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| Australia Covid live news update: Morrison says sorry for slow vaccine rollout; NSW records 124 new cases and Victoria 26 | Australia Covid live news update: Morrison says sorry for slow vaccine rollout; NSW records 124 new cases and Victoria 26 |
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| Follow all the latest news | Follow all the latest news |
| A Gold Coast teenager is hoping to be paid $20,000 for a supposedly rare “puffy” Dorito, according to Channel 9 News. | |
| Thirteen-year old Rylee Stuart discovered the abnormal snack, which is puffed up rather than flat, in a $3 bag of Doritos. On eBay it has attracted a highest bid of $20,000. However, due to eBay’s rules, it won’t be known if these bids are genuine. | |
| Stuart told Channel 9: “Dad is saying that since he bought the packet, it’s his chop [sic], but I ate the packet and found it, so I believe it is mine.” | |
| And here is the video of Scott Morrison apologising for the speed of the vaccine rollout. | |
| The president of the AOC, John Coates, has issued a statement saying his comments to Queensland premier Annastacia Palaszczuk, when he ordered her to attend the opening ceremony, have been “completely misinterpreted”. | |
| Coates has been criticised for the comments, made at a public press conference, where he told Palaszczuk: “You are going to the opening ceremony...You’ve never been to the opening ceremony of an Olympic Games have you? You don’t know the protocols.” | |
| Coates has since said: | |
| A man has been shot dead in Newcastle, AAP reports. | A man has been shot dead in Newcastle, AAP reports. |
| Emergency services were called to a unit on Darby St, at Cooks Hill, at 12:45 on Thursday, following reports of shots being fired. | Emergency services were called to a unit on Darby St, at Cooks Hill, at 12:45 on Thursday, following reports of shots being fired. |
| Police found a man inside the unit with a gunshot wound to the chest. | Police found a man inside the unit with a gunshot wound to the chest. |
| He was treated by NSW Ambulance paramedics but died at the scene. | He was treated by NSW Ambulance paramedics but died at the scene. |
| The man is yet to be formally identified, police say. | The man is yet to be formally identified, police say. |
| Some news you may have missed during that lunchtime presser. | Some news you may have missed during that lunchtime presser. |
| Eddie Obeid, his son Moses, and Ian Macdonald, have been permitted to remain on bail at their homes until they are sentenced later this year after being convicted on conspiracy charges earlier this week. | Eddie Obeid, his son Moses, and Ian Macdonald, have been permitted to remain on bail at their homes until they are sentenced later this year after being convicted on conspiracy charges earlier this week. |
| Hi all, it is Naaman Zhou here. Thanks again to Nino Bucci for that stellar innings. | Hi all, it is Naaman Zhou here. Thanks again to Nino Bucci for that stellar innings. |
| Prime minister Scott Morrison is finished in Canberra ... and so am I. Here is Naaman Zhou, back, back again, (just like Marshall Mathers) to take you through the afternoon. | Prime minister Scott Morrison is finished in Canberra ... and so am I. Here is Naaman Zhou, back, back again, (just like Marshall Mathers) to take you through the afternoon. |
| Morrison also uses a question about the infectiousness of the Delta variant – and whether it might require Australians to shift their view of how to manage outbreaks because of this – to urge people to get an AstraZeneca jab ASAP: | Morrison also uses a question about the infectiousness of the Delta variant – and whether it might require Australians to shift their view of how to manage outbreaks because of this – to urge people to get an AstraZeneca jab ASAP: |
| Morrison adds a little more nuance to his previous comments regarding the advice of Atagi. These comments were strongly criticised by Victoria’s health minister Martin Foley earlier: | Morrison adds a little more nuance to his previous comments regarding the advice of Atagi. These comments were strongly criticised by Victoria’s health minister Martin Foley earlier: |
| Morrison says about the two people in their 40s who died after suffering a rare blood clotting condition after taking their first dose of AstraZeneca: | Morrison says about the two people in their 40s who died after suffering a rare blood clotting condition after taking their first dose of AstraZeneca: |
| Morrison has also said that from Monday pharmacies across the country can register to administer AstraZeneca vaccinations. The program is expected to start in August. | Morrison has also said that from Monday pharmacies across the country can register to administer AstraZeneca vaccinations. The program is expected to start in August. |
| Morrison says Services Australia is processing more claims than it is receiving for Covid-19 financial relief (I’m not sure how this is possible but sure). It processed just under 70,000 yesterday. | Morrison says Services Australia is processing more claims than it is receiving for Covid-19 financial relief (I’m not sure how this is possible but sure). It processed just under 70,000 yesterday. |
| Morrison says it is “deeply distressing” to see people who are unvaccinated dying from Covid-19 as a result of the greater Sydney outbreak. | Morrison says it is “deeply distressing” to see people who are unvaccinated dying from Covid-19 as a result of the greater Sydney outbreak. |
| He says some of those who died have been eligible for a vaccine for months. | He says some of those who died have been eligible for a vaccine for months. |
| The comments also touch on his view that the NSW government is “keeping the lid” on the outbreak but that it will be some time until it’s contained. | The comments also touch on his view that the NSW government is “keeping the lid” on the outbreak but that it will be some time until it’s contained. |
| Morrison says that since he made comments on 28 June saying that people who were not yet eligible for the Pfizer vaccine could ask their GPs about AstraZenena, there have been 76,595 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine administered to people under the age of 40. | Morrison says that since he made comments on 28 June saying that people who were not yet eligible for the Pfizer vaccine could ask their GPs about AstraZenena, there have been 76,595 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine administered to people under the age of 40. |
| It was quick, but it was there. Morrison: | It was quick, but it was there. Morrison: |
| Morrison says the Covid-19 national security committee met again today. He is really happy with the record 184,000 vaccinations recorded yesterday. | Morrison says the Covid-19 national security committee met again today. He is really happy with the record 184,000 vaccinations recorded yesterday. |
| Morrison says there’s estimates the Games will provide an $18b economic boost. | Morrison says there’s estimates the Games will provide an $18b economic boost. |