COVID crisis in Melbourne - growing cases spark new restrictions as the MCG becomes a focal point for contact tracers; Sydney's lockdown extended - residents wait up to eight hours for COVID tests and a pregnant woman in hospital tests positive; and Queensland prevents a State Of Origin whitewash in game three as the Blues claim the series.

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