The Victorian premier has expressed his dismay after it was revealed that one in four people diagnosed with COVID-19 were not at home when the Australian Defence Force came knocking, with 100 people referred to Victoria Police; thousands of Brisbane residents have turned out for testing after two Brisbane women, who failed to quarantine after a trip to Victoria, tested positive for coronavirus; and businesses across Sydney are closing for deep cleans as clusters spread.

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Victoria has reached a grim new record, with more than 700 new COVID-19 cases confirmed on Thursday, a jogger has found the body of a woman in dense bush in Sydney's south; the schools closed in NSW as coronavirus clusters grow.

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Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has announced that Greater Sydney has been added to the list of Queensland's declared COVID-19 hotspots, blocking residents from entering the state; Prime Minister Scott Morrison is sending ADF personnel and specialist teams to help Victoria's aged care crisis; Foreign Minister Marice Payne in Washington for talks on regional security and COVID response.

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Victoria sees a dramatic fall in the number of new cases and it continues its battle against coronavirus; heavy rain has caused chaos across New South Wales, with flash flooding and sinkholes opening up; and the Queensland Premier threatens to close the border once again.

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Australia will suffer a $184.5 billion deficit as the coronavirus drives a wrecking ball through the economy; Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has confirmed 403 new coronavirus cases in the state and five more deaths overnight; Queensland Government considering restrictions on Sydney residents.

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Victoria has recorded 484 new cases on Wednesday, bringing its total to 6,739; sixteen new cases of COVID-19 have been diagnosed across New South Wales, taking the state's total number of cases 3,425; and Donald Trump's backflip on the pandemic.

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A new end date for JobKeeper has been revealed by Prime Minister Scott Morrison; Victoria's coronavirus cases rise by 374 while three more die overnight; NSW coronavirus clusters grow; Dreamworld has been charged over the 2016 ride disaster which saw four killed; an Oxford University study has found its coronavirus vaccine is 'safe'.

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Victoria's record for daily COVID-19 cases; the NSW government is bringing back a number of coronavirus related restrictions in an attempt to curb the spread of the virus; multi-million dollar homes are in danger of falling into the ocean along the NSW Central Coast, as powerful waves wash away the beach; and the Federal Government's plan to lure Hollywood to Australia to film blockbusters.

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Victoria has recorded its highest-ever daily rise in coronavirus cases as the state grapples with further outbreaks - 317 new cases of COVID-19 bringing the state's total to 4,765; Australia's unemployment rate rose to a seasonally-adjusted 7.4 per cent in June, with another 69,300 jobs lost; more than 1,000 people turned away from the Queensland border.

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Victoria has recorded its tenth consecutive triple-digit daily increase in coronavirus cases, with new cases rising by 238 on Wednesday; Prime Minister Scott Morrison has ruled out a national lockdown, saying the economic implications would be catastrophic; and cases continue to rise in NSW.

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