Well, that’s where we might leave it for today, but before I go let’s have a look back at the big headlines of the day.
- Canadian asset manager Brookfield and Australian billionaire Michael Cannon-Brookes have lodged a bid to take over AGL Energy, Australia’s largest electricity generator.
- WA now has two Covid positive people in hospital, recording 229 new cases today.
- The state also recorded two Covid-19 cases in the remote Indigenous community of Jameson, around 1000kms east of Kalgoorlie.
- Protesters have marched through Melbourne’s CBD to Parliament House in solidarity with the people of Ukraine.
- Prime minister Scott Morrison accused China of “an act of intimidation” after an Australian defence aircraft was illuminated with a laser emanating from a Chinese navy ship.
- Labor leader Anthony Albanese has backed the government’s criticism of the Chinese government over the laser incident, with Senator Penny Wong calling for a “strong bipartisan condemnation to Beijing”
- Victoria recorded nine more deaths, 4,867 new Covid-19 cases.
- NSW recorded 21 Covid deaths and 5,582 new infections.
See you all bright and early tomorrow!
Updated
Here is a little blog treat for those who have made it this far.
Need an antidote for the human world? Well, the #kakapo breeding season in #NZ is going pretty well, and there are chicks whose main goal is to eat so much they can’t stay awake. #kakapo2022 #conservation pic.twitter.com/jHCFj1oYrU
— Dr Andrew Digby (@takapodigs) February 20, 2022
