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2.04am BST
NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian has just stepped up.
She says 19 local Covid-19 cases were recorded overnight, with all but two already linked to known outbreaks.
1.57am BST
We are just standing by now for the leaders of NSW and Queensland to stand up and give thier Covid-19 update in seperate but simultaneous press conferences.
But never fear, we will bring you all the updates from both here.
