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Australia news LIVE: NSW on high alert as two new local COVID-19 cases recorded in Sydney; Victoria restrictions to ease - The Sydney Morning Herald

Australia news LIVE: NSW on high alert as two new local COVID-19 cases recorded in Sydney; Victoria restrictions to ease - The Sydney Morning Herald

Australia news LIVE: NSW on high alert as two new local COVID-19 cases recorded in Sydney; Victoria restrictions to ease - The Sydney Morning Herald
Jun 16, 2021 2 mins, 39 secs

In his only sit down interview to wrap up his European trip, which included meetings with US President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Prime Minister Scott Morrison has said the federal election will be next year and warned of continuing uncertainty abroad about the coronavirus.

I’ve seen how busy you’ve been, and obviously it’s very important for an Australian Prime Minister to meet the US President and have that face-to-face.

New Zealand’s COVID-19 response minister Chris Hipkins announced on Thursday his government would extend the current pause to 11.59pm next Tuesday, June 22.

Mr Hipkins said all signs pointed to being able to lift the pause next week unless the situation in Melbourne changed.

“It has been determined that the risk to public health in New Zealand continues to decrease and, at this time, public health officials consider it unlikely there is further widespread community transmission in the state,” Mr Hipkins said in a statement.

Earlier this morning, she said if there were any holes in the state’s COVID response then “we need to plug them”.

There have also been instances where people who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 have later tested positive to the virus.

Assistant Industrial Relations Minister Amanda Stoker has accused Labor of trying to politicise the independent pay umpire’s minimum wage decision, which was released yesterday and will give the country’s lowest paid full timers an $18.80 weekly raise.

“Labor wanted to politicise this, they really wanted to make this a political issue that gets decided by politicians, how much wages you get to take home a week,” Senator Stoker said.

“We always have to be careful that, in helping, at least at a surface level one group, we don’t in fact have unintended consequences that happen,” Senator Stoker said.

Looking ahead this morning there’s plenty happening in Federal Parliament.

Acting Prime Minister Michael McCormack at Parliament House yesterday.Credit:Alex Ellinghausen.

The Prime Minister is on his way back from his European trip, leaving deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack still in charge.

I’m sure we’ll see more questions from Labor to the Nationals leader on whether the federal government is doing much about the mice plague that’s causing a lot of distress in regional Australia.

Speaking to Sky News on Thursday morning, Senator Lambie said she had a good relationship with Superannuation Minister Jane Hume’s office and, while she was still waiting to see amendments from the federal government, backed steps to improve the super sector.

The Your Future, Your Super package is expected to go to a vote this morning in the Senate following months of fierce debate between the federal government and Labor about how the reforms should be implemented.

Premier Gladys Berejiklian expects testing rates in Sydney’s east to “go through the roof” today after two cases of COVID-19 emerged yesterday

Speaking this morning at a press conference, she said she had not been made aware of any new cases since last night

Responding to reports the first case, who transported international air crew, was not vaccinated, Ms Berejiklian said she was expecting to be updated on the matter later this morning

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