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    Melbourne's Venue Restrictions Will Ease Again and Dance Floors Will Be Allowed From July 9

    At-home gathering caps aren't changing for the next fortnight, but you'll still be able to spend time in more places with more people.

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    Victoria Has Recorded Seven Consecutive Days of Zero Locally Acquired COVID-19 Cases

    Just weeks after Melbourne emerged from its latest lockdown, the entire state of Victoria has notched up a whole week without local COVID-19 cases.

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    Garden City Is the Latest Shopping Centre to Join Brisbane's Lengthy List of Exposure Sites

    Brisbane's latest lockdown has ended, but new venues keep being added to the exposure site list.

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    Face Masks Will Remain Mandatory in Brisbane and Several Other Areas of Queensland Until July 16

    For the next two weeks, residents in a significant part of the state will need to keep masking up unless they're at home.

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    Brisbane and Moreton Bay's Lockdown Is Ending But New Restrictions Will Be in Place Until July 16

    The four-day stay-at-home period is coming to an end, but life isn't returning to normal just yet.

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    The Brisbane and Moreton Bay Local Government Areas Will Remain in Lockdown for an Extra 24 Hours

    With new locally acquired COVID-19 cases still popping up, the Brisbane City Council and Moreton Bay local government areas will remain under stay-at-home conditions for an extra day.

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    Chermside and Indooroopilly Shopping Centres Have Been Named As Exposure Sites

    If you've visited the two shopping centres at specific times, you'll need to get tested and quarantine.

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    Multiple Parts of Queensland Including Brisbane Are Going Into a Three-Day Lockdown From 6pm Tonight

    From 6pm, Tuesday, June 29, all of southeast Queensland, Townsville, Palm Island and Magnetic Island will be under stay-at-home conditions until Friday, July 2.

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    All Australian Adults Regardless of Their Age Can Now Get the AstraZeneca Vaccine

    Keen to get the jab ASAP? You can now go to your GP and request the AstraZeneca vaccine — even if you're under 40.

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    Face Masks Will Be Mandatory Again in Southeast Queensland for the Next Two Weeks

    Within 11 Local Government Areas within southeast Queensland, you'll need to mask up in all indoor spaces outside of your own home.

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    Southeast Queensland Is Tightening Restrictions Again (and Banning Dancing) From June 29

    You'll only be able to have 30 people over to your home, masks are back and the one person per four-square-metres rule will return in hospitality venues.

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    Queensland's At-Home Gathering Limits and Tighter Venue Density Caps Are Back for Two Weeks

    Just days after they were eased, caps on gatherings at home and the number of patrons allowed in hospitality venues have returned.

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    Queensland Requires Anyone Who's Been in Four Sydney Local Government Areas to Go Into Lockdown

    Parts of Sydney are about to be placed under stay-at-home orders — and the same level of restrictions will apply to anyone who has been in the region since June 11 and is now in Queensland.

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    Queensland and Victoria Are Closing Their Borders to All of Greater Sydney

    Initially, the two states only shut their borders to seven Sydney Local Government Areas; however, the border closure is now extending to the entire Greater Sydney region.

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    Melbourne's Gathering and Venue Restrictions Are Easing Even Further From Tomorrow Night

    You'll be able to have 15 people over to your home, and gather outdoors with 50 people.

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    Queensland and Victoria Are Closing Their Borders to Seven Sydney Local Government Areas

    Both states are closing their borders to the City of Sydney, Waverley, Woollahra, Bayside, Canada Bay, Inner West and Randwick LGAS in response to Sydney's current COVID-19 outbreak.

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    Masks Will Be Compulsory on Public Transport and in Indoor Venues Across Sydney for Another Week

    Greater Sydney's mask mandate is being extended, and will now apply throughout the entire region.

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    Anyone Who Visited DFO at the Airport During a Half-Hour Period Must Self-Isolate

    A traveller has tested positive after visiting the shopping centre on the day she completed hotel quarantine.

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    Queensland's At-Home and Outdoor Gathering Limits Will Be Scrapped From June 25

    Queensland's restrictions are easing, with no limits on gatherings at home or outdoors, and hospitality businesses operating under a three people per four-square-metres rule.

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    Face Masks Are Now Compulsory in Public Indoor Spaces in Seven Sydney Local Government Areas

    You'll need to wear them inside in hospitality venues, shops and any other indoor situation where you aren't eating or drinking.

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    Masks Won't Be Required Outdoors in Melbourne From June 18 As Long As You Can Social Distance

    This exact change was announced last week, then retracted — so here's hoping it sticks this week.

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    Melbourne's 25-Kilometre Rule and Regional Travel Ban Will Lift Tomorrow Night

    Also changing: at-home and outdoor gathering limits, hospitality venue caps and mask rules.

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    South Melbourne Market, Melbourne Central and QV Melbourne Have Been Named As Exposure Sites

    A large number of new inner-city venues have just joined the list.

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    Here's What You Can and Can't Do Under Metro Melbourne's Post-Lockdown Restrictions

    The rules have changed, but where exactly can you go and what can you do? We've broken it down.

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    Melburnians Will Actually Still Need to Wear Masks Outside When Lockdown Ends

    Yesterday, the Victorian Government said they wouldn't be needed outside if you can social distance — but that's been changed based on public health advice.

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    Here's How You Can Measure What Is 25 Kilometres From Your Home

    Under eased restrictions, you'll be able to leave the house for whatever reason you like — but you'll have to stick within 25 kilometres of home.

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    Melburnians Will No Longer Need to Wear Face Masks Outside If They Can Social Distance

    The new rule comes into effect at 11.59pm on Thursday, June 10.

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    Melbourne's Lockdown Is Ending But New Restrictions and the 25-Kilometre Bubble Will Be in Place

    The city's statewide stay-at-home period is coming to an end — but you still won't be able to have people over to your home just yet.

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    Melbourne Is Remaining in Lockdown for Another Week, But Restrictions Will Ease in Regional Victoria

    Victoria's statewide stay-at-home period was initially slated to end at 11.59pm on Thursday, June 3, but will now remain in place in Melbourne until the same time on Thursday, June 10.

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    Here's What You Can and Can't Do in Victoria During the Seven-Day Circuit-Breaker Lockdown

    This is what you need to know during Victoria's current seven-day lockdown.

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    Queensland Is Declaring Victoria a COVID-19 Hotspot and Will Close Its Borders

    Victoria currently has 34 active COVID-19 cases, and will go into lockdown from 11.59pm tonight.

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    NSW Will Require Anyone Who's Been in Victoria After 4pm Today to Follow Stay-at-Home Conditions

    The state is going into lockdown — and the same level of restrictions will apply to anyone who has been in the region and heads to NSW.

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    Victoria's List of Exposure Sites Now Covers 83 Locations Throughout Melbourne and Beyond

    The list currently includes Barkly Square, Marvel Stadium, a Betty's Burgers and a number of venues in Prahran.

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    Face Masks Will Become Mandatory Again Throughout Victoria From May 28

    You'll need to wear one whenever you leave the house during the state's seven-day circuit-breaker lockdown.

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    Victoria Is Going Into a Seven-Day Lockdown In a Bid to Contain the Northern Suburbs Outbreak

    The whole state will revert back to stage four restrictions tonight, which means only leaving home for one of five reasons and staying within five kilometres of your house.

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    A Pivotal Change to New South Wales' Sexual Assault Laws Is Underway

    Consent will need to be actively communicated, and can't be presumed, under changes proposed following a review by the NSW Law Reform Commission.

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    The MCG Has Been Added to Melbourne's Growing List of COVID-19 Exposure Sites

    It was named in a late-night social media post — with 43 other locations currently listed.

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