Morning mail: lockdown extension looms, ABC rejected Porter offer, Afghanistan 20 years on

Wednesday: Victoria's shutdown expected to be extended amid fleeting' contact transmission. Plus: how the good' war went bad

Good morning. The latest Covid outbreak continues to cause concern, with a potential lockdown extension in Melbourne and alerts in NSW. We also have the latest on the ABC v Porter case and news on conflicts around the world.

A decision on extending the Victorian lockdown is expected today, with health authorities concerned that the virus is spreading differently than during previous outbreaks. Officials met last night to discuss extending the lockdown as the NSW health department issued an alert after an infected Melbourne patient visited parts of the state, including Goulburn and south coast. The Covid-19 variant in Victoria's outbreak is seemingly being transmitted between people during fleeting", casual and limited contact, authorities said on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Australians who have been vaccinated against Covid would be able to leave the country and return with less strict quarantine requirements under a plan that could be trialled within six weeks. And in Canberra, the federal health minister, Greg Hunt, was forced to correct the record after he wrongly claimed that only six aged care facilities across the country had not been visited as part of the national vaccination rollout.