Are Australians allowed to go to the cinema,beach,a friend's house,have a party? No. So how is it OK for the government to want teachers back to school?
The behaviour of Australians over the break will dictate how soon state governments can begin easing social-distancing measures.
Barnaby Joyce led calls to reject pressure for stronger action on climate change at a Coalition party room meeting soon after he lost a leadership spill.
Federal MP Andrew Laming says NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian is right to ignore a coroner's recommendation for pill testing,saying state governments should instead force music festival organisers to high-tech medical facilities on site.
A senior government backbencher says teachers need to work the same hours as the rest of the economy while criticising David Gonski for sidestepping the issue.
A Queensland backbencher has criticised the South African government,while former One Nation senator Fraser Anning described the violence as"genocide".