Australia news LIVE Victoria records 989 new local COVID-19 cases nine deaths as Melbourne Cup day kicks off NSW records 173 new cases four deaths
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NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet is due to hold a press conference shortly.
He’s expected to provide a coronavirus update.
Watch live below.
Latest postsBeefing up the number of psychologists in schools, reviewing basic mental health training for GPs and expanding online services are among measures recommended to help bring the mental health sector out of crisis.
The final report of Federal Parliament’s select committee on mental health and suicide prevention, released last night, made 44 recommendations to improve the system, which it said was at a tipping point.
Several of the report’s recommendations focused on improving online mental health services, including by funding more research on best digital practices and a rapid expansion of virtual care.Credit:iStock
It comes as states, territories and the federal government continue to negotiate over the national mental health and suicide plan, which is meant to be finalised within a month.
Read the full story here.
Former Victorian Liberal premier Ted Baillieu says Kew MP Tim Smith has “shattered†his reputation after driving and crashing his car while more than two times over the legal alcohol limit.
Speaking to Virginia Trioli on ABC Radio Melbourne earlier this morning, Mr Baillieu said he expected Mr Smith would decide not to recontest at the next election.
“He’s got a pretty tough choice to make. It’s been a fairly spectacular implosion for somebody who, let’s say, has been a controversial figure on the Coalition side of politics,†Mr Baillieu said.
“He has imploded, fortunately hasn’t hurt anybody, but I think his reputation is very much shattered and he now has to reflect on his own position. The question he has to ask himself is whether he’s now a liability to the Coalition team, whether he’s a liability to the parliamentary party, whether he’s a liability to the Liberal Party.
“And I think the chances are, he will determine that that liability is unlikely to be lifted, and he may go to the next election but whether he recontests, I think, is a legitimate question.â€
Mr Baillieu, who was Victorian premier from 2010 to 2013, said Mr Smith is “somebody who’s played on the front line and it’s now “come full circleâ€.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison says technology will be key to reducing emissions.
The PM reiterated his support for net zero carbon emissions by 2050 in a speech at the Glasgow climate summit.
Watch the speech below.
Victoria’s daily coronavirus numbers are in.
The state has recorded 989 new cases of COVID-19 and nine deaths. Today’s tally is down from yesterday’s 1471 new cases.
The last time Victoria recorded less than 1000 daily coronavirus cases was in late September.
There are now 19,409 active cases of coronavirus across the state.
Today’s numbers are off the back of yesterday’s 48,002 coronavirus tests.
There are currently 667 coronavirus patients in Victorian hospitals. Of those, 127 are in intensive care.
In terms of vaccines, 81 per cent of Victorians aged 16 and over are fully vaccinated.
NSW has recorded 173 new locally acquired COVID-19 cases and 4 deaths.
There are 333 people in hospital with the virus and 72 of them are in the ICU.
Of the state’s population aged 16 and older, 87.8 per cent are double vaccinated while 93.6 per cent have received at least one dose.
The day’s cases are up on yesterday’s numbers, when 135 cases were reported.
There were also 58,988 tests conducted in the 24 hours to 8pm yesterday, slightly down on the 62,857 reported yesterday.
When she announced her resignation from Parliament on October 1, then NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian said she could not predict how long it would take the state’s anti-corruption agency to complete its investigation into her dealings with former state Liberal MP Daryl Maguire, “let alone deliver a reportâ€.
She was right. History has shown that the length of time between the NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption holding public hearings in an inquiry and delivering a final report is unpredictable. It takes months, at best. Findings in some large and complex inquiries have taken years.
Yesterday, the ICAC completed its 11-day public hearing in Operation Keppel, its inquiry into Mr Maguire and Ms Berejiklian. The former premier has insisted she did not believe her secret relationship with Mr Maguire constituted a conflict of interest with her public duties that needed to be disclosed to her ministerial colleagues.
The ICAC will now engage in a process behind closed doors, during which lawyers for the parties file confidential written submissions relating to the watchdog’s potential findings.
Read more about the ICAC’s process here.
Former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull says Scott Morrison should apologise to French President Emmanuel Macron, saying the way he ended the $90 billion submarine deal was “shamefulâ€.
Mr Turnbull accused the PM of “elaborately and duplicitously†deceiving France when he abandoned the multi-billion dollar contract in favour of an agreement to build nuclear submarines with the US and the UK.
Former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull. Credit:James Brickwood
“I think Scott Morrison should apologise … France shared with us some of their most secret technology on submarines ... and to be double-dealing them the way Morrison did was shameful,†he told the ABC’s RN Breakfast.
“Morrison’s conduct has done enormous damage to Australia, to France, to America’s relations with France.â€
Mr Turnbull also accused the Prime Minister of “selectively leaking†text messages and details of the new deal with the US and UK, saying Australia should have had an “open and honest†discussion with France about pursuing a nuclear option.
In the leaked text, believed to have been released by the Australian side, Mr Macron asked: “Should I expect good or bad news for our joint submarines ambitions?â€
Mr Morrison then tried to call Mr Macron, but the President found out about the cancellation and the AUKUS alliance by text and letter.
“He’s leaking selectively, no doubt, text messages between him and Emmanuel Macron,†Mr Turnbull said.
Mr Turnbull’s comments come one day after Mr Macron accused Mr Morrison on camera of lying about the $90 billion submarine contract.
In case you missed it, Victorian authorities identified three new coronavirus exposure sites yesterday.
The locations are all tier-1 exposure sites, meaning anyone who was there during the times listed must immediately get tested and quarantine for seven days from the date of exposure if fully vaccinated. If not fully vaccinated, then you must quarantine for 14 days.
The exposure sites are:
There are 66 tier-1 exposure sites across Victoria.
View the full list here.
The Queen has delivered an emotionally charged and highly political call-to-arms to world leaders on climate change, invoking her own mortality to send a warning about the need to protect future generations.
In a pre-recorded speech to the COP26 climate summit, the 95-year-old monarch said politicians had an obligation to think beyond their own immediate priorities.
“It is the hope of many that the legacy of this summit â€" written in history books yet to be printed â€" will describe you as the leaders who did not pass up the opportunity; and that you answered the call of those future generations,†she said.
“Of course, the benefits of such actions will not be there to enjoy for all of us here today: none of us will live forever.
“But we are doing this not for ourselves but for our children and our children’s children, and those who will follow in their footsteps.â€
More on the speech here.
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