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A COVID-19 outbreak at a Bondi backpacker hostel has grown to 12 cases.
A South Eastern Sydney Local Health District spokeswoman said there were 56 remaining people at Noah’s Backpackers Bondi beachfront accommodation who are quarantining within the facility.
She said the confirmed cases have all accepted special health accommodation to ensure safe isolation.
“Some close contacts are also isolating in NSW Health community support hotels,†a spokesman said.
After a case was first detected almost two weeks ago, NSW Health offered on-site testing on September 14, 18, 25 and 27.
Queensland has recorded three new local cases of COVID, including a truck driver who has been infectious in the community for one week.
So far, Brisbane will avoid a lockdown, with Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk urging people not to “panicâ€.
Ms Palaszczuk said masks would be mandatory indoors, with restrictions to return for aged care facilities.
There are four cases reported in total today, but we already knew about one of those yesterday (an aviation worker).
The first case, made public yesterday, is a fully vaccinated man in his 30s who works in an aviation training facility and was infectious in the community for three days.
The man, from Eatons Hill, received his second dose of the vaccine about one week ago.
The second case is the man’s wife.
The third case, who Ms Palaszczuk said authorities were “a little more concerned aboutâ€, was a truck driver who was living in shared accommodation in South Brisbane and was infectious in the community for about a week.
Police are speaking with the truck driver.
The fourth case, which Chief Health Officer Jeannette Young is “not too concerned aboutâ€, is a person who completed their full 14 days in hotel quarantine but tested positive after leaving quarantine.
Dr Young and Health Minister Yvette D’Ath are expected to provide further details later on Tuesday morning.
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk is currently addressing the media.
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Victoria’s daily coronavirus numbers are in.
The state has recorded 867 new, locally acquired cases of COVID-19 and four deaths. It’s the highest daily figure for Victoria since the beginning of the pandemic.
The Department of Health has not said how many cases are linked to known outbreaks or how many people were already isolating while infectious.
Zero cases were detected in hotel quarantine.
An additional 140 cases have been added to yesterday’s tally and nine cases to Sunday’s tally due to test results “incorrectly recorded by a third-party software vendorâ€.
This means there are now 9261 active cases of coronavirus across the state.
Today’s numbers are off the back of yesterday’s 49,450 coronavirus tests.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s attendance at major global climate talks is likely to hinge on whether he can get the Nationals to agree to support net zero emissions by 2050, as key allies and Liberals in inner city seats put pressure on him to deliver more ambitious climate action.
The Nationals are split on net zero and internal pressure is also rising from Liberals facing uphill battles to hang on to inner-city seats where independents are attacking the federal government’s record on climate change.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison signaled Australia’s ambition for greater climate action at the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue between the US, India, Japan and Australia on Saturday. Credit:AP
Mr Morrison said on Monday that he had not decided if he would head to Glasgow for the United Nations COP26 summit in November because domestic matters may demand his presence.
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Victorian Premier Dan Andrews was speaking on ABC News Breakfast just moments ago.
Co-host Lisa Millar asked why Victoria appears to be taking a more cautious approach to reopening compared to NSW.
When NSW reaches its 70 per cent fully vaccinated threshold, Sydney hospitality, gyms and hairdressers will be allowed to reopen at one person per four square metres. Up to five people will be allowed to visit a person’s home and outdoor gatherings will be limited to 20 people.
In Melbourne, pubs will be able to reopen to 50 fully vaccinated people outdoors when Victoria reaches its 70 per cent vaccination target. Hairdressing and personal care can open for up to five fully vaccinated people (but no home visits).
Here’s what Mr Andrews had to say about why his plan was different, apart from Victoria’s lower total vaccination rate:
We’re taking an approach that’s based on public health advice.
It’s a very precious thing, our health system, and we need to be careful to manage those additional patients. I’m not going to give to our nurses a fight they can’t win. It will be very tough for them in the weeks and months ahead.
I’m not here to apologise for doing this cautiously and following the science. I’m here to encourage people to get vaccinated.
I will leave the comparisons with other states to others. We’ll get this done and we’ll get it done properly.
I’m very positive and optimistic about the future because we can see past this now.
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has defended her decision to detail exactly when current lockdown restrictions will ease for the unvaccinated (currently slated for December 1).
Ms Berejiklian told Sunrise life would be difficult for the unvaccinated even after that date given vaccine mandates among, for example, airlines and universities.
“A lot of organisations already have mandatory vaccination programs in place,†she said.
“Even though the government is saying unvaccinated people might have other rights from December 1, a lot of airlines have said they will not carry anybody who is not vaccinated. A lot of businesses have said they will not accept anyone who is unvaccinated.
“Life for the unvaccinated will be very difficult indefinitely.â€
Victoria’s latest data has improved hopes of curtailing the state’s COVID-19 outbreak and avoiding the extreme strain on hospitals predicted by government-commissioned modelling.
Fresh outbreak data shows Victorian contact tracers are performing optimally and vaccines have caused fewer COVID-infected Victorians to end up in hospital than during last year’s outbreak.
Victorian Premier Dan Andrews. Credit:Chris Hopkins
Premier Daniel Andrews said he hoped cases would plateau when the state reached the 50 per cent double-dose mark, which he said was about when NSW’s daily case numbers began to subside.
Prominent epidemiologists Tony Blakely, who carried out modelling for the Andrews government, and Catherine Bennett said cases could soon trend downwards.
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Liberal MP Trent Zimmerman has pushed back against National Party colleagues who say a net zero emissions target will hurt regional communities.
Mr Zimmerman is among a group of Liberals pushing for the Government to commit to net-zero emissions, saying Australia needs both a target and a plan that matches it.
Liberal MP Trent Zimmerman, a moderate, faces a challenge from a grassroots campaign.Credit:Alex Ellinghausen
“It is important for Australia that we are part of that because it’s the right thing to do,†he said on ABC radio this morning.
He added that the focus should be on supporting agricultural communities through the transition.
“The path to net zero for agriculture will be hard, but it also presents incredible opportunities for our farmers,†he said.
Mr Zimmerman is facing a challenge from independent Kylea Tink in his North Sydney seat. She is hoping to replicate Zali Stegall’s 2019 win over Tony Abbot in neighbouring Warringah with a campaign focused on climate change.
The Liberal MP says he is focused on getting the right policy outcome for Australia, not shoring up his own seat.
“There is extraordinary value in being inside the tent in pushing for these things because, at the end of the day, it would be bizarre to me to extinguish voices in the Liberal Party that are concerned about [climate change]. It’s nonsensical to me that you’d think that would be a good outcome.â€
The Adalong Guesthouse in South Brisbane is under police guard after reports of a new positive case of COVID-19.
Police were called to the address on Stephens Road about 11pm last night.
“We were requested to attend by Queensland Health,†a police spokesman said.
Seven News is reporting that more than 12 people are isolating in the guesthouse and the positive case is not believed to be the aviation worker that tested positive in Brisbane overnight.
The aviation worker was a man in his 30s and has no recent history of overseas or interstate travel.
More on this developing story here.
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