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Federal Emergency payments coming for some in Melbourne as the city endures another seven days of lockdown, we'll explain who's eligible and who misses out; We'll also look at why Melbourne needs this longer lockdown with infectious diseases expert Professor Raina MacIntyre; And surging insurance costs for businesses linked to the mining sector and how fears of bad publicity are scaring insurers away.

Melbournians to endure an extra seven days of lockdown, as more COVID cases are found, including another aged care resident; The Australian economy is now bigger than before the pandemic struck, but is it yet an enduring recovery? And a two week dig in outback Queensland uncovers a dinosaur specimen that could be 90 million years old.

Victoria's outbreak reveals just how easily COVID is now spreading, authorities say all it takes is to brush past someone; The Prime Minister distances himself from the mantra that the vaccine rollout is not a race, instead blaming his health department boss;

And a warning about bowel cancer, as the pandemic causes long waits for colonoscopy services in the public system.

There’s no certainty that Victoria's lockdown will lift later this week, instead, a warning the state's COVID outbreak could get worse; COVID is back in aged care facilities, and unions say workers are being urged to take shifts in multiple facilities; and after the Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka boycotts a post-match press conference, we'll look at the psychology of professional sports and how reporters treat the athletes.

The desperate hunt for those who may have had contact with infectious people, and how lockdowns and border closures are causing pain for divided families.

Melbourne has been ordered to stay home for the next seven days over the latest COVID outbreak; what are the mental health and economic implications for the state? And a week ago Israel and Hamas were at war so can a delicate diplomatic tightrope act keep the ceasefire intact?

The Victorian government says the next 24 hours is crucial as the state deals with a new COVID-19 outbreak; meanwhile a parliamentary inquiry has handed down a report on Christine Holgate and Australia Post.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has released an internal review into allegations members of the Prime Minister's office briefed journalists against Ms Higgins' partner but the review found there was not enough evidence to support the claim; meanwhile the EU has slapped sanctions on Belarus for forcing a civilian airliner to land as it crossed its airspace and Alena Kudzko says Russia's role in the grounding of a passenger plane in Minsk remains unclear.

A COVID alert in Melbourne, as four members of the same family test positive, Victorians are urged to be alert and be ready to get tested; A digital permit for vaccinated travellers is in the works, it could help Australia open the borders, but could it be discriminatory? And a fighter jet diverts a commercial flight over Belarus, warning of a bomb. Now the country's accused of 'state terrorism' as there was no explosive device, instead a dissident journalist was arrested.

Relief as a ceasefire holds across Israel and Gaza, but after 11 days of war, it's the Palestinians who've suffered more death and destruction, we’ll hear what it’s like in Gaza and speak with our correspondent in Jerusalem; The Victorian government sends the bill for better mental health services to big business, the Prime Minister says that'll kill jobs and growth, so we'll check that claim with experts; And a warning for homeowners looking to sell and buy elsewhere, after surging prices cut some out of the market before they can secure a new home.