{"id":70693,"date":"2021-08-06T14:37:47","date_gmt":"2021-08-06T14:37:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/?p=70693"},"modified":"2021-08-06T23:51:22","modified_gmt":"2021-08-06T23:51:22","slug":"prime-minister-media-statement-national-cabinet-statement-friday-6-august-2021-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/prime-minister-media-statement-national-cabinet-statement-friday-6-august-2021-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Prime Minister &#8211; Media Statement &#8211; National Cabinet Statement &#8211; Friday 6 August 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #003366;\">UNOFFICIAL<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong> <img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-70694\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Prime-Minister-Media-Statement-National-Cabinet-Statement-Friday-6-August-2021.jpg\" alt=\"Prime Minister - Media Statement - National Cabinet Statement - Friday 6 August 2021\" width=\"121\" height=\"90\" \/><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #000000;\"><strong>The Hon. Scott Morrison MP<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Prime Minister<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #000000;\"><strong>MEDIA STATEMENT<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Friday 6 August 2021<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #000080;\"><strong>NATIONAL CABINET STATEMENT<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">The National Cabinet met today for the 50th time to discuss Australia\u2019s COVID-19 response, recent outbreaks of COVID-19 and the Australian COVID-19 Vaccine Strategy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">National Cabinet continues to work together to address issues and find solutions for the health and economic consequences of COVID-19.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Since the beginning of the pandemic there have been 35,688 confirmed cases in Australia and, sadly, 932 people have died. More than 26.1 million tests have been undertaken. Testing has increased nationally over recent days with 1,289,345 million tests reported in the past 7 days.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Globally there have been over 200.8 million cases and sadly over 4.2 million deaths, with 580,293 new cases and 9,681 deaths reported in the last 24 hours. The COVID-19 pandemic continues to surge in many countries around the world.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Australia\u2019s COVID-19 vaccine rollout continues to expand. To date 13.2 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in Australia, including a record 240,039 in the previous 24 hours.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">In the previous 7 days, more than 1.2 million vaccines have been administered in Australia. More than 43 per cent of the Australian population aged 16 years and over have now had a first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, including over 67.7 per cent of over 50 year olds and more than 80.5 per cent of over 70 year olds.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">More than 21.3 per cent of Australians aged 16 years and over are now fully vaccinated including more than 30.2 per cent of over 50 year olds and more than 45.8 per cent of Australians over 70 years of age.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Chief Medical Officer Professor Paul Kelly provided an update on current outbreaks of COVID-19. The Chief Medical Officer has announced a number of hotspots across Australia in Greater Sydney, the Hunter, South East Queensland and Greater Melbourne.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">National Cabinet noted the support package agreed between the Commonwealth and the Victorian Government to progress COVID-19 Disaster Payments and business payments during the current outbreak.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Lieutenant General John Frewen, Coordinator-General of Operation COVID Shield, provided an update on the vaccine rollout.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">All leaders reiterated the importance of Australians, especially those in vulnerable groups, to get a COVID-19 vaccination. Both the AstraZeneca and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines are registered for use in Australia and are proven to be effective in preventing serious illness and death, as well as limiting transmission.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">National Cabinet noted the bring forward of additional Pfizer vaccines in hotspot areas in respect of the current NSW and Queensland Hotspot areas. A separate request has today been received by Operation COVID Shield from Victoria.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">National Cabinet agreed to meet next on Friday, 13 August 2021.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>National Plan to Transition Australia\u2019s COVID-19 Response<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">National Cabinet fully agreed to the four-step National Plan (<u>attached<\/u>) to transition Australia\u2019s National COVID-19 Response. The National Plan provides a graduated pathway to transition Australia\u2019s COVID-19 response from its current pre-vaccination settings focused on continued suppression of community transmission, to post-vaccination settings focused on public health management of COVID-19 is consistent with other infectious diseases.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">The National Plan will move between phases once Australia reaches key vaccination thresholds &#8211; moving to Phase B once 70 per cent of the Australian population 16 years of age and older is fully vaccinated and Phase C once 80 per cent fully vaccinated threshold is met.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><u>Doherty Modelling<\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">National Cabinet agreed to further analysis under the National Plan to transition Australia\u2019s National COVID-19 Response, with the Doherty Institute to model optimisation of the public health measures and managing outbreak responses and scenarios to support vulnerable cohorts and areas with low vaccination uptake.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><u>Rapid Antigen Test<\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">National Cabinet noted that polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing will continue to be the priority testing method for Australia\u2019s health response to COVID-19<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">National Cabinet agreed to commence further work on the use of Rapid Antigen Tests, including their potential use under Phase B and Phase C of the National Plan to Transition Australia\u2019s COVID-19 Response.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Through Phase A, Rapid Antigen Tests may continue to be used by industry and through targeted trials as per advice of the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA).<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Employee Vaccinations<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">National Cabinet received a briefing from the Solicitor General on the use of vaccinations in the workplace.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Australia\u2019s policy remains that vaccines should be voluntary and free.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Businesses have a legal obligation to keep their workplaces safe and to eliminate or minimise so far as \u2018reasonably practicable\u2019 the risk of exposure to COVID-19.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">In general, in the absence of a State or Territory public health order or a requirement in an employment contract or industrial instrument, an employer can only mandate that an employee be vaccinated through a lawful and reasonable direction.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Decisions to require COVID-19 vaccinations for employees will be a matter for individual business, taking into account their particular circumstances and their obligations under safety, anti-discrimination and privacy laws.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Businesses are encouraged to review guidance provided by the Fair Work Ombudsman and Safe Work Australia in considering what directions may be lawful and reasonable, and the approach to keeping workplaces safe through the use of vaccinations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Women\u2019s Safety and Economic Security<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">National Cabinet agreed on a Nationally Consistent Framework for Measuring Progress of Women\u2019s Economic Security. The Reporting Framework will provide a roadmap for the Commonwealth, State and Territory Governments to highlight their existing measures, identify gaps and plan future investments to improve women\u2019s economic security.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">All states and territories have now provided their responses to the Sex Discrimination Commissioner\u2019s Respect@Work Report, along with a summary of their support for women\u2019s economic security, and all governments continue their important work on developing the next National Plan to End Violence Against Women and Children.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>[ENDS]<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Media Contacts:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Rosa Stathis, 0417 669 223<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>The Hon. Scott Morrison MP, Sydney<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Press Office of the Hon. Scott Morrison MP, Prime Minister, Canberra<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><object class=\"vanilla-pdf-embed\" data=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/National-Plan-to-transition-Australias-National-COVID-19-Response-6-August-2021.pdf#page=1&#038;view=FitH\" type=\"application\/pdf\" width=\"100%\" height=\"500em\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/National-Plan-to-transition-Australias-National-COVID-19-Response-6-August-2021.pdf\">Download the PDF file .<\/a><\/p><\/object><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UNOFFICIAL The Hon. 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