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Australia coronavirus live news: Victoria records no new Covid cases as Melbourne lockdown ends | Australia coronavirus live news: Victoria records no new Covid cases as Melbourne lockdown ends |
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Follow updates live | Follow updates live |
Chief health officer Dr Jeannette Young says all close contacts of the infected Victorian couple have so far tested negative to Covid-19. | |
Victorians are in the naughty corner today in Queensland, with health minister Yvette D’Ath laying down the hard word on people crossing the border without an exemption. | |
Queensland has opened a temporary vaccine hub to meet increased demand for the jab in the Sunshine Coast. | |
D’Ath: | |
Queensland health minister Yvette D’Ath is giving a Covid-19 update now. | |
A netball centre in Traralgon is flooded after Victoria’s storms. | |
There is plenty of Queensland Olympics news today, as the International Olympic Committee said they would take the state’s bid to a vote in Tokyo next month. | |
Here is the Queensland government’s new video pitch. | |
Queensland premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says there have been no cases of community transmission so far, and that’s very encouraging. But she’s also warned Queensland is not yet out of the woods after a Melbourne couple infected with coronavirus travelled to the state. | |
“Thankfully today zero new cases. We would have expected to see a couple of community cases from that couple if it was going to be in the community,” she told reporters on Friday. | |
“The next 24 to 48 hours - we’ll be monitoring that very closely.” | |
Police are investigating the couple’s decision to leave Melbourne during a lockdown and drive through NSW to Queensland. | |
Victorian authorities have revealed the couple left their home state on 1 June, when greater Melbourne was in a snap lockdown. | |
They were relocating permanently to Queensland so the husband could take up a new job. | |
Acting Victorian premier James Merlino has said the couple did not breach any state restrictions by leaving, and moving interstate was allowed during lockdowns. | |
But Queensland’s chief health officer Jeannette Young has said the couple didn’t apply for a travel exemption to enter Queensland and it was up to police to investigate whether they came through under any other process. | |
Vaccinations are going full steam ahead at some Adelaide hubs. | Vaccinations are going full steam ahead at some Adelaide hubs. |
Young Australians reported a significant increase in anxiety and depression symptoms during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a new report. | Young Australians reported a significant increase in anxiety and depression symptoms during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a new report. |
Of 1,927 young people, who were on average 22 years old when they were surveyed, half rated their mental health as having worsened. | Of 1,927 young people, who were on average 22 years old when they were surveyed, half rated their mental health as having worsened. |
Despite increases in generalised anxiety and depression, the study, led by the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre at the University of New South Wales, found no increase in young people seeking out support for their mental health from health professionals. | Despite increases in generalised anxiety and depression, the study, led by the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre at the University of New South Wales, found no increase in young people seeking out support for their mental health from health professionals. |
Emily Upton, a UNSW researcher and clinical psychologist, said in a statement: | Emily Upton, a UNSW researcher and clinical psychologist, said in a statement: |
A separate study based on the same survey data found a decrease in alcohol consumption and alcohol-related harm among young people during the pandemic. | A separate study based on the same survey data found a decrease in alcohol consumption and alcohol-related harm among young people during the pandemic. |
Compared to February 2020, alcohol consumption among young people during Covid restrictions between May and June last year dropped by 17%. | Compared to February 2020, alcohol consumption among young people during Covid restrictions between May and June last year dropped by 17%. |
Dr Philip Clare of the University of Sydney said: | Dr Philip Clare of the University of Sydney said: |
OK, it looks like we will be hearing from Queensland officials at 10.30am (AEST). | OK, it looks like we will be hearing from Queensland officials at 10.30am (AEST). |
But the good news is, we already know there had been no community spread overnight. | But the good news is, we already know there had been no community spread overnight. |
Flood warnings remain at “moderate” for large areas of eastern regional Victoria. | Flood warnings remain at “moderate” for large areas of eastern regional Victoria. |
Labor’s industry spokesman, Ed Husic, has responded to the attorney general’s department saying it has asked former foreign minister Julie Bishop to clarify her role at Greensill Capital, the collapsed finance group. | Labor’s industry spokesman, Ed Husic, has responded to the attorney general’s department saying it has asked former foreign minister Julie Bishop to clarify her role at Greensill Capital, the collapsed finance group. |
As we reported this morning, Bishop approached the treasurer, Josh Frydenberg, for a meeting with Treasury before she signed the lobbyist register. | As we reported this morning, Bishop approached the treasurer, Josh Frydenberg, for a meeting with Treasury before she signed the lobbyist register. |
Husic said: | Husic said: |