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Summary
- The global death toll from coronavirus has passed 325,000. There are more than 5 million known cases of infection but more than 1.7 million people have recovered, according to the Johns Hopkins University tally
- The WHO has announced 106,000 new cases of infections have been recorded in the past 24 hours, the most in a single day since the outbreak began. Russia has now recorded 300,000 COVID-19 infections and the country is emerging as a new hotspot
- In Australia, the death toll remains at 100 and there have been more than 7000 infections since the start of the pandemic. There are now no active cases in the Northern Territory, ACT or South Australia
- US President Donald Trump says he is considering rescheduling the June meeting of the G7 so it can be held in person, after a tweeting that he believed China was responsible for a "mass worldwide killing"
- Australian states and territories are at odds as to when to open borders, but two federal health officers have said there is no medical reason for them to be shut. NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian said this morning that opening borders presented economic opportunities
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Julia Roberts to lend Instagram account to Fauci to raise awareness
Actors Julia Roberts, Hugh Jackman and Millie Bobby Brown are among the celebrities who will turn over their social media accounts to health experts to share facts and promote a science-driven approach to fighting the COVID-19 pandemic.
Roberts, who won an Oscar in 2001 for Erin Brockovich, kicks off the project on Thursday by interviewing Dr Anthony Fauci, director of the US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
They can go to school but when can kids play soccer?
By Dominic Bossi
A decision on when grassroots football can recommence in NSW won't likely be made until the start of next week despite other states having already released timelines on training resumption and a return to games.
This week, Victoria committed to a June 28 start for games while Queensland announced all training will resume on June 12.
Patiently waiting: grassroots football in NSW still has no date for resumption of training. Credit:Louie Douvis
NSW is the state with the most number of cases of the virus in Australia while also representing the country's largest football participation base, with more than 310,000 registered players.
Apple and Google's new tech could improve COVIDSafe (after changes)
By Tim Biggs
The new "exposure notification" technology rolled out on Thursday by Apple and Google could help solve the technical troubles experienced by the federal government's COVIDSafe app, but may also require changes to the way the app collects personal data.
The technology allows deeper access to the iOS and Android smartphone operating systems, which could reduce issues faced by COVIDSafe including the iPhone version's inability to continue operating when the device is locked.
The new "exposure notification" technology rolled out on Thursday by Apple and Google could help solve the technical troubles experienced by the federal government's COVIDSafe app.Credit:Alex Ellinghausen
However, in order to utilise the tool, health authority apps must comply with conditions put in place by the two tech giants in order to protect user privacy. Namely, the apps must not collect location data, and user submission of personal contact details must be strictly voluntary. Currently the COVIDSafe app requires users to supply a phone number.
Melbourne Cup organisers hope to be 'race that starts a nation'
By Michael Lynch
The Victoria Racing Club is sticking to its guns over the timing of the Melbourne Cup carnival, hoping to be the event that kickstarts the nation later this year.
VRC executive general manager of racing Leigh Jordon has said the Melbourne Cup's place in Australian sporting and social culture can play a significant role in getting life back to normal when, it is hoped, the coronavirus pandemic has waned considerably in Australia later this year.
The VRC want the 2020 Melbourne Cup to be the race that starts a nation.Credit:Getty Images
"The race that stops the nation on the first Tuesday in November, the club sees this year that it could be the race that starts the nation," Jordon told RSN radio today.
Treasury boss predicts 'U-shaped' economic recovery
By Shane Wright
Secretary to the Australian Treasury Steven Kennedy has effectively conceded the country faces a U-shaped recovery from the coronavirus shutdown while playing down worries about the amount of debt run up dealing with the pandemic.
Giving evidence to a Senate committee this morning, Dr Kennedy said he was expecting unemployment to continue to climb through the next couple of months.
Secretary to the Australian Treasury Steven Kennedy has said the country faces a U-shaped recovery from the coronavirus shutdown.Credit:Alex Ellinghausen
Job figures last week showed almost 600,000 people left the jobs market in April while the official jobless rate rose to a less-than-expected 6.2 per cent.
At the start of the pandemic, the government talked of an "economic snapback" that hoped to occur as businesses re-started and people returned to their jobs.
But Dr Kennedy said it was likely to take some time for the economy, and the jobs market, to get back to normal.
“I’m not predicting a V-shape recovery. But given the nature of the shock – if the government responds well with its fiscal levers, we needn’t have an L-shaped recovery, which is what people would think when it comes to a depression," he said.
Dr Kennedy said once the number of people who had left the jobs market was taken into account, the unemployment rate was closer to the 10 per cent that Treasury had forecast.
He said unemployment would likely climb through May and June as people who had left the jobs market altogether, and so had been excluded from the official ranks of the unemployed, started to look for work.
The government's debt agency on Thursday issued another $4 billion in debt. Debt on issue now stands at a record $643.9 billion.
Dr Kennedy said he had been heartened by the demand for Australian government debt, with interest rates of about 1 per cent on 10-year bonds.
Strong economic growth and a lift in employment would make it easier to pay down debt.
"A strong long term structural budget position with a strong focus on getting people back into jobs and full employment will mean all of these things will solve themselves frankly," he said.
Dutton demands details of Victoria-China agreement
By Anthony Galloway
Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton has called on Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews to explain what commitments his state has offered the Chinese government as part of its controversial infrastructure agreement.
Victorian Treasurer Tim Pallas came under criticism this week from federal Liberal and Labor MPs for backing of Beijing in its row with the Morrison government over the global coronavirus pandemic review.
Senior national security figures within the Australian government are growing increasingly concerned about the Andrews Government’s agreement with Beijing under the Belt and Road Initiative – Chinese President Xi Jinping’s signature foreign policy goal of bankrolling infrastructure around the world.
Mr Dutton likened Mr Pallas’s comments to those of former federal Labor senator Sam Dastyari, who was forced to quit parliament for backing China’s militarisation in the South China Sea against Labor and government policy.
The Home Affairs Minister said Victoria’s BRI deal was “gravely concerning” and the Andrews government needed to explain why it was the only state in the country which had entered into such an agreement.
“It is concerning, we need a greater level of transparency in what is involved in these contracts, what is expected from Victoria,” Mr Dutton told 2GB’s Ray Hadley on Thursday morning.
“The Belt and Road Initiative is a propaganda exercise from China, and where you’ve got issues in the South China Sea, militarised ports elsewhere, attempts to buy influence in different parts of the world including in our own region, this is gravely concerning.”
As Mr Dutton said the Australian government should not be criticised for pushing for an independent review into the global pandemic “because there are values that we have, that we adhere, and we don’t compromise on them”.
NSW Labor says reopening salons is 'what women want'
NSW Labor have called for the Berejiklian government to prioritise reopening nail salons and other beauty therapy businesses across the state, claiming the 120,000 people employed by the sector are largely women.
“This is what women want,” said Labor Deputy Leader Yasmin Catley.
“This largely female workforce wants to get back to business and we should encourage them to do that safely.”
In a statement, Ms Catley admitted a Queensland beauty therapist did test positive to COVID-19 after treating 40 customers, but said she believed the risk of transmission is low and could be mitigated through safe workplace practices, social distancing where possible and limiting the number of clients.
Earlier this morning, Premier Gladys Berejiklian said the state was considering a plan to safely reopen beauty salons, joking she had been "heavily lobbied by half the population".
Ardern considers four-day work week to help NZ tourism
New Zealand is considering introducing a four-day working week to help boost domestic tourism, productivity and employment after the pandemic battered the country's economy.
Yesterday Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern flagged the idea of using the shorter working week and additional public holidays as part of a "nimble" and creative approach to resuscitating the economy during a Facebook live.
New Zealand's strict seven-week lockdown has been praised around the world for stopping the spread of Covid-19 in its tracks, with the nation of five million people now having 35 active cases and just one coronavirus patient in hospital.
New Zealand has had 1153 Covid-19 cases and 21 deaths.
But strict travel bans have meant tourism and hospitality, sectors that play a vital role in the New Zealand economy, have been hard hit.
"This is an extraordinary time and we should be willing to consider extraordinary ideas," Ms Ardern said. "I haven't ruled anything in or out."
Between March 2018 and March 2019, tourism generated NZ$16.2 billion ($15.2 billion), 5.8 per cent of the country's GDP. Indirect value added by industries supporting tourism generated an extra NZ$11.2 billion.
Representatives of the industry, which prior to the crisis employed about 230,000 people, met with Ms Ardern on Tuesday.
with The Telegraph, London
WA changes message from 'social distancing' to 'physical distancing'
Reporting no new cases is not a change for Western Australian Health Minister Roger Cook, but, from today, there will be a change in the use of language used to describe virus-related precautions in the state.
"We're changing the term 'social distancing' to 'physical distancing', as people get out to start doing more socialising," Mr Cook told reporters this morning.
Mr Cook said there were now no active COVID-19 cases in the state's hospitals, although he could not confirm if there were no active cases in the state.
Job ads reappear but CBDs could take six years to fill again
By Shane Wright
Businesses are starting to advertise for staff despite new warnings the nation's central business districts will shed more than 100,000 workers and take up to six years to recover their pre-coronavirus strength.
As new figures showed the single largest collapse in retail sales on record, data collated by SEEK revealed the gradual re-opening of parts of the economy has given some firms the confidence to look for new workers.
The national workforce shed almost 600,000 jobs through April as businesses shuttered due to coronavirus-related social distancing laws. Job ads, a key leading indicator of employment, fell 50 per cent through the month. But SEEK's data shows through the fortnight to May 17, ads were 26.8 per cent up on the April average.
Separate research by Deloitte Access Economics suggests the nation's CBDs, home to 1.3 million workers, will lose 105,600 workers as the finance, retail and property services struggle out of the coronavirus pandemic. Having fewer workers will weigh on CBD activity, demand for public transport and local services.
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