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Coronavirus Australia live news: PM provides update on national cabinet meeting after Victoria reports 450 new Covid cases and 11 deaths | Coronavirus Australia live news: PM provides update on national cabinet meeting after Victoria reports 450 new Covid cases and 11 deaths |
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Australian Defence Force personnel to doorknock close contacts of confirmed cases in Victoria as state’s stage-four restrictions take effect. Follow live | |
The chief medical officer continues: | |
Professor Paul Kelly: | |
Scott Morrison said the national cabinet was also given an update on the progress of a vaccine – and made it very clear that he expected any country that cracked the vaccine to share it with the world. | |
That is for a very particular audience, and it’s not one in Australia. | |
Morrison: | |
Scott Morrison: | |
Scott Morrison: | |
Before moving on to the jobkeeper changes, Scott Morrison acknowledges aged care workers: | |
The prime minister is holding his post-national cabinet press conference. | |
Scott Morrison says the national cabinet held its 25th meeting today – a figure that would have taken 12 years to reach under the old Coag system. | |
No surprises here: | |
In other news, the Morrison government’s long-awaited $250m rescue package for the arts, announced six weeks ago, has still not been spent – and it could take more than three months for money to start flowing to the industry that was one of the first, and hardest, hit. | |
Ben Eltham writes that draft guidelines have been submitted but are awaiting approval from arts minister Paul Fletcher, who is yet to appoint anyone to the taskforce tasked with implementing a plan for the creative economy. The industry, meanwhile, is urgently calling for more information and more support. | |
Theatre Network Australia’s Nicole Beyer said: | |
Read the full story here: | |
The federal court hearing on the Western Australia border ban has concluded. | |
Queensland supported WA’s attempt to force a new trial on the border ban – unsurprising because Queensland’s own ban could be impacted by any high court decision. | |
Justice Rangiah reserved his judgment – so we won’t find out today whether there is a retrial and the commonwealth’s evidence in support of striking down the WA border ban is thrown out. | |
But the judge concluded the hearing by asking the solicitor general, Stephen Donaghue, that - given all parties agreed it was the commonwealth’s conduct that had “scrambled the egg” (by intervening and then withdrawing) - was there any reason it shouldn’t pay everyone’s costs? | |
Donaghue: “No, your honour.” | |
Daniel Andrews also says the jobkeeper changes are not just for Victoria: | |
On reports of an influx of Victorians moving to Queensland, Daniel Andrews says: | On reports of an influx of Victorians moving to Queensland, Daniel Andrews says: |
Asked about Josh Frydenberg’s comments this morning that the Victorian situation could have been avoided, Daniel Andrews says: | Asked about Josh Frydenberg’s comments this morning that the Victorian situation could have been avoided, Daniel Andrews says: |
Daniel Andrews says he has not made his own inquiries into who was responsible for the hotel quarantine program, as he is waiting for the judicial inquiry to be carried out. | Daniel Andrews says he has not made his own inquiries into who was responsible for the hotel quarantine program, as he is waiting for the judicial inquiry to be carried out. |
On the shutdowns that have been put in place, Daniel Andrews says: | On the shutdowns that have been put in place, Daniel Andrews says: |
Given how many rules are having to be made on the run, and for the first time, does Daniel Andrews believe he is getting enough input from the industries that have been impacted by the workplace and business changes?He says: | Given how many rules are having to be made on the run, and for the first time, does Daniel Andrews believe he is getting enough input from the industries that have been impacted by the workplace and business changes?He says: |
Of the 500 people who are being investigated by Victorian police for not being home as part of the health orders of self-isolation (a large chunk of people have had reasonable excuses since the 800 number was floated earlier this week), Daniel Andrews says he is not saying those 500 people have done the wrong thing. | Of the 500 people who are being investigated by Victorian police for not being home as part of the health orders of self-isolation (a large chunk of people have had reasonable excuses since the 800 number was floated earlier this week), Daniel Andrews says he is not saying those 500 people have done the wrong thing. |
Daniel Andrews says Scott Morrison will give the national cabinet update, but said he thanked the other leaders for their assistance: | Daniel Andrews says Scott Morrison will give the national cabinet update, but said he thanked the other leaders for their assistance: |
The prime minister will hold his press conference at 1pm. | The prime minister will hold his press conference at 1pm. |