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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 |
| Scammers pretending to be Services Australia over text messages will be quickly blocked when identified under a new Telstra trial in conjunction with the federal government. | |
| The trial, part of Telstra’s cleaner pipes initiative, will attempt to block SMS scam messages pretending to be Centrelink or other Services Australia services, and links in those messages, if they get through, will redirect Telstra customers to a block page. | |
| Telstra will work with the Australian Cyber Security Centre and Services Australia to identify where all legitimate communications are coming from to ensure that those legitimate communications get through. | |
| Defence minister Linda Reynolds told a press briefing that although there had not been a significant increase in activity from cyber criminals during Covid-19, the methods had been changed. There had been a rise in phishing campaigns and ransomware attacks, she said, as well as people trying to steal personal information by pretending to be government sources, like Service Australia. | |
| “These services are providing really important lifelines for millions of Australians today, and cyber criminals really [are] capitalising on Australia’s use of the services during the pandemic.”The program will be rolled out next year, with a proof of concept now completed. | |
| Some potential Albury-Wodonga news here. | |
| Ibac, Victoria’s independent police oversight agency, says it will investigate the Epping police incident from Sunday. | |
| That’s the incident where police officer allegedly stomped on the head of a mentally ill man. That man was also hit by a police car. | |
| The Ibac commissioner, Robert Redlich, said: | |
| Police said about 30 minutes ago both officers would be the subject of a criminal investigation. | |
| The commission said anyone with information can get in touch here. | |
| Labor’s social services spokeswoman, Linda Burney, has commented on a new Deloitte report warning the plan to taper then scrap the coronavirus supplement could cost 145,000 jobs. | |
| We covered that report here. | |
| Burney said: | |
| The coronavirus supplement – paid to about 2.2 million unemployed, parents and students – is due to be cut by $300 a fortnight on 25 September. | |
| 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. | 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 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 1 September 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 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. | 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. | 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. | “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. | 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. | 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. | “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. | 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. | A man was shot by police and is being treated for his injuries, which are not life-threatening. |
| He said: | 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. | 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. | 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. | Our reporter Matilda Boseley is at the press conference. |
| The deputy commissioner, Neil Paterson, said: | 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”. | 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: |