Australia updates: Victoria reports 73 new Covid-19 cases as NSW refuses to accept diverted flights – live news |
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| Residents of 10 postcodes in Melbourne’s north and west have been ordered to stay home from midnight tonight. Follow live | Residents of 10 postcodes in Melbourne’s north and west have been ordered to stay home from midnight tonight. Follow live |
| We are standing by waiting to hear Victorian premier Daniel Andrews on 7.30. | |
| In the mean time, please enjoy Brisbane correspondent Ben Smee’s account of what it will be like for Queenslanders trying to party in nightclubs this weekend while obeying the requirement to remain seated to maintain social distancing. | |
| According to the marketing manager of one Fortitude Valley club: | |
| This is one of the pop-up coronavirus testing sites in Melbourne’s 36 hotspot suburbs. | This is one of the pop-up coronavirus testing sites in Melbourne’s 36 hotspot suburbs. |
| About 300,000 people live in those suburbs and will return to lockdown at midnight tonight. | About 300,000 people live in those suburbs and will return to lockdown at midnight tonight. |
| Victorian premier Daniel Andrews, who will be interviewed on 7.30 on ABC TV tonight, has repeatedly pleaded with Victorians to get a test if they experience any symptoms, and to agree to a test if they are offered one by people going door-to-door in the hotspot suburbs. | Victorian premier Daniel Andrews, who will be interviewed on 7.30 on ABC TV tonight, has repeatedly pleaded with Victorians to get a test if they experience any symptoms, and to agree to a test if they are offered one by people going door-to-door in the hotspot suburbs. |
| Two AFL players have been suspended for breaching coronavirus control protocols. | Two AFL players have been suspended for breaching coronavirus control protocols. |
| Collingwood midfielder Steele Sidebottom has been dealt a four-match ban and teammate Lynden Dunn has received a one match ban. | Collingwood midfielder Steele Sidebottom has been dealt a four-match ban and teammate Lynden Dunn has received a one match ban. |
| More details from AAP: | More details from AAP: |
| The story continues: | The story continues: |
| Up to 400 jobs at the University of Wollongong could go after a stalemate between the university and unions over pay cuts and other proposed changes to the enterprise bargaining agreement. | Up to 400 jobs at the University of Wollongong could go after a stalemate between the university and unions over pay cuts and other proposed changes to the enterprise bargaining agreement. |
| Last month, the university presented three options for the agreement to cover an expected $90m shortfall in revenue in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. | Last month, the university presented three options for the agreement to cover an expected $90m shortfall in revenue in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. |
| The first two options would have seen pay cut and hours reduced by up to 15% over the next 12 months, which the uni said would see 200 fewer jobs go (but still between 150 and 200 jobs going). | The first two options would have seen pay cut and hours reduced by up to 15% over the next 12 months, which the uni said would see 200 fewer jobs go (but still between 150 and 200 jobs going). |
| The third option was to keep to the existing agreement, and more jobs to go. | The third option was to keep to the existing agreement, and more jobs to go. |
| Staff never got the chance to vote on the preferred option. The university announced on Wednesday that management and unions “were unable to reach consensus on a viable option to reduce costs and minimise job losses by temporarily varying current employment agreements”. | Staff never got the chance to vote on the preferred option. The university announced on Wednesday that management and unions “were unable to reach consensus on a viable option to reduce costs and minimise job losses by temporarily varying current employment agreements”. |
| The university has claimed it needed to make a decision quickly, but also said if the unions’ position changes, it is willing to discuss options to save more jobs. | The university has claimed it needed to make a decision quickly, but also said if the unions’ position changes, it is willing to discuss options to save more jobs. |
| If you’re a regular reader of this blog, you’d see we frequently draw on the great work of our colleagues at Australian Associated Press (AAP), who for 85 years have provided a fast, accurate newswire service. | If you’re a regular reader of this blog, you’d see we frequently draw on the great work of our colleagues at Australian Associated Press (AAP), who for 85 years have provided a fast, accurate newswire service. |
| The newswire was sold to new owners on Monday, and while it’s great that AAP will not be shut down, as was the original plan, it still has to slim down from 140 staff to 85 before the new wire launches on 1 August. | The newswire was sold to new owners on Monday, and while it’s great that AAP will not be shut down, as was the original plan, it still has to slim down from 140 staff to 85 before the new wire launches on 1 August. |
| A number of really great journalists were tapped on the shoulder to leave today. You might not recognise their bylines, but I guarantee you’ve read their work. | A number of really great journalists were tapped on the shoulder to leave today. You might not recognise their bylines, but I guarantee you’ve read their work. |
| Finbar asked Scott Morrison that question about pork-barrelling in Eden-Monaro, as featured in Laura Tingle’s column this week. | Finbar asked Scott Morrison that question about pork-barrelling in Eden-Monaro, as featured in Laura Tingle’s column this week. |
| Shine Lawyers is canvassing interest in a potential class action against Anglicare for the coronavirus outbreak at Newmarch House nursing home in Sydney. | Shine Lawyers is canvassing interest in a potential class action against Anglicare for the coronavirus outbreak at Newmarch House nursing home in Sydney. |
| Nineteen people died after testing positive to Covid-19 as part of that outbreak. | Nineteen people died after testing positive to Covid-19 as part of that outbreak. |
| Shine Lawyers national practice leader Lisa Flynn said the action will allege Anglicare was negligent in its handling of the crisis and breached its duty of care. | Shine Lawyers national practice leader Lisa Flynn said the action will allege Anglicare was negligent in its handling of the crisis and breached its duty of care. |
| She said: | She said: |
| This may or may not make people in the restricted postcodes feel better. | This may or may not make people in the restricted postcodes feel better. |
| The Western Australian government has announced a $195,000 relief fund to support regional art galleries that had to cancel exhibitions and close their doors due to Covid-19. | The Western Australian government has announced a $195,000 relief fund to support regional art galleries that had to cancel exhibitions and close their doors due to Covid-19. |
| The funding is intended to help galleries host virtual art exhibitions and activities. | The funding is intended to help galleries host virtual art exhibitions and activities. |
| It’s part of an $8m fund called the Regional Exhibition Touring Boost, which is intended to increase the number of exhibitions that tour regional galleries. | It’s part of an $8m fund called the Regional Exhibition Touring Boost, which is intended to increase the number of exhibitions that tour regional galleries. |
| WA arts minister, David Templeman said: | WA arts minister, David Templeman said: |
| A former Victorian police officer has been convicted and fined $7,500 after pleading guilty to the unauthorised access of information from a police database. | A former Victorian police officer has been convicted and fined $7,500 after pleading guilty to the unauthorised access of information from a police database. |
| Former sergeant Robert Beckingham was sentenced at the Melbourne magistrates court on Wednesday. | Former sergeant Robert Beckingham was sentenced at the Melbourne magistrates court on Wednesday. |
| Beckingham pleaded guilty to accessing information on the Victoria police law enforcement assistance program database relating to nine different people. He was charged after an investigation by the Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission in 2018. | Beckingham pleaded guilty to accessing information on the Victoria police law enforcement assistance program database relating to nine different people. He was charged after an investigation by the Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission in 2018. |
| In a statement, Ibac said: | In a statement, Ibac said: |
| The Leap database, Victoria police says, “is fully relational and stores particulars of all crimes bought to the notice of police as well as family incidents and missing persons. It also includes details on locations, vehicles and persons involved. The database is online and updated constantly, 24 hours a day.” | The Leap database, Victoria police says, “is fully relational and stores particulars of all crimes bought to the notice of police as well as family incidents and missing persons. It also includes details on locations, vehicles and persons involved. The database is online and updated constantly, 24 hours a day.” |
| You can report police misconduct here. | You can report police misconduct here. |
| Let’s go back to those Victorian lockdown rules. | Let’s go back to those Victorian lockdown rules. |
| From midnight, if you live in one of the 10 restricted postcodes – 3038, 3021, 3012, 3042, 3064, 3047, 3060, 3032, 3046, 3055 – you will be under stage three stay-at-home orders from midnight tonight. | From midnight, if you live in one of the 10 restricted postcodes – 3038, 3021, 3012, 3042, 3064, 3047, 3060, 3032, 3046, 3055 – you will be under stage three stay-at-home orders from midnight tonight. |
| We’re all across the four things rule – you can only leave home for essential shopping, exercise, caregiving, or school or work – but the Victorian government has also stepped through some FAQs. | We’re all across the four things rule – you can only leave home for essential shopping, exercise, caregiving, or school or work – but the Victorian government has also stepped through some FAQs. |
| If you live in a restricted postcode and are on holidays, you don’t have to rush back. But if you are planning a holiday and haven’t yet left, you are going to have to cancel. It’s not one of the four reasons you’re allowed to leave your home. | If you live in a restricted postcode and are on holidays, you don’t have to rush back. But if you are planning a holiday and haven’t yet left, you are going to have to cancel. It’s not one of the four reasons you’re allowed to leave your home. |
| You can attend a wedding or funeral outside your restricted postcode area but if you’re unwell you should stay home. Wedding and funerals held within the restricted postcode area will be restricted to five and 10 people respectively; elsewhere there are bigger limits. | You can attend a wedding or funeral outside your restricted postcode area but if you’re unwell you should stay home. Wedding and funerals held within the restricted postcode area will be restricted to five and 10 people respectively; elsewhere there are bigger limits. |
| Religious services within restricted postcodes will have to be streamed online. If you live in a restricted area and usually travel outside that area to attend a place of worship, you can’t do that until these restrictions lift. | Religious services within restricted postcodes will have to be streamed online. If you live in a restricted area and usually travel outside that area to attend a place of worship, you can’t do that until these restrictions lift. |
| You can leave, or go into, a restricted area to buy groceries or go to work. | You can leave, or go into, a restricted area to buy groceries or go to work. |
| You can exercise with one other person in a restricted area. | You can exercise with one other person in a restricted area. |
| You can have a tradesperson in your house if you live in a restricted area. | You can have a tradesperson in your house if you live in a restricted area. |
| You can’t play golf or go fishing. | You can’t play golf or go fishing. |
| If you do not live in a restricted postcode, you can’t travel into that area to see family or friends unless you’re providing essential caregiving circumstances. If you live in a restricted postcode, you can’t see friends and family unless it’s for caregiving purposes. | If you do not live in a restricted postcode, you can’t travel into that area to see family or friends unless you’re providing essential caregiving circumstances. If you live in a restricted postcode, you can’t see friends and family unless it’s for caregiving purposes. |
| As previously reported, if you live separately from your partner and one or both of you lives in a restricted postcode, you can visit each other at home. | As previously reported, if you live separately from your partner and one or both of you lives in a restricted postcode, you can visit each other at home. |
| Meanwhile, the Labor leader, Anthony Albanese, is on ABC24 and arguing with Patricia Karvelas about a post made by the Queensland Labor party about Queensland being “flooded” by Victorians. | Meanwhile, the Labor leader, Anthony Albanese, is on ABC24 and arguing with Patricia Karvelas about a post made by the Queensland Labor party about Queensland being “flooded” by Victorians. |
| This is what we’re talking about, if you did happen to miss it. | This is what we’re talking about, if you did happen to miss it. |
| Karvelas: “Is that an appropriate language use?” | Karvelas: “Is that an appropriate language use?” |
| Albanese: “Well, of course, the Queensland opposition, a bit like the Victorian opposition, have continued to try to play politics with this issue ... ” | Albanese: “Well, of course, the Queensland opposition, a bit like the Victorian opposition, have continued to try to play politics with this issue ... ” |
| Karvelas: “No, no, hang on a minute. I’ve got to stop you here. This is Labor playing politics, ‘flooding Victorians’ in Queensland. That’s not appropriate language, is it, about your fellow Australians?” | Karvelas: “No, no, hang on a minute. I’ve got to stop you here. This is Labor playing politics, ‘flooding Victorians’ in Queensland. That’s not appropriate language, is it, about your fellow Australians?” |
| Albanese: “No, the Queensland LNP have throughout this period attacked the Palaszczuk government... [Queensland opposition leader] Deb Frecklington has played politics the whole way through.” | Albanese: “No, the Queensland LNP have throughout this period attacked the Palaszczuk government... [Queensland opposition leader] Deb Frecklington has played politics the whole way through.” |
| Karvelas: “Does that mean Labor should play politics, too?” | Karvelas: “Does that mean Labor should play politics, too?” |
| Albanese: “Well, I’m answerable for my own actions.” | Albanese: “Well, I’m answerable for my own actions.” |
| Karvelas: “No, no, it is the Labor party. It is your brand?” | Karvelas: “No, no, it is the Labor party. It is your brand?” |
| Albanese: “Well, I haven’t seen it, Patricia, and with respect, if you are going to raise something with me, I expect to be given some notice and to be able to check from it.” | Albanese: “Well, I haven’t seen it, Patricia, and with respect, if you are going to raise something with me, I expect to be given some notice and to be able to check from it.” |
| I believe I speak for all of us when I say: UGH. | I believe I speak for all of us when I say: UGH. |
| Kelly says that while the Victorian outbreak is not a good development, it is an expected occurrence as Australia chose a strategy of suppression and control, not an elimination strategy. | Kelly says that while the Victorian outbreak is not a good development, it is an expected occurrence as Australia chose a strategy of suppression and control, not an elimination strategy. |
| He says “any outbreak of this size is a backward step”. But he adds: | He says “any outbreak of this size is a backward step”. But he adds: |
| He says that an elimination strategy – which is what New Zealand is pursuing – is a “fool’s errand”. | He says that an elimination strategy – which is what New Zealand is pursuing – is a “fool’s errand”. |
| And that’s the national update. | And that’s the national update. |
| There is ‘no evidence’ the Melbourne outbreak is linked to the Black Lives Matter protest, Kelly says. | There is ‘no evidence’ the Melbourne outbreak is linked to the Black Lives Matter protest, Kelly says. |
| I put that in big text because we seem to keep having this debate, despite health officials repeatedly refuting it. | I put that in big text because we seem to keep having this debate, despite health officials repeatedly refuting it. |
| Kelly says there is no evidence the protests contributed to the spread of the virus, but that does not mean that protests are safe. | Kelly says there is no evidence the protests contributed to the spread of the virus, but that does not mean that protests are safe. |
| Kelly says 10% of people in hotspot areas refused tests through the door-to-door testing. About 11,000 people did agree to get the test. | Kelly says 10% of people in hotspot areas refused tests through the door-to-door testing. About 11,000 people did agree to get the test. |
| Most of those refusals were refusing a test on behalf of children. | Most of those refusals were refusing a test on behalf of children. |
| Kelly: | Kelly: |
| He said the federal government would “redouble” its efforts to ensure health material was translated into as many languages as possible. | He said the federal government would “redouble” its efforts to ensure health material was translated into as many languages as possible. |
| There is some concern people living in the hotspot areas of Melbourne will leave their suburbs before the lockdown begins at 11.59pm tonight. | There is some concern people living in the hotspot areas of Melbourne will leave their suburbs before the lockdown begins at 11.59pm tonight. |
| Kelly says the expert panel advising the government on coronavirus has been asked to look again at the question of whether masks should be worn. | Kelly says the expert panel advising the government on coronavirus has been asked to look again at the question of whether masks should be worn. |
| But he says Victoria may make a decision recommending masks in hotspot areas. | But he says Victoria may make a decision recommending masks in hotspot areas. |
| He adds: | He adds: |
| We’re still not calling it a second wave. | We’re still not calling it a second wave. |
| Kelly says this debate is “a bit academic” but we’re very keen on having it. A second wave, he says, would be a more widespread outbreak. At the moment it’s localised. | Kelly says this debate is “a bit academic” but we’re very keen on having it. A second wave, he says, would be a more widespread outbreak. At the moment it’s localised. |