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South Australia pizza store worker 'deeply sorry'; Queensland to open border on 1 December - follow live | South Australia pizza store worker 'deeply sorry'; Queensland to open border on 1 December - follow live |
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The man blamed for the state’s Covid lockdown expresses his remorse; Victoria records zero active cases – follow latest updates | The man blamed for the state’s Covid lockdown expresses his remorse; Victoria records zero active cases – follow latest updates |
Guardian Australia has also confirmed the news that the NSW premier, Gladys Berejiklian, voted in parliament while waiting for a Covid-19 test result. Earlier today, the premier had told ABC News: | |
Spurrier says: | |
The SA chief health officer, Prof Nicola Spurrier, is speaking to the media, following the news that two cases became infected while in isolation in a medi-hotel. | |
Spurrier says there will be additional testing for staff and guests at the Peppers medi-hotel. | |
She is being questioned about whether the guests caught the virus from a security guard or a cleaner, but she is declining to say. | |
The removal of Indigenous children from their mothers is a “Catch-22” for women who come forward as domestic violence victims, an inquiry has heard. | |
Thelma Schwartz of the Queensland Indigenous Family Violence Legal Service has told a disability royal commission hearing that in 2015 when she began in her role, failure to protect children from exposure to domestic and family violence was grounds for removal. | |
A history of contact with the child protection system was also cited as a reason for child removal, Schwartz told the hearing in Brisbane on Tuesday, reports AAP. | |
While language has become “more sophisticated” since a change in legislation in 2017, Schwartz said this pattern continues to be the case. | |
Schwartz said typical ways of operating were “completely inadequate” in dealing with the over-representation of Indigenous people in criminal justice, juvenile detention and child protection systems. | |
The opposition leader’s response. | |
This is quite a development. | |
Doha airport officers who ordered forced internal medical exams of female passengers after an abandoned newborn was discovered in a rubbish bin face possible three-year prison sentences. | |
The physical examinations of Qatar Airways passengers bound for Sydney and nine other destinations triggered outrage in Australia. | |
AAP reports Qatari prosecutors said an investigation had found some security officers “acted unilaterally by summoning female medical staff to conduct external examination to some female passengers, thinking that what they had done was within the law”. | |
A spokesman for Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade told AAP on Tuesday a progress report had been received in relation to the Qatari investigations. | |
“The Australian government acknowledges the information provided by Qatar, and the finding of the public prosecutor that the boundaries of legal authority were exceeded,” the spokesman said. | |
“Further details in relation to criminal charges are a matter for Qatari investigation agencies.” | |
DFAT said the government expected a “just and proportionate accountability for those responsible”. | |
“The Australian government has made clear to the government of Qatar that the treatment of the female airline passengers, and the examinations to which they were subjected, were grossly inappropriate and offensive.” | |
It is expected the Qatar government will provide a further report on the incident and the measures taken to ensure it is never repeated. | |
The abandoned newborn’s mother faces up to 15 years in prison if apprehended. | |
The woman apparently flew out of the country before the baby was discovered. | |
Prosecutors said DNA helped them identify her and the baby’s father. | |
The Spanish national at the centre of a South Australian police investigation into his failure to disclose to contact tracers he worked shifts at the Woodville Pizza Bar has expressed his remorse for the lockdown in the state, and concern over the release of his personal information into the public domain. | The Spanish national at the centre of a South Australian police investigation into his failure to disclose to contact tracers he worked shifts at the Woodville Pizza Bar has expressed his remorse for the lockdown in the state, and concern over the release of his personal information into the public domain. |
The solicitor acting for the 36-year-old man released a statement on Tuesday that he is “extremely remorseful and deeply sorry for any part his conduct played in any unnecessary lockdown actions. | The solicitor acting for the 36-year-old man released a statement on Tuesday that he is “extremely remorseful and deeply sorry for any part his conduct played in any unnecessary lockdown actions. |
South Australia’s six-day lockdown ended three days early after it was determined the man had worked shifts alongside a security guard at the Woodville Pizza Bar when he contracted Covid-19 and had not just caught it from a pizza box, meaning the spread of the virus was much less than authorities had feared. | South Australia’s six-day lockdown ended three days early after it was determined the man had worked shifts alongside a security guard at the Woodville Pizza Bar when he contracted Covid-19 and had not just caught it from a pizza box, meaning the spread of the virus was much less than authorities had feared. |
Guardian Australia reported on Monday the man has limited access to information due to being in quarantine and police seizing his devices as part of the investigation, but Scott Jelbert, principal at Camena, said in the statement today that some of the information being alleged about his client’s actions is “not fair, accurate or complete notwithstanding the state government’s comments”. | Guardian Australia reported on Monday the man has limited access to information due to being in quarantine and police seizing his devices as part of the investigation, but Scott Jelbert, principal at Camena, said in the statement today that some of the information being alleged about his client’s actions is “not fair, accurate or complete notwithstanding the state government’s comments”. |
And the man “is concerned he has been all but publicly named”. State authorities have released the man’s age, visa status, and nationality. | And the man “is concerned he has been all but publicly named”. State authorities have released the man’s age, visa status, and nationality. |
“He is sincerely concerned about the impact of the lockdown on South Australians,” Jelbert said.“My client has not been charged with any breach of the law but in the circumstances, including that such charges may emerge, no further comment about those matters is appropriate at this time.” | “He is sincerely concerned about the impact of the lockdown on South Australians,” Jelbert said.“My client has not been charged with any breach of the law but in the circumstances, including that such charges may emerge, no further comment about those matters is appropriate at this time.” |
My colleague Daniel Hurst reports that Mathias Cormann’s bid to lead the OECD is facing domestic opposition. | My colleague Daniel Hurst reports that Mathias Cormann’s bid to lead the OECD is facing domestic opposition. |
The Greens are now lobbying OECD nations to reject Cormann’s candidacy. | The Greens are now lobbying OECD nations to reject Cormann’s candidacy. |
Two more cases have been added to South Australia’s concerning coronavirus cluster, but officials say both people are already in hotel quarantine. | Two more cases have been added to South Australia’s concerning coronavirus cluster, but officials say both people are already in hotel quarantine. |
The cases were found in two people considered close contacts who recently returned to Australia and were thought to have contracted the virus overseas. | The cases were found in two people considered close contacts who recently returned to Australia and were thought to have contracted the virus overseas. |
Their infections were revealed on Sunday and Tuesday. | Their infections were revealed on Sunday and Tuesday. |
But SA Health says further genetic testing has now revealed the pair became infected while in isolation in a hotel previously linked to Adelaide’s Parafield cluster, AAP reports. | But SA Health says further genetic testing has now revealed the pair became infected while in isolation in a hotel previously linked to Adelaide’s Parafield cluster, AAP reports. |
Their cases take the size of the cluster to 29 but leave the total number of coronavirus cases diagnosed in SA at 557. | Their cases take the size of the cluster to 29 but leave the total number of coronavirus cases diagnosed in SA at 557. |
“There is no additional risk to the public as the cases are linked to a medi-hotel staff member who has previously tested positive for Covid-19 and contact tracing has already been undertaken,” SA Health said in a statement. | “There is no additional risk to the public as the cases are linked to a medi-hotel staff member who has previously tested positive for Covid-19 and contact tracing has already been undertaken,” SA Health said in a statement. |
“As a precaution, we are undertaking additional testing at one of our medi-hotels for all staff and guests today.” | “As a precaution, we are undertaking additional testing at one of our medi-hotels for all staff and guests today.” |
A final update on the markets from AAP: | A final update on the markets from AAP: |
Tony Burke, Labor’s IR spokesman, is being interview on the ABC. | Tony Burke, Labor’s IR spokesman, is being interview on the ABC. |
He tells Patricia Karvelas news that five delivery riders have died on the roads in five months is “chilling”. | He tells Patricia Karvelas news that five delivery riders have died on the roads in five months is “chilling”. |
Further to those comments from the RBA, my colleague Amy Remeikis has filed this story, which you should check out: | Further to those comments from the RBA, my colleague Amy Remeikis has filed this story, which you should check out: |