scholarly journals COVID-19 Australia: Epidemiology Report 26: Fortnightly reporting period ending 27 September 2020

2020 ◽  
Vol 44 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Western Australia ◽  
New South ◽  
New South Wales ◽  
South Australia ◽  
Health Interventions ◽  
Public Health Interventions ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Past ◽  
South Wales

Cumulatively to 27 September there have been 27,095 case notifications and 835 deaths. The number of new cases reported nationally this fortnight was 278, a 67% decrease from the previous fortnight (841). On average, this represented 20 cases notified each day over the reporting period, a decrease from an average of 60 cases per day over the previous reporting period. 82% of all COVID-19 cases for the period (229/278) were reported in Victoria, with smaller numbers of cases reported from New South Wales (32), Western Australia (9), Queensland (6) and South Australia (2). In Victoria, 92% of cases (210/229) were locally acquired with known source, 7% (15/229) were locally acquired with unknown source, and 2% (4/229) were reported as under investigation. Excluding Victoria, there were 49 cases in other jurisdictions. Of these, 69% (34/49) were overseas acquired, 18% (9/49) were locally acquired, and 12% (10/49) were under investigation at this time. The continued decrease in new cases observed this fortnight in Victoria was the result of the public health interventions to minimise transmission. A total of 8 deaths were reported from cases diagnosed in this reporting period, all of whom were >75 years old, and all from Victoria. Although testing rates declined over the past month, they remain high at 10.4 tests per 1,000 population per week. There is variability in the testing rate by jurisdiction; the rate depends on the epidemic context. The overall positivity rate for the reporting period was 0.08%. Victoria reported a positivity rate of 0.18% for this reporting period, while in all other jurisdictions the positivity rate was 0.05% or lower.

COVID-19 Australia: Epidemiology Report 28: Fortnightly reporting period ending 25 October 2020

2020 ◽  
Vol 44 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Western Australia ◽  
New South ◽  
New South Wales ◽  
Health Interventions ◽  
Downward Trend ◽  
Public Health Interventions ◽  
Daily Average ◽  
South Wales ◽  
Case Count

Nationally, there was a continuing downward trend in notifications of COVID-19. The daily average number of cases for this reporting period was 13 compared to an average of 18 cases per day in the previous fortnight. There were 176 cases of COVID-19 and 7 deaths this fortnight, bringing the cumulative case count to 27,582 and 905 deaths. New South Wales reported the highest proportion of cases this fortnight (42%; 74/176), the majority of which were overseas acquired (52). Locally-acquired cases accounted for 31% (54/176) of all cases reported this fortnight. While the majority of these were reported from Victoria (33/54), there continues to be a decrease in new cases in this state resulting from public health interventions. Testing rates increased during the reporting period and remain high overall at 10.3 tests per week per 1,000 persons. There was variability in the testing rate by jurisdiction, with testing rates depending on the epidemic context. The overall positivity rate for the reporting period was 0.05%, with Western Australia reporting a positivity rate of 0.21% for this reporting period. In all other jurisdictions the positivity rate was ≤ 0.06%.

scholarly journals COVID-19 Australia: Epidemiology Report 28: Fortnightly reporting period ending 25 October 2020

2020 ◽  
Vol 44 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Western Australia ◽  
New South ◽  
New South Wales ◽  
Health Interventions ◽  
Downward Trend ◽  
Public Health Interventions ◽  
Daily Average ◽  
South Wales ◽  
Case Count

Nationally, there was a continuing downward trend in notifications of COVID-19. The daily average number of cases for this reporting period was 13 compared to an average of 18 cases per day in the previous fortnight. There were 176 cases of COVID-19 and 7 deaths this fortnight, bringing the cumulative case count to 27,582 and 905 deaths. New South Wales reported the highest proportion of cases this fortnight (42%; 74/176), the majority of which were overseas acquired (52). Locally-acquired cases accounted for 31% (54/176) of all cases reported this fortnight. While the majority of these were reported from Victoria (33/54), there continues to be a decrease in new cases in this state resulting from public health interventions. Testing rates increased during the reporting period and remain high overall at 10.3 tests per week per 1,000 persons. There was variability in the testing rate by jurisdiction, with testing rates depending on the epidemic context. The overall positivity rate for the reporting period was 0.05%, with Western Australia reporting a positivity rate of 0.21% for this reporting period. In all other jurisdictions the positivity rate was ≤ 0.06%.

scholarly journals COVID-19 Australia: Epidemiology Report 27: Fortnightly reporting period ending 11 October 2020

2020 ◽  
Vol 44 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Western Australia ◽  
New South ◽  
Health Interventions ◽  
Downward Trend ◽  
Public Health Interventions ◽  
The Public ◽  
Daily Average ◽  
South Wales ◽  
Case Count

Nationally, there was a continuing downward trend in notifications of COVID-19. The daily average number of cases for this reporting period was 14 compared to an average of 23 cases per day in the previous fortnight. There were 192 cases of COVID-19 and no deaths this fortnight, bringing the cumulative case count to 27,344 and 892 deaths. While the majority of cases in this reporting period were from Victoria (60%; 116/192), this represents a continued decrease in cases in this state resulting from the public health interventions. During this fortnight, 66% of all cases (127/192) were reported as locally acquired, with the majority reported from Victoria (108/127). The highest proportion of overseas-acquired cases were reported in New South Wales (75%; 38/51), followed by Western Australia (22%; 11/51). Although testing rates declined, they remain high at 9.2 tests per week per 1,000 persons. There was variability in the testing rate by jurisdiction, with testing rates depending on the epidemic context. The overall positivity rate for the reporting period was 0.05%, with Victoria reporting a positivity rate of 0.08% for this reporting period. In all other jurisdictions the positivity rate was ≤ 0.06%.

scholarly journals COVID-19 Australia: Epidemiology Report 24. Fortnightly reporting period ending 30 August 2020

2020 ◽  
Vol 44 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Western Australia ◽  
New South ◽  
New South Wales ◽  
South Australia ◽  
Detention Centre ◽  
Health Measures ◽  
South Wales

Cumulatively to 30 August there have been 25,686 case notifications and 577 deaths. The number of new cases reported nationally this fortnight was 1,751, a 61% decrease from the previous fortnight (4,501). On average this represented 125 cases diagnosed each day over the reporting period, a decrease from 322 cases per day over the previous reporting period. 94% (1,640) of all cases were reported in Victoria, with a smaller number of cases reported from New South Wales (86), Queensland (19), Western Australia (5) and South Australia (1). In Victoria, the majority of cases (1,528; 93%) were locally acquired, with a further 112 (7%) under investigation at the time of analysis, but likely also to be locally acquired. Of the remaining 111 cases reported, 22 (20%) were overseas acquired; 82 (74%) were locally acquired, predominantly in NSW, and 7 (6%) were reported as under investigation. The continued decrease in new cases observed this fortnight in Victoria is likely associated with the enhanced public health measures that are currently in place in Victoria. Locally acquired cases which were predominantly associated with several interconnected clusters continued to be reported in NSW. In Qld a cluster of cases associated with a youth detention centre was identified. A total of 26 deaths were reported from cases diagnosed in this reporting period, all from Victoria and aged 75 years or older. Testing rates remain high across all jurisdictions, with an overall positivity rate for the reporting period of 0.27%. Victoria reported a positivity rate of 0.90% for this reporting period; in all other jurisdictions the positivity rate was 0.03% or lower.

In A Fix: Fixed-Term Parliaments in the Australian States

2013 ◽  
Vol 41 (2) ◽  
pp. 265-298
Author(s):  
Peter Congdon
Keyword(s):  
Western Australia ◽  
Prime Minister ◽  
New South ◽  
New South Wales ◽  
South Australia ◽  
Constitutional Amendments ◽  
South Wales

Constitutional systems of Westminster heritage are increasingly moving towards fixed-term parliaments to, amongst other things, prevent the Premier or Prime Minister opportunistically calling a ‘snap election’. Amongst the Australian states, qualified fixed-term parliaments currently exist in New South Wales, South Australia and Victoria. Queensland, Tasmania and Western Australia have also deliberated over whether to establish similar fixed-term parliaments. However, manner and form provisions in those states' constitutions entrench the Parliament's duration, Governor's Office and dissolution power. In Western Australia and Queensland, unlike Tasmania, such provisions are doubly entrenched. This article considers whether these entrenching provisions present legal obstacles to constitutional amendments establishing fixed-term parliaments in those two states. This involves examining whether laws fixing parliamentary terms fall within section 6 of the Australia Acts 1986 (Cth) & (UK). The article concludes by examining recent amendments to the Electoral Act 1907 (WA) designed to enable fixed election dates in Western Australia without requiring a successful referendum.

Podospora excentrica. [Descriptions of Fungi and Bacteria].

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. W. Minter
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
South America ◽  
Atlantic Ocean ◽  
Geographical Distribution ◽  
Western Australia ◽  
New South ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
New South Wales ◽  
South Australia ◽  
South Wales

Abstract A description is provided for Podospora excentrica. Some information on its associated organisms and substrata, dispersal and transmission, habitats and conservation status is given, along with details of its geographical distribution (South America (Venezuela), Atlantic Ocean (Portugal (Madeira)), Australasia (Australia (New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia)), New Zealand, Europe (Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, UK)).

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