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Victorians divided over businesses reopening, home visits: new poll
By Jewel Topsfield
Victorians are sharply divided over shops and restaurants remaining shut and bans on home visits until November 2, according to a new poll as the latest COVID-19 outbreak threatens to jeopardise Melbourne's pathway out of lockdown.
However The Age/Nine News Ipsos poll reveals the majority of Victorians surveyed support compulsory mask wearing, the ban on travel to regional areas and the stipulation that Melburnians stay within 25 kilometres of their homes.
Premier Daniel Andrews during the COVID-19 media conference on Saturday.Credit:Joe Armao
Premier Daniel Andrews on Saturday warned a decision on which lockdown restrictions would be relaxed on Sunday would go down to the wire as the government awaits the results of thousands of tests conducted in the wake of an outbreak in Melbourne’s northern suburbs.
Victoria recorded seven new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, six of which were linked to known outbreaks, and no new deaths.
Mr Andrews cautioned owners of shops and restaurants – some of which had been hoping for an early reopening next week – not to bank on a significant easing of restrictions on Sunday.
10 Coalition MPs back cut to JobSeeker supplement, but majority rule out snap back to $40 a day
By Jennifer Duke
More than 10 Coalition MPs support cutting the JobSeeker supplement in the new year as new research shows increasing unemployment benefits by $200 a fortnight would cost $7 billion a year, but most do not think it should return to its pre-pandemic level of $40 a day.
The Morrison government is expected to reveal plans for the dole at the mid-year budget update in December, ahead of the scheduled end to the $250-a-fortnight coronavirus supplement currently being paid to about 1.4 million people, after analysing data on the jobs market and the economy. The supplement is also paid to those on other benefits, such as Austudy, parenting payments and Youth Allowance.
Centrelink queues spiked during the early days of the coronavirus pandemic.Credit:Chris Hopkins/Graph
The temporary supplement was introduced at the height of the pandemic at a higher rate of $550-a-fortnight, in addition to the base rate worth $565.70 for singles ($1115.70 total), to help soften the blow of major restrictions and disruption.
A group of Coalition MPs and senators across the country interviewed by The Sun-Herald and The Sunday Age said the current payment was a disincentive to look for a job, however most did not believe the dole should drop to its pre-pandemic level.
'I was at my worst': Hardwick had to change attitude to set Tigers for flag
By Peter Ryan
They left for Queensland a week later without Shane Edwards and Bachar Houli and with Dion Prestia, Trent Cotchin and Toby Nankervis injured, and lost just three games for the rest of the season.
Hardwick said football manager Tim Livingstone and chief executive Brendon Gale had to get "the sledgehammer" out to knock some sense into him and put him back into a positive mindset.
"I couldn't understand why we were made to separate from training and the early days of COVID I could not understand what was going on and we were hearing what I thought was propaganda about the virus coming," Hardwick said.
"The reality was I was really struggling to get my head around it and the reality is if I am struggling the players are going to feed off that energy so I was at my very, very worst early days."
"I was just in a challenging viewpoint, it was detrimental to both me and my coaching and certainly our club."
Queensland insists interstate parents visiting children enter quarantine
By Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Queensland is still insisting separated parents entering the state to visit or drop off their children go into hotel quarantine at their own expense, a rule generally not enforced by NSW for visiting Victorian parents or in other states.
NSW closed its southern border in July amid Victoria's second wave of COVID-19 but typically says parents crossing the border to visit or drop off children should keep track of their movements and be vigilant about COVID-19.
Martin from Melbourne is reunited with his daughter Leni, 6, in Newcastle after he received a travel permit to enter NSW.
Queensland, which has has declared all of NSW and Victoria virus hotspots, says anyone entering the state from a hotspot must complete 14 days quarantine in government-arranged accommodation at their own expense. A child can visit their parent in quarantine but the parent cannot leave quarantine to spend time with their child.
"We understand how necessary it is for people to continue to fulfil their responsibilities, despite the pandemic," a Queensland Health spokesperson said. "We must balance this with our responsibility to protect the lives of Queenslanders."
Vote early, vote safely: US study calls out 'sloppy mask' voters
By Denise Grady
Early voting has already generated long lines in many states, and with the November election just 11 days away, many states and cities have imposed safety measures to protect voters and poll workers from exposure to the coronavirus.
But polling places still have the potential to become "mass gathering events," the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention warned in an advisory released Saturday, adding that measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 could be improved.
The CDC based its latest advice on a survey from the experiences of 522 poll workers in Delaware's statewide primary in September.
The warnings about voter contagion come as the Trump campaign and Nevada Republicans asked a state judge on Friday to stop the count of Las Vegas-area mail-in ballots, alleging that “meaningful observation” of signature-checking is impossible in the state’s biggest and most Democratic-leaning county.
The New York Times, AP
Melbourne's biggest step out of second wave hinges on Sunday's test results
By Michael Fowler
Melbourne's biggest step out of its second wave of coronavirus restrictions hinges on the test results of thousands of people potentially linked to a growing outbreak in the city's north that will be received by Sunday morning.
Premier Daniel Andrews warned case numbers could "explode" if there was community transmission unfolding in Melbourne's north as retail and hospitality opened to customers for the first time in almost three months.
Nervous times: Melbourne's reopening hinges on test results linked to an outbreak in the city's north.Credit:Joe Armao
The outbreak grew by four to 32 cases across at least six households on Saturday. To understand the cluster's growth among over 400 identified contacts and whether more cases with an unknown source were appearing in the area, the Premier and the Victorian public health team were sweating on COVID-19 test results that will be delivered overnight.
"A lot of people had been banking on [Sunday] as the day where we would have absolute clarity about what October and November looks like," Mr Andrews said.
"If we can do that we will. But the appropriate thing to do, if you have thousands of tests in the laboratory being processed ... you have to wait for the results."
Good morning all
By Roy Ward
G'day everyone and welcome to today's live blog as we await news from the Victorian Government on what restrictions could be eased next although concern remains about a cluster of COVID-19 cases from two schools in Melbourne's north.
So we will have plenty of coverage to come today including developments from other states and around the world while it is also NRL grand final day with Penrith Panthers and Melbourne Storm to playoff for the belated NRL premiership tonight in Sydney.
As always you can leave a comment on the blog or send me a tweet at @rpjward on Twitter.
Please have a lovely day and enjoy the stories to come.
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