Tuesday: Victoria and NSW take different paths on freedoms for unvaccinated residents. Plus: how to take better bird photos
Good morning. State premiers are at odds over Covid reopening plans as vaccination rates give light at the end of the tunnel to Australians in lockdown. The debate over the country’s climate goals deepen. And an expert bird photographer shares his tips amid the excitement of the 2021 Australian bird of the year competition.
Fully vaccinated residents in New South Wales can look forward to the end of lockdown on 11 October, when 70% of the adult state’s population is expected to have received two doses of a Covid vaccine. NSW’s reopening will be split into three stages: 70% vaccination coverage, 80% vaccination coverage, and a third and final stage, set for 1 December, when unvaccinated residents will enjoy the same level of freedom as vaccinated people. The same cannot be said for Victoria’s unvaccinated residents. Victorian premier Daniel Andrews stated point-blank that he would not be replicating New South Wales’s roadmap as it would remove motivation to get the jab. Despite the differences in each state’s roadmaps, both have been criticised for the “glaring omission” of details about freedoms for those in aged care.
Continue reading...source https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/sep/28/morning-mail-states-diverge-on-covid-roadmaps-climate-target-debate-bird-photography-tips
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