Morning mail: Melbourne exits lockdown, Barnaby Joyce’s ‘carbon bomb’, ‘free land’ offer

Friday: Fully vaccinated people are enjoying new freedoms in Victoria. Plus: tiny Queensland town overwhelmed by response to its plan to address a housing crisis

Good morning. Melbourne exits its sixth lockdown today. Leaked documents show that high-polluting countries have been lobbying to water down a landmark UN climate report. And, as Australia's big cities open up, eros is back.

After 262 days, Melbourne is emerging from lockdown with 70% of Victorians aged over 16 having received two doses of vaccine. Students will return to class part-time, fully vaccinated people can get haircuts, groups can gather outdoors in larger numbers and people can have visitors in the homes. While pubs and restaurants will be open for limited numbers, entertainment venues will not, making the reopening bittersweet for those working in the sector. Everyone is celebrating about coming out of lockdown," says band booker Georgia Farry. But we still feel left behind." And the AMA's Victorian branch has suggested Covid-deniers" and anti-vaxxers" should opt out of care in the public health system if they catch the virus.