Coronavirus Australia live update: Gladys Berejiklian faces no-confidence motion as Victoria reports 12 new cases and NSW 13

Josh Taylor (now) and Naaman Zhou (earlier)

from on 2020-10-13 07:52 (#591XC)

Daniel Andrews says 10 could be the new five' as NSW announces seven new locally transmitted cases. Follow live

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8.43am BST

That's where we will leave the live blog for Tuesday.

My colleague Calla Wahlquist will be back in the morning to bring you more of the latest in Covid-19 news, but here's what we learned today:

8.23am BST

George Christensen and Craig Kelly's foray into the Queensland election is of course not the first time the backbenchers have marketed hydroxychloroquine as a potential treatment for Covid-19.

Kelly has used the issue to attack the Andrews government in Victoria, despite the most authoritative trials concluding it is not an effective treatment for Covid-19. That prompted ire from Labor and not a word of condemnation from Scott Morrison.

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