Permits will be issued to people who need to cross the border for work or health care.He said the focus would be on helping Victoria trace every coronavirus case and containing the spread.Melbourne public housing residents demand eased restrictions, removal of police amid lockdown confusion
"The border closure puts up a Berlin Wall between our two biggest states which represent more than half our national economy, and cuts in two our country's main economic artery," he said. Victorian authorities recorded 127 new coronavirus cases on Monday, while two men died in the state to take the national toll to 106.Federal Labor MP Peter Khalil, who grew up in public housing, said the lockdown added to disadvantage experienced by residents.Deputy Chief Medical Officer Nick Coatsworth said the cases in Melbourne were in a younger age group with people experiencing milder symptoms.
"It's still going to be a problem with people going to hospital and getting very sick with coronavirus disease, so no-one should underestimate the impact of COVID-19."
Perhaps government can subsidise my living costs here in India since I have no income since lockdown was implemented on March 22nd. Plenty of other Australians stranded overseas in similar positions to me.
SBS Just send them all to Queensland
Absolute lunatic State Premiers. It is the smallest of mercies that we have the very limited international travel that we do now. This authoritarian approach to border control is yet another example of the respective governments' completely disproportionate response to covid
WA - we will host the AFL final. WA - don’t send the international flights here.
Needs to happen while the country grapples with Victoria. Every day more Covid people come into the country. One into NSW is now at risk of spreading it in Newcastle. Stem the flow!
If the whole world had done this and shut everything down (except essential services) for 1 month back in Feb/March the virus would be all but gone. Hey, but what do I know, I’m not a world leader who’s main interest has been the economy. And hasn’t that worked out just great.
I wonder if any States would have coped with the influx of infectious returning travellers that Melbourne has endured.
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