States shut out Sydney as Premier resists lockdown

Patrick Durkin, Finbar O'Mallon, Tess Bennett and Lucas Baird

Updated Jun 23, 2021 – 8.00pm, first published at 2.12pm

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States have thrown up their borders to NSW but the Prime Minister is backing NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian’s “common sense” rules to avoid a lockdown, after a birthday party in Sydney’s west sparked 10 more COVID-19 cases.

Sydneysiders will need to wear a mask in the office and have no more than five visitors to their home for at least a week, after the city’s outbreak grew to 38 local cases across a “school, a plane and a party”. Many businesses sent staff home after the Premier outlined the new rules.

Patrick Durkin is Melbourne bureau chief and BOSS deputy editor. He writes on news, business and leadership.

Finbar O'Mallon is a reporter for The Australian Financial Review.

Tess Bennett is a technology reporter with The Australian Financial Review, based in the Brisbane newsroom. She was previously the work & careers reporter.

Lucas Baird is a journalist based in The Australian Financial Review's Sydney office.