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What would you do without a curfew?
The topic of the curfew dominated the daily press conference with Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews.
During a back and forth with reporters Mr Andrews made the argument that because there are only four reasons to leave home it was unlikely the removing the curfew would make a large difference to Melburnians.
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Greg Hunt: Victorian targets may be unachievable, vaccine being scrutinised by expert panel
By Liam Mannix
Federal health minister Greg Hunt spoke to the media at 1pm. Here's a recap of what he had to say:
On Victoria's road map targets:
“Some of these targets may be unachievable for many years. Some of Australia’s and the world’s great epidemiologists, are raising questions about the achievability.
“One thing we don’t want to do is affect the mental health of Australians. We can save lives and protect lives. We have to safeguard the health, but also the mental health of all Australians.”
On the AstraZeneca vaccine trial pause
“The best advice AstraZeneca has... is at this stage, the illness although neurological in nature, is undiagnosed in terms of its specific form. And nor is the source known.
Minister for Health Greg Hunt.Credit:Alex Ellinghausen
“Two months ago, there was another event where the trial was paused. Someone had an adverse event. It turned out it was entirely unrelated to the trial.
“[AstraZeneca's] medical expert panel will now consider the patient’s case. This is part of the highest and most rigorous safety oversight programs imaginable."
Recapping: Palaszczuk accuses PM of making 'co-ordinated attack' against Queensland
By Liam Mannix
Queensland Opposition Leader Deb Frecklington asked Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk to order an urgent review of the case and consider letting the woman attend the funeral on Thursday afternoon.
Ms Frecklington tabled a letter in Parliament from Ms Caisip to Ms Palaszczuk.
“My dad is dead and you made me fight to see him but it was too late,” the letter read.
“Now you won’t let me go to the funeral or see my devastated 11-year-old sister.”
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk during Question Time on Thursday.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison phoned Ms Palaszczuk on Thursday morning and asked her to overturn the decision not to allow Ms Caisip to attend the funeral.
He said the situation was heartbreaking.
"It's not about borders, it's not about federation, it's not about politicians or elections," he told Ray Hadley on 4BC radio.
"Surely, just this once, this can be done ... there has been no COVID cases in the ACT for more than 60 days. I just hope they let Sarah go to the funeral."
The Prime Minister, whose own father died in January, became emotional as he spoke of the family's situation.
"It was Father's Day on the weekend and I'm just thinking of Sarah, who had to go through that day in a hotel in isolation and there she is today," Mr Morrison said.
Prime Minister Scott MorrisonCredit:Alex Ellinghausen
A frustrated Ms Palaszczuk accused the Prime Minister’s office of ordering a “co-ordinated attack” against her government.
"I will not be bullied, nor will I be intimidated by the Prime Minister of this country, who contacted me this morning and to whom I made it very clear to the fact that this is not my decision and that I would pass the information on to the Chief Health Officer," she said.
A tense press conference
By Liam Mannix
The Age's photographer Eddie Jim was at today's news conference with Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews. Here is a couple of beautiful photos he captured.
Daniel Andrews Credit:Eddie Jim.
Victorian Attorney General Jill Hennessy.Credit:Eddie Jim
Columbia space shuttle disaster and Deepwater Horizon oil spill investigative methods used in hotel quarantine program
Back to the ongoing inquiry into Victoria's hotel quarantine program, where Tammy Mills reports the investigators used the same method as the investigations into the Columbia space shuttle disaster and the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
The Health Department called in Safer Care Victoria, the lead agency for healthcare safety, to review a suspected suicide of a detainee and a delay in hospital treatment for another quarantined returned traveller.
Fire boat response crews battle the blazing remnants of the off shore oil rig Deepwater Horizon, off Louisiana.Credit:Reuters
Safer Care chief executive Professor Euan Wallace said his team of clinicians used the same tools to identify potential contributors that were used to investigate two major international incidents. One was the 2003 Columbia Space Shuttle disaster in which seven American astronauts were killed when the space shuttle disintegrated as it reentered the atmosphere. The other was the massive 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, which occurred when the oil drilling rig exploded and sank, killing 11 workers.
Professor Wallace said the 'AcciMap' tool helped to identify potential elements that might contribute to an incident.
He said the method they used was not to identify a cause, but to put together complex contributing factors.
"Not that they caused it, but it made it possible. And if you correct these contributing factors or those factors that may have contributed, then you make the event much less possible to happen in the future," he told the inquiry.
Hunt: Victoria's targets may not be achievable
Federal health minister Greg Hunt has said he has been told AstraZeneca's trial-pause should not hold up producing the vaccine for Australia.
The company paused its phase 3 trial of its COVID-19 vaccine yesterday, after a person suffered a serious adverse effect. It is not yet clear what the injury was, nor whether it was caused by the vaccine.
Minister Hunt also said Victoria’s reopening targets may not be achievable.
“Some of these targets may be unachievable for many years. Some of Australia’s, and the world’s great epidemiologists, are raising questions about the achievability,” he said on Thursday.
“One thing we don’t want to do is affect the mental health of Australians. We can save lives and protect lives. We have to safeguard the health, but also the mental health of all Australians.”
More to come.
How Melbourne and regional Victoria's case numbers are tracking against reopening targets
By Craig Butt
Metropolitan Melbourne's 14-day average for new coronavirus cases has dropped to 70.1, Premier Daniel Andrews has said.
Under the state's government roadmap, the Melbourne region will be able to move to its next step of reopening on September 28 if the 14-day average for new cases is between 30 and 50.
You can see how the metropolitan Melbourne 14-day average is tracking against the target on the graph below:
The 14-day average for regional Victoria is 4.5, Mr Andrews said.
For regional Victoria, the target is a 14-day average of fewer than five cases, as well as no new mystery cases over the same period.
In the two weeks to September 6, there were a total of 11 such mystery cases in regional Victoria, along with a total of 186 in the metropolitan Melbourne region.
You can see how the 14-day average for regional Victoria is tracking against its target on the graph below:
Federal health minister Greg Hunt speaking live
Federal health minister Greg Hunt is addressing the media now, watch his news conference live below:
Recapping Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews' press conference
By Liam Mannix
Now that Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews' news conference is over, let's recap the key moments:
Victoria recorded 51 new cases.Credit:Wayne Taylor
- 51 new cases, seven new deaths in Victoria in the last 24 hours
- Two-week rolling average at 70.1 for Melbourne, 4.5 for regional Victoria
- Regional Victoria "quite close to being able to take perhaps not just one step, but two"
- Curfew was designed to limit movement, making enforcement easier for Victoria Police
- About 30 companies being investigated by WorkSafe for COVID-19 breaches, more than 3200 inquiries made
Of note, the Premier spent much of the news conference defending the curfew, after police revealed earlier today they did not specifically call for one to be established.
“The Chief Health Officer wants and provides, in many ways, very detailed advice, and that's when those matters relate directly to public health … Government is free to go beyond, the government is free to make some administrative decisions that make the enforcement of the principles that the Chief Health Officer has put forward much more achievable," the Premier said.
“Anyone who's displeased with that or doesn't think that's a proportionate measure, well, that's a decision that I've made … and as the leader of the government, I'll be accountable for that.”
I'm sure it's taking up all his time': Andrews responds to CSL chairman
Premier Daniel Andrews has taken a subtle swipe at the chairman of a major Australia pharmaceutical company who strongly criticised the state government’s pandemic response.
CSL chairman Brian McNamee has slammed Mr Andrews’ personal performance during the pandemic in interviews with the Herald Sun today and the Australian Financial Review last month.
CSL chief executive Paul Perreault and chairman Dr Brian McNamee.Credit:Peter Braig
Mr McNamee said the modelling used by the state government was substandard and the thresholds to move into future stages were unattainable.
CSL has signed a deal to produce the University of Queensland COVID-19 vaccine if it is proven to be effective.
“It’s something that, no doubt, is taking up all of his time, so I wish him well,” Mr Andrews said.
The premier has previously rebuked federal ministers for commentary on his government by questioning how they have the time to engage in public criticism.
“He can say whatever he likes. He’s entitled to his view as is every single Victorian,” Mr Andrew said.
“I don’t get the opportunity to endlessly speculate on this … We’ve got a strategy that’s based on the best advice.”
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