-- Victoria has recorded 19 coronavirus-related deaths for the second consecutive day and 331 new cases. There are hopes the state's coronavirus case numbers are finally stabilising after a month of rapid escalation, but Victorians have been warned to brace for more deaths.
-- Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews and Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton are among the first witnesses listed to appear before a public accounts and estimates committee today, where they will be quizzed over the government's coronavirus response.
-- NSW has recorded 22 new cases of COVID-19, with eight linked to a growing school cluster. Tangara School for Girls, at Cherrybrook in Sydney's north-west, is emerging as a coronavirus hotspot
-- The aged care royal commission is set to hear evidence revealing mistakes by the Health Department and the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission as coronavirus cases surged in nursing homes.
-- Nearly 20 million coronavirus cases have been confirmed worldwide, with more than 732,000 deaths, according to the tally by Johns Hopkins University. More than 12.1 million people have recovered from the virus.
Edit: This isnt good news....
Northern Territory may not reopen to Melbourne and Sydney for 18 months
By Mary Ward
The Northern Territory's tourism ads might still be playing on your TV, but Chief Minister Michael Gunner has said people from large cities with coronavirus outbreaks such as Melbourne and Sydney may not be able to visit for 18 months.
Speaking on ABC television about his territory's border controls, which forces permitted arrivals from "hotspot areas" to complete 14 days of paid quarantine before being allowed to visit, Mr Gunner said his government was "much more likely to add spots than remove them".
"We have got an indefinite ban on Victoria, and Sydney keeps bubbling away to a point to I can't give you a date where that would ever lift," he said.
