1 Jul 2020

Australia correspondent Chris Niesche

From Nine To Noon, 9:50 am on 1 July 2020

Australia correspondent Chris Niesche joins Lynn to talk about Victoria's lockdown that will take effect later tonight, and the inquiry into the state's management of hotel quarantine after a number of Covid cases were linked to control breaches. Australia is looking to recruit 500 new cyber spies in the wake of allegations of espionage activity and a breakdown in relations with Beijing. And Qantas boss Alan Joyce defends his remarks urging the government not to bail out Virgin Australia.

A long queue of cars wait at a drive-through COVID-19 testing site located in a shopping centre carpark in Melbourne.

Photo: AFP