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10.22pm BST
Good morning,
The inquiry into the failure in Melbourne’s hotel quarantine system will begin today. For weeks, Victorian premier Daniel Andrews has been deferring questions on what went wrong with the system, saying that will be a matter for the inquiry. Today the inquiry chair, former judge Jennifer Coate AO and the senior counsel assisting, Tony Neal QC, will give their opening statements, but no witnesses will be called. The inquiry begins at 10am, and will be streamed online here.
No. No mask required at home or solo in your car. But please be patient as we get all the FAQs done and online. This isn’t even in effect yet and not enforced until Wednesday.
I think enforcement should be the last resort, I think everybody in the community should do the right thing or want to do the right thing.
Continue reading…Investigation into how infection control breaches are believed to have led to a Covid-19 outbreak starts today. Follow all the latest news and updates, liveFollow the global live blogVictoria: three more deaths and 363 new cases reported as masks made mandatory in MelbourneWhat you need to know about Melbourne’s stage three lockdown rulesMelbourne map: where Covid-19 cases are rising or fallingSign up for Guardian Australia’s coronavirus email 10.22pm BSTGood morning,The inquiry into the failure in Melbourne’s hotel quarantine system will begin today. For weeks, Victorian premier Daniel Andrews has been deferring questions on what went wrong with the system, saying that will be a matter for the inquiry. Today the inquiry chair, former judge Jennifer Coate AO and the senior counsel assisting, Tony Neal QC, will give their opening statements, but no witnesses will be called. The inquiry begins at 10am, and will be streamed online here.No. No mask required at home or solo in your car. But please be patient as we get all the FAQs done and online. This isn’t even in effect yet and not enforced until Wednesday.I think enforcement should be the last resort, I think everybody in the community should do the right thing or want to do the right thing. Continue reading…