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Australia news live updates: five Covid deaths recorded; isolation rule changes and fourth booster shots under review | |
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Speaking of Sirius road, a 23-year-old has been arrested as the protest continues. Significant traffic delays are expected in the area. | |
Blockade Australia has shut down the Port of Botany for the second day in a row in protest of climate inaction. | |
Arno, a 21-year-old, has been suspended on a steel bipod structure hanging over a bridge on Sirius road. The structure is tied off to the other side of the bridge, blocking traffic. | |
“Port Botany is a crucial piece of infrastructure for the Australian project,” they said. | |
“Australia is built to exploit and that’s never going to change unless we get in the way.” | |
Below Arno’s structure hangs a banner which reads, “No Borders, No Nations, Stop Australia’s Operation”. | |
Would Scott Morrison welcome his daughters entering politics? | |
Scott Morrison is asked whether it is a “tit for tat” as to whether Labor or the federal government has the worst workplace. The PM says these issues were solved by the commonwealth a year ago: | |
New South Wales has again seen a rise in Covid cases, with 24,115 positive tests recorded overnight – the majority from rapid antigen tests. | |
Sadly, five lives have been lost. | |
There are 1,162 people being treated in hospital, including 44 people requiring intensive care. | |
For context to the prime minister Scott Morrison’s assurance he is “not woke”, he was just asked on Sunrise whether he was in hiding in Lismore, as Anthony Albanese claimed. His media visit was largely camera-free: | |
If you missed the front page of the Daily Telegraph today, it was splashed with an image of Anthony Albanese headlined: “I AM NOT WOKE.” | |
Today’s episode of Full Story is a highly moving account of the first national map of Australia’s frontier massacres with Indigenous affairs editor Lorena Allam. | Today’s episode of Full Story is a highly moving account of the first national map of Australia’s frontier massacres with Indigenous affairs editor Lorena Allam. |
Based on its findings, Aboriginal deaths are estimated to be 27 to 33 times higher than colonisers’ deaths. | Based on its findings, Aboriginal deaths are estimated to be 27 to 33 times higher than colonisers’ deaths. |
Last question for Anthony Albanese’s media round. Labor is yet to pre-select a candidate for Parramatta, a multicultural seat, with sitting member Julie Owens to retire: | Last question for Anthony Albanese’s media round. Labor is yet to pre-select a candidate for Parramatta, a multicultural seat, with sitting member Julie Owens to retire: |
Guardian Australia has reported that Owens has expressed disappointment at her party’s plans to parachute the candidate into her western Sydney seat, saying local branch preselections are “the way it should be”. | Guardian Australia has reported that Owens has expressed disappointment at her party’s plans to parachute the candidate into her western Sydney seat, saying local branch preselections are “the way it should be”. |
Albanese says he’s had discussions with the local member and has been “talking to others as well”: | Albanese says he’s had discussions with the local member and has been “talking to others as well”: |
Here’s a fun little bit of news for residents of Melbourne’s east: | Here’s a fun little bit of news for residents of Melbourne’s east: |
Union Station has been chosen as the name for the new modern station servicing Surrey Hills and Mont Albert commuters. The name reflects the “coming together of two existing stations to form one premium station with modern, state-of-the-art facilities for locals”. | Union Station has been chosen as the name for the new modern station servicing Surrey Hills and Mont Albert commuters. The name reflects the “coming together of two existing stations to form one premium station with modern, state-of-the-art facilities for locals”. |
The combination will allow for more train services and will reduce the amount of excavation and tree removals required. Some 52,000 trees, plants and shrubs will be planted in the project area, and new paths and cycling links through Lorne Parade Reserve will be installed. | The combination will allow for more train services and will reduce the amount of excavation and tree removals required. Some 52,000 trees, plants and shrubs will be planted in the project area, and new paths and cycling links through Lorne Parade Reserve will be installed. |
Anthony Albanese is asked to respond from comments made by Penny Wong that if Kimberley Kitching had kids she’d understand the climate emergency. Albanese says Wong has his complete confidence: | Anthony Albanese is asked to respond from comments made by Penny Wong that if Kimberley Kitching had kids she’d understand the climate emergency. Albanese says Wong has his complete confidence: |
Albanese is again asked why he won’t set up an independent investigation to investigate claims of bullying in the party. He says Labor already has its processesin place: | Albanese is again asked why he won’t set up an independent investigation to investigate claims of bullying in the party. He says Labor already has its processesin place: |
Anthony Albanese was just up on ABC News Breakfast, starting with the budget, with speculation the federal government will introduce a temporary reduction in fuel excise in response to steepened gas prices. “If it does that, is it something Labor will support?” he is asked. | Anthony Albanese was just up on ABC News Breakfast, starting with the budget, with speculation the federal government will introduce a temporary reduction in fuel excise in response to steepened gas prices. “If it does that, is it something Labor will support?” he is asked. |
Labor will “wait and see what they do”, he says, but the “real problem” is the cost of living is steepening while wages are stagnating: | Labor will “wait and see what they do”, he says, but the “real problem” is the cost of living is steepening while wages are stagnating: |
Returning to the Beetaloo Basin, resources water minister Keith Pitt appeared on RN this morning discussing a “gas-led recovery” as global prices surge amid supply uncertainty. | Returning to the Beetaloo Basin, resources water minister Keith Pitt appeared on RN this morning discussing a “gas-led recovery” as global prices surge amid supply uncertainty. |
UN secretary general António Guterres this week said Australia’s investment in coal was “stupid” and the country was a minority “holdout” on strong 2030 emissions targets. | UN secretary general António Guterres this week said Australia’s investment in coal was “stupid” and the country was a minority “holdout” on strong 2030 emissions targets. |