Australia news live: Queensland reports eight new local Covid cases; NT chief minister in self-isolation

Queensland outbreak rises to 15 cases of the highly contagious UK variant, as Brisbane embarks on first day of three-day lockdown; NSW on high alert after cases partied in Byron Bay. Follow all the latest developments

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8.24am BST

With that, I'm going to wrap things up here. Thanks for following along today.

Before I leave you, here's a summary of the main stories of the day.

8.14am BST

With the Northern Territory chief minister, Michael Gunner, in self-isolation, his deputy, Nicole Manison, has been providing an update in Darwin.

She says from 4.30pm NT time, the territory will declare Byron Bay a hotspot.