Australia news LIVE Victoria records 705 new local COVID-19 cases one death some NSW restrictions to be eased
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Melbourne has been lit up in red and blue to celebrate the Demons’ grand final victory.
The MCG, Rod Laver Arena, Flinders Street Station and prominent skyscraper 101 Collins Street in the CBD all donned the winning team’s colours over the weekend.
The MCG lit up in the Demons’ colours last week. Credit:Getty
Melbourne ended its 57-year premiership drought in circumstances that club great Garry Lyon said last week were “tragic†(consigned to a grand final in Perth because of Victoria’s lockdown).
For Demons supporters, the weekend’s light spectacle was a welcome show of their club’s presence back on home ground.
Sydney’s Delta outbreak and two-week construction ban will add about $500 million to the cost of the state’s major infrastructure projects, with the NSW Transport Minister saying COVID restrictions could also impact timelines of some mega projects.
As Sydney’s construction sector prepares to surge back to full capacity from Monday, Treasurer Dominic Perrottet revealed the state estimated the Delta outbreak would add hundreds of millions to the state’s major builds.
Sydney’s Delta outbreak will add about $500 million to the cost of the state’s major infrastructure projects. Credit:Nick Moir
He said the Delta lockdown had caused “significant disruptions†to the state’s $108 billion infrastructure pipeline, which would inevitably impact project costs.
“Our early estimates are that it could cost the state around $500 million,†Mr Perrottet said.
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Victoria’s daily coronavirus numbers are in.
The state has recorded 705 new, locally acquired cases of COVID-19 and one death. Today’s tally is down from yesterday’s 779 cases.
The Department of Health has not said how many cases are linked to known outbreaks or how many people were already isolating when they returned a positive test.
There were zero cases detected in hotel quarantine.
There are now 8538 active cases of coronavirus across the state.
Today’s numbers are off the back of yesterday’s 51,252 coronavirus tests.
Queensland Senator Matt Canavan has maintained his opposition to a net zero emissions commitment, claiming it’s “about as silly as zero COVIDâ€.
Asked what the National Party position was on the policy, Mr Canavan said he couldn’t speak for his entire party.
Resources Minister Matt Canavan.Credit:Dominic Lorrimer
“The National Party in the past at least has been against net zero emissions,†he told radio station 2GB.
“What [Nationals leader Barnaby Joyce] has said is that he wants to make sure the party room has an opportunity to discuss these matters.
“In our party room we provide people the liberty to take their own positions.â€
Mr Canavan labelled net zero a “utopian target†and “about as silly as zero COVIDâ€.
“Before we blindly pursue something like this, surely someone would show us the bill,†he said.
On Sunday, the senator took to social media to say he was “dead set against†any net zero policy.
His comments came after Scott Morrison confirmed he was developing a plan to achieve net zero emissions.
The NSW government will this morning reveal its reopening road map for when the state reaches 80 per cent double dose vaccination coverage.
Deputy Premier John Barilaro says the plan will include details about what freedoms vaccinated and unvaccinated people will be able to enjoy.
He was asked about reports the government is considering a freedom date for people who choose not to be vaccinated.
“I can promise you this, that under the 70 per cent road map, unvaccinated people will have very little changes to their freedoms to what they have today,†the Deputy Premier told radio station 2GB.
“It doesn’t mean we’re going to open up soon after that to unvaccinated people.â€
He said the full detail of the state’s plan for when it reaches 80 per cent coverage of people aged 16 and older would be revealed by Premier Gladys Berejiklian at 11am today.
There would be a “stark difference†between what vaccinated and unvaccinated people can do, Mr Barilaro said.
“I think you’ll be surprised at what will be announced. If you want the freedoms we are talking about right across the board you’re going to have to be vaccinated.â€
NSW is on track to reach the 70 per cent vaccination coverage next week, paving the way for businesses to reopen on October 11.
Victorian Nationals MP Darren Chester was speaking on ABC radio earlier this morning.
As you might already know, the federal MP is taking a break from his party room for a couple of weeks amid a debate about, among other things, a commitment to net zero carbon emissions by 2050.
Asked by RN Breakfast host Fran Kelly if he was considering a move to the crossbench, Mr Chester had this to say: “Some in my electorate have asked me to run for the Labor party, the Greens and Liberal parties as well. So it is what it is.â€
The Morrison government has a razor-thin majority in the House of Representatives after NSW MP Craig Kelly defected from the Liberals party.
Here’s what else Mr Chester said while on-air:
“I think regional Australia needs a strong voice.
“But it needs a sensible voice. My concern, my frustration, has been there are some who want to push a very hard, right-wing agenda which is not something I’m comfortable with.
“I don’t think lurching to the right ... [is] the future of our party. I think the Nationals have a great future if we represent mainstream, regional values.
“I don’t have any plan about what this [taking a break from the party room] might look like in a month’s time.â€
Germany faces weeks if not months of negotiations over who will succeed Angela Merkel as chancellor following a tight election in which voters have shown little enthusiasm for the candidates vying to lead Europe’s largest economy.
Merkel, whose 16 years in office saw her dubbed the Queen of Europe and the world’s most powerful woman, will remain in power until a new coalition is formed.
Angela Merkel is given a round of applause at the election night party.Credit:Getty
Her strong popularity failed to translate into support for her centre-right party, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), and its candidate for chancellor Armin Laschet.
Laschet paid tribute to Merkel before conceding he was “not happy†with Sunday’s result. Standing on stage at the sombre election party, Merkel nodded and waved when the party faithful gave her a lengthy applause.
The CDU’s estimated share of the vote fell to about 24.5 per cent â€" its worst result since 1949.
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Victorian health authorities identified a number of new COVID-19 exposure sites late last night, including an inner-Melbourne restaurant and a university building.
Pasta Poetry at Fairfield, in Melbourne’s north east, was declared a tier-1 or close contact site between 7am and 5pm over four days: from Monday, September 20 through to Thursday, September 23.
Rivers at Wodonga Plaza, on the Victorian side of the Vic-NSW border, was declared a tier-1 site on Thursday, September 23 between 2pm and 5pm.
The remainder of sites added late on Sunday were tier 2, and included a building at Victoria University’s Sunshine campus. Building C at the campus was declared a tier-2 site between 8am and 4pm on Monday, September 20 and then again on Tuesday, September 21.
Authorities warned that there would be some close contacts identified at the otherwise casual contact site.
A full list of Victorian exposure sites can be found here.
A number of NSW’s lockdown rules have been eased this morning, including restrictions on swimming pools and face masks.
From today, outdoor public swimming pools are allowed to open and both vaccinated and unvaccinated people are allowed to attend them.
Public health order amendments made on Saturday and in force from today also allow retail stores like Bunnings and plant nurseries to reopen in Sydney’s local government areas of concern.
People in those areas can also now remove their face masks for exercise. Previously, this could only be done if they were completing “strenuous†exercise.
Melburnians will soon be allowed to enjoy new freedoms, including playing golf or tennis and roaming up to 15 kilometres from home, as Victoria takes another step to reopening large areas of public life.
On Sunday, Industry Recovery Minister Martin Pakula said COVID-19 vaccine passports might be trialled at the Melbourne Cup to allow crowds to return to the spring carnival, as well as other ticketed events in country Victoria and metropolitan suburbs.
Industry Recovery Minister Martin Pakula details the pilot scheme on Sunday.Credit:Chris Hopkins
Regional hospitality, hairdressing and tourism businesses in six local government areas will be part of a two-week trial in October to determine how vaccine passports could be rolled out across the state, with the Premier indicating COVID-19 jabs would probably be mandated for those sectors.
Victoria recorded 779 cases on Sunday and the deaths of two men â€" one in his 70s from Hume and another in his 80s from Moreland â€" both of whom were unvaccinated, as the number of active cases in the state hit a record high of 8011.
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