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| Coronavirus Australia live update: Victoria records 270 new Covid-19 cases and NSW 13 cases | Coronavirus Australia live update: Victoria records 270 new Covid-19 cases and NSW 13 cases |
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| South Australia to keep border closed to NSW as Queensland introduces quarantine rule for parts of Sydney. Follow live | South Australia to keep border closed to NSW as Queensland introduces quarantine rule for parts of Sydney. Follow live |
| People of Victoria: now is not the best time to try to move drugs into NSW. It’s really not. There are police on all the bridges. | |
| Just ask the 39-year-old man who was charged with supplying a prohibited drug after he was stopped by police on the border at 10.45pm on Monday. | |
| This statement from NSW Police: | |
| The man appeared in court today, police said, and was bailed to 1 September and given a public health order to self-isolate for 14 days. | |
| This is Menarock Life aged care facility in Essendon, the site of the biggest aged care cluster reported this week. Staff are now wearing face masks and face shields. | |
| Twenty-eight people, a mixture of staff and residents, have tested positive to coronavirus, and some residents have been moved out of the centre to allow them to isolate. | |
| We have been given a bit of clarification in the NSW coronavirus figures. | |
| As reported earlier, NSW recorded 13 cases of coronavirus in the 24-hours to 8pm last night. | |
| They also recorded an additional seven cases, all at the Crossroads Hotel, which came in after 3pm yesterday. | |
| We’ve been told those seven cases will go on tomorrow’s numbers. | |
| The Australian Capital Territory has recorded no new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, and still has five active cases. | The Australian Capital Territory has recorded no new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, and still has five active cases. |
| I’ve always liked emus. | I’ve always liked emus. |
| The chief executive of ME Bank, Jamie McPhee, has resigned, two and a half months after drawing customer anger over home loan redraws. | The chief executive of ME Bank, Jamie McPhee, has resigned, two and a half months after drawing customer anger over home loan redraws. |
| ME Bank slashed thousands of dollars from the amount an estimated 20,000 customers could redraw from their home loans. Customers complained that they had been given little or no warning, with some particularly angry because they were counting on the money to help them during the coronavirus crisis. | ME Bank slashed thousands of dollars from the amount an estimated 20,000 customers could redraw from their home loans. Customers complained that they had been given little or no warning, with some particularly angry because they were counting on the money to help them during the coronavirus crisis. |
| The bank backflipped, and McPhee apologised, a week later. | The bank backflipped, and McPhee apologised, a week later. |
| ME Bank chairman James Evans said McPhee “made a significant contribution to the Bank over the last 10 and a half years, transforming the scale and extent of ME’s retail offering to customers”. | ME Bank chairman James Evans said McPhee “made a significant contribution to the Bank over the last 10 and a half years, transforming the scale and extent of ME’s retail offering to customers”. |
| “Notably, ME has continued to achieve primacy in customer satisfaction, based on Roy Morgan banking research,” he said. | “Notably, ME has continued to achieve primacy in customer satisfaction, based on Roy Morgan banking research,” he said. |
| “Importantly, Jamie has steered the Bank through significant change in the industry and the macro economic environment. Jamie leaves with our thanks and best wishes for the future.” | “Importantly, Jamie has steered the Bank through significant change in the industry and the macro economic environment. Jamie leaves with our thanks and best wishes for the future.” |
| McPhee said that “after 10 and a half years at ME, I am looking forward to taking some time out before considering what I want to do next”. | McPhee said that “after 10 and a half years at ME, I am looking forward to taking some time out before considering what I want to do next”. |
| “The timing is right for me and its right for the bank,” he said. | “The timing is right for me and its right for the bank,” he said. |
| He will continue to serve until the end of the month, after which chief financial officer Adam Crane will serve as CEO while the board looks for a permanent replacement. | He will continue to serve until the end of the month, after which chief financial officer Adam Crane will serve as CEO while the board looks for a permanent replacement. |
| While that’s happening, let’s set out a few more details about the new rules for pubs in NSW. The new rules will come into force at 12.01am on Friday. | While that’s happening, let’s set out a few more details about the new rules for pubs in NSW. The new rules will come into force at 12.01am on Friday. |
| They will: | They will: |
| Limit group bookings to a maximum of 10 people. | Limit group bookings to a maximum of 10 people. |
| Cap the maximum number of customers allowed in a venue at 300 people. | Cap the maximum number of customers allowed in a venue at 300 people. |
| Require large venues to have dedicated hygiene marshalls in “distinctinve clothing” to oversee social distancing, cleaning and hygiene at all times, and small venues to have them in peak lunch and dinner periods. | Require large venues to have dedicated hygiene marshalls in “distinctinve clothing” to oversee social distancing, cleaning and hygiene at all times, and small venues to have them in peak lunch and dinner periods. |
| Make it compulsory for venues to register a Covid-safe plan though Service NSW | Make it compulsory for venues to register a Covid-safe plan though Service NSW |
| Require all hotels to create a digital record of patron names and phone numbers, to be submitted to Service NSW within 24 hours. | Require all hotels to create a digital record of patron names and phone numbers, to be submitted to Service NSW within 24 hours. |
| Encourage or strongly promote pubs to adopt a QR code sign in (lol QR codes). | Encourage or strongly promote pubs to adopt a QR code sign in (lol QR codes). |
| Any business found to be in breach of the public health orders could face penalties of up to $55,000, with further $27,500 penalties to apply for each additional day an offence continues. | Any business found to be in breach of the public health orders could face penalties of up to $55,000, with further $27,500 penalties to apply for each additional day an offence continues. |
| Liquor and Gaming NSW will also have the power to enforce $5,500 fines for the first offence, to close businesses for a week on the second offence, and to shut down a venue for up to a month for the third offence. | Liquor and Gaming NSW will also have the power to enforce $5,500 fines for the first offence, to close businesses for a week on the second offence, and to shut down a venue for up to a month for the third offence. |
| Opposition leader Anthony Albanese is speaking now in Sydney. He starts by talking about the palace letters. Which, again, you can read all about here. | Opposition leader Anthony Albanese is speaking now in Sydney. He starts by talking about the palace letters. Which, again, you can read all about here. |
| Australia’s barley industry feels it may have borne the brunt of “a fracture” in the relationship with China, representatives of GrainGrowers have told a parliamentary inquiry. | Australia’s barley industry feels it may have borne the brunt of “a fracture” in the relationship with China, representatives of GrainGrowers have told a parliamentary inquiry. |
| David McKeon, chief executive officer of the industry body, told an inquiry into diversifying Australia’s trade and investment profile that China’s decision to impose steep tariffs on barley from Australia in May had effectively put a $1.5bn market “out of reach overnight for Australian farmers and exporters”. | David McKeon, chief executive officer of the industry body, told an inquiry into diversifying Australia’s trade and investment profile that China’s decision to impose steep tariffs on barley from Australia in May had effectively put a $1.5bn market “out of reach overnight for Australian farmers and exporters”. |
| Brett Hosking, the chair of GrainGrowers who gave evidence during the same session today, said the allegations about subsidies and “dumping” of products were unfounded. He told the Joint Standing Committee on Trade and Investment Growth: | Brett Hosking, the chair of GrainGrowers who gave evidence during the same session today, said the allegations about subsidies and “dumping” of products were unfounded. He told the Joint Standing Committee on Trade and Investment Growth: |
| Hosking said the industry was working with Chinese authorities in a bid to resolve the current dispute over barley, but added: | Hosking said the industry was working with Chinese authorities in a bid to resolve the current dispute over barley, but added: |
| Back to South Australia. Where, as we mentioned very briefly earlier, premier Steven Marshall has announced that they will not reopen their border to NSW and the ACT because of concerns about the rise in coronavirus cases from community transmission in Sydney. | Back to South Australia. Where, as we mentioned very briefly earlier, premier Steven Marshall has announced that they will not reopen their border to NSW and the ACT because of concerns about the rise in coronavirus cases from community transmission in Sydney. |
| From AAP: | From AAP: |
| This has become a rolling announcement. | This has become a rolling announcement. |
| The producers of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, which should be halfway through its second year at the Princess Theatre in Melbourne, have announced they have suspended production for a further five weeks in line with the Melbourne stage three lockdown. | The producers of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, which should be halfway through its second year at the Princess Theatre in Melbourne, have announced they have suspended production for a further five weeks in line with the Melbourne stage three lockdown. |
| That pushes performances out, again, until at least 13 September. They said: | That pushes performances out, again, until at least 13 September. They said: |
| While all that was happening, the Australian Rugby League Commission called an urgent meeting to see if the NRL should be moved to Queensland for the rest of the season, to stave off another mid-season halt. | While all that was happening, the Australian Rugby League Commission called an urgent meeting to see if the NRL should be moved to Queensland for the rest of the season, to stave off another mid-season halt. |
| It comes as Queensland announced new quarantine requirements for travellers from the Liverpool and Campbelltown local government areas in southwest Sydney. | It comes as Queensland announced new quarantine requirements for travellers from the Liverpool and Campbelltown local government areas in southwest Sydney. |
| More on that here: | More on that here: |