19 Aug 2020

Victoria's infection rate drops, border brawls and virtual parliament

From Nine To Noon, 9:45 am on 19 August 2020

Australia correspondent Karen Middleton joins Kathryn to look at the easing of Melbourne's second wave of Covid-19, even as the number of daily deaths is climbing. PM Scott Morrison is trying to broker a deal between states to allow closed borders to reopen to essential workers who live and work on opposite sides, amid a standoff with 100 stranded Canberrans who weren't allowed to drive back home. Negotiations are also continuing on having some MPs attend Parliament by video link when it sits for two weeks. And China has upped its trade attacks on Australia - this time threatening the wine industry.

A man walks past a sign urging people to wear face masks in Melbourne on August 14, 2020 as the city battles an outbreak of the COVID-19 coronavirus.

Photo: AFP