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NATIONAL COVID UPDATESVideoNSW confirms lockdown after 177 new cases, one death

Premier Gladys Berejiklian has confirmed the state will extend its lockdown for another four weeks, as the state records 177 new cases and one death. SEE THE LATEST COVID UPDATES.

Tough restrictionsVideoVictoria emerges from its fifth lockdown

Victoria's lockdown has ended but remaining restrictions, including strict density limits, may prevent some businesses from reopening.

Emily Woods

Additional caseVideoVic authorities race to find source of unlinked case

A Victorian traffic controller working at a drive-through testing centre in Melbourne's northwest has tested positive after working two days while infectious.

Callum Godde

NATIONAL COVID UPDATESNSW set to extend lockdown after day of record cases

New South Wales is expected to extend its current lockdown the same day Victoria announced the easing of restrictions. SEE THE LATEST UPDATES.

Decision loomsVideoVictoria set to exit lockdown

The Victorian government is expected to announce an end to the state's fifth lockdown, with students set to return to school and businesses to reopen.

AAP

NATIONAL COVID UPDATESTwo more COVID deaths as NSW deals with virus surge

NSW has reported 145 new locally acquired cases of COVID-19 and two more deaths. SEE THE LATEST UPDATES.

All linkedVideoVictoria records 11 new COVID cases

Victoria has reported 11 new local COVID-19 cases, all linked to current outbreaks and in isolation for their entire infectious period.

AAP

‘National emergency’VideoMcGowan’s ‘how to crush and kill COVID’ guide for NSW

The WA Government is not prepared to hand over its share of jabs to virus-hit NSW, with Mark McGowan adding that Sydney’s outbreak could be controlled if the city was locked down properly.

Peter Law

Delta dangerVideoPolice to take over NSW removalists probe

Premier Daniel Andrews says the health department will pass on to police its investigation into a crew of NSW removalists who seeded Victoria's Delta outbreak.

Callum Godde

National responsibilityVideoCut off Sydney with ‘ring of steel’: Andrews

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has sensationally called for a ‘ring of steel’ to cut Sydney off from the rest of the country as cases surge.

Anthony Piovesan

AUSTRALIAN VIRUS UPDATES‘National emergency’: NSW records 136 cases, one death

Premier Gladys Berejiklian has declared NSW’s outbreak a ‘national emergency’ as the state recorded 136 new infections and one death overnight. SEE THE LATEST UPDATES.

Heartbreaking developmentVideoTwo more Australian deaths ‘linked to AZ blood clot’

The deaths of a 48-year-old Victorian and 44-year-old from Tasmanian have been confirmed to be linked to the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine's rare blood clotting condition.

Callum Godde

NATIONAL COVID UPDATESWA records no new virus cases as borders slammed shut

WA has recorded no new cases of COVID overnight. It comes as NSW and Victoria record infection spikes and Queensland shuts its border to NSW. SEE THE LATEST UPDATES.

NATIONAL COVID UPDATESVideoNSW, South Australia record spikes in virus cases

NSW has recorded 110 new local coronavirus cases. It comes as South Australia also recorded a spike in virus cases. SEE THE LATEST COVID UPDATES FROM ACROSS AUSTRALIA.

No permitVideoMore rogue removalists sent packing from Vic

Another set of rogue NSW removalists have been sent packing from Victoria after they were caught trying to enter without a permit.

Jack Paynter

‘Ring of steel’VideoDan’s cheeky swipe at Gladys over COVID outbreak

Daniel Andrews has taken a stunning swipe at Gladys Berejiklian, hinting Victoria is only under lockdown because of one rule NSW failed to enforce.

Anthony Piovesan

‘Need more time’VideoVictoria to spend another week in lockdown

Victoria will spend at least another seven days in lockdown after recording nine new locally acquired cases of coronavirus.

Benita Kolovos and Kaitlyn Offer

Long-term effectsCommentsPremiumLife beyond hard border may look very different

Victorian disco shoes have been locked back in the cupboard as anxiety creeps back under the door.

Chrissie Maus

National COVID updatesRemovalists’ mum fifth person to die in NSW outbreak

A south west Sydney woman in her 50s has died after contracting COVID-19. It comes as SA reports three cases of community transmission. SEE THE LATEST UPDATES.

National COVID wrapVideoNSW records second death in 24 hours amid clampdown

NSW has recorded 105 new locally acquired COVID-19 cases and one death overnight — with 27 people still infectious in the community — in the hours after strict new measures came into force.

Staff reporter, AAP and NCA Newswire

‘No end in sight’VideoCommentsPremiumOutbreak leaves desperate families divided by borders

WA is now cut-off from the entire eastern seaboard for the first time since January, with Sydney’s outbreak still growing, Victoria’s cases rising and Queensland scrambling to contain a scare.

Peter Law

COVID crunchWATCH: Top cop offers latest response to Vic outbreak

Western Australia will reintroduce a hard border to Victoria, effectively blocking residents of the entire east coast from travelling west. WATCH THE ANNOUNCEMENT HERE.

Locked outCommentsWA throws up hard border with COVID-embattled Victoria

WA will enforce a hard border with Victoria from midnight this evening amid a worsening outbreak in Melbourne.

Josh Zimmerman

Latest COVID updatesVideoPerth’s northern suburbs virus outbreak declared over

The COVID outbreak in Perth’s northern suburbs has been declared over, as WA once again recorded no new local cases. It comes as NSW virus cases jumped to 97. SEE THE LATEST UPDATES.