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Australia Covid live news update: Victoria records 603 cases and one death as state braces for construction industry fallout
Australia Covid live news update: NSW’s ‘friends bubble’ for school holidays; Victoria records 603 cases and one death as state braces for construction industry fallout
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Annastacia Palaszczuk is speaking now.
Victorians, a heads-up: you will be hearing from your health minister, treasurer and chief health officer at 11.15am when they step up for the daily press conference.
She has confirmed the state has recorded no local Covid-19 cases, although she noted that the Byron Bay case just south of the border is concerning.
Did Christopher Nolan direct this?
Victorian union boss John Setka has vowed that some protesters “won’t have a job to come back to when this is over” while speaking with Melbourne radio station 3AW about yesterday’s disturbances outside the CFMEU offices:
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There’s a huge police presence outside the CFMEU offices this morning. At least one person has already been moved on:
Here’s look at some of the messages surrounding today’s gathering on the social media app Telegram, via the New Daily political editor Josh Butler:
It doesn’t look as though NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian will be at the press conference today, which is interesting given the expected lockdown announcement for several northern NSW communities.
Queensland premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has denied reports that her state will not open up until 90% double vaccination, labelling them “misinformation”:
Children under 18 in NSW will be able to catch up with each other in groups of three, in a concession to families during the school holidays, reports Tiffanie Turnbull from AAP.
Protesters have begun shouting “fuck the jab” as they gather near the CFMEU offices in the Melbourne CBD:
Deputy premier John Barilaro told the Nine Network on Tuesday that the crisis cabinet agreed last night to offer relief to families after much of the state has endured months of lockdown and home schooling:
Crowds are very much growing in Melbourne:
Children don’t have to be vaccinated but they must stay in the same trio of friends.
Queensland premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says she will wait and see how NSW reacts to the Covid-19 case discovered in the border communities of Byron Bay, Tweed Heads and Ballina before she makes any call on the border bubble:
Despite Scott Morrison telling reporters from New York today that it would be “naive” to think that France could have somehow been pre-warned about the ditching of the diesel submarine deal in favour of the US’s nuclear-powered offer, Anthony Albanese still says the diplomatic situation could have been handled better:
Anthony Albanese:
Anthony Albanese is not holding back this morning when it comes to his criticisms of Christian Porter and the issue of the MP’s blind trust.
Reporter:
Albanese:
Labor is using Scott Morrison’s trip to the US to try to apply pressure on the prime minister to commit to net zero emissions by 2050.
Anthony Albanese is speaking now:
Former Labor leader and opposition frontbencher Bill Shorten seemed to be in agreement with John Setka on the “rent-a-crowd” nature of yesterday violent protests outside the CFMEU offices, suggesting people had simply bought “$2 high vis” on their way to the event.
Here’s what he had to say to the Today show this morning:
