The Northern Territory declares Greater Metropolitan Sydney a coronavirus hotspot from midnight tonight, after NSW recorded 10 local cases across Sydney today.
Victoria closes border with NSW over new COVID-19 cluster
Five of those cases were linked to Sydney s northern beaches, taking the so-called Avalon cluster to 144 infections.
Another three locally acquired coronavirus cases were identified in Victoria, on top of three women whose positive tests ended a two-month streak without infections.
It s believed all six cases are tied to outbreaks of the virus in Sydney.
The increase in cases in New South Wales and Victoria has prompted states to re-impose border restrictions.
Western Australia
The government has revised Victoria s status to one of medium risk, effectively barring travel to WA.
Only people granted exemptions will be allowed to enter, while West Australians returning home will be required to quarantine for 14 days.
Ms Glass addressed reporters on Thursday in a press conference, saying, The government need not apologise for taking necessary and difficult action to keep us all safe in the face of this pandemic. But the rushed decision to detain 3,000 people immediately did not appear to have been taken on such health advice.
Ms Glass recommended that the government apologise for the hurt and distress caused by the lockdown s immediacy.
Damian Stock, the CEO of Inner Melbourne Community Legal, agrees with Ombudsman Glass.
He says an apology is an essential start point for the government to mend the harm the residents dealt with during the hard lockdown.