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| Coronavirus Australia update: Victoria reports 11 new cases and NSW 10 as Peta Credlin questions Daniel Andrews – live | Coronavirus Australia update: Victoria reports 11 new cases and NSW 10 as Peta Credlin questions Daniel Andrews – live |
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| The number of locally transmitted cases in Sydney is growing, dashing hopes of the Queensland border reopening next month. Follow live | The number of locally transmitted cases in Sydney is growing, dashing hopes of the Queensland border reopening next month. Follow live |
| Authorities in Western Australia are investigating a possible shark attack at Kelp Beds Beach near Esperance in the state’s south west. | |
| The WA Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development says it received “a report of a possible shark bite incident” just before 11am this morning. Per the ABC, police say a surf board was found floating in the water, but the surfer had not been located. | |
| An ABC journalist at the scene has reported seeing surf lifesaving jet skis in the water. | |
| We’ve got a reporter on it and I will bring you more as I have it. | |
| Good afternoon all. TGIF, am I right? Yes, I am right. It is Friday. Thanks as always to Amy Remeikis for her coverage this week. | |
| I am going to hand the blog over now to Michael McGowan, who will guide you through the rest of the afternoon. | |
| Thank you to everyone who has joined me again this week – budget week is always a doozy, but we all got through it. I’m taking next week off the blog, so I am fresh to blog estimates the week after. I’ll still be at work, so if you have a question, feel free, as always, to drop me a line. It’s just been about nine months or so of daily blogging and it’s best for all of us if I take a little time off the daily merry-go-round to work out what else is happening in this building – as well as the Queensland election, which I know many of you are keenly following. | |
| You’ll be in excellent hands though – the blog, as always, goes on. | |
| I hope you get a moment to yourself this weekend, and I hope there is some sunshine and time for small pleasures. And remember, as my oma used to always say (and Oprah, I think) no is a complete sentence. Feel free to deploy it. | |
| Thank you again to everyone and I’ll see you soon. Please – take care of you. | |
| And a breakdown: | |
| In Victoria at the current time: | |
| 4,277 cases may indicate community transmission – an increase of one since yesterday | |
| 195 cases are currently active in Victoria | |
| 17 cases of coronavirus are in hospital, including one in intensive care | |
| 19,192 people have recovered from the virus | |
| A total of 2,811,114 test results have been received, which is an increase of 15,585 since yesterday. | |
| Of the 195 current active cases in Victoria: | |
| 189 are in metropolitan Melbourne under the Second Step of our roadmap | |
| Five are in regional local government areas under the Third Step of our roadmap. Mitchell shire has all four active cases. | |
| One case remains under investigation. | |
| Of the total cases: | |
| 18,858 cases are from metropolitan Melbourne, while 1198 are from regional Victoria | |
| Total cases include 9661 men and 10,583 women | |
| Total number of healthcare workers: 3559, active cases: 19 | |
| There are 45 active cases relating to aged care facilities | |
| Victoria Health has put out its official update: | |
| 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 Carpark, outside Coles and a walk-in clinic is open for staff only at Central Amenities on the Ground Level between M.J.Bale and Marimekko. Both sites are open from 12-8pm today and will be open this weekend from noon to 5pm. | |
| 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 – 5pm and Kilmore Soldiers Memorial Hall pop-up testing site from 10am – 5pm today. There are currently around 295 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 20,257. | |
| The overall total has increased by 10 due to one case being reclassified. | |
| Six of today’s new cases are linked to known outbreaks and complex cases. Two cases are linked to aged care (Uniting AgeWell Preston) and single cases are linked to the Frankston family outbreak, the Oddfellows Café in Kilmore and the Chadstone Shopping Centre outbreak. The one remaining case is linked to a complex case. The other five cases remain under investigation. | |
| The new case today linked to the Oddfellows Café is a close contact of a known case and was already isolating. | |
| Of today’s 11 new cases, there are two cases in Wyndham and single cases in Bayside, Darebin, Frankston, Greater Dandenong, Hobsons Bay, Knox, Port Phillip and Mitchell Shire. There is one case still under investigation. | |
| Following further testing, investigation and review, the positive case reported in Mildura yesterday has been rejected. This rejection will be reflected in tomorrow’s numbers. | |
| There has been an additional case in a staff member linked to an outbreak at Box Hill hospital, which now includes three staff members and one patient. All staff on the affected Covid ward are being tested and will isolate pending results. The source of acquisition is currently unconfirmed and all avenues of possible transmission are being investigated. | |
| 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 (25 Sep 2020 – 08 Oct 2020) for metropolitan Melbourne is 9.4 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 (23 Sep 2020 – 06 Oct 2020) is 12 for metropolitan Melbourne and zero from 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. | |
| Rex Patrick wants a re-think about whether or not Australia goes to the Beijing Winter Olympics – and he wants the government to make that decision: | |
| And the response to the “you’re welcome”. | And the response to the “you’re welcome”. |
| (There seems to be a lot of people watching Moana and I’m not mad about that). | (There seems to be a lot of people watching Moana and I’m not mad about that). |
| To be fair, some of the questions, at least in the short term, need to change on our side of things too. “How will you pay for it’ might once have been valid, but in a pandemic, with an economic impact we haven’t seen in our lifetimes, thinking has to change. | To be fair, some of the questions, at least in the short term, need to change on our side of things too. “How will you pay for it’ might once have been valid, but in a pandemic, with an economic impact we haven’t seen in our lifetimes, thinking has to change. |
| The question is not how will you pay for it, in my opinion. | The question is not how will you pay for it, in my opinion. |
| It’s what benefit will this bring? Who benefits from this? What does this spending lead to? | It’s what benefit will this bring? Who benefits from this? What does this spending lead to? |
| We need to all make a shift – governments borrowing money to spend productively on society is not a bad thing – no matter what colour the government’s flags. We saw it with Chifley after the second world war. We saw it with Menzies in the 60s. | We need to all make a shift – governments borrowing money to spend productively on society is not a bad thing – no matter what colour the government’s flags. We saw it with Chifley after the second world war. We saw it with Menzies in the 60s. |
| Australia’s budget will be in deficit for at least a decade. Let’s start asking about the flow-on effects of that borrowing, rather than just where will the money come from. | Australia’s budget will be in deficit for at least a decade. Let’s start asking about the flow-on effects of that borrowing, rather than just where will the money come from. |
| The government is pleased to be able to chalk up this (easy, given Labor supported it) win: | The government is pleased to be able to chalk up this (easy, given Labor supported it) win: |
| For those wondering about Melbourne’s numbers today: | For those wondering about Melbourne’s numbers today: |
| Mathias Cormann gets the final word at the press conference: | Mathias Cormann gets the final word at the press conference: |
| “It’s been fun. See you at estimates.” | “It’s been fun. See you at estimates.” |
| Q: Prime minister, just on Labor’s childcare reforms, do you agree that it will help low- and middle-income families and boost female workplace participation? | Q: Prime minister, just on Labor’s childcare reforms, do you agree that it will help low- and middle-income families and boost female workplace participation? |
| Scott Morrison: | Scott Morrison: |
| Mathias Cormann: | Mathias Cormann: |
| (The Coalition has been in power since 2013. So there must be at least one year Cormann wants to forget). | (The Coalition has been in power since 2013. So there must be at least one year Cormann wants to forget). |
| Scott Morrison says it is the GST top-up with has allowed WA to declare a budget surplus. | Scott Morrison says it is the GST top-up with has allowed WA to declare a budget surplus. |
| Q: The RBA has warned today that Australia’s historically low population growth rate will heighten the risk of falls in property values in the future. And Treasury has said your housing measures bring forward demand for future years. What will the government do? | Q: The RBA has warned today that Australia’s historically low population growth rate will heighten the risk of falls in property values in the future. And Treasury has said your housing measures bring forward demand for future years. What will the government do? |
| Scott Morrison: | Scott Morrison: |
| Scott Morrison: | Scott Morrison: |
| The prime minister is thrilled the tax package has passed. | The prime minister is thrilled the tax package has passed. |
| We have heard “Covid crisis” and “Covid losses” about 80 billion times so far this monologue. | We have heard “Covid crisis” and “Covid losses” about 80 billion times so far this monologue. |
| And after one of the longest sessions of valedictories I have ever witnessed in my our and a bit years in this place, the Senate adjourns. | And after one of the longest sessions of valedictories I have ever witnessed in my our and a bit years in this place, the Senate adjourns. |
| Scott Morrison will hold his press conference with Mathias Cormann at 1.30 (presuming the Senate valedictories in reply finish by then). | Scott Morrison will hold his press conference with Mathias Cormann at 1.30 (presuming the Senate valedictories in reply finish by then). |
| Mike Bowers was in the chamber for Mathias Cormann’s valedictory speech and reply: | Mike Bowers was in the chamber for Mathias Cormann’s valedictory speech and reply: |