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5.42am BST
More good news from Victoria- as per the Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation statement:
The successful work of the Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (VACCHO) and its 32 Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations (ACCOs) has been instrumental in suppressing Covid-19 with zero active cases in Victorian communities.
While there is cause for celebration at this milestone achievement, VACCHO has urged a level of caution among Aboriginal Victorians as restrictions start to ease.
5.12am BST
In Victorian hotel quarantine inquiry news.
BREAKING: Counsel assisting Ben Ihle tells hotel quarantine inquiry it can “comfortably find” Victorian Government scheme IS responsible for
– 768 deaths
– 18,000 infections @newscomauHQ
