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What we learned today, Saturday 13 November
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And with that, we will wrap up the blog for today. Here is what went down:
Flood warnings were issued for areas around the Lachlan River and Dubbo in NSW and for the Mitchell River in Victoria’s Gippsland region, with flash flooding still likely.
Australia has been accused of “hiding” at the Cop26 Glasgow summit, while opposing a deal that would keep alive hopes of limiting global heating to 1.5C.
NSW recorded 250 new local cases, and no deaths. Victoria recorded 1,221 new cases and four deaths. The ACT recorded 11 new cases.
Vaccinated international students entering NSW will not have to quarantine when they return to the state next month.
Thousands of protesters descended on the Melbourne CBD today, demonstrating against new pandemic powers and vaccine mandates.
A new Blue Mountains conservation area has been approved by the NSW government.
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Victoria police have just confirmed in a statement that no arrests were made at today’s protest despite “significant numbers in attendance”:
Police responded to protest activity in the Melbourne CBD on Saturday, 13 November.
Despite significant numbers in attendance, the protest was peaceful with no arrests made.06:23
So earlier today, the former Liberal-turned-United Australia MP Craig Kelly spoke to protesters in Melbourne, and oh boy.
Here are some choice quotes, as reported by the Herald Sun:
I have decided to take a stand like many of you have here today – I hear you.
We are no longer governed for the people or by the people.
I stand with all those who stand for freedom.
In Australia you can inject a 12-year-old child with Moderna vaccine.
In so many other countries – Denmark, Italy, Sweden, Finland – you can’t.
We’re being governed by insane medical bureaucrats.
We have a lot of fights ahead of us, the most important fight is to protect our children.
You can read more on the protests at the yarn below:
Related: Melbourne protests: prop gallows seen as thousands march against Victoria’s Covid powers
Australia accused of ‘hiding’ while opposing Cop26 deal
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Australia has been accused of “hiding” at the Cop26 Glasgow summit, while opposing a deal that would keep alive hopes of limiting global heating to 1.5C.
Australia is one of several nations that do not support an agreement that would see all countries return to the negotiating table with stronger commitments next year.
Several sources have told the Guardian Australia that the Morrison government was opposed to parts of an updated draft negotiating text released on Friday by the British hosts of the summit that would be crucial to maintain a chance of limiting global average heating since the industrial revolution to 1.5C.
You can read more on the crucial story from Adam Morton here:
Related: Cop26: Australia accused of ‘hiding’ while opposing deal needed to limit catastrophic climate breakdown
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Good afternoon, Mostafa Rachwani with you this afternoon, a quick thanks to Matilda Boseley for her stellar work this morning.
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With that, I shall leave you for the day. But never fear, you are in safe hands with the fantastic Mostafa Rachwani, who will guide you through the afternoon!
04:42
A major flood warning has been issued for Avon River, near the regional Victorian towns of Stratford and Bairnsdale.
This Major Flood Warning is being issued for the Avon River. Moderate flooding is occurring along the Avon River at Stratford. Major flooding possible at Stratford from Saturday afternoon.
The Avon River at Stratford is currently at 6.08 metres and rising.https://t.co/J7KJ4yNQlz pic.twitter.com/J299LOVdg6
— VicEmergency (@vicemergency) November 13, 2021
04:32 Lane Sainty
From iconic bushranger Ned Kelly to serial killer Ivan Milat, the promise of cash to solve crimes has long been a feature of Australian policing.
Each year rewards large and small are offered across the country, usually for information leading to a conviction, and often years, if not decades, after the crime.
But these conventions were turned on their head by the case of four-year-old Cleo Smith, who disappeared from her family’s tent at an isolated West Australian campground in the early hours of 16 October. Six days after she went missing, the state government announced a $1m reward for information on Cleo’s location, or that led to the arrest and conviction of her abductor.
‘Our little girl is back’: Cleo Smith’s family thank WA police in first public statementRead more
“That’s not normal,” former detective inspector Terry Goldsworthy tells Guardian Australia. “It’s highly unusual, in that it’s done at the start of the investigation.”
You can read the full story below:
Related: ‘You just don’t know who’s going to come forward’: why do police offer rewards?
04:17
Floodwaters in Dubbo have now engulfed the Tamworth Street bridge.
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