Australia's Covid-19 restrictions and coronavirus lockdown rules explained: how far can I travel, and can I have people over?

What are the restrictions within Victoria and the border closures with NSW and other states? What regulations remain in Queensland, Tasmania, ACT, SA, WA and the NT? Untangle Australia's Covid-19 laws and guidelines with our guide

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Australians have been slowly emerging from Covid-19 lockdowns since the federal government announced a three-stage plan in May to ease restrictions across the country, but from midnight on 8 July the Melbourne metropolitan area and Mitchell shire immediately to the north return to a stage three lockdown for six weeks.

Here we try to answer some of the most common questions people have about the laws, based on the information current as of 7 July.