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| Coronavirus Australia live update: Victoria reports 15 new cases and five deaths as NSW strives to boost testing | |
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| Victoria’s jobs minister, Martin Pakula, and emergency services minister, Lisa Neville, are likely to face questioning over the use of private security guards in hotel quarantine | Victoria’s jobs minister, Martin Pakula, and emergency services minister, Lisa Neville, are likely to face questioning over the use of private security guards in hotel quarantine |
| After yesterday’s figure of 28 new cases, the last 24 hours of tests have brought just 15 positive results: | |
| The liquid assets test is back in place tomorrow, for anyone newly seeking the Jobseeker payment. | |
| As Linda Burney points out: | |
| The test was suspended at the beginning of the pandemic, but with mutual obligations returning, the liquid asset test is back too. | |
| The government’s own figures predict another 400,000 people will be out of work by the end of the year. | |
| And Daniel Hurst has the NBN announcement covered: | |
| Paul Fletcher will be at the national press club later today. | |
| Michael McGowan has an update on the conspiracy theorist who targeted federal MP Anne Webster: | |
| AAP has a vaccine update: | AAP has a vaccine update: |
| Australia is now eligilbe to buy COVID-19 vaccine doses, when they become available, through the global COVAX facility.Australia is now at the front of the queue to access coronavirus vaccines, when they become available, after joining a global pool backed by the World Health Organisation. | Australia is now eligilbe to buy COVID-19 vaccine doses, when they become available, through the global COVAX facility.Australia is now at the front of the queue to access coronavirus vaccines, when they become available, after joining a global pool backed by the World Health Organisation. |
| The COVID-19 facility known as COVAX gives Australia access to a large portfolio of vaccine candidates and manufacturers across the world. | The COVID-19 facility known as COVAX gives Australia access to a large portfolio of vaccine candidates and manufacturers across the world. |
| Australia has committed an initial $123.2 million to be part of the facility’s purchasing mechanism, making it eligible to receive offers to buy vaccines when they become available. | Australia has committed an initial $123.2 million to be part of the facility’s purchasing mechanism, making it eligible to receive offers to buy vaccines when they become available. |
| This opens up supply options in addition to Australia’s current vaccine supply agreements with Oxford University/AstraZeneca and the University of Queensland/CSL. | This opens up supply options in addition to Australia’s current vaccine supply agreements with Oxford University/AstraZeneca and the University of Queensland/CSL. |
| “Whoever finds a Covid-19 vaccine must share it,” Health Minister Greg Hunt said in a statement on Wednesday. | “Whoever finds a Covid-19 vaccine must share it,” Health Minister Greg Hunt said in a statement on Wednesday. |
| “Australia signing up to the Covax facility is an important part of our commitment to this principle. | “Australia signing up to the Covax facility is an important part of our commitment to this principle. |
| “We’re giving Australians the best chance of accessing a safe and effective vaccine, but also our neighbours in the Pacific and Southeast Asia, and partners overseas.” | “We’re giving Australians the best chance of accessing a safe and effective vaccine, but also our neighbours in the Pacific and Southeast Asia, and partners overseas.” |
| The Covax facility was established by Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance as part of an international vaccine partnership with the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations, the WHO and other organisations. | The Covax facility was established by Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance as part of an international vaccine partnership with the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations, the WHO and other organisations. |
| It aims to ensure equitable access to safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines by facilitating purchases, funding access for developing countries and allowing countries to trade or donate doses. | It aims to ensure equitable access to safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines by facilitating purchases, funding access for developing countries and allowing countries to trade or donate doses. |
| This is Australia’s second commitment to the Covax facility after it donated $80 million in August to the Covax Advance Market Commitment to provide doses to developing countries. | This is Australia’s second commitment to the Covax facility after it donated $80 million in August to the Covax Advance Market Commitment to provide doses to developing countries. |
| Eighty countries, including Australia, have joined the Covax Facility and a further 92 countries are eligible to access vaccines through the Advance Market Commitment. | Eighty countries, including Australia, have joined the Covax Facility and a further 92 countries are eligible to access vaccines through the Advance Market Commitment. |
| In addition to individual country allocations, 10 per cent of manufactured doses will be retained by the Covax facility to address sporadic outbreaks and for humanitarian use. | In addition to individual country allocations, 10 per cent of manufactured doses will be retained by the Covax facility to address sporadic outbreaks and for humanitarian use. |
| Welcome to another hump day in what feels like a hump year. | Welcome to another hump day in what feels like a hump year. |
| The Victorian hotel quarantine inquiry continues. We were originally going to hear from Daniel Andrews today but the inquiry has rejigged its timetable, so now we won’t hear from the premier until Friday. | The Victorian hotel quarantine inquiry continues. We were originally going to hear from Daniel Andrews today but the inquiry has rejigged its timetable, so now we won’t hear from the premier until Friday. |
| Instead, up today is: | Instead, up today is: |
| Hon Martin Pakula MP – minister for the coordination of jobs, precincts and regions | Hon Martin Pakula MP – minister for the coordination of jobs, precincts and regions |
| Hon Lisa Neville MP – minister for police and emergency services | Hon Lisa Neville MP – minister for police and emergency services |
| Ms Kym Peake – Department of Health and Human Services | Ms Kym Peake – Department of Health and Human Services |
| In NSW, it’s all about getting testing rates back up, after a drop in the number of people coming forward. It’s more important than ever, with fears a taxi driver could have spread the virus across Sydney and parts of the south coast. Queensland is watching to see what happens with that case before opening its borders more widely to NSW (northern NSW will be added to the border zone from 1 October, while ACT residents can fly in from Friday) but South Australia has decided to reopen to NSW from Thursday. | In NSW, it’s all about getting testing rates back up, after a drop in the number of people coming forward. It’s more important than ever, with fears a taxi driver could have spread the virus across Sydney and parts of the south coast. Queensland is watching to see what happens with that case before opening its borders more widely to NSW (northern NSW will be added to the border zone from 1 October, while ACT residents can fly in from Friday) but South Australia has decided to reopen to NSW from Thursday. |
| In political news, the government is spending $4.5bn on the NBN, to, among other things, bring the connection slightly closer to the kerb. It’s another pre-budget announcement – these things come out ahead of time because they’ll get no attention once the budget documents are released. | In political news, the government is spending $4.5bn on the NBN, to, among other things, bring the connection slightly closer to the kerb. It’s another pre-budget announcement – these things come out ahead of time because they’ll get no attention once the budget documents are released. |
| We’ll bring you all the day’s news as it happens. You have Amy Remeikis with you again. Being hump day, I’m already hunting for my third coffee. | We’ll bring you all the day’s news as it happens. You have Amy Remeikis with you again. Being hump day, I’m already hunting for my third coffee. |
| Ready? | Ready? |