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| Coronavirus Australia live update: regional Victoria restrictions to ease as state records 42 Covid cases and NSW seven | Coronavirus Australia live update: regional Victoria restrictions to ease as state records 42 Covid cases and NSW seven |
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| Victoria reports no deaths; South Australia to open borders to flights from the ACT. Follow all today’s news | Victoria reports no deaths; South Australia to open borders to flights from the ACT. Follow all today’s news |
| A leading economist expects the Reserve Bank will hold fire on cutting the cash rate any further amid rumblings on financial markets it could be reduced to 0.1%, AAP report. | |
| The central bank slashed the cash rate to a record low 0.25% in March among a suite of measures to combat the economic slowdown in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. | |
| The Reserve Bank’s minutes of its September 1 board meeting, released on Tuesday, reaffirmed that fiscal and monetary support would be required for some time given the outlook for the economy and the labour market. | |
| “The board ... agreed to maintain highly accommodative settings as long as required and to continue to consider how further monetary measures could support the recovery,” the minutes said. | |
| The meeting took place the day before the June quarter national accounts showed the economy had contracted by a hefty seven per cent, confirming the first recession in almost 30 years. | |
| Westpac chief economist Bill Evans said while there is speculation the cash rate could be cut to 0.1% in the future, he expects the central bank will remain patient. | |
| “My personal view is that it is unlikely that they would move to such a low rate at this stage,” he said, noting Reserve Bank governor Philip Lowe has previously stated that 0.25% would be the effective low. | |
| Meanwhile, a further rise in consumer confidence has disguised weakness among Melburnians who are unhappy about the drawn-out coronavirus lockdown. | |
| The ANZ-Roy Morgan consumer confidence index - a pointer to future household spending - rose 1.4% last week, a second consecutive increase. | |
| However, confidence was weaker in Melbourne, dropping more than 5% from the previous week. | |
| “This suggests the announcement of the long path out of lockdown restrictions negatively impacted sentiment,” ANZ head of Australian economics David Plank said on Tuesday. | |
| Neil Paterson also commented on the police shooting at Lilydale, in Melbourne’s outer east, this morning. | |
| A man was shot by police and is being treated for his injuries, which are not life-threatening. | |
| He said: | |
| Police have confirmed a criminal investigation into officer who allegedly stomped on the head of a mentally ill man in Melbourne on Sunday. | |
| An officer who drove their police car into the man will also be the subject of a criminal investigation. | |
| Our reporter Matilda Boseley is at the press conference. | |
| The deputy commissioner, Neil Paterson, said: | |
| After that news, I am going to go rock in a corner, so Luke Henriques-Gomes will take you through the rest of the afternoon. | After that news, I am going to go rock in a corner, so Luke Henriques-Gomes will take you through the rest of the afternoon. |
| (To be clear, the earliest we are likely to head to the federal polls is the second half of next year, but that doesn’t mean we aren’t in for at least a year long election campaign dressed up as politics as usual.) | (To be clear, the earliest we are likely to head to the federal polls is the second half of next year, but that doesn’t mean we aren’t in for at least a year long election campaign dressed up as politics as usual.) |
| Thank you again to everyone who followed along. I’ll be back early tomorrow morning. In the meantime, as always, take care of you. | Thank you again to everyone who followed along. I’ll be back early tomorrow morning. In the meantime, as always, take care of you. |
| I am reliably informed that Scott Morrison also welded at that photo op and spoke about “the Sharkies”. | |
| So yup. We are in campaign mode already. | So yup. We are in campaign mode already. |
| Murph, who has followed Australia’s energy policy debate for at least two decades (and at least six prime ministers), has taken a look at the latest energy plan from the Coalition: | Murph, who has followed Australia’s energy policy debate for at least two decades (and at least six prime ministers), has taken a look at the latest energy plan from the Coalition: |
| The Victorian parliament has released this report into Victoria’s state of disaster declarations | The Victorian parliament has released this report into Victoria’s state of disaster declarations |
| God good. | God good. |
| How did we get into electioneering so early. | How did we get into electioneering so early. |
| Still, probably too early for anyone in the Coalition to do anything with koalas. | Still, probably too early for anyone in the Coalition to do anything with koalas. |
| Mark Butler continued: | Mark Butler continued: |
| Mark Butler responded to the government’s energy announcement today: | Mark Butler responded to the government’s energy announcement today: |
| You may have noted this part of that story: | You may have noted this part of that story: |
| That is exactly what Queensland chief health officer Dr Jeannette Young said in answer to a question on the Hanks exemption last week. Young’s comment, which was part of a wider answer on a question directly related to Hanks, and also included how compassionate reasons were given the same consideration, not only received scathing attacks from the Queensland opposition, she was also sent death threats. | That is exactly what Queensland chief health officer Dr Jeannette Young said in answer to a question on the Hanks exemption last week. Young’s comment, which was part of a wider answer on a question directly related to Hanks, and also included how compassionate reasons were given the same consideration, not only received scathing attacks from the Queensland opposition, she was also sent death threats. |
| The Border Force boss has said yeah, nah to using federal facilities as quarantine sites for returning Australian travellers. | The Border Force boss has said yeah, nah to using federal facilities as quarantine sites for returning Australian travellers. |
| (via AAP): | (via AAP): |
| AAP has some news on a woman who was convicted of breaching quarantine rules in WA: | AAP has some news on a woman who was convicted of breaching quarantine rules in WA: |
| This is from a little earlier, but this is SA police commissioner Grant Stevens announcing the border changes: | This is from a little earlier, but this is SA police commissioner Grant Stevens announcing the border changes: |
| “Young Australians’ patriotism” seems a fraught term. | “Young Australians’ patriotism” seems a fraught term. |
| So, as you would expect, both Melbourne and Sydney are fighting for Qantas to base its consolidated headquarters in their respective cities. | So, as you would expect, both Melbourne and Sydney are fighting for Qantas to base its consolidated headquarters in their respective cities. |