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| Victoria police disperse Melbourne protesters; NSW records 1,035 cases, five deaths as lockdown orders lifted for five LGAs – As it happened | |
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| All the day’s news as it happened | |
| And breathe. Another hectic day today, but we’ll leave it there for tonight. Here’s what we learned today: | And breathe. Another hectic day today, but we’ll leave it there for tonight. Here’s what we learned today: |
| A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck Melbourne today, causing structural damage to buildings, but no one was injured. A series of aftershocks were felt throughout the city in the morning. | A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck Melbourne today, causing structural damage to buildings, but no one was injured. A series of aftershocks were felt throughout the city in the morning. |
| Around 300 protesters descended on the Shrine of Remembrance, also in Melbourne, with police arresting around 200 and moving others on in the afternoon. | Around 300 protesters descended on the Shrine of Remembrance, also in Melbourne, with police arresting around 200 and moving others on in the afternoon. |
| New South Wales recorded 1,035 Covid-19 cases and five deaths today. | New South Wales recorded 1,035 Covid-19 cases and five deaths today. |
| The NSW government also announced it will begin trialling its vaccine passport system in regional areas in early October. | The NSW government also announced it will begin trialling its vaccine passport system in regional areas in early October. |
| A Sydney woman charged for breaching Covid-19 orders in Byron Bay area, causing the region to go into lockdown. | A Sydney woman charged for breaching Covid-19 orders in Byron Bay area, causing the region to go into lockdown. |
| NSW Health confirmed that stay-at-home orders for Lismore, Albury, Gilgandra, Brewarrina and Narromine LGAs will be lifted from midnight tonight. | NSW Health confirmed that stay-at-home orders for Lismore, Albury, Gilgandra, Brewarrina and Narromine LGAs will be lifted from midnight tonight. |
| Victoria’s government will also introduce a vaccine mandate for all teachers in the state’s primary and high school system and staff at early childhood learning settings. | Victoria’s government will also introduce a vaccine mandate for all teachers in the state’s primary and high school system and staff at early childhood learning settings. |
| The Victorian government is set to deliver air purification devices to every state and low-fee Catholic school in the state. | The Victorian government is set to deliver air purification devices to every state and low-fee Catholic school in the state. |
| The regional Victorian city of Ballarat is set to come out of lockdown tonight. | The regional Victorian city of Ballarat is set to come out of lockdown tonight. |
| Western Australia and South Australia are on alert after a truck driver that passed through both states from NSW tested positive to Covid-19 upon his return. | Western Australia and South Australia are on alert after a truck driver that passed through both states from NSW tested positive to Covid-19 upon his return. |
| Queensland recorded one new Covid-19 case, in home quarantine. | Queensland recorded one new Covid-19 case, in home quarantine. |
| The Australia Capital Territory has recorded 17 new local Covid-19 cases, only one was in quarantine for their entire infectious period. | The Australia Capital Territory has recorded 17 new local Covid-19 cases, only one was in quarantine for their entire infectious period. |
| New Zealand has reported 23 new cases of coronavirus in the community, with all but one linked to existing cases in the current outbreak. | New Zealand has reported 23 new cases of coronavirus in the community, with all but one linked to existing cases in the current outbreak. |
| Victoria police say they arrested more than 200 people today. | Victoria police say they arrested more than 200 people today. |
| The deputy commissioner Ross Guenther says approximately 300 people attended today’s protest at the Shrine of Remembrance, but it was difficult to pin down a specific number: | The deputy commissioner Ross Guenther says approximately 300 people attended today’s protest at the Shrine of Remembrance, but it was difficult to pin down a specific number: |
| Guenther says one of the strategies used by police today was attempting to keep disparate groups from meeting up. But a journalist asks if the gathering at the Shrine of Remembrance was evidence police failed to control them. | Guenther says one of the strategies used by police today was attempting to keep disparate groups from meeting up. But a journalist asks if the gathering at the Shrine of Remembrance was evidence police failed to control them. |
| Here’s what the deputy commissioner had to say: | Here’s what the deputy commissioner had to say: |
| Victoria police are providing an update on the Melbourne protests tonight. | Victoria police are providing an update on the Melbourne protests tonight. |
| The deputy commissioner Ross Guenther says police have asked for a no-fly zone because protesters are reportedly using the live footage from media to organise themselves. | The deputy commissioner Ross Guenther says police have asked for a no-fly zone because protesters are reportedly using the live footage from media to organise themselves. |
| Guenther says the tactic is putting officers in danger and has to be curtailed: | Guenther says the tactic is putting officers in danger and has to be curtailed: |
| The Liberal senator Amanda Stoker was on the ABC this afternoon, saying that anti-vaccination sentiments were “ill-informed” but that some people needed to be persuaded. | The Liberal senator Amanda Stoker was on the ABC this afternoon, saying that anti-vaccination sentiments were “ill-informed” but that some people needed to be persuaded. |
| She said that these sentiments needed to be acknowledged, and that forcing people to take the vaccine against their will was a “mistake”: | She said that these sentiments needed to be acknowledged, and that forcing people to take the vaccine against their will was a “mistake”: |
| SA Health’s chief public health officer, Prof Nicola Spurrier, has told a press conference that the truck driver from NSW who was in Western Australia for two days, then tested positive to Covid, has also passed through South Australia. | SA Health’s chief public health officer, Prof Nicola Spurrier, has told a press conference that the truck driver from NSW who was in Western Australia for two days, then tested positive to Covid, has also passed through South Australia. |
| Spurrier says the driver stopped at a “number of locations” in SA, and felt some symptoms prior to testing positive. | Spurrier says the driver stopped at a “number of locations” in SA, and felt some symptoms prior to testing positive. |
| Spurrier says she’s “very concerned” about the movements of the driver, saying officials believe he was infectious for three days prior to testing positive. | Spurrier says she’s “very concerned” about the movements of the driver, saying officials believe he was infectious for three days prior to testing positive. |
| Just hearing now that South Australia will be providing a Covid update at 4.50pm CST. | Just hearing now that South Australia will be providing a Covid update at 4.50pm CST. |
| More good new this afternoon, as NSW Health announces that stay at home orders are being lifted for the Gilgandra, Brewarrina and Narromine LGAs. | More good new this afternoon, as NSW Health announces that stay at home orders are being lifted for the Gilgandra, Brewarrina and Narromine LGAs. |
| Gilgandra and Brewarrina will emerge from lockdown from midnight tonight, and the Narromine LGA from Saturday, provided Narromine has no cases or sewage detections before then. | Gilgandra and Brewarrina will emerge from lockdown from midnight tonight, and the Narromine LGA from Saturday, provided Narromine has no cases or sewage detections before then. |
| NSW Health says restrictions will continue to apply in those LGAs, but the stay at home orders are being lifted because the LGAs are deemed low-risk and have not recorded a case in 14 days. | NSW Health says restrictions will continue to apply in those LGAs, but the stay at home orders are being lifted because the LGAs are deemed low-risk and have not recorded a case in 14 days. |
| When the earthquake struck at 9.15am this morning, 11 miners were 500 metres underground at the A1 gold mine at Woods Point in central Victoria. | When the earthquake struck at 9.15am this morning, 11 miners were 500 metres underground at the A1 gold mine at Woods Point in central Victoria. |
| Woods Point is just 30km from the epicentre of the 5.9 magnitude earthquake. | Woods Point is just 30km from the epicentre of the 5.9 magnitude earthquake. |
| Jonathan Downes, the director of Kaiser Reef, which owns and operates the mine, says the miners got “a bit of a fright”. | Jonathan Downes, the director of Kaiser Reef, which owns and operates the mine, says the miners got “a bit of a fright”. |
| “I am pleased to report that there were no injuries at all and their journey to the surface found no damage on the way,” Downes said. “It looks like all the supports we put in place have done their job admirably.” | “I am pleased to report that there were no injuries at all and their journey to the surface found no damage on the way,” Downes said. “It looks like all the supports we put in place have done their job admirably.” |
| The mine was shut down for the rest of the day, and will remain shut until it is assessed by a team of engineers tomorrow. | The mine was shut down for the rest of the day, and will remain shut until it is assessed by a team of engineers tomorrow. |
| After a three-hour stand-off, police have begun moving in on the remaining protesters at the Shrine of Remembrance south of the Melbourne CBD. | After a three-hour stand-off, police have begun moving in on the remaining protesters at the Shrine of Remembrance south of the Melbourne CBD. |
| There were sounds of projectiles being fired off, as police moved in and began arresting people.Police gave protesters several warnings over the course of the afternoon to leave via St Kilda Road, but those warnings were mostly ignored, with protesters arguing they should be allowed to leave through the middle of the park around the shrine. | There were sounds of projectiles being fired off, as police moved in and began arresting people.Police gave protesters several warnings over the course of the afternoon to leave via St Kilda Road, but those warnings were mostly ignored, with protesters arguing they should be allowed to leave through the middle of the park around the shrine. |
| I’m seeing reports on Twitter that police have begun moving on protesters at the Shrine, seemingly arresting people one by one. | I’m seeing reports on Twitter that police have begun moving on protesters at the Shrine, seemingly arresting people one by one. |