What we know is that an outbreak, an infection in one place can very easily lead to more infections. We have to, as a nation, be prepared to do whatever is necessary to minimise the risk of infections.
And what
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A national record of 10 Covid-19 deaths was reported in Victoria on Sunday, including a man aged in his 40s, with seven of those deaths linked to aged care.
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Australia has done far better than was expected only a few months ago in suppressing the virus, allowing businesses to keep supplying households and providing jobs and in easing restrictions. The Victorian experience should not be seen as a reason
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I do muse to myself that, you know, the second day I was prime minister, the news media was entirely about the jacket I wore.
Entirely. Like, no one reported anything I said the second day I was prime minister.
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Good morning,
My name is Calla Wahlquist, I’ll be your Amy Remeikis for the day.
National cabinet will meet today to consider a proposal from prime minister Scott Morrison to cap international arrivals to Australia to ease the pressure
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There are three key reasons.
First – the escalating cases in Melbourne.
Second – the extending community transmission.
And third – the unacceptable risk of spread to regional areas.
Yesterday’s 191 cases in Victoria was the highest daily number
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What we’ve done is follow the medical advice, both at state level and at federal level.
As a country, one of the things we’ve been able to do is to flatten the curve, to stop that spread, and, in light