Fully vaccinated groups of up to five in Melbourne and Ballarat gathering outside will not be able to "get on the beers" or pop open a bottle of wine this weekend.
The New South Wales government has plunged the state into tougher restrictions with the harshest measures to be applied in particular local government areas (LGAs) of Greater Sydney.
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has warned Sydney's deadly coronavirus outbreak could happen in Greater Melbourne if residents continue to flout restrictions.
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced the country's latest lockdown will be extended until 11:59pm, Tuesday, August 24 as the nation reports 11 new COVID-19 cases.
New South Wales has recorded 644 local coronavirus cases and four additional deaths, taking the state's outbreak of the highly contagious Delta strain to more than 10,000 infections.
New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern extended a nationwide lockdown on Friday as the number of COVID-19 cases in the country jumped and the outbreak widened beyond its largest city, Auckland,…