PoliticsNow: Coronavirus Australia: Stick to the plan: Berejiklian warns premiers; Two NSW regions back into lockdown
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has reignited calls for her state and territory counterparts to follow the national plan and open up once vaccination thresholds are met.
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The NSW regional areas of Port Macquarie and Muswellbrook will be plunged back into a week-long lockdown at 6pm tonight. Victoria has overtaken NSW with a new high of 867 new cases and four deaths. NSW reported 863 infections and seven deaths. A truck driver who was infectious in the community for a week is among four new Queensland cases.
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