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8.47am BST

Coronavirus advice in Pacific Islander languages was published only four days ago, raising questions about government efforts to inform non-English speaking communities about the pandemic.

Members of Melbourne's Pacific Islander community, many of whom reside in the council hotspot of Brimbank, have felt frustrated by the lack of information in native languages and have been requesting it for months.

There was nothing. We felt discriminated ... We didn't have anything.

8.23am BST

The small business ombudsman and employer groups have warned of a coming cliff, with economic supports including free childcare ending, and called on the government not to reduce jobseeker unemployment benefits to $40 a day.

My colleague Paul Karp has more in his report below.

Related: Australian business groups warn of coming cliff when free childcare and jobkeeper end