Victorians are back in lockdown for a fifth time as authorities desperately battle COVID outbreaks across three states, as hundreds of protesters took to the streets in Melbourne against the latest shutdown; Victorians in lockdown will have access to the same disaster payments as those in New South Wales after a late night crisis meeting between Scott Morrison and Daniel Andrews; and South Australia has introduced new COVID restrictions overnight, calling it a 'pre-emptive strike' to avoid lockdown; the push to locally manufacture mRNA vaccines like Pfizer and Moderna and the Sydney man who exposed a major flaw in Australia's vaccine rollout managing to get two doses of both the Astrazeneca AND the Pfizer vaccine.  

Interviews with Treasurer Josh Frydenberg; infectious diseases expert Professor Robert Booy;

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Melbourne is waking up to shock new COVID-19 restrictions, with Victorians ordered to wear masks indoors again following a crisis meeting overnight, and speculation of another hard lockdown; testing clinics in Western Sydney are once again being swamped with long lines around the Fairfield epicentre; and Olympic athletes are accusing the Queensland Government of favouring the NRL after being denied entry to the state to join their team mates.

Interviews with Services Australia General Manager Hank Jongen, talking about disaster payments; epidemiologist at Monash University, Professor James Trauer; Victorian Chamber of Commerce CEO Paul Guerra; and Western Sydney residents impacted by confusing health orders and long wait times for testing.

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Mandatory mask rules are back for indoor areas in Melbourne as the city faces a critical 24 hours to stop a dangerous COVID-19 outbreak; Liverpool Hospital has postponed all non-urgent surgical procedures, and is being deep cleaned after a pregnant woman tested positive to COVID;  Queensland have avoided an embarrassing State of Origin whitewash, beating New South Wales 20 to 18 in game three on the Gold Coast. Presented by Jodie Speers. More news across the day on 7NEWS.com.au and 7Plus.

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Sydney residents are being warned to remain on high alert, despite a drop in case numbers on Tuesday, with 89 new cases mostly spreading amongst families. One regional NSWcase has been reported in Goulburn, while Queensland has two new local COVID cases connected to a known cluster and Victoria has one new case - the third infected member of a family who returned to Melbourne from Sydney.

Interviews with Prime Minister Scott Morrison explaining economic lifeline measures; epidemiologist Professor Catherine Bennett from Deakin University on Sydney's possible lockdown extension; Goulburn Mayor Bob Kirk speaks about the local case found in regional NSW; Danny Lessem from ELMO Software on a new report finding strong support for compulsory workplace vaccinations and three business owners speak about the impact of lock.

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Sydney could be facing another month in lockdown as the COVID-19 Delta variant continues to rapidly spread, with 89 new cases announced on Tuesday and a second death; hundreds of dollars will be made available for everyday workers struggling to make ends meet in Sydney's latest COVID lockdown, with a huge State and Federal support package announced; and after a year where TV and streaming became our major source of entertainment, the nominations for the Emmy Awards have been announced in Los Angeles. Presented by Edwina Bartholomew. More news across the day on 7NEWS.com.au and 7Plus.

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