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Protester diagnosed with virus did not have COVIDSafe app
By Rachael Dexter
The protester who tested positive for COVID-19 after Melbourne’s weekend rally did not have the COVIDSafe app, Deputy Chief Health Officer Dr Annaliese van Diemen has revealed.
“It would have been useful certainly,” Dr van Diemen said.
Health Minister Jenny Mikakos refused calls to release the identity or photo of the protester who has tested positive warning doing so might discourage people coming forward to get tested for COVID-19.
“It would be a breach of the Health Records Act for this individual to be named in these circumstances,” she said.
“Obviously, we were very clear in our advice last week that we did not want people to attend the protest. We made it very clear that there was a public health risk for people attending any mass gathering event, regardless of the cause, regardless of the level of passion that people have about an issue.
“But having thousands of people come together was something that was incredibly, inherently risky. So if people now are exhibiting symptoms, when they would urge them to go forward and to get tested.”
Four new cases in Victoria
By Rachael Dexter
There are four new cases to report in Victoria today, Health Minister Jenny Mikakos said.
Of those four cases, one was found via routine testing, two were returned travellers in hotel quarantine and the remaining case is under investigation.
“None of the other cases [are] believed to be linked to the Black Lives Matter protest,” she said, after yesterday's announcement that a man who attended Saturday's protests returned a positive test.
The new cases bring Victoria’s total to 1703, and the total active cases to 49.
Ms Mikakos said there was no increase from yesterday in the number of cases caused by community transmission, which stands at 179.
There are five people in hospital including one in intensive care.
WATCH: Victorian Health Minister gives a coronavirus update
Victorian Health Minister Jenny Mikakos will give a coronavirus update at 10am.
Second wave could cost economy $80 billion: Cormann
Finance Minister Mathias Cormann has warned a second wave of coronavirus could cost the Australian economy $80 billion over the next two years.
His calculation came as global share markets erupted into a sea of selling on fears of a pandemic resurgence, killing off recent optimism for a quick economic recovery.
The Australian share market looks set for a 3 per cent tumble at the opening on Friday after the Dow Jones index on Wall Street slumped over 6 per cent, posting its worst day since mid-March.
The local share market also fell 3 per cent on Thursday.
The Morrison government is worried last week's anti-racism rallies, and more marches scheduled for this weekend, will spread the virus.
Mr Cormann said the protests were putting lives and livelihoods at risk.
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$27 million for community sport in NSW
The package will see the state's 12,500 local sporting club eligible for funding of up to $1000 as well as payments for state sporting organisations.
"They haven't been able to fundraise, they haven't been able to collect registration ... this is support for those organisations that haven't been able to raise any money over the last four months," Acting Sports Minister Geoff Lee said, joking the package was the equivalent of "500 sausages at $2 each".
Indoor fitness studios are allowed hold classes for 20 participants in the state from tomorrow, with gyms also allowed to reopen.
WATCH: NSW Sport Minister addresses the media
NSW Acting Sport Minister Geoff Lee will make an announcement about support for community sporting organisations at 9.30am. Community sports are allowed to recommence in the state from July 1.
Perth's trendy suburbs among worst hit financially by pandemic
By Marta Pascual Juanola
Perth's CBD and trendy inner-city suburbs have been among the hardest hit financially by the COVID-19 pandemic, but Western Australia's farming and mining communities are the ones bearing the brunt.
A new financial impact index showed Melaleuca, in Wanneroo, felt this year's economic downturn more than any other Perth postcode, followed by inner-city Northbridge and Highgate.
Also among the worst 10 affected suburbs were the CBD, Victoria Park, Belmont and Scarborough, all home to popular eateries, hipster cafes and entertainment precincts like Crown Casino.
It also revealed Perth's western suburbs were faring comparatively better than their neighbours on the east who represented a higher proportion of young middle-income earners likely to experience financial hardship as a result of unemployment.
Cormann says he hasn't ruled out keeping higher JobSeeker payment
Finance Minister Mathias Cormann hasn't ruled out keeping the JobSeeker dole payment above $40 per day beyond September.
JobSeeker was doubled to $1500 per fortnight in response to the coronavirus outbreak.
Finance Minister Mathias Cormann hasn't ruled out keeping the JobSeeker dole payment above $40 per day beyond September.Credit:Alex Ellinghausen
The enhanced JobSeeker is due to expire in September along with other stimulus measures like the JobKeeper wage subsidies.
"We are clearly now having conversations on how we can most appropriately transition out of the elevated levels of temporary support, including through the enhanced JobSeeker program," Senator Cormann told Sky News on Friday.
"We are currently discussing on how best to transition into the longer-term arrangements."
Before the coronavirus pandemic, welfare and business groups, Labor, the Greens, economists and the Reserve Bank had long called for a rise in the dole payment, formerly called Newstart.
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All states and territories 'being very constructive' on borders: Hunt
Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt has said all states and territories are keen to reopen their borders soon, as the Prime Minister pushes a July deadline.
Mr Hunt said he met with state and territory health ministers via teleconference last night, ahead of today's national cabinet discussion on the issue.
"They're all being very constructive and I want to thank them for that," he told reporters this morning.
Asked about protests planned in Sydney and Perth this weekend contrary to state public health orders, Mr Hunt said he would advocate for other methods of activism in light of the pandemic.
The Health Minister suggested "the vigil outside the front door, the online petition, the donation to funding" as other methods of support.
"In short there's a better way, there's a safer way, and I believe there's a more effective way," he said.
WATCH: Health Minister Greg Hunt addresses the media
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