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Victoria is ramping up coronavirus testing, as a rise in cases there forces other states and territories to review plans to re-open their borders. There were long lines at testing stations in Melbourne yesterday, as the city tries to control transmission in six designated hotspots.
The last 24 hours has seen the single biggest daily jump in the numbers of COVID-19 infections according to the World Health Organisation. 183 thousand cases have been reported in a single day. More than one quarter of those are from Brazil alone. This comes as the world passes another grim milestone with more than 9 million people now testing positive to coronavirus.
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus: All countries are facing a delicate balance between protecting their people while minimizing their social and economy damage.
The legal community has been stunned by a high court investigation finding former judge Dyson Heydon sexually harassed six former associates. Chief justice Susan Kiefel revealed the findings of the inquiry in a statement yesterday, saying the court was "ashamed". The independent probe found the sexual harassment had occured during Mr Heydon's time on the high court bench between 2003 and 2013. Mr Heydon has emphatically denied the allegations, saying the investigation was conducted by a public servant — not a lawyer or a judge — and didn't have investigative powers.
