Monday, 12 July 2021

Morning mail: Covid cash payments, English players cop racist abuse, lockdown cookbook

Tuesday: Financial assistance package for Sydney residents and businesses in lockdown to be announced. Plus: recipes from Melbourne’s public housing towers

Good morning. More financial relief is on the way for Sydney residents who are facing an extended lockdown after the state recorded 112 new Covid cases yesterday. Meanwhile England has been forced to assess its problematic football culture, following widespread racial abuse of some of the players. Also in your Morning Mail today – what swimming in unsafe lakes in New Zealand led to; and recipes from lockdown.

A new financial assistance package for Sydney business and residents affected by the latest lockdown will be announced today. The NSW government is also set to announce other new assistance measures, including cash for people waiting for Covid test results to encourage them to stay at home, and tenancy protection measures for those unable to pay rent. The federal government is also expected to increase the amount of money available to workers affected by the lockdown through emergency payments. Union have warned that income support for casual workers will be essential to avoid an extended lockdown in Sydney. Meanwhile, Australians who have received their first AstraZeneca dose are being urged to chat with their doctors about cutting the interval period between their second shot from 12 weeks to six.

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