12.47am GMT 00:47 Sarah Martin There is something happening on the ground in the outer suburbs of Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. It may just be a ripple, or it could be a roar – another crack in Australia’s political landscape arising from the pandemic. The full impact won’t be known until election night, but the … Read more
4.44am GMT 04:44 National Covid-19 update Here are the latest coronavirus numbers from around Australia today, as the country records at least 30 deaths from Covid 19: ACT Deaths: 0 Cases: 794 In hospital: 35 (with two people in ICU) NSW Deaths: two Cases: 9,466 In hospital: 1,000 (with 42 people in ICU) South Australia … Read more
Okay, so it’s a bit confusing so here is a recap of the situation this morning. The Brisbane River has believed to have peaked around 8am this morning at 4.0 meters, with large amounts of debris, boats and even potentially small homes seen floating down it. Across the south-east of the state, thousands of homes … Read more
Heed the warnings that we give … and keep safe. We don’t want to lose any more community members to this significant event. The difference with this significant weather event is we’re coming out of a very wet period for La Niña and we’re not in a drought. We’ve had saturated lands right across NSW. … Read more
One of Australia’s biggest building firms has been plunged into administration as unions seek assurances that workers will be looked after, AAP reports. Probuild confirmed on Thursday its South African parent company, Wilson Bayly Holmes-Ovcon Ltd, had placed the building company into administration. “We are caught up in a set of circumstances not of our … Read more
2.50am GMT 02:50 Elliott is asked if he thinks it is acceptable that we still don’t know the justification for the shutdown: That is a matter for you to take up with Transport for New South Wales. Those questions should be directed to them. 2.48am GMT 02:48 Elliott – perhaps making the worse case for … Read more
Victoria has reported another 6280 COVID-19 infections and a further 20 people have died with the virus, as the state welcomes new freedoms. The new cases include 4214 from rapid antigen tests and 2066 from PCRs, the health department confirmed on Saturday, bringing active cases to 48,420. There are 365 patients in hospital with COVID-19, … Read more
Firstly let me say there are no differences in disclosure obligations on Climate 200 as there are for the major parties. I don’t see any advantage in us registering. But, basically, in no way are we a party. As I said before, we don’t start campaigns, we don’t select candidates, we wait for these campaigns … Read more
The Asio chief has declared that his intelligence agency is “not here to be politicised”, vowing to defend its independence after the leak of details of an alleged foreign interference plot. Mike Burgess confirmed he held no concerns about any Labor candidates at the next federal election, and people should “definitely not” assume an Asio … Read more
12.57am GMT 00:57 New guidelines here – hopefully will help families see their loved ones: Australian Government Department of Health (@healthgovau) [NEWS] New visitation guidelines for aged care residents. Senior Australians in residential aged care will have greater access to visitors and reduced lockdowns under new visitation guidelines response to the pandemic. Read more at: … Read more