Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews says 10 people in the state died of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, with 459 new cases recorded.
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By Michael Doyle
WA Government unveils billions of dollars in stimulus spending
The West Australian Government has unveiled $2.7 billion in new stimulus spending designed to boost the state’s economy, with a focus on renewable energy and building maintenance among other areas.
A total of 21 sectors have been pegged for stimulus, including health, infrastructure, tourism and manufacturing.
The program brings the total value of the State Government’s stimulus to $5.5 billion since the coronavirus pandemic began.
Premier Mark McGowan said the stimulus program represented a “massive package” of work.
“[This is about] inspiring and incentivising the private sector to create jobs,” Mr McGowan told reporters.
By Michael Doyle
BLM organisers said the rally would go ahead regardless of the decision
Police in New South Wales have won a Supreme Court bid to prohibit a Black Lives Matter march in Sydney.
More than to 4000 people indicated they would attend the gathering at Town Hall on Tuesday afternoon.
NSW Police took organisers to court, concerned the event would breach COVID-19 public health orders about large gatherings and social distancing requirements.
Organisers intend to file an appeal against the decision.
Before the hearing, they declared the rally would go ahead regardless of the outcome.
By Michael Doyle
Thai Rock cluster reaches 67 confirmed cases
NSW Health has reported six new COVID-19 cases linked to the Thai Rock restaurant in Wetherill Park, bringing the total number of cases connected to the venue to 67.
The Thai Rock cases include 11 linked to the Our Lady of Lebanon Cathedral in Harris Park, Western Sydney.
A worshipper who attended the church over three days after visiting the restaurant later tested positive.
The health authority issued an alert about Thai Rock on July 17, urging that anyone who dined at the restaurant over July 9-12 and July 14 should get tested.
A woman in her 30s from south-west Sydney worked at the restaurant over those dates before testing positive.
By Michael Doyle
NSW Police hand out several coronavirus breach fines
NSW Police have fined several people and venues for alleged breaches of the state’s coronavirus public health orders.
12 people have been fined $1,000 each for attending a party near Lake Jindabyne on Friday.
It is believed as many as 200 people attended that party.
At least another 12 venues, businesses and individuals have been fined by police for breaching the rules.
One man who drove to the border from Victoria has been charged after refusing to leave New South Wales for failing to produce a permit.
By Alicia Nally
First things first — Andrews has to crush the pandemic first, then he’ll turn to the issue of workplace discrimination and casual work
“We are focused on supplements and replacing the income that those people would lose.
“Ultimately no employer should be discriminating against anybody, least of all discriminating against someone who is doing the right thing by every colleague and by that particular business [by not coming to work].
“No business wants to be shut down. No business wants to be becoming particularly famous because they’ve got an outbreak in their particular set-up.
“[The possible discrimination] is not unimportant, but we are far, far more focused on the most pressing issue and that is trying to supplement the income, to replace the income that those families will not get because they don’t have sick leave, they don’t have a safety net that they can fall back on.
“If they don’t work the shift, they don’t get paid, but now they don’t have to work the shift, they can get the $300 payment, they can get the $1500 payment. That is direct support. That’s where our focus has been.
“The broader issues thrown up as a result of insecure work, we should all come back to those, we absolutely should, because that has been exposed during this global pandemic as a really bad feature of equity and fairness right across our s