Nick Tsagaris-SA Government Refuses to Recall Parliament After MPs Stymie ICAC Investigation. The SA Government has refused opposition calls for a quicker return of parliament after some MPs under ICAC investigation sought to claim parliamentary privilege over key documents and information.
SA Independent Commissioner Against Corruption Bruce Lander yesterday revealed his investigation into the country members’ allowance had stalled, with some MPs under investigation refusing to hand over documents and information, citing parliamentary privilege. The allowance provides payments of up to $234 a night for country MPs who stay overnight in Adelaide on official business.
“I do not think that the documents or information sought would be protected by Parliamentary privilege. However the privilege is that of Parliament,” Commissioner Lander said. He said that although he is continuing to seek evidence and information from others, the potential privilege claim has had the effect of delaying the investigation Opposition says refusal to share documents ‘unacceptable’ Nick Tsagaris-SA Government Refuses to Recall Parliament After MPs Stymie ICAC Investigation. Nick Tsagaris-Port Adelaide Players Dan Houston And Peter Ladhams Suspended Over COVID Breach. Two Port Adelaide footballers have been suspended for breaching the AFL’s coronavirus protocols, while an Adelaide Crows player has been cleared of any fault.
In a statement, the AFL said Peter Ladhams would be suspended for three matches and Dan Houston for two matches. The league said the pair breached the protocols after Houston and a group of friends attended Ladhams’s home following the team’s game against the Western Bulldogs in Adelaide on August 3, which is against AFL protocols. An investigation by the AFL and Port Adelaide found Crows player Billy Frampton, who lives with Ladhams, “had no involvement or contact with the group of people on the night” and would not face any penalty. The AFL said Port Adelaide “have been sanctioned $50,000 for the breach”, with $25,000 of that amount suspended.
The AFL said the remaining $25,000 will be deducted from the Port Adelaide’s 2021 soft cap, meaning the Power will have that much less to spend on players’ salaries next year. By: abc.net.au. Nick Tsagaris-AFL, Sydney Swans Condemn Racist Abuse of Elijah Taylor Following COVID-19 Hub Breach. The AFL and the Sydney Swans have condemned racist abuse on social media directed at Elijah Taylor following his COVID-19 quarantine breach.
The 19-year-old Swans player was last week banned for the rest of the season after his partner entered the club’s COVID-19 hub accommodation in Perth when she was not authorised to do so. The club was also sanctioned $50,000 over the breach, half of which was suspended. Taylor is the latest Indigenous AFL player — after the likes of Eddie Betts, Harley Bennell and Liam Ryan — to be targeted online with racist abuse this year. He took to his Instagram account on Tuesday night to show a screenshot of the racist message, which included the use of derogatory terms.
“Honestly I’m extremely sorry for being selfish with my actions I know what I’ve done not only affected me and the players but many others that all love the game,” Taylor wrote on Instagram. Nick Tsagaris-Australia Locks in Coronavirus Vaccine Deal to Produce Oxford University-AstraZeneca Candidate If Approved. Australians are a step closer to accessing a coronavirus vaccine for free, after the Federal Government secured a major international deal to produce a vaccine frontrunner locally, should trials succeed.
Amid rising pressure to lock in supply of a coronavirus vaccine, the Government has signed an agreement with UK-based drug company AstraZeneca to secure the potential COVID-19 vaccine developed by Oxford University, if its trials prove successful. Prime Minister Scott Morrison said if the vaccine succeeded, the Government would manufacture it immediately and make it free for all Australians. “The Oxford vaccine is one of the most advanced and promising in the world, and under this deal we have secured early access for every Australian,” he said. The Oxford University vaccine has entered its third phase of trials, where it is tested on thousands of volunteers to confirm its effectiveness.
The exact cost of the agreement has also been kept tightly under wraps. Nick Tsagaris-Coronavirus Has a New Epicentre in Latin America, And the Pattern of Contagion Tells Us a Lot. Latin America is now the epicentre of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The fastest spread of the disease in the region’s cities follows a pattern of contagion that is anything but arbitrary. Disturbing images in international media depict the unfolding crisis, from disinfection campaigns in the favelas of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to stockpiles of cardboard coffins in Guayaquil, Ecuador. By this week, about 30 per cent of the world’s reported cases were in the region. But some centres have been much worse hit than others. Two factors underpin these variations: levels of inequality, and the ways governments and communities are handling the crisis. Across the region’s largest cities, the first cases had appeared by early March in well-off neighbourhoods. Nick Tsagaris-Ruby Princess Coronavirus Inquiry Slams 'Inexcusable' Mistakes Made By NSW Health. An inquiry into the Ruby Princess cruise ship has identified “serious”, “inexcusable” and “inexplicable” mistakes by NSW Health.
Failings that led to one of Australia’s largest coronavirus outbreaks have been laid bare, with the release of the final report from an inquiry into the ill-fated voyages of the cruise ship. But the report from the special commission of inquiry makes few recommendations, saying health authorities had recognised mistakes made, and would “do things differently if they had their time again”.
“It is inappropriate and unhelpful to make recommendations to experts that in truth amount to no more than ‘do your job’,” Commissioner Bret Walker SC said in his report. The inquiry was established in April after thousands of passengers were allowed to leave the cruise liner at the conclusion of two separate voyages in March. On both occasions, the ship, owned by company Princess Cruises, was docked in Sydney, and some passengers were at the time displaying COVID-19 symptoms.
Nick Tsagaris-Could the Common Cold Protect you From Coronavirus? The Jury is Still Out. An article in Science recently generated a lot of interest by providing a possible explanation of why COVID-19 can be deadly to some yet go virtually unnoticed in others.
Scientists at La Jolla Institute for Immunology in California showed that infection with common cold coronaviruses can generate an immune response that resembles key pieces of the immune response generated by SARS-CoV-2 — the virus that causes COVID-19. This raises the possibility that previous infection with one of the milder coronaviruses could make COVID-19 less severe. But how likely is this? And how does this relate to what we already know about coronaviruses? A few weeks ago, a different article sat at the centre of the SARS-CoV-2 immunity debate. Nick Tsagaris-Russian Coronavirus Vaccine to Be named Sputnik V, President Vladimir Putin Announces.
Russia’s newly approved coronavirus vaccine will be called Sputnik V, in homage to the Soviet Union’s Cold War-era satellite program.
President Vladimir Putin announced Russia had become the first country to grant regulatory approval to a COVID-19 vaccine after less than two months of human testing, a move Moscow likened to its success in the space race. The vaccine has, however, not yet completed its final trials and Russia’s announcement to grant approval before then has raised concerns among some experts. Only about 10 per cent of clinical trials are successful, and some scientists fear Moscow may be putting national prestige before safety. Mr Putin and other officials have insisted the vaccine is safe. The President said one of his daughters had taken it as a volunteer, and felt good afterwards.
Nick Tsagaris-Auckland Locked Down as Jacinda Ardern Announces New Zealand's First Coronavirus Cases in 102 Days. New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has confirmed four new cases of coronavirus, the country’s first in 102 days.
The infected people are from the same family in south Auckland. The source of their infection is unknown. Ms Ardern said Auckland would now move to level three restrictions for three days as a “precautionary approach”, while level two restrictions would be imposed in the rest of the country. “While we have worked hard to avoid this scenario, we have also prepared for it,” she said at an emergency press conference. She said increased caution was required because the origin of the virus was unknown. “We have had a 102 days [without a new case] and it was easy to feel New Zealand was out of the woods,” she said. “No country has gone as far as we did without having a resurgence. “And because we were the only ones, we had to plan. Nick Tsagaris-Melbourne's Second Coronavirus Shutdown Sees Businesses Closing for Good. Steve Pace spent the best part of a decade building a mini business empire in Port Melbourne.
Starting out with a gym, over the years he added a cafe, a beauty spa and a martial arts academy. With Melbourne back in lockdown and stage 4 restrictions imposed, everything apart from the cafe was forced to shut down. The cafe had kept operating with takeaway customers only, but last week he decided it wasn’t worthwhile. “Opening up the cafe to test the waters out, to see how it’s going to go business wise, and our takings were $23.50,” Mr Pace told 7.30. Mr Pace is planning to start again in Queensland, as soon as he able to do so. Nick Tsagaris-Melbourne Storm Register 41-10 NRL Win Over Bulldogs But lose Cameron Munster to Injury. Cameron Munster has sustained a knee injury in the Melbourne Storm’s 41-10 victory over Canterbury on the Sunshine Coast. Munster, a Queensland State of Origin representative, fell awkwardly in a tackle and is set to miss two matches. The Storm were already without injured hooker Cameron Smith (shoulder), in-form full-back Ryan Papenhuyzen and forward Dale Finucane (both rested) on the Sunshine Coast.
Munster has already missed time with a knee injury this season and will now join Smith on the sidelines for next Thursday’s clash with the Sydney Roosters and possibly the following round against Parramatta. The Munster injury did not fluster the Storm on Saturday, however, as replacement hooker Brandon Smith, back rower Kenny Bromwich (two tries) and new full-back Nicho Hines ran riot. The Bulldogs did not help themselves. Nick Tsagaris-Melbourne Storm Register 41-10 NRL Win Over Bulldogs But lose Cameron Munster to Injury. Nick Tsagaris-Childcare Centre Expects to Lose $15,000 During Melbourne's Coronavirus Lockdown. Ruth Harper feels the weight of an entire community on her shoulders.
She runs a not-for-profit childcare centre that has been serving the inner-Melbourne suburb of Fitzroy continuously since the 1970s. But the city’s stage 4 lockdown appears likely to cost the East West Childcare Association $15,000 in lost revenue. It will survive the next six-weeks, but if a child or staff member tests positive for COVID-19, the community-run centre will be pushed to the brink of financial collapse. “Forty years’ worth of hard work and fundraising and saving would be gone,” Ms Harper said. “It would be terrible … it makes me cry just thinking about it.” She says the Federal Government’s support package for Victorian operators will be a huge relief for many centres — just not ones like hers.
The Education Minister Dan Tehan this week announced a boost to payments to centres to keep them afloat. Nick Tsagaris-Postcode Data Reveals Suburbs in Melbourne's North And West are Growing Coronavirus Hotspots. New figures show Melbourne’s northern and western suburbs continue to bear the brunt of Victoria’s active COVID-19 cases. There are now 15 postcodes with more than 100 active cases, with postcode 3029 topping the list with 459 active cases. The postcode takes in the suburbs of Truganina, Tarneit and Hoppers Crossing in Melbourne’s west, with the number of active cases rising by 113 from 346 last Friday. Truganina is home to Al-Taqwa College, the school which had been linked to scores of cases. Nick Tsagaris-Geelong Makes Light Work of North Melbourne as Kangaroos lose Ben Brown to Knee Injury. A career-best performance from Gryan Miers has helped a wasteful Geelong cruise to a 33-point AFL win over North Melbourne at the Gabba.
The Cats’ first-half yips, coming a day after Brisbane’s sloppy goal-kicking ruined any hope they had of defeating Richmond, could have proven costly. But Miers’ composure allowed Geelong to ease to a 37-point lead in the third quarter and they never looked back, eventually triumphing 13.12 (90) to 9.3 (57). Miers excelled in slippery conditions, booting a career-best four goals in his 35th AFL game. Geelong registered six behinds between Miers’ third and fourth goals, during which Tom Hawkins, Mitch Duncan and Zach Tuohy uncharacteristically missed opportunities to bust the game open. Jack Steven, whose recall was one of four changes made by Geelong coach Chris Scott in an effort to keep his side fresh after Saturday night’s loss in Perth, finished with 21 disposals and four tackles.
By: abc.net.au Views: 9. Nick Tsagaris-Super Netball Season Start Quickly Shows New Super Shot a Tactic Teams Cannot Ignore. The jury is still out on whether netball’s new super shot is a raging success, with fans, players and pundits still 50/50 on its introduction. But whether you love or hate it, it became clear on the weekend that teams have got two options this year: use it or lose it. And when you think about it, that makes perfect sense from a mathematics perspective. Nick Tsagaris-Victorian Coronavirus Cases in ICU include Northern Health Doctor in his 30s. A young Melbourne doctor is one of at least three Victorian healthcare workers who have been in intensive care after catching coronavirus at work, the ABC understands.
Nick Tsagaris-Stonehenge Megaliths' Origin Tracked By Scientists to West Woods Site 25 Kilometres Away. Nick Tsagaris-Super Netball's Long Delayed Restart Comes With Additional Challenges of Player Pregnancies. One of the biggest differences between Super Netball and its former versions as Australia’s domestic competition lie in the development of player welfare.
Part of these new standards have included the introduction of paid babysitters, as well as maternity and parental leave. Former netballers — especially those that peaked late in their careers or were involved in the national team for a long period of time — were forced to make a decision between starting a family and saying goodbye to their careers. That or waiting until after retirement to start a family for fear of losing their spot on the team and being unable to juggle both when they tried to come back. As a result, there are plenty of players still trying to conceive long after they’ve left the game — and facing the prospect they may never be able to have a child. Nick Tsagaris-Senior Queensland Police Promotions May be Invalid After Flawed Appointment Process, Review Finds. Nick Tsagaris-NRL's Bunker Must Stop Disgraceful Errors. Bulldogs Are Wet Weather Specialists.
Another weekend, another terrible mistake from the bunker. You are going to get wrong calls in matches, but it was a disgraceful call on the weekend in the Sharks-Dragons match — and I still don’t understand how they got it wrong. Nick Tsagaris-Australia Faces Youth Unemployment Crisis in the Wake of COVID-19. But This Program is Helping. Australia is facing a long-term youth unemployment crisis in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, with experts warning if a young person isn’t in meaningful employment by the age of 22, they’re much more likely to face a future of welfare dependency. Non-profit organisation SYC said that with young people bearing the brunt of pandemic job losses, the youth unemployment rate was likely to take longer to rebound than general unemployment. Nick Tsagaris-Chinese Diplomat Accused of Spying Operation in US Used to Work in Australia.
A Chinese diplomat accused of using fake identification documents in the United States was until last year the second-most-senior figure inside China’s embassy in Canberra, where he met regularly with Australian politicians. Nick Tsagaris-German Court Convicts 93-Year-Old Former Nazi Concentration Camp Guard on Accessory to Murder Charges. A German court has convicted a former Nazi guard on more than 5,000 counts of accessory to murder at the Stutthof concentration camp, where he served as a guard in the final months of World War II. The 93-year-old former SS private Bruno Dey was convicted of 5,232 counts of accessory to murder, equal to the number of people believed to have been killed at Stutthof during his service there in 1944 and 1945, and one count of accessory to attempted murder.
Nick Tsagaris-Health Authorities Apologise for Long Wait to be Tested for Coronavirus in Batemans Bay. The people of Batemans Bay have barely had a chance to come up for air this year. Last summer’s bushfires were the worst the town has seen. Nick Tsagaris-Health Authorities Apologise for Long Wait to be Tested for Coronavirus in Batemans Bay. Nick Tsagaris-JobKeeper and JobSeeker Extended for Months But Rates Cut and Eligibility Tightened. Payments will be cut, but unemployed Australians and workers on the Federal Government’s coronavirus wage subsidy program will continue to receive support beyond the planned JobSeeker and JobKeeper end date. Nick Tsagaris-UK Secures 90 Million Doses of Potential Coronavirus Vaccine. The United Kingdom will receive 90 million doses of possible coronavirus vaccines after the Government signed two deals.
The Ministry of Business announced it had agreements with French group Valneva and an alliance between companies Pfizer Inc and BioNTech. Nick Tsagaris-Central Coast Houses in Danger of Collapse as Large Swell Causes Unprecedented Coastal Erosion. Nick Tsagaris-Paramedic's Fight Against Coronavirus Gets Personal After Contracting It. Nick Tsagaris-'Possible' new coronavirus case identified in traveller who returned to SA. Nick Tsagaris-Four New Schools Worth $245m to Be Built in Queensland by 2023.
Nick Tsagaris-Richmond Star Bachar Houli Urges Muslim Community to Get Tested for Coronavirus After Mother's Diagnosis. Nick Tsagaris-West Coast Eagles Thump Adelaide Crows as Nic Naitanui Wins His Battle With Reilly O'Brien — and Gifts Him a New Phone. Nick Tsagaris-NT Health Authorities Reassure Territorians After US Marine Tests Positive to Coronavirus. Nick Tsagaris-All the Caravans Were Heading the Other Way as This Grey Nomad Drove to Victoria. Nick Tsagaris-One Day After a Negative Coronavirus Test, This 23yo Melbourne Man Was in Emergency With the Virus. Nick Tsagaris-As Melbourne Goes into Coronavirus Lockdown, it's a Sign it Could Happen Anywhere in Australia.
Nick Tsagaris-Coronavirus update: Indonesia Records Its Deadliest Day, Spain Reimposes Lockdown As cases Surge. Nick Tsagaris-Donald Trump Says He's Now Open to Masks, But It May Be Too Late to Stop America's Coronavirus Disaster. Nick Tsagaris-Arsenal signs Matildas Vice-Captain Steph Catley in FA Women's Super League. Nick Tsagaris-Bunnings Stops Selling Native Timber From State-Owned VicForests After Court Ruling. Nick Tsagaris-Victorian Coronavirus Stay-At-Home Orders Reimposed Across Melbourne Hotspot Suburbs. Nick Tsagaris-Sydney Roosters are a Class Above this NRL Season, but Brisbane Broncos Need a Change of Mindset. Nick Tsagaris-US Coronavirus Cases Reach Biggest Single-Day Increase of Pandemic.
Nick Tsagaris-ABC Cuts to Factual Programming a Blow to Australian TV Industry, say Independent Producers. Nick Tsagaris-John Bolton says US Alliances May Not Survive a Second Term of President Donald Trump. Nick Tsagaris-Trust in China Has Plummeted in Recent Years, Poll of Australians Says. Nick Tsagaris-Woolworths Warehouse Automation set to Eliminate 700 Jobs in Sydney and Melbourne. Nick Tsagaris-NASCAR Says a Noose Was Found in the Garage Stall of Black Driver Bubba Wallace at a Race in Alabama. Nick Tsagaris-Melbourne AFL Clubs Should be Cautious Speculating on Future of Struggling Rivals. Nick Tsagaris-America's Current Coronavirus Situation Ahead of Donald Trump's First Campaign Rally Since Restrictions Were Imposed. Nick Tsagaris-Australian Borders Likely to Stay Closed Until Next Year, Tourism Minister Says. Nick Tsagaris-A Teenage Boy Has Been Stabbed to Death at Deer Park's Brimbank Shopping Centre.
Nick Tsagaris-Sydney Roosters Star James Tedesco Scores NRL Hat-Trick in 42-6 Thrashing of Bulldogs. Nick Tsagaris-More Black Lives Matter Rallies are Planned, But do Australians Have a Legal Right to Protest? Nick Tsagaris-Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un Unlikely to Improve Relations, North Korean State Media Says. Nick Tsagaris-US Coronavirus Cases hit 2 Million as Infection Rate Rises Slightly. Nick Tsagaris-South Korea to Charge Activists for Floating Balloons Carrying Leaflets To North Korea. Nick Tsagaris-Coronavirus Spread by People With no Symptoms Appears to be 'Very Rare' Says WHO Official.
Nick Tsagaris-Bristol Mayor says Edward Colston Statue's Destruction an 'iconic moment' For the City. Nick Tsagaris-Australians are Hurting From The Coronavirus-Led Recession, But We Fare Better Than Most Countries. Nick Tsagris-Before COVID-19 this Sydney Man Knew None of His Neighbours, Now he Knows his Whole Street. Nick Tsagaris-Coronavirus Renovation Package Welcomed by Building Industry — If it Avoids a Repeat of the Pink Batts 'Cowboys' Nick Tsagaris-Rugby Australia Axes More Than 40 Per Cent of Staff. Nick Tsagaris-Dow Jones Share Index Retreats Amid Rising US-China tensions, Trump Twitter crackdown. Nick Tsagaris-Boris Johnson's Top aide Dominic Cummings Committed 'Minor Breach' of Coronavirus Lockdown Rules, Durham Police Say.
Nick Tsagaris-Coronavirus Has Turned Retail Therapy Into Retail Anxiety — Keeping Customers Calm Will Be Key to Carrying On. Nick Tsagaris-Collingwood's Jordan De Goey Allegedly Caught Driving While Suspended And Using Phone Behind The Wheel. Nick Tsagaris-Neighbours, The Voice and Border Security screened in Pacific in $17m Soft-Power Push. Nick Tsagaris-Error in JobKeeper Coronavirus Payment will Provide Both Relief and Grief for the Federal Treasurer. Nick Tsagaris-Amidst the Coronavirus Pandemic and Heightened Global Tensions, China Makes its Move on Hong Kong. Nick Tsagaris-Coronavirus update: Donald Trump Unloads on China After They Attack US Support of Taiwan.
Nick Tsagaris-Coronavirus Combines with End to Interest-Only Home Loans in Big Hit Coming For Investors, Experts Warn. Nick Tsagaris-Greg Hunt 'Expects' Push for Coronavirus Probe to be Endorsed by WHA. Nick Tsagaris-Bridget McKenzie Says Public Servants Never Raised Concerns About Sports Grants Program. Nick Tsagaris-Kabul Maternity Clinic Death Toll Rises to 24, as Anxious Relatives Await News of Loved Ones. Nick Tsagaris-Gold Coast Titans Players Given Until Thursday to Agree to Have Flu Vaccination to Get Approval to Train and Play.
Nick Tsagaris-Abbey is One of Half a Dozen Women Who Have Given Birth in Australia Under Suspicion of Having Coronavirus. Nick Tsagaris-How Coronavirus Restrictions Have Given Us a New Spin on Language. Nick Tsagaris-Tokyo Olympics Could be The Greatest Ever After the Coronavirus Pandemic, Says AOC President John Coates. Nick Tsagaris-Australia's Chief Veterinary Officer Calls for New Regulations on Wildlife Markets to Prevent Future pandemics. Nick Tsagaris-Researchers Find New Coronavirus Strain 'More Contagious', Potentially Impacting COVID-19 Vaccine Search. Nick Tsagaris-Coronavirus Pandemic Homeless Program Hotels with Heart Abandoned in Perth After 'Setbacks' Nick Tsagaris-India's COVID-19 health workers Showered in Flower Petals as Military Thanks 'Warriors' Nick Tsagaris-This is What the Return of Australian Sport Might Look Like When Coronavirus Restrictions Lift. Nick Tsagaris-Donald Trump Just Blamed China for His re-Election Woes. But Will He Back Australia's Call For a Coronavirus Probe?
Nick Tsagaris-Donald Trump Won't be Extending US Social Distancing Guidelines as Coronavirus Deaths Pass 60,000. Nick Tsagaris - What is Kawasaki disease, what are the symptoms and is it linked to coronavirus? Nick Tsagaris - NRL announces 20-round season, grand final to be played on October 25. Nick Tsagaris-How Shinzo Abe has Fumbled Japan's Coronavirus Response. Nick Tsagaris-CCC head John McKechnie Ppears Headed for the Exit in a Big Blow for Premier Mark McGowan. Nickk Tsagaris-Police Investigate Graffiti at Home of Porsche Driver Richard Pusey, Who Was at Scene of Police Deaths. Nick Tsagaris-New Zealand Wants Coronavirus Elimination, Australia Wants COVID-19 'Suppression' — But Can We Have Both?
Nick Tsagaris-Cats Can Get Coronavirus and Should be Separated From Owners Who Test Positive, Chief Vet Says. Nick Tsagars-COVID-19 Cost More Than 700,000 Australians Their Jobs in Just a Week. Nick Tsagaris-Jacinda Ardern Announces New Zealand will Relax Coronavirus Lockdown to Level three Next Week. Nick Tsagaris-China's Wuhan Revises up Total Coronavirus Death Toll by 1,290 — a 50 Per Cent Increase. Nick Tsagaris-Countries With no Reported Cases of Coronavirus May be Due to Censorship, or Absence of Disease: Expert.