Australia Covid update live: NSW hits vaccination milestone; Ballarat to enter seven-day lockdown; ACT outlines roadmap

Melbourne public transport will be shut for six hours on Saturday in a bid to prevent anti-lockdown protests; Deadliest day for NSW as state records 12 deaths and 1,259 cases; Berejiklian government will seek legal advice' over venues refusing entry to unvaccinated people; Victoria records 423 cases and two deaths; no new cases in Qld - follow updates live

• Airlines warn NSW may reopen to international travel but with few planes to service huge demand
• Aged care workforce under strain amid international bordure closure, provider warns
• Economy survived Covid better than most but recovery could slow, OECD says
• Restrictions: NSW; Vic; borders
• Vaccine rollout tracker; get our free news app; get our morning email briefing

9.53am BST

That just about wraps things up for today. But before we go, let's recap the biggest developments:

9.10am BST

Of course.

Nine News reporting that Sydney's "first major event" post-reopening will be The Everest mega-bucks horse race.

Of course.