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Nathan Turner was reported as the youngest Australian to die from COVID-19, a claim which turned out to be false after Mr Turner tested negative multiple times after dying. “ shows that the Queensland health department knew this bloke was not COVID positive for days and days and days, yet his family was in isolation and the public were in fear of what had happened,” Mr Murray said.
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‘The strategy is working’: Daniel Andrews highlights record low COVID-19 cases | Sky News AustraliaPremier Daniel Andrews has spruiked his roadmap to recovery and urged Victorians to “stay the course” as case numbers continue to fall across the state. \n\nVictoria recorded its lowest daily increase in cases since June 24 with only 28 overnight infections and eight deaths.\n\n“That is a fantastic outcome and a tribute to the hard work, sacrifice and contribution every single Victorian is making,” the premier said.\n\n“This strategy is working, these numbers are falling and this is exactly what we have to do; stay the course, get these numbers low that is what will keep them low.”\n\nMr Andrews spoke about the health disadvantages of reopening the state prematurely, saying “if we open up when they (cases) are too high, they will just get higher and higher”.\n\n'The message is, regardless of your post, background or circumstances, this virus does not discriminate, and everybody has to play their part”.\n\nHe warned $5,000 on the spot fines would be issued by police to those attempting to move from metropolitan Melbourne to regional areas and additional spot car checks would be introduced. \n\nImage: News Corp Australia Strategy is working? No shit Sherlock. When you shut down an entire city for months on end, a virus will probably stop spreading. If this strategy didn’t work what was next? Welding the doors of people’s homes shut like they did in Wuhan? Moron. The God can play God because Victorians allow him to. Has this loser ever had a “real” job in his entire life?
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WA treasurer says unemployment figures vindicate state's COVID response | Sky News AustraliaWestern Australia Treasurer Ben Wyatt says the unemployment data released on Thursday vindicates his state’s economic response to the pandemic.\n\n“When you look around the world at the analysis that is being done, a strong response, that is a strong health response is the best economic policy as well,” he said.\n\n“That again is being confirmed with today’s unemployment data”.\n\nThe Treasurer described Western Australia’s job growth as “very strong” but said the seven per cent unemployment rate was “too high” and needed to be brought down.\n\n“The fundamentals of the WA economy are strong, indeed the fundamentals of the Australian economy are strong,' Mr Wyatt told the media. \n\n“That means we are seeing jobs come back into the Australian system fairly quickly.” \n\nImage: News Corp Australia benwyatt Dear WA ‘treasurer’, can you please update us to how many ‘new’ jobs were created by the private sector versus public sector (ie - gov’t jobs)? Reason I ask is because govt interference in society (via gov’t spending which is actual taxation ) is the cause of wealth inequality. benwyatt the only state in the country not running on pokie machines..lol benwyatt Sure does. A shame SkidMo and Fraudenberg couldn’t say well done. They just attack borders even though we in WA are powering back
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Australia needs a ‘path of certainty’ towards COVID normal | Sky News AustraliaQueensland Tourism Industry Council's Daniel Gschwind says he is encouraging a flexible and practical approach for Australia to learn to live with COVID-19 so there is certainty for the future.\n\n“We are encouraging, obviously, a flexible approach and a practical approach to living with this virus, which appears to be the only way forward,” Mr Gschwind told Sky News host Chris Kenny.\n\n“We know where we are now, we know where we have to be, and what we ask of the government and governments … is a path that gives us some certainty and some capacity to plan for the future.\n\n“Also just to maintain some hope in the industry.”\n Teach that to Victorian Premier too Here's a fact. I'm not holidaying in Qld until AnnastaciaMP has been voted out. Fact check that. Not covid normal - just normal.
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Australia was right to 'go hard and go early' on COVID response | Sky News AustraliaChair in Epidemiology at Deakin University Professor Catherine Bennett says epidemiologists still believe Australia's tactic to 'go hard and go early' in response to the coronavirus was a good idea. \n\n'I think it's a different story in different settings,' Professor Bennett told Sky News host Chris Kenny, \n\n'Here we did go hard and go early and I think in retrospect, we still think that's a good idea'. \n\n'Epidemiologists certainly did at the time because we didn't know enough about the virus'. \n\n But not twice with no way out. I guess her salary is secure? And hows that working out for people in Victoria
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Daniel Andrews takes a ‘sledgehammer to a nail’ on COVID | Sky News AustraliaVictorian shadow Police Minister David Southwick says the opposition hopes to convince Labor Party members to realise Daniel Andrews is “taking a sledgehammer to a nail” on COVID and to vote no confidence in him.\n\nThe Victorian Opposition will move a bill of no confidence in the premier citing his overreaction to the state’s second wave due to failures in hotel quarantine and contact tracing.\n\n“We need to keep the pressure up, and hopefully the Labor Party will understand that Daniel Andrews is a liability to them,” Mr Southwick told Sky News host Chris Kenny.\n\nMr Southwick said the premier is not easing up on his restrictions because he “wants to blame all Victorians for his mess”.\n\n“Daniel Andrews isn’t accepting responsibility for anything, he’s doubling down,” he said.\n\n“As we’re coming down in terms of numbers, he wants to increase the powers to give authorised officers the opportunity to detain people, to arrest people, to kick in people’s doors.\n\n“Daniel Andrews has taken a sledgehammer to a nail when it comes to managing COVID.\n\n“He’s failed at every single hurdle here.”\n SouthwickMP DanielAndrewsMP SouthwickMP DanielAndrewsMP He’s hoping. Certainly hoping! SouthwickMP DanielAndrewsMP Time wasting as we know Labor are all in this quarantine and contact tracing mess together. All incompetent
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'Dictator Dan' is trying to build a 'COVID Gulag' | Sky News AustraliaThe Institute of Public Affairs’ Gideon Rozner says police fining Melbournians $5000 on the spot for driving into regional areas will “smash the communities faith in the police for a generation”. \n\nVictorian Premier Daniel Andrews on Thursday warned Victoria Police were prepared to administer a $5000 on the spot fine for those caught travelling from metropolitan Melbourne into regional areas. \n\nMr Rozner added the premier was proposing to put a bill to parliament which would allow him “to detain people, without trial, for being high risk spreaders, including conspiracy theorists and anti-lockdown protesters”.\n\n“We all talk about Dictator Dan, he is literally trying to build Covid Gulag here,” Mr Rozner told Sky News host Andrew Bolt. \n\n“This is dystopian outlandish stuff.”\n GideonCRozner A generation?🤣 Only rule-breakers get the fine. GideonCRozner He’s right GideonCRozner Too late. VictoriaPolice have already completely fucked their reputation, which to be fair was pretty shit to begin with.
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