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| Coronavirus Australia live update: Victoria reports 45 new Covid-19 cases and five more deaths | Coronavirus Australia live update: Victoria reports 45 new Covid-19 cases and five more deaths |
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| NSW announces six new cases while Queensland says it will reopen border to ACT residents from 25 September | NSW announces six new cases while Queensland says it will reopen border to ACT residents from 25 September |
| While we wait for Daniel Andrews’s 12pm press conference, you can read this morning’s Weekly Beast media column, which covers a delay of a different type. | |
| Public university staff are baffled at the news that the Sydney campus of New York University’s is receiving JobKeeper at a time when Australian universities have not received any payments, AAP report. | |
| The president of the National Tertiary Education Union, Dr Alison Barnes, said Australian public universities had already slashed more than 11,000 jobs and more cuts were on the way. | |
| “The Morrison government changed the rules three times to prevent these universities from accessing JobKeeper,” Dr Barnes said on Friday. | |
| “Yet four private universities in Australia and even the Sydney campus of New York University, have been able to access JobKeeper. | |
| “How can the government allow this to happen? The higher education sector is being decimated daily. Most of these job losses could have been prevented if universities were able to access JobKeeper.” | |
| Greens senator Mehreen Faruqi accused the federal government of double standards | |
| “The government should have exactly the same rules for universities and not try to exclude public universities,” she said | |
| But the treasurer, Josh Frydenberg, said Australian universities were being funded by taxpayers in other ways. | |
| “That is not support that is available to foreign universities that may have a domestic campus so it’s a different situation,” he told reporters. “You are talking about an apple and an orange.” | |
| The Victorian premier, Daniel Andrews, will be speaking at 12pm. We’ll be bringing you that as it happens. | |
| Labor leader Anthony Albanese is speaking now. | Labor leader Anthony Albanese is speaking now. |
| He is calling on the federal government to increase the cap on international arrivals, and let more stranded Australians return home. | He is calling on the federal government to increase the cap on international arrivals, and let more stranded Australians return home. |
| “The circumstances whereby a young mum with a 1-year-old in London was told to go and stay at a homeless shelter with her young baby is quite frankly absurd, in 2020,” he says. | “The circumstances whereby a young mum with a 1-year-old in London was told to go and stay at a homeless shelter with her young baby is quite frankly absurd, in 2020,” he says. |
| “These are a federal government responsibility. Quarantine and our national borders are the responsibility of the federal government. And the prime minister needs to accept that responsibility. | “These are a federal government responsibility. Quarantine and our national borders are the responsibility of the federal government. And the prime minister needs to accept that responsibility. |
| He adds that the federal government “should at the very least make a substantial financial contribution to the costs” of hotel quarantine. | He adds that the federal government “should at the very least make a substantial financial contribution to the costs” of hotel quarantine. |
| “When you board a flight, in Europe, or in the United States, or in India, and you arrive at the airport, you don’t have a state passport. You have a passport that has the Australian crest and the Australian coat of arms on it. | “When you board a flight, in Europe, or in the United States, or in India, and you arrive at the airport, you don’t have a state passport. You have a passport that has the Australian crest and the Australian coat of arms on it. |
| “I, as the alternative leader of Australia, not of a state, would not conduct myself in such a way.” | “I, as the alternative leader of Australia, not of a state, would not conduct myself in such a way.” |
| A Qantas flight that does nothing more than loop around the country has sold out in under 10 minutes, the ABC report. | A Qantas flight that does nothing more than loop around the country has sold out in under 10 minutes, the ABC report. |
| More than 130 people have paid at least $800 – and more for business class – for the scenic flight. | More than 130 people have paid at least $800 – and more for business class – for the scenic flight. |
| The flight to nowhere will fly at a low altitude over the Great Barrier Reef, Uluru and other attractions, taking off from Sydney on October 10 and returning to Sydney. | The flight to nowhere will fly at a low altitude over the Great Barrier Reef, Uluru and other attractions, taking off from Sydney on October 10 and returning to Sydney. |
| New South Wales has recorded only one new case overnight that was locally acquired. | New South Wales has recorded only one new case overnight that was locally acquired. |
| Five returned travellers and one person who is linked to a known cluster have tested positive in the 24 hours to 8pm last night. | Five returned travellers and one person who is linked to a known cluster have tested positive in the 24 hours to 8pm last night. |
| The locally acquired case is a person who is a household contact of a previous case who attended Liverpool Hospital, and they were in isolation. There are now 21 cases linked to Liverpool Hospital dialysis cluster. | The locally acquired case is a person who is a household contact of a previous case who attended Liverpool Hospital, and they were in isolation. There are now 21 cases linked to Liverpool Hospital dialysis cluster. |
| Victoria police have fined 76 people over the past 24 hours, including eight for not wearing a face mask. | Victoria police have fined 76 people over the past 24 hours, including eight for not wearing a face mask. |
| Examples include three men “located in a carpark with no legitimate reasons for being there” and one man and one woman who drove from Tarneit to St Kilda East “to buy fried chicken”. | Examples include three men “located in a carpark with no legitimate reasons for being there” and one man and one woman who drove from Tarneit to St Kilda East “to buy fried chicken”. |
| Queensland will re-open its border to people from the ACT from 25 September, the health minister Steven Miles has just announced. | Queensland will re-open its border to people from the ACT from 25 September, the health minister Steven Miles has just announced. |
| Queensland has announced no new cases today. | Queensland has announced no new cases today. |
| The conditions are that ACT residents must not have been in NSW for two weeks prior to entering Queensland, and will have to fly into the state, rather than drive. | The conditions are that ACT residents must not have been in NSW for two weeks prior to entering Queensland, and will have to fly into the state, rather than drive. |
| Federal MP John McVeigh has announced he will resign from parliament, triggering a byelection for the Queensland seat of Groom. | Federal MP John McVeigh has announced he will resign from parliament, triggering a byelection for the Queensland seat of Groom. |
| McVeigh, an LNP MP who was first elected in 2016, told reporters this morning that he was resigning effective immediately, due to his wife’s ill health. | McVeigh, an LNP MP who was first elected in 2016, told reporters this morning that he was resigning effective immediately, due to his wife’s ill health. |
| In the 2019 election, McVeigh won the seat with a margin of 20.5 percentage points. | In the 2019 election, McVeigh won the seat with a margin of 20.5 percentage points. |
| Victoria has recorded 45 new coronavirus cases and five new deaths. | Victoria has recorded 45 new coronavirus cases and five new deaths. |
| The 14-day rolling average is now down to 42.7 new cases in Melbourne, and 2.3 in regional Victoria. | The 14-day rolling average is now down to 42.7 new cases in Melbourne, and 2.3 in regional Victoria. |
| Yesterday was the lowest daily total since June, with just 28 new cases. But, sadly, eight deaths. | Yesterday was the lowest daily total since June, with just 28 new cases. But, sadly, eight deaths. |
| Hi all, it’s Naaman Zhou here with the blog. Thanks to my colleague Calla Wahlquist for starting and running it today. | Hi all, it’s Naaman Zhou here with the blog. Thanks to my colleague Calla Wahlquist for starting and running it today. |
| We’re still waiting on the official case numbers from Victoria. Despite a few outlets reporting leaked numbers, the health department is yet to confirm them, and have told us to wait for the official announcement. We’ll bring that to you the moment it happens. | We’re still waiting on the official case numbers from Victoria. Despite a few outlets reporting leaked numbers, the health department is yet to confirm them, and have told us to wait for the official announcement. We’ll bring that to you the moment it happens. |
| A few more details on the increase of mutual obligation requirements for jobseeker recipients. | A few more details on the increase of mutual obligation requirements for jobseeker recipients. |
| From 28 September, people on income support payments outside of Victoria will face having their payments suspended or penalised if they don’t meet expanded mutual obligation requirements. | From 28 September, people on income support payments outside of Victoria will face having their payments suspended or penalised if they don’t meet expanded mutual obligation requirements. |
| Now, I can tell you, because it was reported earlier today, that that will involve applying for at least eight jobs per month. But you won’t find that figure anywhere on the release from Michaelia Cash and Anne Ruston. | Now, I can tell you, because it was reported earlier today, that that will involve applying for at least eight jobs per month. But you won’t find that figure anywhere on the release from Michaelia Cash and Anne Ruston. |
| They said: | They said: |
| So, no real details. They then referred to this website, which also doesn’t specifically outline the requirements. | So, no real details. They then referred to this website, which also doesn’t specifically outline the requirements. |
| We are still waiting to see those daily coronavirus figures for Victoria, which are late today. There’s often a bit of a delay on national cabinet days. | We are still waiting to see those daily coronavirus figures for Victoria, which are late today. There’s often a bit of a delay on national cabinet days. |
| From AAP: | From AAP: |
| The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) says it is “thankful” that medicare subsidies for telehealth appointments have been extended until 31 March. They were due to expire on 30 September. | The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) says it is “thankful” that medicare subsidies for telehealth appointments have been extended until 31 March. They were due to expire on 30 September. |
| RACGP president, associate professor Ayman Shenouda, said that 99% of GP clinics were now offering telehealth services, and that telehealth had reduced the potential spread of Covid-19 in the community. | RACGP president, associate professor Ayman Shenouda, said that 99% of GP clinics were now offering telehealth services, and that telehealth had reduced the potential spread of Covid-19 in the community. |
| In a statement, he said GPs should be part of the design for long-term telehealth arrangements beyond the new expiry date in March. | In a statement, he said GPs should be part of the design for long-term telehealth arrangements beyond the new expiry date in March. |
| The parliamentary inquiry into the destruction of the Aboriginal heritage sites at Juukan Gorge will hold remote hearings with Western Australian witnesses on Monday. | The parliamentary inquiry into the destruction of the Aboriginal heritage sites at Juukan Gorge will hold remote hearings with Western Australian witnesses on Monday. |
| The inquiry was intending to travel to WA to hold on-country hearings with the traditional owners of Juukan Gorge, the Puutu Kunti Kurrama and Pinikura people, and other traditional owners. But the coronavirus border restrictions have nixed that idea, to the concern of the PKKP. | The inquiry was intending to travel to WA to hold on-country hearings with the traditional owners of Juukan Gorge, the Puutu Kunti Kurrama and Pinikura people, and other traditional owners. But the coronavirus border restrictions have nixed that idea, to the concern of the PKKP. |
| Yesterday, BHP told the hearings that it intended to save 10 of the 40 Aboriginal heritage sites it received permission to destroy in May, after Guardian Australia revealed that the Banjima traditional owners objected to their heritage being damaged but were bound by a gag clause in their agreement with the mining company from speaking publicly. | Yesterday, BHP told the hearings that it intended to save 10 of the 40 Aboriginal heritage sites it received permission to destroy in May, after Guardian Australia revealed that the Banjima traditional owners objected to their heritage being damaged but were bound by a gag clause in their agreement with the mining company from speaking publicly. |
| Warren Entsch, the chair of the Northern Australia committee, said the committee remained committed to travelling to WA when it is able. | Warren Entsch, the chair of the Northern Australia committee, said the committee remained committed to travelling to WA when it is able. |
| Giving evidence remotely on Monday will be Woodside energy, which operates alongside the Murujuga world heritage nominated rock art site; the Yinhawangka Aboriginal Corporation, which has Rio tinto mining leases on its land; Western Australian Greens MP Robin Chapple, a long-time heritage campaigner; and geologist Cedric Davies. | Giving evidence remotely on Monday will be Woodside energy, which operates alongside the Murujuga world heritage nominated rock art site; the Yinhawangka Aboriginal Corporation, which has Rio tinto mining leases on its land; Western Australian Greens MP Robin Chapple, a long-time heritage campaigner; and geologist Cedric Davies. |