Victoria has recorded 165 new cases of COVID-19 over the past 24 hours, including at a school, hospitals and retirement homes.
revealed the Victorian government used security guards working on the botched hotel quarantine program toNearly 1300 guards were on the books of the Working for Victoria program, despite being privately hired.Victoria's Police Association had"absolutely no issue" with the Australia Defence Force providing security at quarantine hotels"I’ve got a view, come one, come all," police union secretary Wayne Gatt said.
"Well, we've put in place JobKeeper, we've provided JobSeeker. These are the supports that the government has provided, which are at record levels," Mr Morrison said. "And we will continue to provide that. I mean, during the course particularly of these next six weeks, that is entirely within the current set of arrangements for JobSeeker and for JobKeeper. And so that support will continue.
District Officer Chief Superintendent Mark Wheeler said they had already seen up to 100,000 vehicles a day through the five road checkpoints in that region.From noon on Friday, travellers from every state except Victoria will be able to enter with a valid border declaration — carrying a $4000 fine for false information — stating they had not been in the hotspot within the past 14 days. All others will be refused entry with no option to quarantine.
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