Morning mail: national cabinet meets, east coast lockdown, Olympic medal haul

Friday: Victoria plunged into sixth lockdown as NSW outbreak spreads. Australia chases its personal Olympic best

Good morning. The national cabinet will today discuss easing restrictions for the vaccinated. Victoria has woken up to another seven-day lockdown, while the Sydney outbreak has spread to the regions. And Sky News Australia faces a Senate inquiry after a week-long YouTube suspension for Covid misinformation.

The prime minister, Scott Morrison, will meet with state and territory leaders today to discuss easing restrictions for the vaccinated with 16 million Australians now in lockdown. Victoria entered its sixth snap lockdown on Thursday evening, for seven days this time, after recording eight new cases. South-east Queensland is also under tight restrictions, hoping the lockdown could end on Sunday. The decision is still in the air, however, as the state recorded 16 new local cases.