Premier GladysB says she will not rule out locking-down border towns if the permit system proves too difficult to police.
Premier Gladys Berejiklian says she will not rule out locking-down border towns if the permit system proves too difficult to police. More than 50,000 travel permits have been issued since New South Wales closed its border with Victoria.
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NSW govt flags tough new restrictions on travel, gatherings | Sky News AustraliaThe New South Wales government has warned it is prepared to enforce tough new restrictions on travel and gatherings as the risk of contagion grows, saying 'if the government has to take further action we will'. \n\nPremier Gladys Berejiklian issued the warning on Wednesday, telling residents, particularly those near the Victorian border, to stay home. \n\nShe also asked that all NSW residents refrain from visiting border towns “unless you absolutely have to”. \n\n“The probability of contagion in NSW given what’s happening in Victoria is extremely high, the probability that we need to be tougher on those border restrictions is extremely high,” she said. \n\n“We can certainly control what happens on our side of the border [but] we can’t control what’s happened on the other side of the border. \n\n“We are in a high-risk situation and I don’t want to see the good work we’ve done in NSW undone and I issue a warning that if the government has to take further action we will.” \n\nThe Premier also flagged potential changes to NSW gathering restrictions “to ensure additional safety”. \n\nImage: News Corp Australia
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Man arrested for trying to cross NSW-Vic border | Sky News AustraliaA man has been arrested after attempting to cross the New South Wales and Victoria border without a permit.\n\nHe was arrested shortly after 11am on Wednesday in Corowa when a car with Victorian number plates attempted to enter New South Wales.\n\nOfficers from the Murray River police district spoke with the driver who allegedly declared his intention to cross the border despite not having a valid exemption.\n\nHe was then arrested and taken to Albury Police Station and is assisting police with enquiries.\n
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NSW-Vic border closure could 'knock' one per cent off national economy | Sky News AustraliaThe impact of the New South Wales and Victoria border closure will be felt most in the sectors which were affected back in March and April, resulting in a weakened national economy, according to AMP Chief Economist Shane Oliver.\n\nThe border between Australia’s biggest states will close at midnight on Tuesday in a bid to contain the spread of the coronavirus.\n\n“Hospitality, retail and property markets are at the front line here,” Mr Oliver told Sky News.\n\n“And they’re going to feel the impacts the worst.\n\n“And that’s going to have an impact nationally, as Victoria is about 30 per cent of the country’s economy.\n\n“Maybe the Victorian economy has recovered about two or three per cent of the big slump we saw in March and April.\n\n“But I suspect this will get those gains up again.\n\n“And that’s going to knock maybe up to one per cent off the Australian economy.”\n
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Australia needs a 'national plan' to deal with Melbourne's COVID outbreak | Sky News AustraliaThe recent surge in COVID-19 cases in Victoria highlights need for a cohesive, national economic recovery plan, according to Centre Alliance Senator Rex Patrick.\n\nPremier Daniel Andrews has confirmed 134 new coronavirus cases in Victoria in the past 24 hours, 75 of which are from public housing towers across Melbourne.\n\nUnder the state's new lockdown measures - set to come into full force at midnight tonight - the state will remain closed for up to six weeks before the government considers easing restrictions.\n\nAs a result of the surging number of COVID cases in Melbourne, the border between New South Wales and Victoria will close at midnight on Tuesday.\n\nWith Victoria responsible for more than 20 per cent of Australia's GDP, the need for national economic recovery plan plan is pressing, Mr Patrick told Sky News.\n\n“One of the problems we’ve got is that we’re not seeing an integrated plan, something that looks at all aspects including infrastructure as a mechanism for growth, having some elements of manufacturing encouraged for value add and self-reliance,' he said.\n\n“We need to look at this as a national issue and we need to focus on solutions.\n\n “We need to be looking right across the spectrum at the entire package. \n\n“We need an integrated plan.”\n\n
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Mark Vincent 'one of the greatest voices Australia has produced': Alan Jones | Sky News AustraliaSky News host Alan Jones says Mark Vincent is 'one of the greatest voices this country has produced' as the tenor spoke about the impacts of COVID-19 on the industry and his album which was the highest selling ARIA Classical Crossover album of 2017.\n\nDiscussing the impacts of coronavirus and lockdowns on the performing arts, Mr Vincent said 'it's been terrible'. \n\nHe said 'it's been devastating' but he is trying to remain positive about what's happened. \n\nMr Jones said Mark Vincent has 'gone on to become a success story like no other'. \n\nImage: News Corp Australia
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People living in border towns 'will receive an enormous amount of discretion' | Sky News AustraliaNSW Police Commissioner Mick Fuller says whenever police have had the lead in New South Wales 'we've got the job done' amid impending border lockdowns between the state and Victoria. \n\nHundreds of NSW Police officers will be sent to the border in a bid to stop Melbourne's second coronavirus wave spreading north. \n\nThe closure - which will take effect from midnight - is expected to pose problems for twin-city communities such as Albury-Wodonga. \n\n'I feel as though the approach NSW Police have been a fair and reasonable one,' Commissioner Fuller told Sky News host Alan Jones. \n\nHe said in terms of the border towns, there will be an 'enormous amount of discretion for people' in those towns to cross. \n\n'Those border towns, we have written the order so they can continue to cross those borders'. \n\nImage: News Corp Australia
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