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| Assets test could mean 30,000 lose jobseeker payment – as it happened | |
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| Victoria reports 11 new cases and NSW four as testing rates drop across Australia. This blog has now closed | Victoria reports 11 new cases and NSW four as testing rates drop across Australia. This blog has now closed |
| With that, I will leave you for the night. Thanks for reading – and we’ll see you tomorrow. | With that, I will leave you for the night. Thanks for reading – and we’ll see you tomorrow. |
| Let’s recap the events of the day. | Let’s recap the events of the day. |
| There was more good news in Victoria, where only 11 new cases were recorded. There were also two more deaths. | There was more good news in Victoria, where only 11 new cases were recorded. There were also two more deaths. |
| The premier, Daniel Andrews, said it was a “great day”, though the government is sticking to its roadmap for now. | The premier, Daniel Andrews, said it was a “great day”, though the government is sticking to its roadmap for now. |
| There were four new cases in NSW and one new case in Queensland. | There were four new cases in NSW and one new case in Queensland. |
| Air New Zealand said there would not be trans-Tasman flights until March. | Air New Zealand said there would not be trans-Tasman flights until March. |
| Two parents will be allowed to watch their children play community sport this weekend, the NSW health minister, Brad Hazzard, has said. | Two parents will be allowed to watch their children play community sport this weekend, the NSW health minister, Brad Hazzard, has said. |
| In another change, Hazzard said in an interview on Sydney radio station 2GB this afternoon the government would allow school formals a day earlier than allowed under previous guidelines. | In another change, Hazzard said in an interview on Sydney radio station 2GB this afternoon the government would allow school formals a day earlier than allowed under previous guidelines. |
| On regulations that allowed only one parent to watch a child play sport, Hazzard said | On regulations that allowed only one parent to watch a child play sport, Hazzard said |
| On school formals, Hazzard said: | On school formals, Hazzard said: |
| Some good news out of the Victorian Department of Health and Human Services’ daily update. | Some good news out of the Victorian Department of Health and Human Services’ daily update. |
| All of the state’s local government areas are now below 100 active cases. | All of the state’s local government areas are now below 100 active cases. |
| The top five are: | The top five are: |
| The NRL will cut 25% of staff but has vowed further cuts to expenditure won’t come from referees as the governing body looks to save $50m. | The NRL will cut 25% of staff but has vowed further cuts to expenditure won’t come from referees as the governing body looks to save $50m. |
| The league’s chief executive, Andrew Abdo, announced the business restructure in a teleconference to staff, who will meet with their direct managers this week to learn of their future. | |
| AAP reported that it was believed several staff were told on Monday they are no longer required. | AAP reported that it was believed several staff were told on Monday they are no longer required. |
| Some big breaking news out of Israel: | Some big breaking news out of Israel: |
| The full news report is here. | The full news report is here. |
| Personal information belonging to almost 20,000 University of Tasmania students was mistakenly made public for more than five months due to security settings being configured incorrectly. | Personal information belonging to almost 20,000 University of Tasmania students was mistakenly made public for more than five months due to security settings being configured incorrectly. |
| Affected students were on Monday informed of the breach, which made their data available to anyone with a UTAS email address from late February to 11 August, reports AAP. | Affected students were on Monday informed of the breach, which made their data available to anyone with a UTAS email address from late February to 11 August, reports AAP. |
| UTAS says analysis of the files has revealed a “number of users” with university emails have accessed the information. | UTAS says analysis of the files has revealed a “number of users” with university emails have accessed the information. |
| The data, which contains personally identifiable information, is used to inform how the university supports students in their studies, UTAS says. | The data, which contains personally identifiable information, is used to inform how the university supports students in their studies, UTAS says. |
| Bank account details were not part of the data breach. | Bank account details were not part of the data breach. |
| The university said in a statement: | The university said in a statement: |
| The university says it became aware of the breach on August 11 and has engaged independent experts to assist. | The university says it became aware of the breach on August 11 and has engaged independent experts to assist. |
| University of Tasmania vice-chancellor Rufus Black said: | University of Tasmania vice-chancellor Rufus Black said: |
| UTAS is in the process of contacting people who accessed the data and has “sought assurance” that the files, or screenshots or shared copies of the files, have been permanently deleted. | UTAS is in the process of contacting people who accessed the data and has “sought assurance” that the files, or screenshots or shared copies of the files, have been permanently deleted. |
| Information belonging to the 19,900 students was made public through Microsoft Office365 platform SharePoint, which is used to store, share and access files. | Information belonging to the 19,900 students was made public through Microsoft Office365 platform SharePoint, which is used to store, share and access files. |
| Access privileges were incorrectly configured on an Office365 application, which displays content to users based on those privileges. | Access privileges were incorrectly configured on an Office365 application, which displays content to users based on those privileges. |
| UTAS said: | UTAS said: |
| UTAS has set up a hotline for students with questions or concerns. | UTAS has set up a hotline for students with questions or concerns. |
| In case you missed it earlier, state governments are preparing for what Daniel Andrews called “a summer like never before” during his press briefing today. | In case you missed it earlier, state governments are preparing for what Daniel Andrews called “a summer like never before” during his press briefing today. |
| The robodebt saga is rolling on. Here is the latest. | The robodebt saga is rolling on. Here is the latest. |
| Australian shares ended lower for a third straight day and only just managed to claw their way back from earlier three-month lows. | Australian shares ended lower for a third straight day and only just managed to claw their way back from earlier three-month lows. |
| The S&P/ASX200 benchmark index ended down 41.9 points, or 0.7%, to 5822,6 points on Monday, reports AAP. | The S&P/ASX200 benchmark index ended down 41.9 points, or 0.7%, to 5822,6 points on Monday, reports AAP. |
| It earlier touched a low of 5808.2, its lowest level since end June, on souring technical selling against the backdrop of weak US markets. | It earlier touched a low of 5808.2, its lowest level since end June, on souring technical selling against the backdrop of weak US markets. |
| The All Ordinaries index fell 44.1 points, or 0.7%, to 6013.5. | The All Ordinaries index fell 44.1 points, or 0.7%, to 6013.5. |
| The Aussie dollar was buying 73.14 US cents at 16:15 AEST, little changed from 73.15 US cents at the close on Friday. | The Aussie dollar was buying 73.14 US cents at 16:15 AEST, little changed from 73.15 US cents at the close on Friday. |
| The Queensland police service has suspended a watch house officer and revealed that an Indigenous woman who died in police custody this month, Sherry Fisher-Tilberoo, was not checked for up to six hours before her body was discovered. | The Queensland police service has suspended a watch house officer and revealed that an Indigenous woman who died in police custody this month, Sherry Fisher-Tilberoo, was not checked for up to six hours before her body was discovered. |
| The death prompted two separate Black Lives Matter protests in Brisbane and calls for urgent action to address indigenous deaths in custody. | The death prompted two separate Black Lives Matter protests in Brisbane and calls for urgent action to address indigenous deaths in custody. |
| Assistant police commissioner Brian Codd told reporters this afternoon that an assistant watch house supervisor had been suspended for alleged failure of duty “in relation to the performance of physical checks” and “related record keeping”. | Assistant police commissioner Brian Codd told reporters this afternoon that an assistant watch house supervisor had been suspended for alleged failure of duty “in relation to the performance of physical checks” and “related record keeping”. |
| Codd said he understood Fisher-Tilberoo was discovered dead in her cell about 6am. Early indications from the police investigation indicate she was last checked on about midnight. | Codd said he understood Fisher-Tilberoo was discovered dead in her cell about 6am. Early indications from the police investigation indicate she was last checked on about midnight. |
| He said the suspended woman, who is not a sworn police officer, was stood down on full pay. | He said the suspended woman, who is not a sworn police officer, was stood down on full pay. |
| Anne Ruston has told the ABC about 30,000 people will lose access to the jobseeker payment when the government reapplies the income assets test on 25 September. | Anne Ruston has told the ABC about 30,000 people will lose access to the jobseeker payment when the government reapplies the income assets test on 25 September. |
| The return of the assets test was included as part of several changes announced in July, including the reduction of the coronavirus supplement and the expansion of earnings thresholds. The latter allows people to earn more money from work before their benefits are reduced. | The return of the assets test was included as part of several changes announced in July, including the reduction of the coronavirus supplement and the expansion of earnings thresholds. The latter allows people to earn more money from work before their benefits are reduced. |
| Asked how many people would be affected by the return of the assets test, Ruston said: | Asked how many people would be affected by the return of the assets test, Ruston said: |
| There are currently about 1.5 million people receiving the payment. | There are currently about 1.5 million people receiving the payment. |
| Read more about the changes here. | Read more about the changes here. |
| Ruston also makes the point that the rate of jobseeker after 25 September (of $815 a fortnight) is still higher than the increases groups such as the Australian Council of Social Services had been calling for before the pandemic. | Ruston also makes the point that the rate of jobseeker after 25 September (of $815 a fortnight) is still higher than the increases groups such as the Australian Council of Social Services had been calling for before the pandemic. |
| She says: | She says: |
| Karvelas: How can people on jobseeker make decisions about their financial future if they don’t know what will happen with that payment past December? | Karvelas: How can people on jobseeker make decisions about their financial future if they don’t know what will happen with that payment past December? |
| Ruston says that “if elevated levels of temporary support are required post the end of this year”, the government will make them available. | Ruston says that “if elevated levels of temporary support are required post the end of this year”, the government will make them available. |
| Karvelas also presses Ruston on whether she believes it is acceptable for the payment to return to $40 a day. | Karvelas also presses Ruston on whether she believes it is acceptable for the payment to return to $40 a day. |
| Ruston starts by saying that in fact many people get supplementary payments, such as family payments and rental assistance. Karvelas interrupts to note that, while true, many still only get the base rate. (We’ve covered that here.) | Ruston starts by saying that in fact many people get supplementary payments, such as family payments and rental assistance. Karvelas interrupts to note that, while true, many still only get the base rate. (We’ve covered that here.) |
| Ruston doesn’t want to offer a view, saying: | Ruston doesn’t want to offer a view, saying: |