Controversial pandemic laws are being debated in the Victorian parliament as protesters maintain their presence outside, after several conducted a mock execution of the premier overnight.
Federal Member for the Queensland seat of Kennedy, Bob Katter, argues that Australians' human rights have been taken away in a bid to overcome Covid-19, but the virus crisis has worsened over that time instead of improving.
Canberrans are very public spirited, impressed authorities say. Over the last week, ACT Policing and ACT Emergency Services Agency (ESA) volunteers have rung thousands of people in isolation, pulled over hundreds of vehicles, and talked to a hundred-odd people in public – and found only two deliberate breaches of COVID protocol, both by Sydneysiders.
ACT Policing will continue to crack down on businesses not complying with COVID-19 directions, as restrictions are set to ease slightly in the ACT from Monday 10 August.
A 38-year-old Victorian man was fined and escorted to the NSW border on Saturday night, having been caught breaching the ACT’s COVID-19 health directions.
As the ACT welcomes another day with no new COVID-19 cases being recorded overnight, this is no time for complacency, warns Acting ACT Chief Health Officer Dr Vanessa Johnston.
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