Prime Minister ScottMorrisonMP is giving a live update on Australia's handling of the COVID-19 crisis.
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A year's worth of welfare claims made in six weeks: PM | Sky News AustraliaA year's worth of jobless claims have been made in the last six weeks, Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced. \n\nMr Morrison told reporters on Tuesday Services Australia has now processed 517,000 JobSeeker claims since lockdown measures began. \n\n“By the end of this week we will have processed as many JobSeeker claims in six weeks than we would normally do in the entirety of the year,” he said. \n\n“There is still work to do but having now eclipsed more than half a million people, that is obviously of great concern, that is half a million people who need that payment and support.”\n
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PM 'torn up' over funeral restrictions | Sky News AustraliaThe prime minister has expressed the distress he felt about imposing social distancing measures on people, especially limitations impacting funerals.\n\n'The one that really tears me up is how many people have had to deal with loved ones who have passed away and have had to go through with funerals with so few people... it's... let's look forward to the good days, hey mate?' Mr Morrison told Sky News host Paul Murray.\n\nMeantime, Agriculture Minister David Littleproud has sought international support for a scientific study into wet markets - believed to be the source of the coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan - during a phone hook-up with his G20 counterparts. \n\nMinister Littleproud expressed concerns about the impact wet markets had on biosecurity and human health. \n\nChina criticised Australia's call for an independent inquiry into the origins and spread of the virus but Prime Minister Scott Morrison stood firm, saying he had the support of international leaders. \n
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PM talks with Trump, Merkel, Macron about virus fallout, WHO futureScott Morrison has spoken with global leaders about the need for political transparency and improvements for global institutions such as WHO in their response to pandemics.
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PM Scott Morrison fights back tears in TV interviewScott Morrison became emotional during a TV interview overnight while speaking about the impact of social distancing restrictions on Aussies.
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PM talks with Bill Gates over World Health Organisation's future amid pandemicThe prime minister spoke with Mr Gates days after the Microsoft founder appealed for support for the embattled global health body.
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Live: NSW Now: Council votes to reopen Bondi, Bronte and Tamarama beaches to surfers and swimmersMORNING BRIEFING: Waverley Council votes to reopen three of Sydney's beaches with strict conditions, while Anglicare says it is struggling with staff shortages after the dead of a third resident at a Penrith aged care facility.
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