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| Australia coronavirus live update: Victoria premier Daniel Andrews holds press conference as state reports 149 new Covid cases and 24 deaths | |
| (32 minutes later) | |
| Health minister says most of the deaths were linked to aged care as Queensland reports one new Covid case. Follow all the latest news and updates, live | Health minister says most of the deaths were linked to aged care as Queensland reports one new Covid case. Follow all the latest news and updates, live |
| Victoria’s workplace watchdog is investigating a lack of PPE and training provided to private security guards in the state’s bungled hotel quarantine program. | |
| Colin Radford, chief executive of Worksafe, confirmed the probes while fronting the state’s Covid-19 inquiry on Wednesday, | |
| Eight sites were under investigation, the inquiry heard. | |
| Radford also confirmed Victoria’s Department of Health and Human Services and Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions were the subject of Worksafe probes for Covid-19 breaches. | |
| An investigation into an outbreak at the Cedar Meats site was “ongoing”, Radford said. | |
| Before going to questions, Daniel Andrews again talks about the legislation he is trying to get passed, which would allow Victoria to extend its state of emergency declaration beyond six months. | |
| I’m not an expert, but a quick whip around of the powers of the other states seems to point to them not actually having a time limit to their state of emergency. They can renew the declaration - and its powers - as often as they want (NSW can just change health regulations and get the same powers) | |
| But Victoria has a maximum of six months. Which will be hit on September 13. | |
| The legislation will allow the declaration to be extended beyond that date. If successful, the government would still have to regularly renew the declaration, but they’ll be able to do that for a year, rather than six months. | |
| Andrews says conversations with the crossbench are proving fruitful: | |
| There are 50 active cases in disability care in Victoria. | |
| On aged care, Daniel Andrews says: | |
| Testing is still down in Victoria. | |
| It could be a problem. | |
| Daniel Andrews: | |
| Daniel Andrews: | |
| Wang Xining, the deputy head of mission with the Chinese embassy in Canberra, is speaking to the national press club today. | |
| That will be ... interesting. | |
| Victorians have been more likely to challenge fines during the coronavirus pandemic, the state’s attorney general says. | |
| Jill Hennessy told the Covid-19 committee on Wednesday fine recipients had been increasingly seeking review of fines, as well as more people indicating they intend to challenge the fine in court. | |
| The attorney general did not provide comparative figures, but the inquiry was told there had been 1,108 Covid-19 fines were being disputed. A further 53 Covid-19 fines were being reviewed by Fines Victoria. | |
| No fines are yet to reach court. | |
| It looks like most of the returned travellers have been moved from the Travelodge Wentworth hotel in Sydney after it was deemed unfit to meet the quarantine standards: | It looks like most of the returned travellers have been moved from the Travelodge Wentworth hotel in Sydney after it was deemed unfit to meet the quarantine standards: |
| As Josh Taylor reported last night: | As Josh Taylor reported last night: |
| Ahhhh none of us are immune to the glasses fog, no matter how hard advancers work. | Ahhhh none of us are immune to the glasses fog, no matter how hard advancers work. |
| Dan Tehan is introducing his higher education changes bill into the parliament now. | Dan Tehan is introducing his higher education changes bill into the parliament now. |
| Dan Hurst has taken a look at the bill: | Dan Hurst has taken a look at the bill: |
| There have been 19 young people in custody within Victoria’s youth justice system who have contracted coronavirus during the pandemic, an inquiry has been told. | There have been 19 young people in custody within Victoria’s youth justice system who have contracted coronavirus during the pandemic, an inquiry has been told. |
| Victoria’s Covid-19 parliamentary inquiry also heard 23 Victorian prisoners and six staff have tested positive over the course of the crisis. | Victoria’s Covid-19 parliamentary inquiry also heard 23 Victorian prisoners and six staff have tested positive over the course of the crisis. |
| Five young people who are supervised by youth justice staff in the community have also caught the virus, as have four youth justice staff. | Five young people who are supervised by youth justice staff in the community have also caught the virus, as have four youth justice staff. |
| Most of the staff who tested positive were not working while they were infectious, the inquiry heard. | Most of the staff who tested positive were not working while they were infectious, the inquiry heard. |
| Queensland police have also launched a criminal investigation into those on board the Lady Pamela luxury yacht which travelled from Melbourne to the Gold Coast. | Queensland police have also launched a criminal investigation into those on board the Lady Pamela luxury yacht which travelled from Melbourne to the Gold Coast. |
| Queensland has had 64 flights come in in the last 24 hours, with 2,904 travellers. | Queensland has had 64 flights come in in the last 24 hours, with 2,904 travellers. |
| Two people were refused entry. | Two people were refused entry. |
| 3,412 vehicles were stopped at the borders and 107 people were turned back and 455 people were sent into quarantine. | 3,412 vehicles were stopped at the borders and 107 people were turned back and 455 people were sent into quarantine. |
| The 94 children who were released from the Wacol youth detention centre, before the infection was diagnosed, have been cooperative with police and there are “no particular concerns”. | The 94 children who were released from the Wacol youth detention centre, before the infection was diagnosed, have been cooperative with police and there are “no particular concerns”. |
| 22 people have received notices to appear in court for breaching quarantine, and 78 on-the-spot fines have been issued in relation to the border. So that is now 2,254 on-the-spot fines. | 22 people have received notices to appear in court for breaching quarantine, and 78 on-the-spot fines have been issued in relation to the border. So that is now 2,254 on-the-spot fines. |
| And someone with a border pass, which only allows them to stay in the border region, was found in north Queensland. They were stopped for a random breath test, found out, placed in quarantine, and fined. | And someone with a border pass, which only allows them to stay in the border region, was found in north Queensland. They were stopped for a random breath test, found out, placed in quarantine, and fined. |