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| Victoria reports five deaths and 15 new cases as NSW records six – as it happened | |
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| Premier Daniel Andrews hints restrictions will be eased in Melbourne on Sunday as NSW strives to boost testing. This blog is now closed | |
| Let’s wrap up some of the main events of today. | Let’s wrap up some of the main events of today. |
| Victoria recorded 15 new cases and five new deaths, as the premier Daniel Andrews revealed the government was considering going beyond plans for minor easing of restrictions planned for Sunday. | Victoria recorded 15 new cases and five new deaths, as the premier Daniel Andrews revealed the government was considering going beyond plans for minor easing of restrictions planned for Sunday. |
| There were six new cases in NSW, and the second day with no community transmission, while there were no new cases in Queensland. | There were six new cases in NSW, and the second day with no community transmission, while there were no new cases in Queensland. |
| NSW also extended its rental eviction ban moratorium for a further six months. | NSW also extended its rental eviction ban moratorium for a further six months. |
| In non-corona news, the government announced a new NBN plan that was seen as a backflip that took the project much closer to the Labor model. | In non-corona news, the government announced a new NBN plan that was seen as a backflip that took the project much closer to the Labor model. |
| And in sad news, 380 stranded whales died in Tasmania, with grave fears for 30 more that remain trapped. | And in sad news, 380 stranded whales died in Tasmania, with grave fears for 30 more that remain trapped. |
| With that, we’ll leave you for today. Thanks for reading. | With that, we’ll leave you for today. Thanks for reading. |
| Some news on the app from the Covid-19 committee. | Some news on the app from the Covid-19 committee. |
| South Australia’s border reopening with NSW will officially go ahead but the good news has been tempered by new cases, a travel exemption breach and a quarantine bungle, reports AAP. | South Australia’s border reopening with NSW will officially go ahead but the good news has been tempered by new cases, a travel exemption breach and a quarantine bungle, reports AAP. |
| The border restrictions with NSW will lift at midnight after the state recorded its second day of no community transmission cases of Covid-19. | The border restrictions with NSW will lift at midnight after the state recorded its second day of no community transmission cases of Covid-19. |
| NSW residents travelling to SA will no longer have to go into 14 days of self-isolation so long as they do not enter via Victoria. | NSW residents travelling to SA will no longer have to go into 14 days of self-isolation so long as they do not enter via Victoria. |
| But authorities have been left red-faced after 11 Victorian family members of Port Adelaide AFL players were wrongly granted travel exemptions to enter SA. | But authorities have been left red-faced after 11 Victorian family members of Port Adelaide AFL players were wrongly granted travel exemptions to enter SA. |
| Port will host Geelong in a qualifying final at Adelaide Oval on 1 October. | Port will host Geelong in a qualifying final at Adelaide Oval on 1 October. |
| Chief public health officer Nicola Spurrier says the exemptions were granted by a member of SA Health’s exemptions committee who has since been counselled. | Chief public health officer Nicola Spurrier says the exemptions were granted by a member of SA Health’s exemptions committee who has since been counselled. |
| Five of the 11 who have already arrived in SA will undergo 14 days’ hotel quarantine at their own expense and then will be free to remain in the state. | Five of the 11 who have already arrived in SA will undergo 14 days’ hotel quarantine at their own expense and then will be free to remain in the state. |
| The others have had their exemptions revoked. “It is absolutely entirely inappropriate at this point in time,” Prof Spurrier said on Wednesday. | The others have had their exemptions revoked. “It is absolutely entirely inappropriate at this point in time,” Prof Spurrier said on Wednesday. |
| “We do have a very rigorous exemption process and as people would know, we have quite a hard border with Victoria at the moment.” | “We do have a very rigorous exemption process and as people would know, we have quite a hard border with Victoria at the moment.” |
| My colleague Josh Taylor has been busy. Here is explainer on what the government’s NBN backflip means for you. | My colleague Josh Taylor has been busy. Here is explainer on what the government’s NBN backflip means for you. |
| Kevin Rudd was just on ABC Radio Melbourne to talk about the NBN. After that conversation host Raf Epstein has asked him what he thinks of the media’s coverage of Daniel Andrews during the pandemic. | Kevin Rudd was just on ABC Radio Melbourne to talk about the NBN. After that conversation host Raf Epstein has asked him what he thinks of the media’s coverage of Daniel Andrews during the pandemic. |
| Rudd compares it to the way he was personally blamed for deaths in the home insulation scheme, or “pink batts” scandal. | Rudd compares it to the way he was personally blamed for deaths in the home insulation scheme, or “pink batts” scandal. |
| He says when people start “waving the figure at a head of government” for the “second shift at two o’clock in the morning” in a program like hotel quarantine, it “frankly doesn’t pass the common sense test”. | He says when people start “waving the figure at a head of government” for the “second shift at two o’clock in the morning” in a program like hotel quarantine, it “frankly doesn’t pass the common sense test”. |
| He also repeated his oft-made assertions that the coverage received by Daniel Andrews and Annastacia Palaszczuk from their home town News Corp tabloids was entirely different to what was directed at Gladys Berejiklian and Steven Marshall. | He also repeated his oft-made assertions that the coverage received by Daniel Andrews and Annastacia Palaszczuk from their home town News Corp tabloids was entirely different to what was directed at Gladys Berejiklian and Steven Marshall. |
| The Victorian Hotel Quarantine inquiry rolled on today. Still, though, no one can say whose idea it was to use private security guards in the program. | The Victorian Hotel Quarantine inquiry rolled on today. Still, though, no one can say whose idea it was to use private security guards in the program. |
| That includes two government ministers who gave evidence today: Lisa Neville, the police minister, and Martin Pakula, the jobs minister. | That includes two government ministers who gave evidence today: Lisa Neville, the police minister, and Martin Pakula, the jobs minister. |
| Daniel Andrews will front the inquiry on Friday. | Daniel Andrews will front the inquiry on Friday. |
| My colleague Josh Taylor’s report from today’s hearings is here. | My colleague Josh Taylor’s report from today’s hearings is here. |
| The always-colourful Paul Keating has turned his fire on the Reserve Bank today, as my colleague Ben Butler reports. | The always-colourful Paul Keating has turned his fire on the Reserve Bank today, as my colleague Ben Butler reports. |
| The former PM accuses the RBA of “indolence”, saying it’s failing to do enough to support employment in Australia. | The former PM accuses the RBA of “indolence”, saying it’s failing to do enough to support employment in Australia. |
| As I said, always colourful. | As I said, always colourful. |
| Graham Readfern has our report on the sad news that 380 stranded whales have died in Tasmania. | Graham Readfern has our report on the sad news that 380 stranded whales have died in Tasmania. |
| And some more very sad news today. | And some more very sad news today. |
| My colleague Melissa Davey update on the supreme court legal challenge to Victoria’s lockdown. | My colleague Melissa Davey update on the supreme court legal challenge to Victoria’s lockdown. |
| Australian shares have bounced back strongly after four consecutive days of falls, but the Aussie dollar tumbled, dogged by talk of the Reserve Bank easing monetary policy further. | Australian shares have bounced back strongly after four consecutive days of falls, but the Aussie dollar tumbled, dogged by talk of the Reserve Bank easing monetary policy further. |
| The S&P/ASX200 benchmark index closed 139.8 points higher, or 2.4%, to 5,923.9 on Wednesday, AAP reports. | The S&P/ASX200 benchmark index closed 139.8 points higher, or 2.4%, to 5,923.9 on Wednesday, AAP reports. |
| The All Ordinaries index rose 137.8 points, or 2.3%, to 6,111.3. | The All Ordinaries index rose 137.8 points, or 2.3%, to 6,111.3. |
| At 1615 AEST the Australian dollar was 71.19 US cents, only just above an earlier low of 71.16 US cents, a level not seen since early August. | At 1615 AEST the Australian dollar was 71.19 US cents, only just above an earlier low of 71.16 US cents, a level not seen since early August. |
| It had closed at $72.14 US cents late on Tuesday. | It had closed at $72.14 US cents late on Tuesday. |
| Back on Alan Finkel, he is asked by the ABC’s Patricia Karvelas whether Victoria is ready to go beyond its roadmap. Daniel Andrews suggested the state could open up a little further on Sunday than earlier planned. | Back on Alan Finkel, he is asked by the ABC’s Patricia Karvelas whether Victoria is ready to go beyond its roadmap. Daniel Andrews suggested the state could open up a little further on Sunday than earlier planned. |
| Finkel says: | Finkel says: |
| He also says: | He also says: |
| How awful. | How awful. |