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| Australia news live update: Invasion Day rallies begin; nation records at least 74 Covid deaths; Dylan Alcott is Australian of the Year | |
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| Follow all the day’s news | Follow all the day’s news |
| We will be getting an update on the Victorian Covid-19 situation at midday AEDT. | |
| The crowd has really started to grow at the Sydney Town Hall for the city’s Invasion Day protest. | |
| The new owner of Scott Morrison’s WeChat account has expressed disbelief that it had been entrusted to an individual in China – and is now considering shutting it down amid a growing political storm. | |
| Earlier this month, subscribers to the Australian prime minister’s official WeChat profile were notified the account had been sold to the Fuzhou 985 Information Technology Co Ltd and had been renamed “Australian Chinese New Life”. | |
| The account’s new owners have not yet posted any content, despite claims by a News Corp tabloid that it had been “rebranded as a pro-Beijing propaganda outfit”. | |
| You can read the full report from Donna Lu and Daniel Hurst below: | |
| Here is the governor general David Hurley speaking at the Australia Day citizenship ceremony in Canberra: | |
| A woman aged in her 80s has died after being diagnosed with Covid-19 in Tasmania as the state records another 712 cases. | |
| Hospitalisation numbers in the state now sit at 28, with two in the ICU. | |
| I said I was just confirming Queensland’s total case numbers for today. It is 13,551, an increase of around 4,000 from yesterday. | I said I was just confirming Queensland’s total case numbers for today. It is 13,551, an increase of around 4,000 from yesterday. |
| Scott Morrison has read out a poem about Australia written by his daughter Lily. | Scott Morrison has read out a poem about Australia written by his daughter Lily. |
| “I could not express my love for this country better than the young girl who wrote this verse. And I’d like to conclude by sharing her thoughts with you. It’s called my land Australia,” he says, before reading the poem: | “I could not express my love for this country better than the young girl who wrote this verse. And I’d like to conclude by sharing her thoughts with you. It’s called my land Australia,” he says, before reading the poem: |
| The prime minister, Scott Morrison, is standing up now. Let’s have a listen in. | The prime minister, Scott Morrison, is standing up now. Let’s have a listen in. |
| Back in Canberra, the chair of the Australia Day council, Danielle Roche, is speaking now. | Back in Canberra, the chair of the Australia Day council, Danielle Roche, is speaking now. |
| Queensland chief health officer Dr John Gerrard has confirmed that another nine people with Covid-19 have died in the state. | Queensland chief health officer Dr John Gerrard has confirmed that another nine people with Covid-19 have died in the state. |
| I’m just trying to confirm the total case number for the day. | I’m just trying to confirm the total case number for the day. |
| Hospitalisation numbers have dropped to 889 from 928, with just 47 now in the ICU in the state. | Hospitalisation numbers have dropped to 889 from 928, with just 47 now in the ICU in the state. |
| Gerrard has credited much of this drop to the Gold Coast now passing the peak of the pandemic. | Gerrard has credited much of this drop to the Gold Coast now passing the peak of the pandemic. |
| The prime minister and governor general are now arriving at the official Australia Day ceremony in Canberra. I’ll bring you updates when the speeches start. | The prime minister and governor general are now arriving at the official Australia Day ceremony in Canberra. I’ll bring you updates when the speeches start. |
| Obviously, today has already been a significantly deadly day in terms of the Covid death toll, but let’s have a closer look at the hospitalisation numbers as well. | Obviously, today has already been a significantly deadly day in terms of the Covid death toll, but let’s have a closer look at the hospitalisation numbers as well. |
| Victoria’s total hospitalisation number has risen by 35 to 1,071, with ICU number going down by six, now sitting at 113. | Victoria’s total hospitalisation number has risen by 35 to 1,071, with ICU number going down by six, now sitting at 113. |
| In NSW their hospital total has gone down by 149 to 2,794, with their ICU numbers now sitting at 175 (down 8 from yesterday). | In NSW their hospital total has gone down by 149 to 2,794, with their ICU numbers now sitting at 175 (down 8 from yesterday). |
| Victoria has recorded 13,507 new Covid cases and sadly 35 more deaths. | Victoria has recorded 13,507 new Covid cases and sadly 35 more deaths. |
| New South Wales has recorded 21,030 new Covid cases and 29 more deaths. | New South Wales has recorded 21,030 new Covid cases and 29 more deaths. |
| Newly minted Australia of the Year Dylan Alcott has been speaking with ABC News Breakfast this morning about what the title means to him. | Newly minted Australia of the Year Dylan Alcott has been speaking with ABC News Breakfast this morning about what the title means to him. |