Summary
- Authorities are urging people to avoid attending planned Black Lives Matter protests nationwide this weekend because of the risk it will lead to the spread of coronavirus.
- Seven new coronavirus cases have been confirmed nationwide today - four in New South Wales and three in Victoria. No new cases have been recorded in Queensland.
- A primary school in Melbourne's north has been closed for deep cleaning after a prep student tested positive for coronavirus.
- The NSW government is urging caution over the June long weekend after the lifting of restrictions on intrastate travel.
- New Zealand finally has a date for when it will achieve its lofty goal of elimination of COVID-19: June 15.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison urges people not to attend Black Lives Matter protests this weekend because of coronavirus risks
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has urged people not to attend Black Lives Matter protests planned for throughout Australia this weekend because of the risks of coronavirus transmission.
"Our message is very clear - the health risks and the risks of people coming into close proximity are real, and Australians have worked incredibly hard in recent months and undergone great sacrifices to protect the health of the most vulnerable, and that has included our Indigenous communities," he said.
Prime Minister Scott MorrisonCredit:Alex Ellinghausen
Mr Morrison said one of the government's biggest worries at the start of the coronavirus outbreak was the potential impact on Indigenous communities.
"This isn't about people's ability to express themselves and engage in protest activity, we all respect that," he said.
But Mr Morrison urged protesters to find another way to express their views without putting their health and that of others at risk, along with "the great gains we have been able to make as a country in recent months".
"I encourage people not to attend for those reasons and those reasons only," he said.
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Daniel Andrews demands Victorians not to attend BLM protest
By Paul Sakkal
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has demanded Victorians not to attend tomorrow’s anti-racism protest and warned anyone intent on being violent they will be penalised by police.
Almost 20,000 people have registered their interest to attend a Black Lives Matter protest in Melbourne’s CBD on Saturday.
Mr Andrews said the event could cause a spike in cases that could worsen the spread of COVID-19 in the community.
“I’ve got a very clear message: don’t go to the protest,” he said.
“Everything that we’ve given is worth something and we should not fritter that away.”
Mr Andrews said “if [the protest] is not peaceful, it is not a protest” and warned anyone “intent on violence” they would be dealt with by police on the day.
The Premier spoke to Prime Minister Scott Morrison about the state’s approach to the protest.
Mr Andrews said “it would be fair to describe our conversation as one of agreement” on the point that thousands of protestors could not simply be “locked up”.
The press conference is still going, and you can watch the live feed in the 12.28pm post.
NSW Police to take Black Lives Matter protest organisers to Supreme Court
By Mary Ward
NSW Police will take the organisers of a protest scheduled for Saturday afternoon to the Supreme Court, after its expected numbers swelled in the time since being given approval.
Addressing the media this afternoon (you can watch the press conference in the post below), Premier Gladys Berejiklian said it "never was and never will be" the state's intention to allow thousands of people to be "flagrantly disregarding the [state's] health orders".
"Today, NSW has been very successful only because all of us have taken the hard yards, of making those difficult decisions," she said.
"We've not visited family or attended events, we've not done what we normally to do keep the community safe."
Ms Berejiklian denied she "gave the green light" to the protest but said that when the organisers first presented their event to NSW Police it seemed much smaller, and closer in size to Tuesday night's protest.
More than 1000 marched from Hyde Park to NSW Parliament House on Tuesday evening.Credit:James Brickwood
Commissioner Mick Fuller said the protest size had escalated to the point that potentially 10,000 protesters would be showing up.
He said the organiser had admitted that he couldn't ensure that the protesters could adhere to social distancing measures.
Health Minister Brad Hazzard said the current health orders in the state specified that no more than 500 people could be present in a public space, gathering in groups of 10.
The Premier said the protest was now "an illegal protest".
WATCH LIVE: Press conference with NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian
12.30pm is evidently a popular time for press conferences among state premiers. There is one underway with Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews in the post below.
One with NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has just got started too:
WATCH LIVE: Press conference with Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews
I hope you like lunchtime press conferences because there are a couple starting shortly.
One in Melbourne with Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews is about to start, which will likely touch on coronavirus and the planned Black Lives Matter protests:
And I'm getting the feed for one with NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian too...
Queensland venues can now open to more than 20 customers if they have COVID-safe plan
By Lydia Lynch
From midday today, Queensland restaurants, cafes, pubs and clubs can open to more than 20 customers.
Venues will be able to seat groups of up to 20 people in different dining areas if they have an approved COVID-safe plan.
For example, a pub could host 20 punters inside and another group in an outdoor beer garden.
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said she was “absolutely delighted” more Queenslanders would be able to share a beer with friends.
“We are expecting a bumper weekend,” she said. Nine COVID-safe industry plans have now been signed off including tourism, camping, fitness and field sports.
You can watch the press conference she is currently holding in the post below.
WATCH LIVE: Press conference with Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk
A press conference with Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk on easing restrictions has just got underway.
The press conference has concluded. The video below is a recording.
She said there had been no new coronavirus cases had been confirmed in Queensland today.
'Indefensible': Senior NSW ministers angered over planned Sydney protest
By Tom Rabe
Senior NSW ministers are criticising their own government’s decision to allow thousands of protesters to take to Sydney’s streets as part of the global Black Lives Matter movement this weekend.
Less than 24 hours after Premier Gladys Berejiklian green-lighted Saturday’s planned protests, Treasurer Dominic Perrottet said the fact it was going ahead was “indefensible” and “ridiculous”.
NSW Treasurer Dominic Perrottet.Credit:James Brickwood
“When people are making enormous sacrifices right now, I think situations like this and protests like this on the weekend clearly shouldn’t go ahead,” Mr Perrottet told 2GB on Friday morning.
“You can’t defend the indefensible, I think it’s ridiculous.”
Thousands of people are expected to take to Sydney’s Town Hall on Saturday as part of the Black Lives Matter movement following the murder of African American man George Floyd last month.
Primary school in Melbourne's north shuts after prep student tests positive for COVID-19
By Paul Sakkal
A primary school in Melbourne's north has closed after a student contracted COVID-19, one of three new cases recorded in the state overnight.
A prep student at Newbury Primary School in Craigieburn attended school last Friday, May 29, while they were infectious but asymptomatic. The child developed symptoms on the weekend and were kept home from school for the duration of this week.
Victoria's Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton.Credit:Eddie Jim
Authorities do not know who the student contracted the virus from and Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton said on Friday that there were hotspots of community transmission in the inner-north and western suburbs.
The school will be closed on Friday as the Victorian Health Department attempts to determine close contacts of the student. The school is being professionally cleaned and will reopen sometime next week.
The other two cases were returned travellers in hotel quarantine.
France cancels Bastille Day parade held since 1880
French troops won't march on the Champs-Elysees avenue on Bastille Day this year. The French presidency says the traditional military parade will be replaced with a Paris ceremony where health precautions will be observed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
French President Emmanuel Macron has said he wants Bastille Day to honour both the military and healthcare workers who have been on the front line of France's COVID-19 outbreak.
The presidency office says the July 14 ceremony will take place on the Place de la Concorde square and thousands of participants and guests will be requested to keep physical distance from each other.
Fireworks illuminate the Eiffel Tower in Paris during Bastille Day celebrations in 2018.Credit:AP
It will include the traditional fly-over by the French air force.
Authorities don't plan to open the celebration to the general public at the moment but will reassess the situation later.
France has had a Bastille Day parade since 1880.
Health authorities have reported at least 29,000 virus-related deaths in hospitals and nursing homes since France's first cases emerged.
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Prime Minister Scott Morrison urges people not to attend Black Lives Matter protests this weekend because of coronavirus risks
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has urged people not to attend Black Lives Matter protests planned for throughout Australia this weekend because of the risks of coronavirus transmission.
"Our message is very clear - the health risks and the risks of people coming into close proximity are real, and Australians have worked incredibly hard in recent months and undergone great sacrifices to protect the health of the most vulnerable, and that has included our Indigenous communities," he said.
Prime Minister Scott MorrisonCredit:Alex Ellinghausen
Mr Morrison said one of the government's biggest worries at the start of the coronavirus outbreak was the potential impact on Indigenous communities.
"This isn't about people's ability to express themselves and engage in protest activity, we all respect that," he said.
But Mr Morrison urged protesters to find another way to express their views without putting their health and that of others at risk, along with "the great gains we have been able to make as a country in recent months".
"I encourage people not to attend for those reasons and those reasons only," he said.
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