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| New South Wales and Victoria record no new infections – as it happened | |
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| NSW premier says she had no symptoms but in hindsight should have ‘closed my door and not seen anybody’. This blog is now closed | NSW premier says she had no symptoms but in hindsight should have ‘closed my door and not seen anybody’. This blog is now closed |
| We’ll leave it there for now. | We’ll leave it there for now. |
| Here are the main events from today. | Here are the main events from today. |
| The NSW premier, Gladys Berejiklian, voted in parliament while waiting for a Covid test result, it was revealed. | |
| Victoria handed down a big-spending state budget in a bid to kick-start the Covid-ravaged economy | Victoria handed down a big-spending state budget in a bid to kick-start the Covid-ravaged economy |
| The SA pizza store worker blamed for the state’s outbreak says he’s ‘deeply sorry’. | The SA pizza store worker blamed for the state’s outbreak says he’s ‘deeply sorry’. |
| Queensland promised to open its borders to NSW on 1 December. | Queensland promised to open its borders to NSW on 1 December. |
| NSW and Victoria recorded no new infections, with Victoria no longer holding any active cases. | NSW and Victoria recorded no new infections, with Victoria no longer holding any active cases. |
| Malcolm Turnbull says Scott Morrison was “dazzled and duchessed” and went “full-in” with Donald Trump on foreign affairs and climate change, but now needs to change direction to avoid Australia being seen as a “Trump-lite refuge in the southern hemisphere”. | Malcolm Turnbull says Scott Morrison was “dazzled and duchessed” and went “full-in” with Donald Trump on foreign affairs and climate change, but now needs to change direction to avoid Australia being seen as a “Trump-lite refuge in the southern hemisphere”. |
| Environment editor Adam Morton has the story. | Environment editor Adam Morton has the story. |
| A timeline for your perusal. | A timeline for your perusal. |
| The Victorian state budget released today has given another insight into the prison system, with a key target on reducing the rate of offenders who return to jail not being met. | The Victorian state budget released today has given another insight into the prison system, with a key target on reducing the rate of offenders who return to jail not being met. |
| Bail reforms introduced after the 2017 Bourke Street massacre are considered the catalyst for a significant increase in the Victorian prison population, although the budget noted that the government had expected a larger increase in the population were it not for Covid-19. | Bail reforms introduced after the 2017 Bourke Street massacre are considered the catalyst for a significant increase in the Victorian prison population, although the budget noted that the government had expected a larger increase in the population were it not for Covid-19. |
| But 44% of prisoners in Victoria were back behind bars within two years, an increase on last year’s rate and a failure to meet a target of 41%, the budget shows. | But 44% of prisoners in Victoria were back behind bars within two years, an increase on last year’s rate and a failure to meet a target of 41%, the budget shows. |
| “The 2019-20 outcome is higher than the 2019-20 target primarily due to an increase in prisoners returning to custody with shorter sentences and more prisoners returning to prison on remand within two years and subsequently receiving a sentence,” the budget states. | “The 2019-20 outcome is higher than the 2019-20 target primarily due to an increase in prisoners returning to custody with shorter sentences and more prisoners returning to prison on remand within two years and subsequently receiving a sentence,” the budget states. |
| The rate of return to corrective services within two years of discharge from a community corrections order, 17%, also failed to meet the government target and was higher than last year. | The rate of return to corrective services within two years of discharge from a community corrections order, 17%, also failed to meet the government target and was higher than last year. |
| The budget confirmed that the state government would report on the average daily number of Aboriginal children and young people (aged 10-17 years) in custody for the first time, with a target set of 16-20. The state detains Aboriginal youths at a rate about 10 times higher than non-Aboriginal youths. | The budget confirmed that the state government would report on the average daily number of Aboriginal children and young people (aged 10-17 years) in custody for the first time, with a target set of 16-20. The state detains Aboriginal youths at a rate about 10 times higher than non-Aboriginal youths. |
| The state is exploring several changes to the justice system as a result of the pandemic, but no significant announcements regarding prisons were included in the budget. | The state is exploring several changes to the justice system as a result of the pandemic, but no significant announcements regarding prisons were included in the budget. |
| Gladys Berejiklian has been quite strident in her message to NSW citizens about following health authorities’ Covid-19 self-isolation guidelines. | Gladys Berejiklian has been quite strident in her message to NSW citizens about following health authorities’ Covid-19 self-isolation guidelines. |
| It’s all here in this 1.30 video. | It’s all here in this 1.30 video. |
| 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: | 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: | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | The opposition leader’s response. |
| This is quite a development. | 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. | 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. | 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”. | 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. | 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. | “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.” | “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”. | 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.” | “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. | 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 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. | 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. | 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: |