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| Coronavirus Australia live updates: Victoria records 77 new cases as 300,000 enter lockdown in Melbourne hotspot suburbs | Coronavirus Australia live updates: Victoria records 77 new cases as 300,000 enter lockdown in Melbourne hotspot suburbs |
| (32 minutes later) | |
| Stay-at-home orders are now in place for 10 postcodes in city’s north as state steps up action to contain Covid-19 | Stay-at-home orders are now in place for 10 postcodes in city’s north as state steps up action to contain Covid-19 |
| And of course it was Collingwood, because it is always Collingwood. | |
| (I say that as a Pies fan) | |
| Via AAP: | |
| Star Collingwood midfielder Steele Sidebottom has begrudgingly accepted a four-match ban for committing a series of COVID-19 breaches during a weekend drinking session. | |
| The AFL handed down the stiff punishment on Wednesday night, meaning the two-time Copeland Trophy winner won’t be available to play again until round nine. | |
| Sidebottom and teammate Lynden Dunn, who has received a one-game suspension, broke protocols by catching an Uber late on Saturday night following a visit to the house of injured defender Jeremy Howe. | |
| The pair were there to console Howe after his devastating knee injury, but Sidebottom’s alcohol consumption during that visit triggered a series of events. | |
| While Dunn headed straight home, Sidebottom took an Uber to the house of Daniel Wells, which was another breach given that the Magpies staff member isn’t part of Collingwood’s COVID-compliant bubble. | |
| “That was probably the next bad decision. And obviously things have headed a little bit off the tracks at that point,” Collingwood coach Nathan Buckley said. | |
| Police took Sidebottom home on Sunday morning after finding him in the Melbourne suburb of Williamstown just before 7.30am. | |
| The Magpies were hopeful Sidebottom would only cop a two-match ban, and they were disappointed when the AFL handed down the four-game suspension. | |
| “Collingwood and Sidebottom share the view that his four-match ban is excessive, inconsistent with recent protocol breaches and contestable,” the Magpies said in a statement. | |
| “However, club and player concluded that for the greater good of the game and the realities of our time it was necessary to end the matter.” | |
| Buckley said Sidebottom’s alcohol consumption on Saturday night meant the star midfielder couldn’t quite recall all of the details of the night. | |
| “Speaking with Steele, he’s quite embarrassed about the situation,” Buckley said. | |
| “He’s obviously remorseful about the decisions that were made but he’s also in some way confused about what has taken place. | |
| The Victorian department of transport has been forced to review all applications to change the address listed on licences from hotspot suburbs after there was a rush on requests when lockdowns were announced. | |
| Originally reported by The Age, people may be attempting to change their addresses in order to get past police checkpoints as they enter or exist hotspot areas. | |
| Changing one’s address can be done online and does not require proof of residence. The department provides a label to be stuck onto the current licence with the new address. | |
| “As soon as we were made aware of this issue we immediately put in place measures to ensure any changes of address in priority postcodes were for genuine reasons,” said a spokeswoman from the department. | |
| “We are reviewing all changes to licence holders’ addresses from priority postcodes since the premier’s restrictions announcement on Tuesday to ensure anyone who changed their address did so because it was necessary.” | |
| The spokeswoman said the department will be contacting customers requesting a change from priority postcodes to request additional information to substantiate their change. | |
| Falsifying documents or lying or withholding information to Victoria Police about their name or place of residence face a maximum fine of up to $825. | |
| Just to give George Christensen something else to post about, because I am magnanimous. | |
| Also, if you think mentioning you have joined a new(ish) social media platform is reporting on it like “some kind of hate crime”, would that make you...a bit of a snowflake? | |
| (Oh, and fun fact - as Cameron Wilson pointed out to me the other day, Parler expects you to help cover their legal costs, if it gets sued over something you post) | |
| We’re getting another national Covid-19 update. | |
| Prof Michael Kidd, one of the deputies, will take today’s briefing. | |
| That’s at 3.30pm. | |
| In case you missed it, Australia is considering providing safe haven to Hong Kong residents, Scott Morrison confirmed. | In case you missed it, Australia is considering providing safe haven to Hong Kong residents, Scott Morrison confirmed. |
| That was raised a little while ago, when China first started floating its new security laws. | |
| Those laws, which makes any activism against the Chinese Communist party regime illegal, with life in prison among the penalties, were passed this week. | |
| The UK has responded by offering safe haven to 3 million Hong Kong citizens, opening up the pathway for them to receive citizenship. | |
| Morrison said Australia was considering similar proposals: | Morrison said Australia was considering similar proposals: |
| He then remembers that he needs to spruik the Liberal Eden-Monaro candidate, Fiona Kotvojs, and pivots from just how challenging the economy is going to be, to how amazing Kotvojs will be in fighting for jobs. | He then remembers that he needs to spruik the Liberal Eden-Monaro candidate, Fiona Kotvojs, and pivots from just how challenging the economy is going to be, to how amazing Kotvojs will be in fighting for jobs. |
| I mean, hopefully the prime minister doesn’t actually need someone barging into his office to remind him to do his job, but that seems to be a popular line. | I mean, hopefully the prime minister doesn’t actually need someone barging into his office to remind him to do his job, but that seems to be a popular line. |
| The press conference was held in the ACT suburb of Hume, which is just over the Eden-Monaro electoral border, but it’s about JOBS and, presumably, workers at the defence contractor they were featuring are from the electorate du jour. | The press conference was held in the ACT suburb of Hume, which is just over the Eden-Monaro electoral border, but it’s about JOBS and, presumably, workers at the defence contractor they were featuring are from the electorate du jour. |
| Scott Morrison will meet with his finance team again this afternoon to work through the phase three plan. | Scott Morrison will meet with his finance team again this afternoon to work through the phase three plan. |
| When it comes to the next phase of the government’s Covid-19 response in terms of the economy, Scott Morrison says: | When it comes to the next phase of the government’s Covid-19 response in terms of the economy, Scott Morrison says: |
| He goes on: | He goes on: |
| Asked about the early access super program, which with the turnover into the new financial year yesterday means people financially impacted by the Covid-19 impacts can access up to $10,000 more from their retirement payments, Scott Morrison says: | Asked about the early access super program, which with the turnover into the new financial year yesterday means people financially impacted by the Covid-19 impacts can access up to $10,000 more from their retirement payments, Scott Morrison says: |
| Asked about the allegations about security breaches in Victorian quarantine hotels, Scott Morrison says: | Asked about the allegations about security breaches in Victorian quarantine hotels, Scott Morrison says: |
| Asked about the Hong Kong situation, Scott Morrison says: | Asked about the Hong Kong situation, Scott Morrison says: |
| The former ACTU boss and Labor pollie Greg Combet has quit the Nev Power-chaired Covid-19 commission. | The former ACTU boss and Labor pollie Greg Combet has quit the Nev Power-chaired Covid-19 commission. |
| In a statement, Combet said: “I am pleased to have been able to give my attention and support to the early response to the pandemic, but with other capable hands taking forward the Commission’s evolving program of work, it’s time for me to focus on my business responsibilities, including as chair of IFM Investors.” | In a statement, Combet said: “I am pleased to have been able to give my attention and support to the early response to the pandemic, but with other capable hands taking forward the Commission’s evolving program of work, it’s time for me to focus on my business responsibilities, including as chair of IFM Investors.” |
| (IFM Investors is an investment vehicle run by industry super funds.) | (IFM Investors is an investment vehicle run by industry super funds.) |
| Combet will continue in his role as a special adviser to attorney general, Christian Porter, which is part of a working group process that is supposed to work out how industrial relations laws should change in a Post-covid world. | Combet will continue in his role as a special adviser to attorney general, Christian Porter, which is part of a working group process that is supposed to work out how industrial relations laws should change in a Post-covid world. |
| The National Covid-19 Coordination Commission said Power “commended Mr Combet on his and the working group’s significant achievements and contribution to mitigating the impact on lives and livelihoods and supporting a safe reopening for businesses as the first step in our economic recovery”. | The National Covid-19 Coordination Commission said Power “commended Mr Combet on his and the working group’s significant achievements and contribution to mitigating the impact on lives and livelihoods and supporting a safe reopening for businesses as the first step in our economic recovery”. |