Coronavirus Australia live: Victoria reports 11 new Covid cases and 4,200 close contacts as nearly 280 exposure sites listed
Three aged care workers and a nursing home resident confirmed to have coronavirus; tensions between state and federal government continue over financial support as Victoria enters its fourth day of lockdown
- Victoria doesn't rule out extending lockdown after five cases linked to Melbourne aged care homes
- Full list of Victorian Covid public exposure sites
- Melbourne and regional Victoria lockdown rules explained
- Victoria takes aim at disgraceful' lack of federal support
- If you've lost work in Victoria's lockdown, how are you surviving?
- Have you convinced your family or friends to get the jab?
10.21am BST
And with that, another hectic day of news comes to an end. Here's everything that went down today:
10.17am BST
The ABC has released a statement in response to comments made by Christian Porter earlier today:
The ABC has not said that it regrets the article. As we have stated, the ABC stands by the importance of the article, which reported on matters of significant public interest. The Editor's Note says: (B)oth parties accept that some readers misinterpreted the article as an accusation of guilt against Mr Porter. That reading, which was not intended by the ABC, is regretted.
The ABC has never and still does not accept that the article suggested guilt on the part of Mr Porter. The ABC did not plead a truth defence to the guilt" meaning that Mr Porter alleged in his statement of claim.
Continue reading...