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Good result this today for NSW. Feel like these numbers are going to bounce around for quite some time though.
If they are a few days behind in testing, then this is the weekend dip
Then again maybe the restrictions are starting to work. I doubt it though.partly from last weekend with the spike reflective of the current situation to come shortly
While people like Morrison believe that people who require government support are immoral and at fault themselves we'll keep seeing this. If they want people to stay at home and stop transmission there has to be more than the army on the streets. If people can't pay rent or put food on the table they'll be forced into dangerous situations.Just wow. People are stupid.
Still looks pretty rare to me, bit more time in the oven should fix that.Hazzard is cooked man
It is not ok that they not care about the rest of us and only their family and loved ones.
"Not at an organised pace but with a sense of urgency"
Did Gladys misspeak there or is she an idiot?
So yes Gladys you are stealing vaccines from Regional NSW. Thankyou for your honesty.
Maybe if they tried this in Bondi when it all kicked off they might have had a point.FMD, never thought I would see this in AUS.
Army to begin patrolling Sydney COVID hotspots to enforce lockdown rules
By Alison Xiao
View attachment 1191004
An ADF soldier on patrol with police in Sydney during a previous lockdown in April 2020.
Hundreds of soldiers will arrive in Sydney today to help police crack down on residents flouting stay-at-home restrictions amid rising case numbers.
Key points:
Three hundred military personnel will undergo training over the weekend before hitting the streets with police on Monday to ensure residents are complying with the health orders.
- Soldiers will begin door-knocking residents on Monday
- They will not be carrying weapons while patrolling Sydney's streets
- Cumberland's Mayor says putting troops on the streets is "extreme"
NSW Police Minister David Elliott said the deployment was necessary because a small minority of people thought "the rules didn't apply to them".
He told Channel Nine that the Australian Defence Force (ADF) officers would be paired with members of NSW Police.
"It will be imminent to see the 300 soldiers on the street," he said.
LIVE UPDATES: Read our blog for the latest news on the COVID-19 pandemic
"It's no different to what we saw in Melbourne last year where the police worked hand in glove with the military to ensure they could have that intelligence-based compliance checks done quickly and swiftly."
NSW police and Australian Defence Force soldiers patrol Sydney streets on a previous joint operation in April 2020.
Mr Elliott said the federal government first offered military help on July 7 but up until now the government hadn't thought it necessary.
But yesterday, as case numbers rose dramatically, the NSW Police Commissioner Mick Fuller formally requested help from the ADF in enforcing Sydney's lockdown.
Commissioner Fuller said the ADF assistance would allow police to double the number of house calls they can make in the eight local government areas (LGAs) of concern.
"There's 2,000 doors we have to knock so to bring Defence in made logistical sense," he said.
"We can double the amount of checks we do in a day by doing a police officer with a member of the ADF.
"They don't come with powers and they won't be carrying firearms but they come with an enormous amount of training, very disciplined, they understand the task."
Commissioner Fuller said police had been stretched across a number of COVID-19 operations and this was an opportunity to bring in more resources to help maintain public safety in NSW.
Defence Minister Peter Dutton said the ADF officers would act as a "force multiplier" to increase police presence around affected areas.
More than 200 military personnel are already deployed in NSW, working in hotel quarantine and at Sydney Airport.
Cumberland Mayor Steve Christou said deploying the ADF to Western Sydney was an extreme measure and a sign the state government had “lost complete control”.
“The army’s here to defend its people not to be used against them,” he said.
“The army should have been brought in weeks ago to help with other measures; they could have helped with the delivery of the vaccines and the roll out, Meals on Wheels and other logistics.
“To bring them out as a secondary police measure because of the circumstances that the state government has created upon itself is a sign that they’ve lost complete control of this."
Some community groups have also raised concerns about the military presence.
"The impact to mental health is really connected to how they're perceived," said Jorge Aroche, from the NSW Service for Torture and Trauma Survivors.
"I think every effort is to be made (to ensure) we are doing this to assist the population and not as a punitive measure."
Mr Elliott said people should not be fearful of ADF officers, who he said had been helping with bushfire recovery efforts since late 2019.
"It shouldn't be intimidating … you'd be surprised how regularly [the military] is used," he said.
FMD, never thought I would see this in AUS.
Army to begin patrolling Sydney COVID hotspots to enforce lockdown rules
By Alison Xiao
View attachment 1191004
An ADF soldier on patrol with police in Sydney during a previous lockdown in April 2020.
Hundreds of soldiers will arrive in Sydney today to help police crack down on residents flouting stay-at-home restrictions amid rising case numbers.
Key points:
Three hundred military personnel will undergo training over the weekend before hitting the streets with police on Monday to ensure residents are complying with the health orders.
- Soldiers will begin door-knocking residents on Monday
- They will not be carrying weapons while patrolling Sydney's streets
- Cumberland's Mayor says putting troops on the streets is "extreme"
NSW Police Minister David Elliott said the deployment was necessary because a small minority of people thought "the rules didn't apply to them".
He told Channel Nine that the Australian Defence Force (ADF) officers would be paired with members of NSW Police.
"It will be imminent to see the 300 soldiers on the street," he said.
LIVE UPDATES: Read our blog for the latest news on the COVID-19 pandemic
"It's no different to what we saw in Melbourne last year where the police worked hand in glove with the military to ensure they could have that intelligence-based compliance checks done quickly and swiftly."
NSW police and Australian Defence Force soldiers patrol Sydney streets on a previous joint operation in April 2020.
Mr Elliott said the federal government first offered military help on July 7 but up until now the government hadn't thought it necessary.
But yesterday, as case numbers rose dramatically, the NSW Police Commissioner Mick Fuller formally requested help from the ADF in enforcing Sydney's lockdown.
Commissioner Fuller said the ADF assistance would allow police to double the number of house calls they can make in the eight local government areas (LGAs) of concern.
"There's 2,000 doors we have to knock so to bring Defence in made logistical sense," he said.
"We can double the amount of checks we do in a day by doing a police officer with a member of the ADF.
"They don't come with powers and they won't be carrying firearms but they come with an enormous amount of training, very disciplined, they understand the task."
Commissioner Fuller said police had been stretched across a number of COVID-19 operations and this was an opportunity to bring in more resources to help maintain public safety in NSW.
Defence Minister Peter Dutton said the ADF officers would act as a "force multiplier" to increase police presence around affected areas.
More than 200 military personnel are already deployed in NSW, working in hotel quarantine and at Sydney Airport.
Cumberland Mayor Steve Christou said deploying the ADF to Western Sydney was an extreme measure and a sign the state government had “lost complete control”.
“The army’s here to defend its people not to be used against them,” he said.
“The army should have been brought in weeks ago to help with other measures; they could have helped with the delivery of the vaccines and the roll out, Meals on Wheels and other logistics.
“To bring them out as a secondary police measure because of the circumstances that the state government has created upon itself is a sign that they’ve lost complete control of this."
Some community groups have also raised concerns about the military presence.
"The impact to mental health is really connected to how they're perceived," said Jorge Aroche, from the NSW Service for Torture and Trauma Survivors.
"I think every effort is to be made (to ensure) we are doing this to assist the population and not as a punitive measure."
Mr Elliott said people should not be fearful of ADF officers, who he said had been helping with bushfire recovery efforts since late 2019.
"It shouldn't be intimidating … you'd be surprised how regularly [the military] is used," he said.
But but Bondi are exempt from any covid measure dont you know.Maybe if they tried this in Bondi when it all kicked off they might have had a point.
being prepped as an escape goat for the teflon GladimiaHazzard is cooked man
or down to Bondi
Maybe if they tried this in Bondi when it all kicked off they might have had a point.