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Australians will be asked within weeks to sign up for a mobile app that can alert them to the risk of catching the coronavirus, using their movements to find out whether they have been close to someone already infected. ow.ly/W5Dj50zdnVo

America's first manned space launch in nearly a decade set for May 27. gizmodo.com/americas-first…

A big thank you to our thought leaders for Day Two of our 2020 #YLDRetreat and of course to our delegates for their excellent questions and the very stimulating post session reflections! #Leadership #USwithAus

Thank you so much Chris Larson for your measured, informed & interesting discussion today - loved your thoughts on the value of mentoring, and your insights into US fundraising & elections. Young Leadership Dialogue #leadership

And that’s a wrap on the 2020 V-YLD Retreat! A special thanks to our thought leaders, moderators & of course our wonderful delegates. Your engagement really made the Retreat. Thanks also to the team at AALD head office for your hard work #YLDRetreat #Leadership #USwithAus

Some welcome good news and leadership theaustralian.com.au/arts/arts-fund…

Heads up on line shoppers. Avoid any online purchases from NAGNATA, BYRON BAY. They are an unreliable vendor. No care & no responsibility and highly unprofessional customer interface. Buyer beware.

Tim Smith MP Why do we need to pay KMG $3.5m for COVID advice, when we have the highest number of public servants in Victoria's history. Why did not the Premier use his own highly paid officers rather than just handing out another $3.5m to constulants?

V-AALD 2020 forum launches tomorrow . Looking forward to an outstanding program .

Multiple US pro sports teams including NY Mets are considering facial recognition systems to make admitting fans to stadiums as touchless as possible during the coronavirus pandemic axios.com/sports-facial-…

Victoria will declare a state of disaster and stage four restrictions will be imposed from 6pm tonight, including a police-enforced curfew in metro Melbourne. #9News 9news.com.au/national/victo…

WATCH: Morgan Freeman reads the words of John Lewis’ final essay, which he requested be published in the New York Times on the day of his funeral: “Together, You Can Redeem the Soul of Our Nation.” nbcnews.to/3i2wlmd

COVID 19 figures slightly up today on yesterday. They are goingbto jump around for months, but hopefully at lower level We must prepared to re open the Vic economy in 5 weeks and learn to live with the virus otherwise sadly the human cost will leave the virus looking like a blip

A typical weekend in Melbourne now: No footy, no seeing family/friends, many without jobs, 8pm curfew, being locked up 23 hours a day. The damage this lockdown is doing goes well beyond daily infections/deaths. Thanks inept state govt. 23 days to go. 😷😳🇦🇺 #COVID19Victoria

I accept our leaders can do more than they are doing. But the way the number of deaths are announced each day, briefly but with regrets, is a profound sadness for so many famlies. We are told that number will grow. To all those famlies we cry with you

Peter Hartcher nails it this morning on the how Ministerial accountability has gone AWOL during the pandemic. The Sydney Morning Herald #auspol

Josh Frydenberg has slammed the Victorian government, stating that they are responsible for the biggest public policy failure since that time he misplaced $60 billion

Quad Leaders’ Meeting Not ScoMo #auspol