Australia news LIVE Victoria records 989 new local COVID-19 cases nine deaths as Melbourne Cup day kicks off NSW records 173 new cases four deaths
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Prime Minister Scott Morrison says technology will be key to reducing emissions.
He reiterated his support for net zero carbon emissions by 2050 in a speech at the Glasgow climate summit.
Watch the speech below.
Victoria’s daily coronavirus numbers are in.
The state has recorded 989 new cases of COVID-19 and nine deaths. Today’s tally is down from yesterday’s 1471 new cases.
The last time Victoria recorded less than 1000 daily coronavirus cases was in late September.
There are now 19,409 active cases of coronavirus across the state.
Today’s numbers are off the back of yesterday’s 48,002 coronavirus tests.
There are currently 667 coronavirus patients in Victorian hospitals. Of those, 127 are in intensive care.
In terms of vaccines, 81 per cent of Victorians aged 16 and over are fully vaccinated.
NSW has recorded 173 new locally acquired COVID-19 cases and 4 deaths.
There are 333 people in hospital with the virus and 72 of them are in the ICU.
Of the state’s population aged 16 and older, 87.8 per cent are double vaccinated while 93.6 per cent have received at least one dose.
The day’s cases are up on yesterday’s numbers, when 135 cases were reported.
There were also 58,988 tests conducted in the 24 hours to 8pm yesterday, slightly down on the 62,857 reported yesterday.
When she announced her resignation from Parliament on October 1, then NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian said she could not predict how long it would take the state’s anti-corruption agency to complete its investigation into her dealings with former state Liberal MP Daryl Maguire, “let alone deliver a reportâ€.
She was right. History has shown that the length of time between the NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption holding public hearings in an inquiry and delivering a final report is unpredictable. It takes months, at best. Findings in some large and complex inquiries have taken years.
Yesterday, the ICAC completed its 11-day public hearing in Operation Keppel, its inquiry into Mr Maguire and Ms Berejiklian. The former premier has insisted she did not believe her secret relationship with Mr Maguire constituted a conflict of interest with her public duties that needed to be disclosed to her ministerial colleagues.
The ICAC will now engage in a process behind closed doors, during which lawyers for the parties file confidential written submissions relating to the watchdog’s potential findings.
Read more about the ICAC’s process here.
Former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull says Scott Morrison should apologise to French President Emmanuel Macron, saying the way he ended the $90 billion submarine deal was “shamefulâ€.
Mr Turnbull accused the PM of “elaborately and duplicitously†deceiving France when he abandoned the multi-billion dollar contract in favour of an agreement to build nuclear submarines with the US and the UK.
Former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull. Credit:James Brickwood
“I think Scott Morrison should apologise … France shared with us some of their most secret technology on submarines ... and to be double-dealing them the way Morrison did was shameful,†he told the ABC’s RN Breakfast.
“Morrison’s conduct has done enormous damage to Australia, to France, to America’s relations with France.â€
Mr Turnbull also accused the Prime Minister of “selectively leaking†text messages and details of the new deal with the US and UK, saying Australia should have had an “open and honest†discussion with France about pursuing a nuclear option.
In the leaked text, believed to have been released by the Australian side, Mr Macron asked: “Should I expect good or bad news for our joint submarines ambitions?â€
Mr Morrison then tried to call Mr Macron, but the President found out about the cancellation and the AUKUS alliance by text and letter.
“He’s leaking selectively, no doubt, text messages between him and Emmanuel Macron,†Mr Turnbull said.
Mr Turnbull’s comments come one day after Mr Macron accused Mr Morrison on camera of lying about the $90 billion submarine contract.
In case you missed it, Victorian authorities identified three new coronavirus exposure sites yesterday.
The locations are all tier-1 exposure sites, meaning anyone who was there during the times listed must immediately get tested and quarantine for seven days from the date of exposure if fully vaccinated. If not fully vaccinated, then you must quarantine for 14 days.
The exposure sites are:
There are 66 tier-1 exposure sites across Victoria.
View the full list here.
The Queen has delivered an emotionally charged and highly political call-to-arms to world leaders on climate change, invoking her own mortality to send a warning about the need to protect future generations.
In a pre-recorded speech to the COP26 climate summit, the 95-year-old monarch said politicians had an obligation to think beyond their own immediate priorities.
“It is the hope of many that the legacy of this summit â€" written in history books yet to be printed â€" will describe you as the leaders who did not pass up the opportunity; and that you answered the call of those future generations,†she said.
“Of course, the benefits of such actions will not be there to enjoy for all of us here today: none of us will live forever.
“But we are doing this not for ourselves but for our children and our children’s children, and those who will follow in their footsteps.â€
More on the speech here.
Australia has made a $2 billion pledge to the United Nations climate summit in a promise to do its part to limit the rise in global temperatures, as activist groups call on the country to spend eight times as much to honour its obligations.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison promised the higher spending in a formal statement that also said Australian emissions will fall by 35 per cent by 2030, hardening his language on a goal that he has described as a forecast rather than a target.
Scott Morrison delivers a statement to the Glasgow climate summit. Credit:Alex Ellinghausen
Setting out a “cause for optimism†to the COP26 summit in Glasgow on Monday, the Prime Minister told the peak event for hundreds of world leaders and thousands of delegates that technology would solve the challenge of reducing emissions to net zero levels over time.
The finance pledge was central to Mr Morrison’s national statement to the meeting after he earlier announced $500 million in new spending on aid programs in Asia and the Pacific to make communities more resilient against climate change.
Read the full story here.
Eleven more schools have been closed in NSW after members of their respective school communities tested positive for COVID-19.
Of the schools, seven are located in the state’s Hunter region while the remainder are in Sydney.
NSW Education says most schools affected by COVID-19 cases are shut for 24 hours to allow for contact tracing and cleaning.
“All staff and students are asked to self-isolate and follow the NSW Health advice and protocols,†the department said in a statement.
The following schools will be shut today:
Meanwhile, sixteen schools previously forced to close will reopen today.
The Melbourne Cup is back.
The race that stops the nation is set to host Melbourne’s largest crowd in three months. Around 10,000 spectators are expected to flock to the inner north-west suburb of Flemington.
Crowds usually number in the hundreds of thousands (except for last year when no crowds were allowed).
And due to Melbourne’s latest easing of coronavirus restrictions, racegoers won’t have to pair a mask with their outfit while they’re outdoors.
Incentivise is this year’s Cup favourite, with the racehorse drawing comparisons to Phar Lap.
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