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| Australia news live: Victorian man tests positive to Covid after completing hotel quarantine; coronavirus vaccine rollout reset | Australia news live: Victorian man tests positive to Covid after completing hotel quarantine; coronavirus vaccine rollout reset |
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| Fifteen Sydney waterfront workers waiting on coronavirus test results after boarding ship carrying infected sailors | Fifteen Sydney waterfront workers waiting on coronavirus test results after boarding ship carrying infected sailors |
| Now, I haven’t spoken much about this story because it was all a little up in the air, but Queensland police have now confirmed one of thier sergeants is back on duty after recovering from blood clots he developed three days after receiving a Pfizer vaccine. | |
| The Therapeutic Goods Administration and health authorities are still investigating if there’s any link between the man’s condition and the vaccine, and the police have now confrimed he had suffered from blood clotting related illness in the past. | |
| The 40-year-old officer developed deep vein thrombosis after knee surgery in 2009, but recovered in less than 12 months. | |
| Police say the officer has recently been stationed at the state’s quarantine hotels and received the vaccine on Sunday” | |
| Pfizer said it closely monitored all reports of adverse reactions. It said there was no evidence that clots were a risk associated with the use of its vaccine. | |
| So far three people have developed clots in Australia after being given the AstraZeneca vaccine, but this drug uses an entirely different system to produce an immune response in the human body to mRNA vaccines like Pfizer and Moderna. | |
| At least 14 people in Australia have had allergic reactions to the Pfizer vaccine, but none have developed blood clots. | |
| Six Victoria police officers must pay compensation to former AFL coach Dani Laidley over leaked photos of her in police custody, AAP reports. | |
| Images including Laidley’s mug shot and another of her in an interview room wearing a blonde wig and dress were shared among police and on social media last May. | |
| Several officers including a senior detective and police staff were charged in December after a seven-month internal investigation. Another 39 officers and seven public servants faced internal disciplinary action. | |
| Chief commissioner Shane Patton told 3AW on Friday, hearings for six officers wound up this week: | |
| Patton said the six officers must each pay between $1,000 to $3,000 to Laidley. | |
| No action is being taken against 224 people who shared the images after they were leaked online. | |
| One of WA’s richest people, property developer Allen Caratti, is due to appear in Perth magistrates court today after being charged with tax offences and impersonating an ATO officer. | |
| It follows a long-running joint investigation between federal police and the ATO, Operation Caballus, which was launched in 2014. | |
| Caratti, whose full name is Allen Bruce Caratti, is listed to appear in court at some time after 10am today (WA time). | |
| The AFP said it had charged a 65-year-old man with four offences “over allegations he dishonestly failed to declare $7m income from a royalty payment to a company he controlled, which police allege was done to avoid paying a GST liability and associated income tax”. | |
| He “allegedly avoided paying more than $2.57m in tax-related liabilities”.. | |
| The combined wealth of Caratti and his family – with some members of which he has also been involved in a complex legal dispute – has been estimated by the West Australian newspaper as $549m. | |
| Albanese was asked if he believes it was the right decision to reduce arrivals from India as cases on the subcontinent reach a record high, and he has wasted no time in criticising the Australian vaccine rollout. | |
| Albanese: | |
| As that news about the Indonesian submarine was breaking, Australia’s opposition leader Anthony Albanese has been speaking from the regional Victorian city of Bendigo. | |
| He is chatting about Morrison’s appearance at Biden’s climate summit, and, like, I get the point he is trying to make, but gosh Albanese likes to use the successes of developing nations to dunk on the government, and every time it just gives off very colonial energy. Also sip! | He is chatting about Morrison’s appearance at Biden’s climate summit, and, like, I get the point he is trying to make, but gosh Albanese likes to use the successes of developing nations to dunk on the government, and every time it just gives off very colonial energy. Also sip! |
| Earlier Indonesian navy chief of staff Yudo Margono said rescuers had found an unidentified object with high magnetism at a depth of 50-100 metres and that officials hoped it was the submarine. | Earlier Indonesian navy chief of staff Yudo Margono said rescuers had found an unidentified object with high magnetism at a depth of 50-100 metres and that officials hoped it was the submarine. |
| He said they were waiting for a navy ship with underwater detection facilities to arrive before they could investigate further. | He said they were waiting for a navy ship with underwater detection facilities to arrive before they could investigate further. |
| Australia has sent HMAS Ballarat and HMAS Sirius to help in the search for the Indonesian submarine missing with 53 crew on board. | Australia has sent HMAS Ballarat and HMAS Sirius to help in the search for the Indonesian submarine missing with 53 crew on board. |
| The submarine was last heard from in waters north of Bali while on a training exercise. The Indonesian military fears an electrical fault may have caused it to sink to more than 600 metres below sea level, which experts say could be extremely dangerous. | The submarine was last heard from in waters north of Bali while on a training exercise. The Indonesian military fears an electrical fault may have caused it to sink to more than 600 metres below sea level, which experts say could be extremely dangerous. |
| Indonesia requested help from Australia in the search which foreign affairs minister Marise Payne confirmed would be answered. | Indonesia requested help from Australia in the search which foreign affairs minister Marise Payne confirmed would be answered. |
| The defence department has just published details: | The defence department has just published details: |
| Rear Admiral Mark Hammond said the ADF would stand with our neighbour during this crisis. | Rear Admiral Mark Hammond said the ADF would stand with our neighbour during this crisis. |
| If you want to quickly catch up with the key details of this situation you can have a look at our Tiktok explainer: | If you want to quickly catch up with the key details of this situation you can have a look at our Tiktok explainer: |
| Or this article below: | Or this article below: |
| The European Union will reportedly not stand in the way of 1m AstraZeneca doses being diverted from Australia to Papua New Guinea. | The European Union will reportedly not stand in the way of 1m AstraZeneca doses being diverted from Australia to Papua New Guinea. |
| The Sydney Morning Herald reported late Thursday that trade minister Dan Tehan had secured a “very clear assurance” from the EU that it would not block 1m doses going to PNG, which is battling a major outbreak. The government has been asking the EU to release the doses to PNG since March. | The Sydney Morning Herald reported late Thursday that trade minister Dan Tehan had secured a “very clear assurance” from the EU that it would not block 1m doses going to PNG, which is battling a major outbreak. The government has been asking the EU to release the doses to PNG since March. |
| Tehan says the new assurances from Valdis Dombrovskis, the European trade commissioner, leave the fate of the 1m doses now firmly in AstraZeneca’s hands. | Tehan says the new assurances from Valdis Dombrovskis, the European trade commissioner, leave the fate of the 1m doses now firmly in AstraZeneca’s hands. |
| The World Health Organization warned this week that PNG was reaching a critical stage due to continued widespread community transmission, a weak health system, rising hesitancy and limited Covid testing. Australia has committed to supplying the region with 10,000 locally manufactured AstraZeneca doses every week, beginning this week. | The World Health Organization warned this week that PNG was reaching a critical stage due to continued widespread community transmission, a weak health system, rising hesitancy and limited Covid testing. Australia has committed to supplying the region with 10,000 locally manufactured AstraZeneca doses every week, beginning this week. |
| But key figures have urged Australia to give active consideration to lifting that contribution. Jane Halton, the former health department secretary, former WHO board member and chair of the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations, said Australia should be considering whether it can give more to PNG. | But key figures have urged Australia to give active consideration to lifting that contribution. Jane Halton, the former health department secretary, former WHO board member and chair of the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations, said Australia should be considering whether it can give more to PNG. |
| Halton told the Guardian: | Halton told the Guardian: |
| New Zealand is cautiously reopening the pathway home for travellers coming from India after introducing a ban earlier this month. | New Zealand is cautiously reopening the pathway home for travellers coming from India after introducing a ban earlier this month. |
| The rule changes allow a dramatically reduced flow of arrivals from a new category of “very high-risk” countries. India, Brazil, Papua New Guinea and Pakistan are in that category. | The rule changes allow a dramatically reduced flow of arrivals from a new category of “very high-risk” countries. India, Brazil, Papua New Guinea and Pakistan are in that category. |
| Arrivals from those countries are restricted to New Zealand citizens and their parents, children and partners as opposed to other countries where New Zealand has taken arrivals who are permanent residents or on “essential worker” visas. | Arrivals from those countries are restricted to New Zealand citizens and their parents, children and partners as opposed to other countries where New Zealand has taken arrivals who are permanent residents or on “essential worker” visas. |
| Covid-19 response minister Chris Hipkins said that “from India alone, this is expected to reduce the number of potential positive cases coming to New Zealand by an estimated 75%”. Hipkins said it would be possible to apply for exceptions on humanitarian grounds. | Covid-19 response minister Chris Hipkins said that “from India alone, this is expected to reduce the number of potential positive cases coming to New Zealand by an estimated 75%”. Hipkins said it would be possible to apply for exceptions on humanitarian grounds. |
| New Zealand temporarily closed the border to all arrivals from India, including citizens, after surging case numbers in the country. The outbreak in India is still out of control, with 1.6m cases reported in a week, and health systems collapsing. | New Zealand temporarily closed the border to all arrivals from India, including citizens, after surging case numbers in the country. The outbreak in India is still out of control, with 1.6m cases reported in a week, and health systems collapsing. |
| The New Zealand government is also introducing a “cohorting” system to hold groups of arrivals together and keep managed isolation and quarantine facilities empty for cleaning between cohorts, rather than accepting rolling groups of arrivals. | The New Zealand government is also introducing a “cohorting” system to hold groups of arrivals together and keep managed isolation and quarantine facilities empty for cleaning between cohorts, rather than accepting rolling groups of arrivals. |
| Countries have been designated very high risk if there have been more than 50 Covid-positive cases per 1,000 arrivals to New Zealand in 2021. | Countries have been designated very high risk if there have been more than 50 Covid-positive cases per 1,000 arrivals to New Zealand in 2021. |
| Everyone sip! | Everyone sip! |
| This is a baffling choice of graphic design and I’m totally obsessed with it. | This is a baffling choice of graphic design and I’m totally obsessed with it. |
| Victorian health minister Martin Foley says phase 1A of the vaccine rollout is almost complete in the state. | Victorian health minister Martin Foley says phase 1A of the vaccine rollout is almost complete in the state. |
| Martin Foley has described the actions of the man in the time between getting off the plane from Perth to testing positive: | Martin Foley has described the actions of the man in the time between getting off the plane from Perth to testing positive: |
| Foley said his partner picked him up from the airport. | Foley said his partner picked him up from the airport. |
| Foley has commended the man for his actions leading up testing positive: | Foley has commended the man for his actions leading up testing positive: |
| Foley: | Foley: |
| Here’s Victorian health minister Martin Foley with some more details about this Victorian case: | Here’s Victorian health minister Martin Foley with some more details about this Victorian case: |
| On the upside, there are no local Covid-19 cases in NSW today, especially after ITS second hotel quarantine transmission case yesterday. | On the upside, there are no local Covid-19 cases in NSW today, especially after ITS second hotel quarantine transmission case yesterday. |
| But also, JEEEEEZZZZ 18 overseas acquired cases is very intense. | But also, JEEEEEZZZZ 18 overseas acquired cases is very intense. |