Concerns continue to grow about the coronavirus outbreak in Victoria as the number of cases around the world topped 10 million with the death toll fast approaching a grim 500,000; the Government says there are no plans to permanently raise the JobSeeker amount despite media reports; and refugee protests heat up in Brisbane.

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A Sydney house belonging to NSW Labor MP Shaoquett Moselmane has been searched by Australian Federal Police, with search warrants executed as part of an ongoing investigation; around 10,000 residents will be tested each day across 10 Melbourne suburbs as the state struggles to curb growing COVID-19 cases; and a winning bid has emerged to save Virgin Australia from collapse.

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Victoria's grand plans of easing more coronavirus restrictions have come to a crashing halt following multiple spikes in cases; the man accused of killing three people in a park in Reading reportedly came to the attention of MI5 last year; and calls to remove shark nets from Gold Coast beaches after a third whale became entangled.

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Victoria has recorded another day of double-digit coronavirus cases, prompting the Government to halt the easing of social restrictions; three people have been killed in a stabbing attack in Reading west of London; Donald Trump holds his first rally since the shutdown in Tulsa.

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Prime Minister Scott Morrison has revealed that Australian private and public sector organisations are being targeted in a sophisticated cyber attack by a foreign entity; two men have been charged after allegedly holding a tenant against his will over unpaid rent, after the 24-year-old tenant lost his job due to COVID-19; a police officer has died following a shooting in Auckland, New Zealand.

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Embattled Consumer Affairs Minister Marlene Kairouz has become the third Victorian Labor MP to resign in 24 hours, handing in her resignation after being linked to the branch-stacking scandal on Sunday night; an SES volunteer has been rescued from a mine shaft west of Brisbane, after falling while searching for a missing person in the area; and more changes to NSW public transport as the state continues to recover from COVID-19.

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Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has sacked minister Adem Somyurek following reports of branch stacking, and comments about a female minister; Prime Minister Scott Morrison has unveiled the inner workings of his government's JobMaker scheme, fast-tracking 15 large-scale priority infrastructure projects across Australia by reducing the time required for approvals; and disgraced former NSW Labor minister and convicted sex offender Milton Orkopoulos has been charged with more than a dozen alleged sexual assault offences dating back to the 1990s.

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An Australian man sentenced to death in China for drug possession has been named as former actor Karm Gilespie; NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has revealed that a string of restrictions will be lifted across the state from July 1; and tensions rise again in the United States after another black man was killed by police.

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Crowds have been smaller than expected at most rallies planned across the country, with police outnumbering protesters at some, while Perth has seen it's biggest turnout so far; the first AFL match to allow fans into the stadium since the pandemic is on in Adelaide; and a man and a teenager have escaped a light plane crash in Victoria.

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Students at Rose Bay Public School in Sydney have been told to stay home after a “probable” case of coronavirus was detected; weekend protests in Sydney and Melbourne will go ahead despite the NSW Supreme Court prohibiting them and Prime Minister Scott Morrison calling for attendees to be arrested; and pressure mounts on state Premiers to re-open borders to allow tourism to boost the economy.

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