Victoria's hotel quarantine inquiry has released text messages between Premier Daniel Andrews and his Chief of Staff Lissie Ratcliff from the day the beleaguered program was established.
Here's the key events from Friday:
- Text messages between Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews and his Chief of Staff have been released by the inquiry into the state's hotel quarantine
- Victoria has gone four weeks without recording a new COVID-19 infection
- Western Australia Premier Mark McGowan said any decision to ease border restrictions to Victoria would be made next week
- Northern Territory Chief Minister Michael Gunner confirmed the cap on stranded Australians returning to the country would double to 1,000
- Hobart's Dark Mofo festival will return in 2021, after being cancelled this year because of the coronavirus pandemic
Catch up on the day's news and updates with the blog.
