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| Coronavirus Australia live update: jobseeker rate will be extended into 2021 'if required', minister says | Coronavirus Australia live update: jobseeker rate will be extended into 2021 'if required', minister says |
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| Eight new WA Covid cases from cargo ship; Victoria hotel quarantine inquiry told security decision influenced by police preference; Vic records three deaths and five new cases; NSW reports zero. Follow live | Eight new WA Covid cases from cargo ship; Victoria hotel quarantine inquiry told security decision influenced by police preference; Vic records three deaths and five new cases; NSW reports zero. Follow live |
| In Queensland, lawyers for coal company Adani have sought to identify people who obtained leaked information about its Carmichael coal project, raising fears that journalists could be targeted. | |
| The Northern Territory health department has said that a man who previously had Covid-19 has returned a “low positive” test, and is not considered a new case. | The Northern Territory health department has said that a man who previously had Covid-19 has returned a “low positive” test, and is not considered a new case. |
| The man flew from Victoria to Queensland, then to the Northern Territory, AAP reports. The 65-year-old returned a “low positive” diagnosis for the virus on Monday but is not considered infectious, NT Health says. | The man flew from Victoria to Queensland, then to the Northern Territory, AAP reports. The 65-year-old returned a “low positive” diagnosis for the virus on Monday but is not considered infectious, NT Health says. |
| He arrived in Darwin on Saturday after previously testing positive to coronavirus and recovering. | He arrived in Darwin on Saturday after previously testing positive to coronavirus and recovering. |
| The man, a Victorian resident who flew via Brisbane to Darwin, was in quarantine at Howard Springs quarantine facility when he tested positive. | The man, a Victorian resident who flew via Brisbane to Darwin, was in quarantine at Howard Springs quarantine facility when he tested positive. |
| NT Health said he was moved to Royal Darwin hospital and placed in isolation after a small amount of the remaining inactive virus was detected. | NT Health said he was moved to Royal Darwin hospital and placed in isolation after a small amount of the remaining inactive virus was detected. |
| He will continue to be tested in the coming days. | He will continue to be tested in the coming days. |
| The man previously returned a negative test result on 13 September. | The man previously returned a negative test result on 13 September. |
| NT Health said small amounts of the virus can remain after recovery and the diagnosis was not considered to be a new Covid-19 case. | NT Health said small amounts of the virus can remain after recovery and the diagnosis was not considered to be a new Covid-19 case. |
| The Northern Territory’s virus case numbers remain at 34. | The Northern Territory’s virus case numbers remain at 34. |
| Here is our full story on those comments earlier from deputy prime minister Michael McCormack: | Here is our full story on those comments earlier from deputy prime minister Michael McCormack: |
| There have been eight further cases of Covid-19 among the crew of a cargo ship in WA. | There have been eight further cases of Covid-19 among the crew of a cargo ship in WA. |
| The WA health department confirmed just now that eight additional crew members on the Patricia Oldendorff tested positive and are in hotel quarantine. There are now 17 cases associated with the ship, which is anchored off Port Hedland. | The WA health department confirmed just now that eight additional crew members on the Patricia Oldendorff tested positive and are in hotel quarantine. There are now 17 cases associated with the ship, which is anchored off Port Hedland. |
| Seven of those people are still on the vessel “as part of the essential crew” and 10 are in hotel quarantine. The four remaining crew have so far tested negative. | Seven of those people are still on the vessel “as part of the essential crew” and 10 are in hotel quarantine. The four remaining crew have so far tested negative. |
| The health department said that daily cleaning of the vessel continues. | The health department said that daily cleaning of the vessel continues. |
| “All crew members are in good spirits and have been able to contact family at home. Crew also have been provided access to culturally appropriate food by a Filipino chef. | “All crew members are in good spirits and have been able to contact family at home. Crew also have been provided access to culturally appropriate food by a Filipino chef. |
| “The Department of Health, together with the WA Country Health Service, would like to reassure the Port Hedland community that every safety measure is being put in place to protect the local community.” | “The Department of Health, together with the WA Country Health Service, would like to reassure the Port Hedland community that every safety measure is being put in place to protect the local community.” |
| Shares in milk companies A2 and Synlait have fallen today due to low demand from China and the restrictions in Melbourne, AAP report. | Shares in milk companies A2 and Synlait have fallen today due to low demand from China and the restrictions in Melbourne, AAP report. |
| A2 Milk on Monday warned it was fielding fewer orders from its corporate Chinese reseller channel due to the restrictions in Melbourne. These resellers, based in Melbourne, are unable to access their warehouses due to travel restrictions imposed by the Victorian government. | A2 Milk on Monday warned it was fielding fewer orders from its corporate Chinese reseller channel due to the restrictions in Melbourne. These resellers, based in Melbourne, are unable to access their warehouses due to travel restrictions imposed by the Victorian government. |
| A2 management said it expected sales for Australia and New Zealand to fall below expectation for the first half as a result. | A2 management said it expected sales for Australia and New Zealand to fall below expectation for the first half as a result. |
| However, the company said selling formula through the reseller channel was only part of its China strategy, which uses multiple channels and products. | However, the company said selling formula through the reseller channel was only part of its China strategy, which uses multiple channels and products. |
| Ruston says that the government is willing to maintain the current rate of jobseeker if unemployment continues to be high past 31 December. | Ruston says that the government is willing to maintain the current rate of jobseeker if unemployment continues to be high past 31 December. |
| The ABC’s Jane Norman asks: “The prime minister said he is leaning heavily towards the idea of maintaining the jobseeker payment at a higher rate after December 31. What does he mean by that?” | The ABC’s Jane Norman asks: “The prime minister said he is leaning heavily towards the idea of maintaining the jobseeker payment at a higher rate after December 31. What does he mean by that?” |
| Ruston says: | Ruston says: |
| The social services minister, Anne Ruston, is on the ABC now. | The social services minister, Anne Ruston, is on the ABC now. |
| She is asked how many additional people the government expects to receive jobseeker, as the unemployment rate rises. | She is asked how many additional people the government expects to receive jobseeker, as the unemployment rate rises. |
| “There is an expectation that has been outlined through Treasury that they believe the number of people who will be unemployed is likely to rise between now and Christmas,” Ruston says. | “There is an expectation that has been outlined through Treasury that they believe the number of people who will be unemployed is likely to rise between now and Christmas,” Ruston says. |
| “There is a whole heap of modelling that’s going on and it is constantly changing. The figures will be provided in the budget again next week, but of course, you know, if we see a slow, if we see the predicted uptake, we will see an increase.” | “There is a whole heap of modelling that’s going on and it is constantly changing. The figures will be provided in the budget again next week, but of course, you know, if we see a slow, if we see the predicted uptake, we will see an increase.” |
| She says she is “not expecting a large increase” in the rate of people on jobseeker. | She says she is “not expecting a large increase” in the rate of people on jobseeker. |
| In non-coronavirus news, a woman has been attacked by a buffalo in south-west Sydney. | In non-coronavirus news, a woman has been attacked by a buffalo in south-west Sydney. |
| NSW Ambulance inspector Audie Jousif said “being called to a buffalo attack in Sydney is one of the more unusual incidents”. | NSW Ambulance inspector Audie Jousif said “being called to a buffalo attack in Sydney is one of the more unusual incidents”. |
| Nearly eight in 10 Australians believe vaccines prevent infectious diseases and will access a new Covid-19 vaccine if it is available and properly tested, a ChildFund Australia survey has shown. | Nearly eight in 10 Australians believe vaccines prevent infectious diseases and will access a new Covid-19 vaccine if it is available and properly tested, a ChildFund Australia survey has shown. |
| Essential Report polling for ChildFund Australia shows 79% of Australians believe vaccines are effective in preventing infectious diseases, and 78% would take a Covid-19 vaccine once properly tested and released. | Essential Report polling for ChildFund Australia shows 79% of Australians believe vaccines are effective in preventing infectious diseases, and 78% would take a Covid-19 vaccine once properly tested and released. |
| But Australians are also strongly supportive of the Australian government helping neighbouring countries roll out an immunisation program. Seventy-nine percent of survey respondents believe there should be a fair global allocation system for the Covid-19 vaccine to assist people in poor countries. | But Australians are also strongly supportive of the Australian government helping neighbouring countries roll out an immunisation program. Seventy-nine percent of survey respondents believe there should be a fair global allocation system for the Covid-19 vaccine to assist people in poor countries. |
| Australia has made a $123m investment towards the global vaccines facility Covax, for access to a vaccine, once one is developed. | Australia has made a $123m investment towards the global vaccines facility Covax, for access to a vaccine, once one is developed. |
| Australia has also committed $80m to the Covax Advance Market Commitment (AMC), a finance facility designed to ensure equitable access for poorer countries to Covid-19 vaccines as well. | Australia has also committed $80m to the Covax Advance Market Commitment (AMC), a finance facility designed to ensure equitable access for poorer countries to Covid-19 vaccines as well. |
| ChildFund Australia chief executive Margaret Sheehan no country should be left behind in the rollout of a vaccine once it has been thoroughly tested and released | ChildFund Australia chief executive Margaret Sheehan no country should be left behind in the rollout of a vaccine once it has been thoroughly tested and released |
| A man who had been deported to New Zealand, and who was in isolation at a government-run quarantine hotel, is under investigation by the police after he tied bed sheets together to escape the facility from a fourth floor window. | A man who had been deported to New Zealand, and who was in isolation at a government-run quarantine hotel, is under investigation by the police after he tied bed sheets together to escape the facility from a fourth floor window. |
| All travellers returning to the country – only New Zealanders and their families, plus others with special exemptions are allowed to pass through its borders – must spend two weeks in mandatory isolation, during which they are tested twice for Covid-19. | All travellers returning to the country – only New Zealanders and their families, plus others with special exemptions are allowed to pass through its borders – must spend two weeks in mandatory isolation, during which they are tested twice for Covid-19. |
| Suspicion was aroused when security staff at an Auckland quarantine hotel found a number of sheets tied together hanging out of a window on Monday morning, New Zealand government officials said in a news release on Monday evening. | Suspicion was aroused when security staff at an Auckland quarantine hotel found a number of sheets tied together hanging out of a window on Monday morning, New Zealand government officials said in a news release on Monday evening. |
| A few minutes after the sheets were found, the man who had fled the room presented himself at the front gate of the hotel. It was not known how long he had been missing from the facility. | A few minutes after the sheets were found, the man who had fled the room presented himself at the front gate of the hotel. It was not known how long he had been missing from the facility. |
| He is in police custody, said air commodore Darryn Webb. The man had been deported from Australia and had spent 12 days in managed isolation, testing negative for Covid-19 twice. | He is in police custody, said air commodore Darryn Webb. The man had been deported from Australia and had spent 12 days in managed isolation, testing negative for Covid-19 twice. |
| The deportation of New Zealanders accused of crimes or criminal associations from Australia has been a bone of contention between the two countries. Australia’s deportation programme briefly halted during Covid-19 before resuming in July, with extra security personnel stationed at the facilities where deportees would complete their isolation. | The deportation of New Zealanders accused of crimes or criminal associations from Australia has been a bone of contention between the two countries. Australia’s deportation programme briefly halted during Covid-19 before resuming in July, with extra security personnel stationed at the facilities where deportees would complete their isolation. |
| Webb said the health risk to the public from the case was low, adding that of 55,000 people staying in managed isolation, 13 had absconded. | Webb said the health risk to the public from the case was low, adding that of 55,000 people staying in managed isolation, 13 had absconded. |
| I am going to leave you in the very capable hands of Naaman Zhou for the rest of the afternoon shift. | I am going to leave you in the very capable hands of Naaman Zhou for the rest of the afternoon shift. |
| There have been quite a few messages today – I am slowly working my way through them – but if you have anything else to say, or I missed you, you can contact me here and here. | There have been quite a few messages today – I am slowly working my way through them – but if you have anything else to say, or I missed you, you can contact me here and here. |
| Thank you again for joining me – I’ll be back again early tomorrow morning. Take care of you, as always – and if you are in Melbourne, I hope you enjoy being able to leave your house past what would have been the curfew hours, if you choose to go for a walk or run tonight. Ax | Thank you again for joining me – I’ll be back again early tomorrow morning. Take care of you, as always – and if you are in Melbourne, I hope you enjoy being able to leave your house past what would have been the curfew hours, if you choose to go for a walk or run tonight. Ax |
| Paul Karp has received this statement from the attorney general, in response to questions over the Patrick Terminals’ planned strike action: | Paul Karp has received this statement from the attorney general, in response to questions over the Patrick Terminals’ planned strike action: |
| AAP has taken a look at the budget promises which have been made so far. | AAP has taken a look at the budget promises which have been made so far. |
| The budget will be handed down next Tuesday: | The budget will be handed down next Tuesday: |
| More good news from Victoria – as per the Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation statement: | More good news from Victoria – as per the Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation statement: |
| In Victorian hotel quarantine inquiry news. | In Victorian hotel quarantine inquiry news. |
| Victoria Health has updated its ‘get checked if you were here’ list. | Victoria Health has updated its ‘get checked if you were here’ list. |
| This should make for very interesting reading. | This should make for very interesting reading. |