Australia Covid news live update: first Indigenous death as NSW confirms 1,290 cases and prisons in lockdown; Victoria records 73 cases and ACT 12

Aboriginal man in 50s becomes first Indigenous death with Covid; NSW jails locked down; 52 of Victoria's new cases linked; Labor senator Alex Gallacher dies; truck drivers block M1 in Queensland vaccination protest. Follow updates

• NSW premier warns October to be worst time' for ICU admissions
• Sydney ICU nurses sedating patients more to manage workload
• Full report: Aboriginal man in Dubbo the first Indigenous person in Australia to die with Covid
• Sydney schools in Covid hotspots fear being left behind' if face-to-face HSC proceeds
• Older Australians at back of queue for mRNA vaccines
• Restrictions: NSW; Vic; Qld; borders. Hotspots: NSW; Vic; Qld
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Here's the main stories on Monday, 30 August:

9.45am BST

Here is our story on the news we brought you earlier about the suspension of the inquiry into how the prime minister's office handled Brittany Higgins' rape allegation:

Related: Head of PM's department halts inquiry around Brittany Higgins' rape allegation