Australia Covid live news update: Morrison says time between Pfizer doses to increase in NSW after state records 136 new cases

Premier Gladys Berejiklian says 53 of the new NSW cases were infectious in the community; taskforce chief John Frewen says vaccines not the best way to deal with immediate outbreak; national cabinet to meet to discuss rollout. Follow live

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And that's where we will leave things for the evening. A big day today:

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And a story by my colleague Paul Karp that you might be interested in:

Scott Morrison was advised last week by Australia's chief medical officer that anyone who attends his Canberra residence should be vaccinated against Covid-19 and take daily saliva tests - advice that was not followed in relation to journalists at recent press conferences.

Related: Morrison held press conferences at the Lodge despite health advice visitors should be vaccinated