NSW sets school return date; two truck drivers test positive while in WA – as it happened

Number of new cases falls in NSW as Victoria records 79 new cases and ACT 21. This blog is now closed

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10.32am BST

With that, we will close the blog for the day.

Here's a quick run through of the day's biggest events:

10.21am BST

So the PM has released his post-national cabinet update as a statement, which you can read below:

National Cabinet Statement @ScottMorrisonMP #auspol pic.twitter.com/dIsM9mJ6PQ