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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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| 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) |
| Ngunnawal Country: The march to the Tent Embassy in Canberra. | |
| Gadigal Country: A sense of the crowd gathered in the Sydney CBD. | |
| Still in Victoria: | |
| If you haven’t gotten to it yet, Lorena Allam and Juno Gemes’s feature on the 50th anniversary of the Aboriginal Tent Embassy is a beautiful read. It begins: | |
| In the middle of the night, four young Aboriginal men pitched a beach umbrella on the lawns opposite Parliament House and sat down. When dawn broke on 26 January 1972, a police officer came over to ask how long they intended to stay. | |
| “Until we get land rights,” one of the four, Billy Craigie, told the officer. | |
| Commissioner Gibson apparently laughed and said, “that might be a long time”. | |
| Craigie replied: “Well, we’ll be here a long time then.” | |
| Read the full story here: | |
| There is a severe thunderstorm warning in place for parts of Victoria, as well as minor flooding possible at Booligal, Collerina, Goodwins and Hay in New South Wales. | |
| More footage of the significant crowds on Gadigal land in Sydney: | |
| In Victoria, Covid-19 commander Jeroen Weimar is speaking in Frankston. | |
| He said 35 Covid deaths were recorded on Wednesday, the highest single daily figure in some time. | |
| Weimar did not have further details on the age or vaccination status of those who died. | |
| Victoria recorded 59 Covid fatalities on 4 September 2020, the highest number of the pandemic, although the majority of the deaths were from previous months. | |
| Many thanks as always to Matilda Boseley. I’ll be with you for the rest of the afternoon. | 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. | 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. | 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. | “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. | 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. | 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.” | “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.” |