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| Australia Covid live update: Gladys Berejiklian confirms 145 new local cases in NSW; Queensland and SA record one new local case each; Victoria records 11 | Australia Covid live update: Gladys Berejiklian confirms 145 new local cases in NSW; Queensland and SA record one new local case each; Victoria records 11 |
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| Follow latest updates live | Follow latest updates live |
| So, a break from Covid news for a quick tip – You can check out all the event Australian’s will be competing in today at this very handy link: | |
| Well, that was a sudden end. The ABC cut away from Greg Hunt before he was able to discuss why we haven’t received any data on the vaccination rates in the three key LGAs in south-west Sydney (Canterbury-Bankstown, Liverpool and Fairfield). It would have been good to hear his take, considering the concern shown by state authorities about those areas. | |
| An interesting question here, as a reporter has asked Greg Hunt if the government’s “mixed messaging” on the AstraZeneca vaccine has contributed to the spread of misinformation. | |
| Here’s what the health minister had to say: | |
| Federal health minister Greg Hunt has stepped up for his press conference, and begun by welcoming another vaccination record, nearly 1.1 million last week. | Federal health minister Greg Hunt has stepped up for his press conference, and begun by welcoming another vaccination record, nearly 1.1 million last week. |
| He also said that there have been 11.2 million vaccinations so far, 3.3 million with double doses and 7.8 million with their first dose. | He also said that there have been 11.2 million vaccinations so far, 3.3 million with double doses and 7.8 million with their first dose. |
| Good afternoon everyone. Federal parliament is due to return for the August sittings next week. Given Parliament House is basically a stationary cruise ship, and Canberra (touch wood) has no cases of coronavirus (and the ACT chief minister and his heath advisers would like it to remain that way) – the presiding officers have given parliamentarians and building occupants an update on how the coming sittings will be conducted given the conditions in Sydney and the risks everywhere.Here’s the sum of the parts. | Good afternoon everyone. Federal parliament is due to return for the August sittings next week. Given Parliament House is basically a stationary cruise ship, and Canberra (touch wood) has no cases of coronavirus (and the ACT chief minister and his heath advisers would like it to remain that way) – the presiding officers have given parliamentarians and building occupants an update on how the coming sittings will be conducted given the conditions in Sydney and the risks everywhere.Here’s the sum of the parts. |
| Parliament will be closed to the general public. | Parliament will be closed to the general public. |
| The numbers of members and senators attending sittings in person will be substantially reduced. | The numbers of members and senators attending sittings in person will be substantially reduced. |
| Parliamentarians have been requested to only bring essential staff to Canberra. | Parliamentarians have been requested to only bring essential staff to Canberra. |
| The numbers of parliamentary departmental staff will be reduced by approximately 60%. | The numbers of parliamentary departmental staff will be reduced by approximately 60%. |
| All external departments and agencies have been asked to minimise attendance of public servants unless on essential business. | All external departments and agencies have been asked to minimise attendance of public servants unless on essential business. |
| Members of the Parliamentary Press Gallery have also been asked to scale back the physical staff presence in bureaus. | Members of the Parliamentary Press Gallery have also been asked to scale back the physical staff presence in bureaus. |
| School group bookings and all event bookings will be cancelled or postponed. | School group bookings and all event bookings will be cancelled or postponed. |
| I need to share something joyful, which these days can be hard to come by. | I need to share something joyful, which these days can be hard to come by. |
| Ariarne Titmus’ gold medal winning performance has been celebrated across the country, but perhaps nowhere more so than by her coach, whose reaction has become an instant meme: | |
| I’m so happy for him. | I’m so happy for him. |
| So, there are a couple of press conferences coming up, including finance minister Simon Birmingham at 1:45pm AEST from Adelaide and health minister Greg Hunt at 1:30pm AEST from Melbourne. | So, there are a couple of press conferences coming up, including finance minister Simon Birmingham at 1:45pm AEST from Adelaide and health minister Greg Hunt at 1:30pm AEST from Melbourne. |
| Will they crossover, as many of the state Covid updates have? We shall see. | Will they crossover, as many of the state Covid updates have? We shall see. |
| Good afternoon, and thanks to Matilda Boseley and Naaman Zhou for their guidance this morning. I’ll be taking you through the news for a little while, so let’s dive in. | Good afternoon, and thanks to Matilda Boseley and Naaman Zhou for their guidance this morning. I’ll be taking you through the news for a little while, so let’s dive in. |
| I’ll be handing over to my colleague Mostafa Rachwani for the next little while. | I’ll be handing over to my colleague Mostafa Rachwani for the next little while. |
| Australian shares hit a record high this morning, with the ASX200 rising to 7417.6 points, just five minutes after trading began. It dipped back later and is currently at 7,396.9 points. | Australian shares hit a record high this morning, with the ASX200 rising to 7417.6 points, just five minutes after trading began. It dipped back later and is currently at 7,396.9 points. |
| This comes after the ASX200 broke its previous record last week. | This comes after the ASX200 broke its previous record last week. |
| In the Olympics, Australian swimmer Ariarne Titmus has just won a gold medal in the women’s 400m freestyle, beating the US’s Katie Ledecky. | In the Olympics, Australian swimmer Ariarne Titmus has just won a gold medal in the women’s 400m freestyle, beating the US’s Katie Ledecky. |
| Titmus, who is only 20 years old, is now a world and Olympic champion. | Titmus, who is only 20 years old, is now a world and Olympic champion. |
| You can follow our Olympics liveblog here. | You can follow our Olympics liveblog here. |
| Hi all, it is Naaman Zhou here with you. Thanks to Matilda Boseley as always for captaining the blog this morning. | Hi all, it is Naaman Zhou here with you. Thanks to Matilda Boseley as always for captaining the blog this morning. |