Australia news LIVE NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian resigns as COVID-19 cases grow across the state Victoria records 1143 new cases three deaths
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Premier Gladys Berejiklian has announced she will quit as NSW Premier after the Independent Commission Against Corruption announced she was being investigated by the corruption watchdog.
Ms Berejiklian says she will also leave parliament as soon as a byelection can be held.
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian addressing the media on Friday. Credit:Dominic Lorrimer
“Resigning at this time is against every instinct of my well-being ... I love my job and serving the community but I have been given no option following the statement,†Ms Berejiklian said.
“I’m extremely confident that whoever succeeds me will be more than capable to continue the job.
“Please give them your trust and confidence. We will come through this. Stronger, more resilient and appreciating what really matters in life. I felt strong, energised and optimistic about the future of NSW.â€
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews says authorities will make announcements next week about the state’s border with NSW, and it will be “basically open†soon.
Mr Andrews said while full freedom of movement at the border was slated for when Victoria reaches its 80 per cent double-dose target, it would soon be easier for returning residents to come home.
“We’re going to have some rules around people returning, but hopefully … that can be as light a touch as possible,†Mr Andrews said during Friday’s coronavirus update.
“You’ll still have to be double-dose vaccinated [to return to Victoria], you still have to have a test, but we’re trying to adjust things so that you don’t have to necessarily do the full 14 days [quarantine] at home.
“That’s open compared to what it has been, so there’ll be permits issued, but once we get to 80 per cent it’s my intention to have a freedom of movement â€" that’s always been our goal.â€
Prime Minister Scott Morrison, asked about Gladys Berejikilian’s resignation as NSW Premier within seconds of her making that announcement, says she is a dear friend and has “displayed heroic qualities†in that job.
“I know how much she is trusted and respected by the people of NSW,†he said, saying she would remain a trusted friend and colleague.
Gladys Berejiklian has stepped down as Premier of NSW.Credit:Dominic Lorrimer
Earlier, Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews described Ms Berejiklian as a “person of integrity†who works hard for her state, in light of the NSW corruption watchdog announcing an investigation into her.
Speaking during Friday’s coronavirus update earlier today, the Mr Andrews said he would not “be running a commentary†on Ms Berejiklian.
However, he said: “[I will] state the absolute fact that I’ve always worked very closely with her, and I find her to be a person of integrity, and a person that works hard for her state.
“Mr Andrews said Ms Berejiklian had been “a very important partner†with Victoria.
The ICAC says it is investigating whether between 2012 and 2018 Ms Berejiklian engaged in conduct that “constituted or involved a breach of public trust by exercising public functions†relating to her public role and her private, personal relationship with Mr Maguire.
The inquiry will look at grant money awarded to the Australian Clay Target Association in 2016/17 and grant funding awarded to the Riverina Conservatorium of Music in 2018.
It will also examine if Ms Berejiklian engaged in conduct that “constituted or involved the dishonest or partial exercise of any of her official functions and/or a breach of public trust†by failing to report any actions of Mr Maguire to the ICAC.
Premier Gladys Berejiklian has announced she will quit as NSW Premier after the Independent Commission Against Corruption announced she was being investigated by the corruption watchdog.
Ms Berejiklian says she will also leave parliament as soon as a byelection can be held.
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian addressing the media on Friday. Credit:Dominic Lorrimer
“Resigning at this time is against every instinct of my well-being ... I love my job and serving the community but I have been given no option following the statement,†Ms Berejiklian said.
“I’m extremely confident that whoever succeeds me will be more than capable to continue the job.
“Please give them your trust and confidence. We will come through this. Stronger, more resilient and appreciating what really matters in life. I felt strong, energised and optimistic about the future of NSW.â€
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian is making a significant announcement.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison is announcing a low-key reshuffle of his ministers, triggered after Christian Porter quit the frontbench a couple of weeks ago over his use of a blind trust to fund defamation action he took against the ABC.
Energy and Emission Reduction Minister Angus Taylor will add the industry portfolio to his role while Defence Industry Minister Melissa Price takes on the science and technology roles.
Immigration Minister Alex Hawke has been promoted. Credit:Alex Ellinghausen
Immigration Minister Alex Hawke will be promoted to cabinet, to fill the vacant cabinet position while Ben Morton joins the ministry.
Mr Morton, a confidant of Mr Morrison and previously his assistant minister, becomes special minister of state and minister for the public service.
Member for Goldstein Tim Wilson joins the frontbench for the first time, as the assistant minister to the industry, energy and emissions reduction portfolios.
Australia will reopen its international borders in November, once all states and territories have reached 80 per cent vaccination rate.
It’s anticipated states will offer seven-day home quarantine to vaccinated travellers and 14-day hotel or “managed†quarantine to unvaccinated travellers entering Australia, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said in a joint statement with six of his ministers.
Those people who can’t be vaccinated, such as children, will be treated as vaccinated for the purposes of quarantine arrangements.
The Commonwealth will work with states and territories to remove all caps on the number of people allowed to enter the country. It will continue to offer facilitated flights to help get people stuck overseas home.
“We know it has been an extraordinarily difficult 18 months for Australians overseas trying to come home and for Australians with family and friends overseas,†Mr Morrison said.
The Therapeutic Goods Administration has also assessed data for the Coronavac (Sinovac) and Covishield (AstraZeneca/Serum Institute of India) vaccines and says they should be considered “recognised vaccines†for the purposes of travel arrangements, meaning people who have had those shots will be able to have the shorter quarantine period.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison is holding a press conference at The Lodge in Canberra.
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Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews says there will be a Moderna vaccine “blitz†in state-run clinics from this weekend.
The state is receiving 88,000 doses of the vaccine on Sunday, which are being redirected from community pharmacies.
Mr Andrews said there would be a focus on making the vaccine available at clinics in Melbourne’s south east.
“There’ll be a number of sites, particularly with a focus on the south east, to get those Moderna vaccines into arms as quickly as possible,†the Premier said during Friday’s COVID-19 update.
“[It’s] another safe, effective vaccine against serious illness, and one that can be trusted, and one that people can come forward and use just as AstraZeneca and Pfizer play that same role.â€
Deputy secretary for the state’s COVID response, Naomi Bromley, said some 100,000 doses of Moderna vaccines would be doled out in vaccine clinics from October 4 to October 10.
People between the ages of 12 and 59 would be able to walk up to certain state-run clinics and get a dose of the vaccine, with no bookings required.
The state-run clinics administering Moderna would include the Melton drive-through, the new vaccination site at La Trobe University, the former Ford factory at Geelong, the Royal Exhibition Centre sites in Melbourne, Sandown Racecourse and Frankston Community Hub.
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