11.33pm BST23:33 Good morning! It’s Justine Landis-Hanley here, bringing you the news for Sunday 29 August. Reports today that Victorian authorities will extend the Melbourne lockdown, set to end this Thursday. The state recorded 64 new Covid-19 cases yesterday, only 36 of which had been in quarantine through their infectious period. All eyes are on … Read more
Scott Morrison challenging the states to stick to reopening as outlined in Doherty report as Gladys Berejiklian promises return-to-school plan by week’s end. Follow updates live Ending lockdowns with 80% vaccinated could cause 25,000 Australian deaths, new modelling suggests Why is Australia at odds over the Doherty report and what does it say about opening … Read more
Australia has stepped up before in response to significant humanitarian crises, and I urge your government to be generous… It would seem our moral duty to stand with those who supported Australian military forces as interpreters or in other capacities, who it seems likely will suffer reprisals and even death for their work… We should … Read more
Again, my frustration has been if we ordered enough supply, if we got the rollout running as it should’ve been, we did so well at the beginning of the pandemic, everyone in Australia did so well, and now where we are right now, and my fear is it will get worse before it gets better. … Read more
It is a big operation but it’s for a very important purpose so we need people to work with us on this … The good news is we haven’t had to fine anyone, so mostly it’s people not understanding what’s required of them and, unfortunately, they’re getting turned around. Source link
12.55am BST00:55 Penny Wong cedes her additional time to Matt Canavan. “Giving me my voice,” says Canavan, who has been on a mainstream media channel practically every day this week. Canavan says the motion is designed to silence members who disagree with opinions: This motion seeks to make sure that we all continue to get … Read more
4.11am BST04:11 Anti-lockdown protestor tests positive for Covid-19 in Sydney A man who was fined after attending last Saturday’s anti-lockdown protests in Sydney has tested positive for Covid-19, according to police. Police also allege he was not at home this morning. Michael McGowan (@mmcgowan) NSW Police say a man who was fined after last Saturday’s … Read more
Hello and welcome to Tuesday! (Oh my, it’s only Tuesday.) Unfortunately, there is some tragic news to start the day. The death toll from this latest Delta wave of coronavirus has reached double digits, with NSW Health reporting two more deaths from Covid-related illness. They confirmed a woman in her 80s had died at her … Read more
One of the criticisms that the AMA does agree with of the government’s rollout of the vaccine is that the messaging has really been mixed and I think Australians don’t know which way is up when it comes to the vaccine program. We would really like to see some money being put into positive advertising … Read more
With regard to really three key lines of investigation at this point in time, the Sandringham workplace outbreak is proceeding well. As I think I said yesterday, for the residents around the Oakleigh apartment building, all but one have confirmed negative test results. One individual we are still having discussions with, and we’re confident that … Read more