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| Coronavirus Australia live update: Victoria police expecting more lockdown protests on weekend as state records 28 new Covid cases and NSW five | Coronavirus Australia live update: Victoria police expecting more lockdown protests on weekend as state records 28 new Covid cases and NSW five |
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| Queensland registers one new case of Covid as Scott Morrison announces new energy plan that diverts funding away from renewables. Follow all today’s news | Queensland registers one new case of Covid as Scott Morrison announces new energy plan that diverts funding away from renewables. Follow all today’s news |
| We’re closing off our live coverage for the day. Cheers to Amy Remeikis for the earlier blog duties. | |
| Our global live coverage of the coronavirus pandemic has been rolling for hours. | |
| If you glance at our graphic above this post, you’ll see there’s a chance that by the time you wake up tomorrow there could be confirmation the virus has infected at least 30 million people. | |
| Here’s what happened in Australia today: | |
| Victoria recorded eight deaths and 28 new cases of Covid-19 – the first time daily cases have dropped below 30 since 24 June. Regional Victorians were enjoying relaxed conditions from today. | |
| Queensland recorded one new positive test. NSW reported five new cases. | |
| Unemployment figures delivered a surprise, with a 0.9% rise. But there’s still more than 900,000 people out of work. | |
| Queensland police charged a Queensland man with making death threats against premier Annastacia Palaszczuk and chief health officer Dr Jeannette Young. | |
| Police in Melbourne are preparing for more anti-lockdown protests in the city this weekend. | |
| The government has flagged changes to the Australian Renewable Energy Agency, shifting away from solar and wind to investment in hydrogen, carbon capture and storage, microgrids and energy efficiency. | |
| Thanks from me Graham Readfearn for being with us. Stay safe and look after yourselves. Wash your hands and don’t touch your face. | |
| Labor leader Anthony Albanese says the Morrison government is trying to “emasculate” the Australian Renewable Energy Agency by shifting its focus away from solar and wind to investment in hydrogen, carbon capture and storage, microgrids and energy efficiency. | |
| Katherine Murphy and Adam Morton have the story. | |
| A 100-year-old who has spent six weeks fighting coronavirus at a hospital in Victoria has recovered and returned to the aged care home where he caught the virus. | A 100-year-old who has spent six weeks fighting coronavirus at a hospital in Victoria has recovered and returned to the aged care home where he caught the virus. |
| According to AAP, the centenarian, identified as Roy, waved goodbye to staff at St Vincent’s Private Hospital in Fitzroy on Tuesday. The agency reports: | According to AAP, the centenarian, identified as Roy, waved goodbye to staff at St Vincent’s Private Hospital in Fitzroy on Tuesday. The agency reports: |
| AAP understands he celebrated his 100th birthday while in hospital. | AAP understands he celebrated his 100th birthday while in hospital. |
| Roy’s granddaughter, identified as Lauren Elizabeth, took to social media to express her relief after his against-the-odds recovery. | Roy’s granddaughter, identified as Lauren Elizabeth, took to social media to express her relief after his against-the-odds recovery. |
| “That was a very long 42 days, but he finally had two negative test results,” she wrote. | “That was a very long 42 days, but he finally had two negative test results,” she wrote. |
| “I’m almost certain he is Australia’s oldest suriving (sic) case to date. Yet to be confirmed. | |
| “He may be old, but he still matters to us.” | |
| The hospital confirmed Roy’s release on Tuesday and said he was returning to the aged care home where he caught the virus. | The hospital confirmed Roy’s release on Tuesday and said he was returning to the aged care home where he caught the virus. |
| Earlier this week, Melbourne couple Vic Cornell, 95, and Jean Schofield, 87, also left hospital after overcoming coronavirus. | Earlier this week, Melbourne couple Vic Cornell, 95, and Jean Schofield, 87, also left hospital after overcoming coronavirus. |
| Was Victoria’s hotel quarantine scheme a “fiasco”? | Was Victoria’s hotel quarantine scheme a “fiasco”? |
| An ABC journalist used that particular F word. A viewer didn’t like it and complained. There was an investigation. And.... | An ABC journalist used that particular F word. A viewer didn’t like it and complained. There was an investigation. And.... |
| Two prominent Catholic schools in Sydney are expected to remove the name of a brother accused of sexual abuse from a school building and scholarship program. | Two prominent Catholic schools in Sydney are expected to remove the name of a brother accused of sexual abuse from a school building and scholarship program. |
| The Guardian’s Christopher Knaus has this exclusive story. | The Guardian’s Christopher Knaus has this exclusive story. |
| Victoria’s health authorities are trying to get to grips with a cluster in Casey linked to the Fountain Gate shopping centre. | Victoria’s health authorities are trying to get to grips with a cluster in Casey linked to the Fountain Gate shopping centre. |
| On a day when the state’s daily cases dropped into the 20s for the first time since 24 July, Victoria’s deputy chief health officer Allen Cheng said they were worried about the cluster and described it as a “super-spreading” event. | On a day when the state’s daily cases dropped into the 20s for the first time since 24 July, Victoria’s deputy chief health officer Allen Cheng said they were worried about the cluster and described it as a “super-spreading” event. |
| In comments reported by AAP, Cheng said: | In comments reported by AAP, Cheng said: |
| There are 34 cases linked to the cluster, with 33 currently active. Three pop-up clinics have been set up in the area. | There are 34 cases linked to the cluster, with 33 currently active. Three pop-up clinics have been set up in the area. |
| Former leader of the Australian Greens Christine Milne, now a global Greens ambassador, has a view on what the government hopes to get out of changes to the mandate of the Australian Renewable Energy Agency. | Former leader of the Australian Greens Christine Milne, now a global Greens ambassador, has a view on what the government hopes to get out of changes to the mandate of the Australian Renewable Energy Agency. |
| In an article for the Guardian, Milne says prime minister Scott Minister is a “red flag-waving saboteur in front of a sign that says LNP open for donations”. | In an article for the Guardian, Milne says prime minister Scott Minister is a “red flag-waving saboteur in front of a sign that says LNP open for donations”. |
| Should a director of a lobbying firm be allowed to attend party meetings for the Nationals if he’s also the party president? | Should a director of a lobbying firm be allowed to attend party meetings for the Nationals if he’s also the party president? |
| Nationals leader and deputy prime minister Michael McCormack says this is all fine. The Guardian’s Christopher Knaus has this story. | Nationals leader and deputy prime minister Michael McCormack says this is all fine. The Guardian’s Christopher Knaus has this story. |
| A senate inquiry heard on Thursday that eight Australians who are participants in the National Disability Support Scheme have died while infected with coronavirus. | A senate inquiry heard on Thursday that eight Australians who are participants in the National Disability Support Scheme have died while infected with coronavirus. |
| AAP reports from the inquiry that more than 350 participants and employees have had coronavirus: | AAP reports from the inquiry that more than 350 participants and employees have had coronavirus: |
| Still in Victoria, and the state’s assistant police commissioner Luke Cornelius has said it is expecting more anti-lockdown protests this weekend. | Still in Victoria, and the state’s assistant police commissioner Luke Cornelius has said it is expecting more anti-lockdown protests this weekend. |
| Cornelius delivered a graphically-memorable quote last week when describing how he felt about the “selfish antics” of protestors. | Cornelius delivered a graphically-memorable quote last week when describing how he felt about the “selfish antics” of protestors. |
| “I feel a bit like a dog returning to eat his own vomit,” Cornelius said. | “I feel a bit like a dog returning to eat his own vomit,” Cornelius said. |
| AAP reports comments from Cornelius on radio station 3AW earlier today: | AAP reports comments from Cornelius on radio station 3AW earlier today: |
| The organisers of the protest sent an email to us a couple of days ago, wanting to protest. | The organisers of the protest sent an email to us a couple of days ago, wanting to protest. |
| [They were] advising us that if we refused to allow them, we’ll be jeorpardising the safety of others and Victoria police would be putting all Victorians at risk and responsible for the continued spread of the virus. | [They were] advising us that if we refused to allow them, we’ll be jeorpardising the safety of others and Victoria police would be putting all Victorians at risk and responsible for the continued spread of the virus. |
| They’ll just continue to pop up in different spots [at] the CBD. | They’ll just continue to pop up in different spots [at] the CBD. |
| Over the last two weekends protesters have clashed with police at the Shrine Of Remembrance, the Tan Track and Queen Victoria Market. | Over the last two weekends protesters have clashed with police at the Shrine Of Remembrance, the Tan Track and Queen Victoria Market. |
| Police arrested 74 people and issued at least 176 infringement notices during last Sunday’s protest at the market. | Police arrested 74 people and issued at least 176 infringement notices during last Sunday’s protest at the market. |
| Cornelius confirmed riot police would be on standby again. | Cornelius confirmed riot police would be on standby again. |
| Folk in regional Victoria haven’t wasted any time getting out and about under eased coronavirus restrictions that came in overnight. | Folk in regional Victoria haven’t wasted any time getting out and about under eased coronavirus restrictions that came in overnight. |
| And why would they? Here are some pics from Geelong. | And why would they? Here are some pics from Geelong. |
| Queenslanders are used to the big, brash yellow-and-black political adverts on roadsides and in newspapers from Clive Palmer’s United Australia Party. | Queenslanders are used to the big, brash yellow-and-black political adverts on roadsides and in newspapers from Clive Palmer’s United Australia Party. |
| It looks like there’s going to be a lot more of them. | It looks like there’s going to be a lot more of them. |
| The ABC is reporting that one of the mining magnate’s companies, Mineralogy, transferred $2m into the bank account of the party. | The ABC is reporting that one of the mining magnate’s companies, Mineralogy, transferred $2m into the bank account of the party. |
| Donations in Queensland are declared daily, and the entry in the public register shows the transfer was declared yesterday. | Donations in Queensland are declared daily, and the entry in the public register shows the transfer was declared yesterday. |
| Yesterday’s Courier-Mail newspaper in Brisbane had two full-page ads from Palmer attacking the Queensland premier, Annastacia Palaszczuk, and the state’s chief health officer, Dr Jeannette Young. | Yesterday’s Courier-Mail newspaper in Brisbane had two full-page ads from Palmer attacking the Queensland premier, Annastacia Palaszczuk, and the state’s chief health officer, Dr Jeannette Young. |