Victoria back in lockdown - protests erupt as Daniel Andrews imposes a 5-day hard lockdown to contain the state's COVID clusters; Sydney's numbers expected to rise with an aged care home and three hospitals on high alert; Prime Minister Scott Morrison criticised over Job Keeper replacement scheme; and sports teams scramble to escape hotspots.

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