Watch live: Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt is due to address the media shortly. He will be joined by Australia’s Chief Medical Officer, Professor Paul Kelly covid COVID19Vic
Labor leader Anthony Albanese has set a new target to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 43 per cent by 2030 if he wins the next election, clearing the policy with senior colleagues ahead of a meeting of MPs to confirm the plan.Dominic Lorrimer
Meanwhile, Australia’s Chief Medical Officer, Professor Paul Kelly, says there is no change to the booster shot program for the wider population off the back of the Omicron coronavirus variant – for now. In terms of vaccines, the Victorian government says 91 per cent of residents aged 12 and up are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.The state has reported 337 new cases of COVID-19 and zero deaths.There are 140 coronavirus patients in hospital with the virus. Of those, 25 are in intensive care.
In response to the new variant, the Australian government has delayed the resumption of international travel for eligible visa holders as well as closing borders to several southern African countries. The changes were made after SA recorded 18 cases of COVID-19 yesterday. The majority of those cases are linked to a school reunion, with former SA premier Jay Weatherill caught up in the cluster.
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