Authorities are anxiously awaiting coronavirus tests that will show if a Victorian couple who went on an interstate road trip infected anyone in Queensland.
Thousands of Melbourne workers are left without work over the long weekend as a host of limits remain in place after the Victorian capital’s lockdown lifts on Friday.
Retailers breathe deep sigh of relief as lockdown eases
By Imogen Bailey | 9 June 2021
Retail groups have welcomed the easing of lockdown restrictions in Victoria from midnight Thursday.
Retailers that have been closed during this lockdown will be allowed to reopen, alongside kids returning to schools, and cafes, restaurants and pubs reopening.
National Retail Association CEO Dominique Lamb said that businesses in Victoria will be breathing a deep sigh of relief. COVID has wreaked havoc across Australia and the world, but Victoria has been dealt a particularly brutal blow. Not only has it been the state’s fourth lockdown, but Victorian businesses have had to navigate this one without the JobKeeper safety net.