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10.34am BST

That's where I'll leave you for tonight. Thanks for reading on what has been an eventful day.

Here's what we learned today:

9.44am BST

Voices from the Blocks, the group of public housing residents under hard lockdown in Melbourne, have released a statement, saying institutional red tape (is) suffocating community volunteering efforts".

The statement said:

These are literally our family members, our friends. Volunteers are stepping up and filling gaps as they are hearing directly from residents of the epic failures of government.

On the ground, police officers outnumber all of the volunteers, departmental workers, services and medical staff combined. They have the largest physical presence and present the greatest risk to community, volunteers and residents.