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Australia live news update: nearly identical return-to-school plans for NSW and Victoria; no rapid tests for Qld students; 58 Covid deaths recorded

23 January 2022 by Admin

Today the government has announced its return-to-schools plan. It has announced a number of measures, a number of risk mitigation strategies. We will clearly be monitoring the implementation of those measures and importantly the effectiveness of those measures with a view to seeking urgent adjustments and improvements should they be required in order to offer … Read more

Australia news live update: NSW’s deadliest day with 46 Covid deaths including one infant; 20 deaths in Victoria, one in Tas; WA delays reopening

21 January 2022 by Admin

We’ve looked at the underlying health conditions of those 28 [people under 65 who died between 15 and 21 January] and I would like to say that many had multiple health conditions. Four of the 28 did not have significant underlying health conditions and three of those were unvaccinated and one had had two doses, … Read more

Australia news live update: ‘significant decrease’ in NSW Covid cases predicted for coming month; rapid test price gouging referred to police

17 January 2022 by Admin

Here’s a summary of all the Covid numbers from the day so far: Victoria reported 22,429 new Covid cases and six deathsRoughly half the positive cases were reported from PCR test results, and half from rapid antigen tests. There are 1,229 people being treated in hospital with Covid in Victoria, including 129 in intensive care. … Read more

Australia Covid news live: Scott Morrison announces change to isolation time as nation records more than 32,000 cases

31 December 2021 by Admin

In NSW we are not seeing it going anywhere near the peak yet. So numbers will keep going up at an exponential rate unless something else happens. Modelling, as least for South Australia, has put the likely hospitalisation rate at 5%. Now, when you are starting to get 20,000 cases a day, that’s an awful … Read more

Australia Covid news live update: Scott Morrison to speak ahead of national cabinet meeting; Qld records 1,539 cases, SA 1,471

29 December 2021 by Admin

12.47am GMT 00:47 We are expecting to hear from the prime minister at 12.30pm AEDT today. 12.42am GMT 00:42 Marshall has added that people should take seriously the calls to work from home, saying it was his “strong message from today.” He said the call would likely remain until the end of January. He also … Read more

Australia Covid news live update: Queensland reopens its border after nearly five months; WA to learn its roadmap out of lockdown

13 December 2021 by Admin

We need to reconnect with Queenslanders, we didn’t do well enough in the last election. When I was locked out of Sydney because of restrictions, I spent a long time in Queensland, I did a couple of road trips up and down the coast. I visited every small place that there was in between Rockhampton … Read more

Australia news live update: Turnbull slams government’s plan for nuclear sub engines; Qld only to open international borders for ‘safe’ countries

3 November 2021 by Admin

On September 16, this Australian government abruptly announced the cancellation of the future submarine program. This decision was deliberately kept secret for months, even years. Even as the French president, the French minister for foreign affairs and defence, countless high-level working groups, as provided by the intergovernmental agreement, myself on the ground, were engaging regularly … Read more

Cleo Smith found: ‘no family connection’ in girl going missing, Western Australia police say – live updates

3 November 2021 by Admin

So obviously, our homicide squad, trained, experienced investigators and detectives, our analysts, our technical people, drone pilots, air wing, the whole lot. We mounted our general duties police who did a tremendous job within minutes of arriving, the first officers in the scene, within minutes, declared it a forensic scene and sealed it off which … Read more

Sydney to scrap quarantine, readies to welcome overseas visitors

15 October 2021 by Admin

Sydney, Oct 15, 2021 –Sydney will scrap all quarantine requirements for travellers from next month, officials said Friday, an abrupt step toward reopening Australia‘s long-shuttered borders. In a surprise announcement, Premier Dominic Perrottet of New South Wales said that from November 1 vaccinated travelers would be allowed to enter the state without quarantine of any … Read more

Australia Covid news live update: Queensland braces for local cases as Melbourne awakens to eased restrictions

29 September 2021 by Admin

11.08pm BST23:08 So, NSW Environment minister Matt Kean was on RN Breakfast this morning, discussing the state Coalition’s announcement that they will halve the state’s emissions by 2030. But Kean also blasted federal National Matt Canavan, who said coal prices were at record levels, which he though should kickstart mining expansion. Kean was not having … Read more