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| Australia news live update: crowds march for Invasion Day protests; lockdown call for remote NT communities; at least 87 Covid deaths nationally | Australia news live update: crowds march for Invasion Day protests; lockdown call for remote NT communities; at least 87 Covid deaths nationally |
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| Follow all the day’s news | Follow all the day’s news |
| Here are the latest Covid-19 numbers from around Australia today, as the country records at least 74 deaths from the virus: | Here are the latest Covid-19 numbers from around Australia today, as the country records at least 74 deaths from the virus: |
| Victoria | Victoria |
| Deaths: 35 | Deaths: 35 |
| Cases: 13,507 | Cases: 13,507 |
| Hospitalisations: 1,089 (with 113 in ICU) | Hospitalisations: 1,089 (with 113 in ICU) |
| NSW | NSW |
| Deaths: 29 | Deaths: 29 |
| Cases: 21,030 | Cases: 21,030 |
| Hospitalisations: 2,794 (with 175 in ICU) | Hospitalisations: 2,794 (with 175 in ICU) |
| Queensland | Queensland |
| Deaths: 9 | Deaths: 9 |
| Cases: 13,551 | Cases: 13,551 |
| Hospitalisations: 889 (with 47 in ICU) | Hospitalisations: 889 (with 47 in ICU) |
| Tasmania | Tasmania |
| Deaths: 1 | Deaths: 1 |
| Cases: 712 | Cases: 712 |
| Hospitalisations: 28 (with 2 in ICU) | Hospitalisations: 28 (with 2 in ICU) |
| ACT | ACT |
| Deaths: 0 | Deaths: 0 |
| Cases: 896 | Cases: 896 |
| Hospitalisations: 67 (with 5 in ICU) | Hospitalisations: 67 (with 5 in ICU) |
| SA | SA |
| Deaths: 13 | Deaths: 13 |
| Cases: 2,401 | Cases: 2,401 |
| Hospitalisations: 288 (with 26 in ICU) | Hospitalisations: 288 (with 26 in ICU) |
| NT | |
| Deaths: 0 | |
| Cases: 492 | |
| Hospitalisations: 84 | |
| WA | |
| Deaths: 0 | |
| Cases: 24 | |
| Hospitalisations: 0 | |
| NT | |
| Deaths: 0 | |
| Cases: 492 | |
| Hospitalisations: 84 | |
| Here is a good breakdown of the vaccination status of hospitalisations and deaths due to Covid-19 in Victoria. | |
| People who had received a third vaccination make up just 6% of hospitalisations and ICU numbers in the state, while unvaccinated patients are vastly over-represented. | |
| The Northern Territory has reported another 492 Covid-19 infections as health minister Natasha Fyles resists calls for a seven-day lockdown in vulnerable parts of Central Australia. | |
| Lockdowns are currently in place for a handful of remote communities, while lockouts are in place in some others including Alice Springs. | |
| There are 84 people being treated in hospital. | |
| Fyles: | |
| A fire in Mount Gambier has been contained: | A fire in Mount Gambier has been contained: |
| Here is an excerpt from NSW premier Dominic Perrottet’s speech at WugulOra: | Here is an excerpt from NSW premier Dominic Perrottet’s speech at WugulOra: |
| Back to 26 January coverage, and councillor Yvonne Weldon, deputy chairperson of the Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Lands Council, made a moving speech earlier today at the NSW WugulOra Morning Ceremony: | Back to 26 January coverage, and councillor Yvonne Weldon, deputy chairperson of the Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Lands Council, made a moving speech earlier today at the NSW WugulOra Morning Ceremony: |
| We have more details coming in on the 24 new Covid-19 cases detected in Western Australia overnight. It’s a jump of 14 cases detected yesterday. | We have more details coming in on the 24 new Covid-19 cases detected in Western Australia overnight. It’s a jump of 14 cases detected yesterday. |
| Nine of today’s cases were from the regional area of Bunbury, bringing the cluster to 16. The remaining 15 cases were from Perth, including a mystery case that is yet to be linked to a known outbreak. | Nine of today’s cases were from the regional area of Bunbury, bringing the cluster to 16. The remaining 15 cases were from Perth, including a mystery case that is yet to be linked to a known outbreak. |
| Premier Mark McGowan said as of 9am today, 90% of Western Australians aged above 12 were double-dose vaccinated: | Premier Mark McGowan said as of 9am today, 90% of Western Australians aged above 12 were double-dose vaccinated: |
| The Shire of Cunderdin posted on Facebook last night that a community member had tested positive to Covid-19, leading to the cancellation of Australia Day events: | The Shire of Cunderdin posted on Facebook last night that a community member had tested positive to Covid-19, leading to the cancellation of Australia Day events: |
| South Australia’s Covid-19 case numbers are in – and there have been 2,401 detected overnight – a fair jump from yesterday’s figure of 1,869. | South Australia’s Covid-19 case numbers are in – and there have been 2,401 detected overnight – a fair jump from yesterday’s figure of 1,869. |
| Sadly, there have been 13 deaths including seven in the past 24 hours. It is the deadliest day of the pandemic in the state so far. | Sadly, there have been 13 deaths including seven in the past 24 hours. It is the deadliest day of the pandemic in the state so far. |
| There are 288 people being treated in hospital, including 26 in intensive care and four requiring ventilation. | There are 288 people being treated in hospital, including 26 in intensive care and four requiring ventilation. |
| In Victoria, on the land of the Kulin nation: | In Victoria, on the land of the Kulin nation: |
| As Australians celebrate their newfound citizenship around the nation today, many prospective citizens remain waiting. | As Australians celebrate their newfound citizenship around the nation today, many prospective citizens remain waiting. |
| The average processing time for citizenship by conferral was 13 months from date of application to the decision, a spokesperson for the Department of Home Affairs said. | The average processing time for citizenship by conferral was 13 months from date of application to the decision, a spokesperson for the Department of Home Affairs said. |
| The latest departmental figures show some of these applications take two or more years, with 90% of applications processed within 24 months. | The latest departmental figures show some of these applications take two or more years, with 90% of applications processed within 24 months. |
| Invasion Day protests are being held across Australia, with large crowds gathering in Sydney, Brisbane, Canberra and other cities. | Invasion Day protests are being held across Australia, with large crowds gathering in Sydney, Brisbane, Canberra and other cities. |
| Several hundred protesters gathered on the lawns outside Parliament House in Canberra, met by a large police contingent. | Several hundred protesters gathered on the lawns outside Parliament House in Canberra, met by a large police contingent. |
| Stalls and speech tents were also set up at the nearby Aboriginal Tent Embassy, which marks 50 years of activism today. | Stalls and speech tents were also set up at the nearby Aboriginal Tent Embassy, which marks 50 years of activism today. |
| Helicopters displaying the Australian flag and a low military flyover contrasted with a seas of shirts displaying the Aboriginal flag and statements of Indigenous sovereignty. | Helicopters displaying the Australian flag and a low military flyover contrasted with a seas of shirts displaying the Aboriginal flag and statements of Indigenous sovereignty. |
| In Sydney, thousands of Invasion Day protesters marched through the city, while a large number braved the rain in Brisbane with signs bearing “Change the date” and “Always ways, always will be”. | In Sydney, thousands of Invasion Day protesters marched through the city, while a large number braved the rain in Brisbane with signs bearing “Change the date” and “Always ways, always will be”. |
| In Melbourne, statues of Captain James Cook were smeared with red paint. | In Melbourne, statues of Captain James Cook were smeared with red paint. |
| A group claiming empathy for the protest action said Captain Cook had begun an era of “racism and misogynist violence”: | A group claiming empathy for the protest action said Captain Cook had begun an era of “racism and misogynist violence”: |
| – with AAP | – with AAP |