Victoria records new local case of COVID-19

Health authorities in Victoria are responding to a newly detected coronavirus case, who tested positive after returning from overseas and undertaking hotel quarantine in South Australia. It comes as the the potential timeline of re-opening international borders is made a little clearer, and the vaccine roll out expands.

Source: AAP

The Morrison government is creating a three-principle path for reopening, including travel bubbles, immunisation and potential changes to quarantine rules.   Finance Minister Simon Birmingham confirmed the international borders however will remain closed for the for the foreseeable future.  Opposition leader Anthony Albanese criticised several areas of the federal government's strategic response to the coronavirus pandemic.