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| Coronavirus Australia live news: university reforms pass Senate as Victoria records 11 cases and new Sydney locations linked to Covid | Coronavirus Australia live news: university reforms pass Senate as Victoria records 11 cases and new Sydney locations linked to Covid |
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| Labor pursues Coalition over childcare in question time, while NSW reports 12 new Covid cases and Victoria has no new deaths. Follow all today’s news | Labor pursues Coalition over childcare in question time, while NSW reports 12 new Covid cases and Victoria has no new deaths. Follow all today’s news |
| Dave Sharma is up next on the defend the budget train: | |
| Patricia Karvelas: We know young people were targeted by your budget. So obviously that’s very specific. And the treasurer kept telling us he knew women were being hurt more, so they are affected more, you have to do more to help them, don’t you? | |
| Sharma: | |
| If there is one thing this country could not handle at the moment, it is having the Nationals back in charge of trade. | |
| Anthony Albanese is due to give his budget reply speech in a few hours. What is expected? | |
| A childcare package – there are reports floating around about that this afternoon (and yesterday) – and as Murph reported earlier this morning, a “significant” energy announcement. | |
| Stay tuned. | |
| Student organisations are planning protests against the proposed university funding changes, which will put the cost of a humanities or arts degree out of reach for many students. | |
| From Student Fightback’s statement: | |
| “This is the most significant attack upon students in years. We’re not going to take it lying down. We will be taking to the streets in every major city and causing chaos for thegovernment until the fee hikes are reversed,” said University of Sydney Education Officer & Student Fightback NSW convenor Jack Mansell. | |
| “The fee hikes are a despicable move. They’ll make higher education less accessible tostudents with low-income backgrounds, and force graduates into even more debt; right as the economy is entering a recession.” | |
| Beth Jackson, the National Union of Students’ Victorian education officer, said: “TheMorrison government is clearly attempting to force students to shoulder the burden of the recession we’re entering. | |
| “The budget gave trillions in funding to the private sector, and at the same time they’re forcing jobseeker recipients back below the poverty line and making university study more expensive. The rich are being bailed out, and we are being made to foot the bill. | |
| “We’ll be protesting to demand that the rich pay for the economic crisis, not students or the poor.” | |
| Australian National University Student Association representative Grace Hill said: “We’re committed to continuing a campaign against this attack on higher education, and will continue to resist the changes.” | |
| Linda Burney was also asked about the Greens’ push for a treaty, over the voice to parliament and the Uluru statement. | |
| Patricia Karvelas: I spoke to the Greens leader, Adam Bandt, about this and pressed him on whether there’s a change in the Greens’ position. He said it’s a grassroots movement. Is it? | |
| Victoria Health has put out its official update: | |
| If you have symptoms no matter how mild – get tested. We all have a responsibility to do what we can to stop this outbreak from getting any bigger. | |
| Anyone who visited Chadstone shopping centre between 23 September and 1 October should get tested – even if they have the mildest of symptoms. Testing is available at Chadstone car park drive through – level 2 Chadstone car park, outside Coles and a walk-in clinic is open for staff only at central amenities on the ground level between MJ Bale and Marimekko. Both sites are open from 12-8pm today and tomorrow. | |
| Anyone who visited Oddfellows Café in Kilmore between 30 September and 3 October are classified as potential close contacts and should come forward for testing, even if you don’t have any symptoms at all. Testing has been set up at the Kilmore and District hospital from 9am-7pm and Kilmore Soldiers Memorial Hall pop-up testing site from 10am-5pm today. There are currently around 230 people isolating in Kilmore following cases linked to the Oddfellows Café. | |
| Victoria has recorded 11 new cases of coronavirus since yesterday, with the total number of cases now at 20,247. | |
| The overall total has increased by 10 due to one case being reclassified. | |
| Six of today’s new cases are linked to known outbreaks – three are linked to the Frankston family outbreak, one is linked to the Oddfellows Café, one is linked to the Box Hill hospital outbreak and one is linked to a complex case. The other five cases remain under investigation. | |
| Of today’s 11 new cases, there are three in Frankston, two in Hobsons Bay and single cases in Boroondara, Brimbank, Melton, Port Phillip, Mildura and Mitchell. | |
| The Mildura case is not a definite positive, however, it is being treated as a positive at this stage. Retesting is under way. All public health actions are being undertaken, including managing close contacts. | |
| Investigations are continuing into an outbreak at Box Hill hospital, which includes two staff members and one patient. The contact tracing process is under way and all appropriate public health actions are being undertaken, including cleaning, testing and quarantining. | |
| There have been no new deaths from Covid-19 reported since yesterday. To date, 809 people have died from coronavirus in Victoria. | |
| The average number of cases diagnosed in the last 14 days (24 September to 7 October) for metropolitan Melbourne is 9.7 and regional Victoria is 0.4. The rolling daily average case number is calculated by averaging out the number of new cases over the past 14 days. | |
| The total number of cases from an unknown source in the last 14 days (22 September to 5 October) is 14 for metropolitan Melbourne and zero for regional Victoria. The 14-day period for the source of acquisition data ends 48 hours earlier than the 14-day period used to calculate the new case average due to the time required to fully investigate a case and assign its mode of acquisition. | |
| In Victoria at the current time: | |
| 4,276 cases may indicate community transmission – an increase of two since yesterday | |
| 203 cases are currently active in Victoria | |
| 17 cases of coronavirus are in hospital, including one in intensive care | |
| 19,174 people have recovered from the virus | |
| A total of 2,795,529 test results have been received, which is an increase of 15,298 since yesterday | |
| Linda Burney was also on Afternoon Briefing, where she was talking about the government’s assertion this last budget, is a ‘woman’s budget’ (despite not having a lot of measures which are purely for women, or even an answer for childcare costs, which should be for both parents, but we know the bulk of the care falls to women still) | Linda Burney was also on Afternoon Briefing, where she was talking about the government’s assertion this last budget, is a ‘woman’s budget’ (despite not having a lot of measures which are purely for women, or even an answer for childcare costs, which should be for both parents, but we know the bulk of the care falls to women still) |
| A little more from Alan Tudge: | A little more from Alan Tudge: |
| Alan Tudge says it is a “reasonable” attempt to learn English – 500 hours. | Alan Tudge says it is a “reasonable” attempt to learn English – 500 hours. |
| We spoke about this on the blog on Tuesday night – the move the government is making to make the English language test part of the partner visa requirements. | We spoke about this on the blog on Tuesday night – the move the government is making to make the English language test part of the partner visa requirements. |
| This is a pretty big change and one of the reasons we brought it to your attention on the night of the budget. | This is a pretty big change and one of the reasons we brought it to your attention on the night of the budget. |
| It’s getting a bit of attention today – and people are rightly criticising it for discriminating against people who come from countries that don’t speak English. | It’s getting a bit of attention today – and people are rightly criticising it for discriminating against people who come from countries that don’t speak English. |
| You’ll have a much easier time of it coming from England than Iran, for example. | You’ll have a much easier time of it coming from England than Iran, for example. |
| Alan Tudge has been taking an increasingly firm stance on English being necessary, repeatedly stating it is “the national language”. | Alan Tudge has been taking an increasingly firm stance on English being necessary, repeatedly stating it is “the national language”. |
| Here he is trying to justify it to Patricia Karvelas: | Here he is trying to justify it to Patricia Karvelas: |
| The Senate is now holding its condolence motions for Susan Ryan.The House did this on Tuesday. | The Senate is now holding its condolence motions for Susan Ryan.The House did this on Tuesday. |
| The federal agriculture minister, David Littleproud, has backed the Narrabri gas project despite objections from farmers and the community. | The federal agriculture minister, David Littleproud, has backed the Narrabri gas project despite objections from farmers and the community. |
| During a National Rural Press Club event today, Littleproud was asked whether he supported the Santos-proposed coal-seam gas project that was recently approved by the New South Wales Independent Planning Commission. | During a National Rural Press Club event today, Littleproud was asked whether he supported the Santos-proposed coal-seam gas project that was recently approved by the New South Wales Independent Planning Commission. |
| “Yes I do, on conditions,” he replied. | “Yes I do, on conditions,” he replied. |
| The National Farmers Federation last month urged the Morrison government to tread carefully with its “gas-led recovery”, declaring farmers needed to be in control of their land use, and the security of groundwater must be paramount, as Katharine Murphy reported. | The National Farmers Federation last month urged the Morrison government to tread carefully with its “gas-led recovery”, declaring farmers needed to be in control of their land use, and the security of groundwater must be paramount, as Katharine Murphy reported. |
| NSW Farmers, the state’s peak farming body, explicitly opposes the Narrabri project, saying its members “believe the project poses an unacceptable risk to the water resources, soil and air quality, local food and fibre production and rural communities in western NSW”.While backing the project, Littleproud also stressed the need for good regulatory oversight by the states and for farmers’ land rights to be protected. | NSW Farmers, the state’s peak farming body, explicitly opposes the Narrabri project, saying its members “believe the project poses an unacceptable risk to the water resources, soil and air quality, local food and fibre production and rural communities in western NSW”.While backing the project, Littleproud also stressed the need for good regulatory oversight by the states and for farmers’ land rights to be protected. |
| He was speaking during a post-budget debate organised by the National Rural Press Club but held at the National Press Club in Canberra. The other panellist, Labor’s agriculture and resources spokesperson, Joel Fitzgibbon, said he too supported the Narrabri project. | He was speaking during a post-budget debate organised by the National Rural Press Club but held at the National Press Club in Canberra. The other panellist, Labor’s agriculture and resources spokesperson, Joel Fitzgibbon, said he too supported the Narrabri project. |
| The university changes are just going to have more and more impact on this sector. | The university changes are just going to have more and more impact on this sector. |
| The final question time for this week has ended. You might have noticed a theme there from the opposition – it wasn’t about what was in the budget, but what wasn’t. | The final question time for this week has ended. You might have noticed a theme there from the opposition – it wasn’t about what was in the budget, but what wasn’t. |
| Including what was there for women, who have been impacted harder than men in this pandemic, and older workers. | Including what was there for women, who have been impacted harder than men in this pandemic, and older workers. |
| The government says it does not see the budget in a gender lens. Must be nice. | The government says it does not see the budget in a gender lens. Must be nice. |
| The only people who don’t see gender (or colour, or disadvantage, while we are at it) are people who have never had to worry about it. | The only people who don’t see gender (or colour, or disadvantage, while we are at it) are people who have never had to worry about it. |
| Good afternoon. | Good afternoon. |
| A massive thank you to Christopher Knaus, for not only steering the blog through an insane day incredibly well (as always) but also stepping in so I could have a few hours off (it has been a long year). | A massive thank you to Christopher Knaus, for not only steering the blog through an insane day incredibly well (as always) but also stepping in so I could have a few hours off (it has been a long year). |
| You have Amy Remeikis with you for the rest of the day. As always, you can reach me here and here if you have a question. | You have Amy Remeikis with you for the rest of the day. As always, you can reach me here and here if you have a question. |
| Let’s see this day through. | Let’s see this day through. |
| That’s where I’ll leave you for now. The incredible Amy Remeikis will take you through the afternoon and evening. Stay tuned for Labor’s budget reply. | That’s where I’ll leave you for now. The incredible Amy Remeikis will take you through the afternoon and evening. Stay tuned for Labor’s budget reply. |