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| Two more deaths in New South Wales after state records 145 new infections – as it happened | |
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| Follow latest updates live | Follow latest updates live |
| With that, we’ll be closing the blog for today. Thanks as always, for reading, and thanks to Matilda Boseley and Mostafa Rachwani for their great work on the blog before me. | With that, we’ll be closing the blog for today. Thanks as always, for reading, and thanks to Matilda Boseley and Mostafa Rachwani for their great work on the blog before me. |
| Here’s what happened today: | Here’s what happened today: |
| Two more people died of Covid-19 in NSW – a woman in her 80s in Pendle Hill and a man his 80s in Campbelltown Hospital. | Two more people died of Covid-19 in NSW – a woman in her 80s in Pendle Hill and a man his 80s in Campbelltown Hospital. |
| The state recorded 145 new cases overnight out of 98,000 tests, and 76 people were infectious in the community. | The state recorded 145 new cases overnight out of 98,000 tests, and 76 people were infectious in the community. |
| Supermarket workers in Sydney local government areas of concern will be given priority access to Pfizer vaccines, with 500 appointments a week at the Sydney Olympic Park hub to be created for them. | Supermarket workers in Sydney local government areas of concern will be given priority access to Pfizer vaccines, with 500 appointments a week at the Sydney Olympic Park hub to be created for them. |
| The NSW government also quietly announced it will give public sector employees two hours of paid vaccine leave. | The NSW government also quietly announced it will give public sector employees two hours of paid vaccine leave. |
| The NSW chief health officer, Dr Kerry Chant, also said the government would create walk-in AstraZeneca vaccine hubs in Sydney for people of all ages. She said further information would be announced tomorrow. | The NSW chief health officer, Dr Kerry Chant, also said the government would create walk-in AstraZeneca vaccine hubs in Sydney for people of all ages. She said further information would be announced tomorrow. |
| The NSW police commissioner, Mick Fuller, also said 107 more fines had been issues over Saturday’s anti-lockdown protest in Sydney. | The NSW police commissioner, Mick Fuller, also said 107 more fines had been issues over Saturday’s anti-lockdown protest in Sydney. |
| Victoria recorded 11 cases of Covid, all of whom were quarantining for the whole infectious period. | Victoria recorded 11 cases of Covid, all of whom were quarantining for the whole infectious period. |
| The Victorian health minister, Martin Foley, said any easing of restrictions would be announced tomorrow. | The Victorian health minister, Martin Foley, said any easing of restrictions would be announced tomorrow. |
| South Australia recorded one new local case, and premier Steven Marshall said the state will lift its lockdown from midnight Tuesday. | South Australia recorded one new local case, and premier Steven Marshall said the state will lift its lockdown from midnight Tuesday. |
| Queensland reported one new Covid-19 case – a man who was fully vaccinated, had returned from China, and completed his mandatory quarantine period with three negative tests. He later tested positive after leaving hotel quarantine. | Queensland reported one new Covid-19 case – a man who was fully vaccinated, had returned from China, and completed his mandatory quarantine period with three negative tests. He later tested positive after leaving hotel quarantine. |
| We’ll be back tomorrow bright and early with all the latest news. Stay safe, and see you tomorrow. | We’ll be back tomorrow bright and early with all the latest news. Stay safe, and see you tomorrow. |
| The Northern Territory government has failed in a bid to suppress the details of a class action settlement it has reached with youth detainees, after a federal court judge dismissed arguments including that there would be “considerable media interest” in the settlement. | The Northern Territory government has failed in a bid to suppress the details of a class action settlement it has reached with youth detainees, after a federal court judge dismissed arguments including that there would be “considerable media interest” in the settlement. |
| But the settlement figure available to about 1,200 former detainees will not be revealed until 8 November, according to a judgment handed down by Justice Debra Mortimer on Monday afternoon. | But the settlement figure available to about 1,200 former detainees will not be revealed until 8 November, according to a judgment handed down by Justice Debra Mortimer on Monday afternoon. |
| The government applied earlier this month for a suppression order that would cover the amount of compensation, the legal costs, that a settlement had been reached with a denial of liability by the government, and an apology given on behalf of the government to those who had been detained as juveniles. | The government applied earlier this month for a suppression order that would cover the amount of compensation, the legal costs, that a settlement had been reached with a denial of liability by the government, and an apology given on behalf of the government to those who had been detained as juveniles. |
| Maria Pikoulos, a barrister for the NT government, argued that the order was necessary because, among other things: | Maria Pikoulos, a barrister for the NT government, argued that the order was necessary because, among other things: |
| Mortimer dismissed this, finding that: | Mortimer dismissed this, finding that: |
| Mortimer ruled that the details of the deed of settlement should remain unavailable to be viewed by third parties until after the settlement approval hearing. | Mortimer ruled that the details of the deed of settlement should remain unavailable to be viewed by third parties until after the settlement approval hearing. |
| The class action was launched in 2017 by current and former detainees of the NT’s juvenile detention centre who said they had been abused between 1 August 2006 and 23 December 2016. | The class action was launched in 2017 by current and former detainees of the NT’s juvenile detention centre who said they had been abused between 1 August 2006 and 23 December 2016. |
| And here is First Dog for today: | And here is First Dog for today: |
| The Queensland government is being urged to assess the impact of its budgets policies on gender inequality and the pay gap, AAP reports. | The Queensland government is being urged to assess the impact of its budgets policies on gender inequality and the pay gap, AAP reports. |
| The Queensland Council of Social Services says the Palaszczuk government has done well to monitor gender disparity since 2015, but further action is needed. | The Queensland Council of Social Services says the Palaszczuk government has done well to monitor gender disparity since 2015, but further action is needed. |
| The Palaszczuk government’s Women’s Economic Statement in its 2021/22 budget details general spending measures that could also improve women’s economic security. | The Palaszczuk government’s Women’s Economic Statement in its 2021/22 budget details general spending measures that could also improve women’s economic security. |
| QCOSS chief executive Aimee McVeigh says the government should assess the impact of all budget measures, rather than just spending, on the gender disparity. | QCOSS chief executive Aimee McVeigh says the government should assess the impact of all budget measures, rather than just spending, on the gender disparity. |
| “The gender pay gap and other gender equality indicators will remain and widen if new, proactive steps are not taken,” she said in a statement. | “The gender pay gap and other gender equality indicators will remain and widen if new, proactive steps are not taken,” she said in a statement. |
| A QCOSS analysis said a gender gap persists in many more areas than just pay, such as the number of hours worked. | A QCOSS analysis said a gender gap persists in many more areas than just pay, such as the number of hours worked. |
| Almost half of all working women are part-timers, but only around one in five working men work part-time. | Almost half of all working women are part-timers, but only around one in five working men work part-time. |
| Labor will try to prevent the rorting of grants funds by introducing a bill requiring ministers to explain, in real time, when they reject recommendations from their department. | Labor will try to prevent the rorting of grants funds by introducing a bill requiring ministers to explain, in real time, when they reject recommendations from their department. |
| Paul Karp reports: | Paul Karp reports: |
| More potential exposure sites have been listed in Sydney: | More potential exposure sites have been listed in Sydney: |
| Two more people have died of Covid-19 in NSW today, NSW Health has just announced. | Two more people have died of Covid-19 in NSW today, NSW Health has just announced. |
| A woman in her 80s has passed away at home this afternoon in Pendle Hill, and a man in his 80s has passed away this morning in Campbelltown Hospital. | A woman in her 80s has passed away at home this afternoon in Pendle Hill, and a man in his 80s has passed away this morning in Campbelltown Hospital. |
| These are the 9th and 10th Covid-19 related deaths of the current outbreak, with 66 in NSW since the beginning of the pandemic. | These are the 9th and 10th Covid-19 related deaths of the current outbreak, with 66 in NSW since the beginning of the pandemic. |
| You may have seen a photo today of Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez sunning themselves on a yacht. | You may have seen a photo today of Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez sunning themselves on a yacht. |
| It may have reminded you of something that happened, hazily, in the bygone days of 2002. | It may have reminded you of something that happened, hazily, in the bygone days of 2002. |
| Helen Sullivan and Kate Lyons can explain why. | Helen Sullivan and Kate Lyons can explain why. |
| The gang-gang cockatoo, the animal emblem of the Australian Capital Territory, could soon be listed as a threatened species after the 2019-20 bushfire disaster reduced already declining population numbers by as much as a fifth. | The gang-gang cockatoo, the animal emblem of the Australian Capital Territory, could soon be listed as a threatened species after the 2019-20 bushfire disaster reduced already declining population numbers by as much as a fifth. |
| Lisa Cox reports. | Lisa Cox reports. |
| And here’s my write-up of Dean Boxall’s “wild cavorting” as Ariarne Titmus won her gold medal this morning against Katie Ledecky. | And here’s my write-up of Dean Boxall’s “wild cavorting” as Ariarne Titmus won her gold medal this morning against Katie Ledecky. |
| Now Chalmers is asked about why Labor is dropping its negative gearing policy as well. Labor pushed to change the policy during the 2019 federal election. | Now Chalmers is asked about why Labor is dropping its negative gearing policy as well. Labor pushed to change the policy during the 2019 federal election. |
| Karvelas: | Karvelas: |
| Chalmers: | Chalmers: |
| Jim Chalmers is asked “Do you think the stage three tax cuts are good economic policy?” | Jim Chalmers is asked “Do you think the stage three tax cuts are good economic policy?” |
| Chalmers: | Chalmers: |
| He adds: “This is only one aspect. This is only one sliver of economic policy.” | He adds: “This is only one aspect. This is only one sliver of economic policy.” |
| Labor’s shadow treasurer Jim Chalmers has been asked why Labor decided to drop its opposition to the government’s stage three tax cuts. | Labor’s shadow treasurer Jim Chalmers has been asked why Labor decided to drop its opposition to the government’s stage three tax cuts. |
| The ABC’s Patricia Karvelas asks him how this reduces inequality, which Labor campaigned on at the start of the pandemic. | The ABC’s Patricia Karvelas asks him how this reduces inequality, which Labor campaigned on at the start of the pandemic. |
| “You said you wanted to look at everything and make it equitable,” she says. | “You said you wanted to look at everything and make it equitable,” she says. |
| “This is not the only opportunity to do that,” Chalmers says. | “This is not the only opportunity to do that,” Chalmers says. |
| “There is more than one way to make Australia more fair, more sustainable, whether it’s making sure that multinational corporations pay their share ... getting access and affordability in the childcare system ... making sure that we build more social housing.” | “There is more than one way to make Australia more fair, more sustainable, whether it’s making sure that multinational corporations pay their share ... getting access and affordability in the childcare system ... making sure that we build more social housing.” |
| He also earlier said the news today was to “provide certainty and clarity” ahead of any future election. | He also earlier said the news today was to “provide certainty and clarity” ahead of any future election. |
| “We have spent much of the last two years ... consulting and listening and said all along we would take our time to come to our view but we would announce a position in advance of the election. | “We have spent much of the last two years ... consulting and listening and said all along we would take our time to come to our view but we would announce a position in advance of the election. |
| “People can factor that in when they go to the polling booth, whether the end of the year of the beginning of next year.” | “People can factor that in when they go to the polling booth, whether the end of the year of the beginning of next year.” |