End in sight for snap lockdowns as cases ease

Mark LudlowQueensland bureau chief

Updated Jul 1, 2021 – 4.43pm, first published at 4.41pm

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Key Points

Queensland recorded its fifth COVID-19 incursion as part of two new cases
No new cases in WA
Tanami mine cluster hits 16
Northern Territory reports one new case
How the day unfolded

A limited spread of the coronavirus from the Northern Territory gold mine outbreak has raised hopes snap lockdowns in Queensland, Western Australia and the NT will be lifted on Friday night.

While Queensland recorded its fifth COVID-19 incursion as part of two new cases on Thursday, no new cases in WA and only one in the NT (a miner from the Tanami gold mine) has improved prospects of an easing of restrictions.

Mark Ludlow writes on politics, energy and infrastructure based in Brisbane.