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- NSW outbreak rises to 149 as support for businesses unveiled
- Australia’s top medical body refuses to endorse PM’s announcement that under-40s can get AstraZeneca
- Dan Andrews: halve cap on international arrivals
- Barnaby Joyce fined for not wearing mask after tipoff to police
- NSW lockdown rules and restrictions; Qld restrictions
- NSW hotspots; Qld hotspots; WA exposure sites
- Border closures: where you can and can’t travel in Australia
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We’ll leave it there for today.
Here are the main developments of the day:
In case you missed this earlier today:
Barnaby Joyce has been fined $200 for not wearing a mask while paying for petrol at a service station in Armidale after he was dobbed in by a member of the public.
Related: Barnaby Joyce fined for not wearing mask in breach of Covid rules after tipoff to police
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