Chief Medical Officer Brendan Murphy says two modelling papers that have guided the national cabinet's decision-making will be released to the public later today.
The global death toll from coronavirus has passed 69,000. There are more than 1.2 million known cases of infection, while more than 259,000 people have recovered, according to the Johns Hopkins University tally
Attorney-General Christian Porter has said the JobKeeper payment will not be extended to casuals other than those who have worked for 12 months with a single employer Chief Medical Officer Brendan Murphy explains the modelling which is set to be released later on Tuesday.He said they were based on countries which have had a significantly worse experience that Australia, while the country was going through "very impressive reductions in growth and transmissions".
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