Iād suggest if youāve got even the slightest sniffle/cough, to not.
im fine 
i just rang my dad and he said the same thing and he said whilest im there to wash my hands at all times which im doing anyways
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According to ABCās live blog, these activities will no longer take place from midnight tomorrow (based on Prime Minister Scott Morrisonās press conference tonight):
Cafes limited to takeaway, as announced on Sunday
Cinemas, nightclubs, casinos, gambling venues, adult entertainment venues, concert venues, stadiums, also as announced on Sunday
Amusement parks and arcades
Indoor and outdoor play centres
Community and recreation centres, health clubs, fitness centres, yoga, barre, spin facilities, saunas, wellness centres, boot camps
Personal training is limited to a maximum of 10 people
Social, sporting-based activities, swimming pools
Weddings can go ahead with no more than five people (the couple, the celebrant and witnesses) and funerals can go ahead with no more than 10 people. Both are subject to social distancing rules
Galleries, museums, national institutions, historic sites, libraries, community centres, nonessential facilities, community facilities such as halls and PCYCs (Police and Community Youth Clubs)
Food courts in shopping centres will no longer be able to continue, though takeaway can continue <- as discussed in takeaway thread, that means no sitting in food courts. You can buy food from the outlets but have to eat it elsewhere
Open house inspections and auction houses (which auctions cars, furniture, carpet etc - most of them currently offer online-only auctions)
Outdoor and indoor markets will be addressed specifically in individual states and territories
Beauty therapy, tanning, waxing, nail salons and tattoo parlors. Hairdressers and barbershops will be allowed to continue operating, but appointments will be restricted to a maximum of 30 minutes.
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And massage parlours will close. Physiotherapy which includes massage will continue.
Brothels were not mentioned, but surely they should be shutdown.
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going back to my previous post my father and step mother are only 73
Thatās considered elderly and a high risk group.
He mentioned āadult entertainmentā which I assumed was a euphemism for brothels.
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Are the Theme Parks on the Gold Coast closed?
Yes they have closed since yesterday - Dreamworld, Sea World, Movie World etc.
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Why is it that Morrison gets up there and fails to communicate properly? Nothing ever makes logical sense with any of this. And that chief medical officer stands there and offers no insight at all. Weak and pathetic leadership that fuels anxiety.
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The state premiers need to all be just doing their own concise conferences - especially when thereās so much per-state detail, and lots of localised stimulus measures.
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my parents are similar age and I am not visiting them even though none of us have anything remotely symptomatic. Theyāve learned how to do Facetime for our regular catch ups
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It was also announced during tonightās press conference that open houses and house auctions would be banned from Thursday. If this is confirmed, the ban will have a huge impact on the real estate market across Australia. Real estate agents will have to rely on online auctions and virtual house displays to attract buyers.
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May I ask how everyone is going with the process of making claims with Centrelink? Iāve had to make a claim yesterday after losing work which is something I never thought I wouldāve had to do in my life time. Just a side note I work in the media.
Regards to touching things which someone mentioned above, do not touch the buttons at the traffic light. The lights automatically change themselves for pedestrians also.
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I donāt understand why you keep sounding surprised or outraged with every closure or restriction announced. Weāre heading for a lockdown as weāve seen in other countries, where everything except for essential services will be a shut down for a period.
Itās a huge impact on all those businesses and employees. Itās obvious and we all know it but these extreme measures are necessary to control the spread.
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Very sorry to hear this.
I assume you may be having trouble obtaining your CRN? (Customer Reference Number) This seems to be the most difficult step, once you complete this step (2-4 hour hold on the phone, be patient, you will get through) the steps afterward are mostly online and stress free. Best of luck.
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Iāve been pretty lucky as the NT has alot less people so the process has been quicker by physically going into Centrelink, but sitting at home all day yesterday reloading the website was a pain. I was able to properly complete the process without crashing at around 11pm NT time.
Now I have to wait for a call on Thursday, ugh.
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Only in limited locations unfortuantly. Iāve just been elbowing them or just crossing when itās clear - which is relatively easy right now.
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Really? Must be something we only have up here.
Yep. Theyāve been rolling it out in parts of Sydney, but in Melbourne itās just the main inner city grid that has it automatic.
Iāve seen a lot more cases recently of no one being willing to press the button so a side road would go green and the pedestrian crossing wouldnāt go - despite people waiting on it. Normally thatād happen now and again from people just assuming someone else pressed the button, but now itās far more frequent so Iād put it down to a worry about pressing it.
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If the stores go to online processing rather than opening retail shops, then like we have been the last couple of days weāre in for a busy period. Seems as though a lot of online orders from Target have been processed through our facility up here.
I know Iāve been using the edge of my phone or hiding my hand behind my shopping bag for some sort of protection.
Now to adjust the guesstimate ranges for where the cumulative figures would be at April 7 now that all figures are in for the day.
NATIONALLY: 8657-23357
WA: 665-2765
NSW: 4329-6429
QLD: 1489-3589
SA: 674-2774
VIC: 1195-3295
TAS: 148-2248
ACT: 137-2237
NT: 20 cases either way (again assumed figure ,currently at 5)