Mr Andrews said the âcircuit breakerâ had worked.
He said some restrictions would stay in place but most of the measures would be repealed at 11.59pm.
Schools, restaurants and the retail sector can reopen, but masks will still be mandatory.
Tennis fans were banned from the Australian Open entirely under the stage four lockdown restrictions.
Until then, up to 30,000 fans were allowed inside Melbourne Park each day, in three different zones.
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From left: Covid-19 response commander Jeroen Weimer, Health Minister Martin Foley, Premier Daniel Andrews and Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton arrive in Parliament Gardens to announce the lifting of a âcircuit-breakerâ lockdown.
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