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Australia news live update: nation records at least 74 Covid deaths; Invasion Day rallies begin; lockdown call for NT remote communities | Australia news live update: nation records at least 74 Covid deaths; Invasion Day rallies begin; lockdown call for NT remote communities |
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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) |
Many thanks as always to Matilda Boseley. I’ll be with you for the rest of the afternoon. | |
With that, I shall hand you over to Caitlin Cassidy to take you through the rest of the day’s news. | |
Hema Henry has been working as a registered nurse in western NSW for five years and today became an Australian citizen. | |
“I wanted to experience life in regional Australia. I really love it, I love the quietness and the people are very welcoming, friendly and open,” Henry said. | |
Henry participated in a cultural smoking ceremony led by Wiradjuri elder Ralph Naden, which is the first time the ceremony has been part of Australia Day celebrations in Gilgandra. | |
Kylie Louie, a Wiradjuri woman who won a sports achievement award at the ceremony for her contribution to the local Pink Panthers club, said it was her first time ever participating in an Indigenous smoking ceremony. | |
“It cleansed the mind and I could feel it straight away,” Louie said. “I’ll always remember who I am and where I come from and recognise my culture which I love.” | |
In case you missed it, here are the official Covid-19 numbers for Queensland today. | In case you missed it, here are the official Covid-19 numbers for Queensland today. |
The Brisbane Lions AFL team has come out in support of changing the date of Australia Day, with posts across social media reading: “Jan 26: Not a day to celebrate”. | |
People have been asked to avoid a popular swimming spot in northern Tasmania as the search for a missing woman enters a second day, AAP reports. | |
The woman, aged in her 20s, who was swimming with friends and family at Cataract Gorge in Launceston, was reported missing around 1pm on Tuesday. | The woman, aged in her 20s, who was swimming with friends and family at Cataract Gorge in Launceston, was reported missing around 1pm on Tuesday. |
Police divers, members of Surf Life Saving Australia and other community organisations continued search efforts on Wednesday morning. | Police divers, members of Surf Life Saving Australia and other community organisations continued search efforts on Wednesday morning. |
The woman was last seen swimming in an area of the gorge known as First Basin, which is 20 metres deep. | |
Parts of the basin will be closed for periods of the day due to the search. | Parts of the basin will be closed for periods of the day due to the search. |
“People are asked to avoid the area while the search is underway,” Tasmania Police said in a statement. | “People are asked to avoid the area while the search is underway,” Tasmania Police said in a statement. |
More than 30 people, including SES volunteers, were involved in the search on Tuesday. | More than 30 people, including SES volunteers, were involved in the search on Tuesday. |
The crowds are now on the move at Sydney’s Invasion Day protest, marching down Elizabeth Street. | |
Guardian Australia’s Blake Sharp-Wiggins is there, bring us all the updates. | Guardian Australia’s Blake Sharp-Wiggins is there, bring us all the updates. |
Australians could be warming to the idea of changing the date of Australia Day to recognise Indigenous peoples, or keeping 26 January but establishing a separate day for that purpose, according to the Guardian Essential poll. | Australians could be warming to the idea of changing the date of Australia Day to recognise Indigenous peoples, or keeping 26 January but establishing a separate day for that purpose, according to the Guardian Essential poll. |
The latest survey of 1,028 voters finds 57% of respondents would either support changing the day or keeping the traditional date with another day to better acknowledge and respect the continuous occupation of First Nations people – which is a four-point shift from attitudes in 2021. | The latest survey of 1,028 voters finds 57% of respondents would either support changing the day or keeping the traditional date with another day to better acknowledge and respect the continuous occupation of First Nations people – which is a four-point shift from attitudes in 2021. |
Australia Day is controversial because 26 January marks the day the first fleet arrived in Sydney cove in 1788 – beginning the process of Indigenous dispossession. | Australia Day is controversial because 26 January marks the day the first fleet arrived in Sydney cove in 1788 – beginning the process of Indigenous dispossession. |
As well as evolving community attitudes about the date, the latest Guardian Essential poll suggests a shift in mindset about the current lived reality for Indigenous Australians. | As well as evolving community attitudes about the date, the latest Guardian Essential poll suggests a shift in mindset about the current lived reality for Indigenous Australians. |
You can read the full report below: | You can read the full report below: |
The ACT has recorded 896 new Covid cases. | The ACT has recorded 896 new Covid cases. |