Australia Covid news live: Crowds pack Bondi as Sydney cases grow
Crowds of unmasked residents flocked to Bondi this weekend, taking full advantage of the new outdoor recreation freedoms.
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Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has unveiled his state's roadmap out of lockdown, with fully vaccinated residents the big winners of the reopening plan.
Mr Andrew's big announcement came as Victoria confirmed 507 new locally acquired Covid-19 cases and one death.
NSW recorded it's deadliest day of the current outbreak on Sunday, with 13 deaths and 1083 new Covid infections.
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