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| Australia Covid live news update: Sydney lockdown to be extended by four weeks after NSW records 172 local cases; Victoria lockdown eases after 10 new cases | |
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| Follow all the day’s news | Follow all the day’s news |
| With that announcement, here’s a reminder of what was said earlier today. | |
| The premier Gladys Berejiklian said this morning that August was likely the month when “everyone comes forward to get the jab”. | |
| The lockdown will now of course extend through much of August. | |
| “Vaccination is the key to our freedom,” she said earlier today. “Getting jabs in arms is a key part of our strategy...I want August to be the month where everyone comes forward to get the jab.” | |
| Guardian Australia can now confirm the NSW premier is expected to announce on Wednesday morning a four-week extension to the greater Sydney Covid lockdown. | |
| It’s understood the crisis cabinet met on Tuesday night to finalise the plan. | |
| The premier, Gladys Berejiklian, is expected to announce the government is considering rapid antigen testing to allow year 12 students to return to at-school learning and such tests could also be used within particular industries including for supermarket workers. | |
| Some construction work will resume after Friday but companies must have approved Covid-safe plans for their worksites. | |
| Rumours of the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney going into lockdown due to an outbreak are reportedly untrue. | |
| We understand that the reports of a lockdown came after a mix up, where normal processes at the hospital for when a Covid-positive person arrives was mistaken for a hospital-wide lockdown. | |
| We are still waiting on official confirmation from NSW Health and from the RPA themselves, however it is understood there is no emergency there at the moment. | |
| The SMH is also reporting that rapid antigen testing of year 12 students will be implemented so they can return to face-to-face learning in school. There are no plans for other school years. | The SMH is also reporting that rapid antigen testing of year 12 students will be implemented so they can return to face-to-face learning in school. There are no plans for other school years. |
| The NSW lockdown will be extended by four weeks, according to reports. | The NSW lockdown will be extended by four weeks, according to reports. |
| Both the Australian and the Sydney Morning Herald are reporting that premier Gladys Berejiklian will announce this tomorrow. | Both the Australian and the Sydney Morning Herald are reporting that premier Gladys Berejiklian will announce this tomorrow. |
| Construction is expected to resume however in non-hotspot areas. There are no details on what other restrictions or changes will be announced tomorrow. | Construction is expected to resume however in non-hotspot areas. There are no details on what other restrictions or changes will be announced tomorrow. |
| The Australian is reporting that the NSW government will set up a “singles bubble” during the continuing lockdown. Details are scant at the moment. | The Australian is reporting that the NSW government will set up a “singles bubble” during the continuing lockdown. Details are scant at the moment. |
| And Channel 7 is reporting that “doors have been closed” at Sydney’s Royal Prince Alfred Hospital due to an “emerging Covid-19 situation”. | And Channel 7 is reporting that “doors have been closed” at Sydney’s Royal Prince Alfred Hospital due to an “emerging Covid-19 situation”. |
| We are seeking confirmation on both. | We are seeking confirmation on both. |
| Meanwhile, Crown Resorts decided that shortly after 6pm would be a great time to tell the stock exchange that it has paid the Victorian government $61m after underpaying casino tax on its Melbourne money pit. | Meanwhile, Crown Resorts decided that shortly after 6pm would be a great time to tell the stock exchange that it has paid the Victorian government $61m after underpaying casino tax on its Melbourne money pit. |
| As the Victorian royal commission into the troubled gambling empire revealed, Crown has for years been incorrectly deducting things like bonuses it gave to regular patrons from its calculation of its gross profit from gamblers. This artificially reduced the amount of tax it paid Victoria, which was calculated based on the gross gambling profit number. | As the Victorian royal commission into the troubled gambling empire revealed, Crown has for years been incorrectly deducting things like bonuses it gave to regular patrons from its calculation of its gross profit from gamblers. This artificially reduced the amount of tax it paid Victoria, which was calculated based on the gross gambling profit number. |
| The amount is made up of “$37 million over the period commencing in the 2012 financial year to date relating to the incorrect deduction of certain bonus rewards provided to patrons in connection with play on Crown Melbourne’s electronic gaming machines,” plus penalty interest of $24m, Crown said in a statement. | The amount is made up of “$37 million over the period commencing in the 2012 financial year to date relating to the incorrect deduction of certain bonus rewards provided to patrons in connection with play on Crown Melbourne’s electronic gaming machines,” plus penalty interest of $24m, Crown said in a statement. |
| There may be more to come - counsel assisting the royal commission estimated the total amount owing could be as much as $480m at a hearing last week and Crown itself says it “is continuing its review of other aspects of casino tax payments and will update the market once the review is complete”. | There may be more to come - counsel assisting the royal commission estimated the total amount owing could be as much as $480m at a hearing last week and Crown itself says it “is continuing its review of other aspects of casino tax payments and will update the market once the review is complete”. |
| An organic fruit shop in Sydney has been temporarily closed by police, after alleged breaches of public health orders. | An organic fruit shop in Sydney has been temporarily closed by police, after alleged breaches of public health orders. |
| Pete’s Organic Market in Mascot has been ordered to close for a week from today, SafeWork NSW said in an announcement. | Pete’s Organic Market in Mascot has been ordered to close for a week from today, SafeWork NSW said in an announcement. |
| “The owner of the store, after receiving several warnings, was issued a penalty infringement notice on 4 July for not wearing a fitted face covering in retail business and not ensuring hospitality worker was wearing a fitted face mask,” SafeWork said. | “The owner of the store, after receiving several warnings, was issued a penalty infringement notice on 4 July for not wearing a fitted face covering in retail business and not ensuring hospitality worker was wearing a fitted face mask,” SafeWork said. |
| Following further community complaints, police again visited the store where they said the owner and an employee allegedly refused to comply with health orders. | Following further community complaints, police again visited the store where they said the owner and an employee allegedly refused to comply with health orders. |
| Both men were charged with not wearing a fitted face covering in retail business and were granted conditional bail and appeared at Downing Centre Local Court on Monday 19 July 2021. | Both men were charged with not wearing a fitted face covering in retail business and were granted conditional bail and appeared at Downing Centre Local Court on Monday 19 July 2021. |
| Two days later, police officers attended the store again and observed “there were no QR codes displayed or available for customers to use”. | Two days later, police officers attended the store again and observed “there were no QR codes displayed or available for customers to use”. |
| The owner of the store was arrested again and charged with breaching the public health order. He was granted conditional bail and will appear at Downing Centre Local Court on Thursday 12 August 2021. | The owner of the store was arrested again and charged with breaching the public health order. He was granted conditional bail and will appear at Downing Centre Local Court on Thursday 12 August 2021. |
| In a late change, 18-year-old Mary Fowler is starting for the Matildas against the USA in their final group match. Huge! | In a late change, 18-year-old Mary Fowler is starting for the Matildas against the USA in their final group match. Huge! |
| You can follow the match here: | You can follow the match here: |
| The Matildas game against Sweden on Sunday is officially the most-watched women’s sporting event in Australian TV history. | The Matildas game against Sweden on Sunday is officially the most-watched women’s sporting event in Australian TV history. |
| In other Olympics news, the Matildas are playing against the USA in half an hour (6pm AEST). | In other Olympics news, the Matildas are playing against the USA in half an hour (6pm AEST). |
| Australian legend Jian Fang Lay has lost her third round match in the table tennis, in a narrow defeat to Germany’s world number 12 Han Ying. | Australian legend Jian Fang Lay has lost her third round match in the table tennis, in a narrow defeat to Germany’s world number 12 Han Ying. |
| Lay made history this year by heading to her sixth Olympics for Australia, becoming a joint record holder with equestrian Mary Hanna for most appearances by an Australian female athlete. | Lay made history this year by heading to her sixth Olympics for Australia, becoming a joint record holder with equestrian Mary Hanna for most appearances by an Australian female athlete. |
| The 48-year-old had to struggle through homeschooling two teenagers in Victoria last year, and had to play a qualifying match to reach round one in Tokyo. | The 48-year-old had to struggle through homeschooling two teenagers in Victoria last year, and had to play a qualifying match to reach round one in Tokyo. |
| Lay, who is ranked 156 in the world, beat Italy’s Debora Vivarelli, and Poland’s Qian Li (ranked 35). | Lay, who is ranked 156 in the world, beat Italy’s Debora Vivarelli, and Poland’s Qian Li (ranked 35). |
| Against Ying, she lost 11-9, 11-9, 11-7, 11-8 in an extremely tight game. | Against Ying, she lost 11-9, 11-9, 11-7, 11-8 in an extremely tight game. |
| No Australian has ever progressed past the third round in the table tennis, but Lay came very close to the round of 16. | No Australian has ever progressed past the third round in the table tennis, but Lay came very close to the round of 16. |
| More on the potential exposure sites recently announced by NSW Health. | More on the potential exposure sites recently announced by NSW Health. |
| A charity in Ashfield in Sydney that provides food and vaccinations for homeless people has been listed as a venue of concern. | A charity in Ashfield in Sydney that provides food and vaccinations for homeless people has been listed as a venue of concern. |
| A reminder – a listing as an exposure site does not mean that transmission necessarily occurred at the site. | A reminder – a listing as an exposure site does not mean that transmission necessarily occurred at the site. |
| But a person with Covid-19 was present at the charity and anybody present at the same time must isolate for 14 days. | But a person with Covid-19 was present at the charity and anybody present at the same time must isolate for 14 days. |
| It affects anyone who was at the Exodus Foundation at Ashfield at 180 Liverpool Road on: | It affects anyone who was at the Exodus Foundation at Ashfield at 180 Liverpool Road on: |
| Tuesday 20 July 11.30am to 1.00pm | Tuesday 20 July 11.30am to 1.00pm |
| Wednesday 21 July 11.30am to 1.00pm | Wednesday 21 July 11.30am to 1.00pm |
| Thursday 22 July 11.30am to 1.00pm | Thursday 22 July 11.30am to 1.00pm |
| Friday 23 July 11.30am to 1.00pm | Friday 23 July 11.30am to 1.00pm |
| Australian legend Jian Fang Lay has just called a quick time out in the table tennis at the Olympics. | Australian legend Jian Fang Lay has just called a quick time out in the table tennis at the Olympics. |
| She lost the first two games by the narrowest of margins to Germany’s Han Ying (ranked 12th in the world), and is essentially even again in the third game. | She lost the first two games by the narrowest of margins to Germany’s Han Ying (ranked 12th in the world), and is essentially even again in the third game. |
| Unfortunately this is not being aired on the TV, and even online, there is no commentary, as viewers point out. | Unfortunately this is not being aired on the TV, and even online, there is no commentary, as viewers point out. |
| Even though Victoria is coming out of lockdown tomorrow, some theatre shows (and the people who work on them) aren’t – at least for a little while. | Even though Victoria is coming out of lockdown tomorrow, some theatre shows (and the people who work on them) aren’t – at least for a little while. |