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Quarantine rule for ACT close contacts to be dropped next week

Household contacts will still need to declare they are a contact to ACT Health and take precautions against spreading the virus.

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Vic COVID commander, restrictions to exit

Victoria's COVID-19 response commander is stepping down from his role as the premier leaves the door ajar for an end to all restrictions.

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Victoria's COVID-19 response commander Jeroen Weimar is stepping down

Victoria's COVID-19 response commander Jeroen Weimar will leave his role at the end of the month after overseeing the state's testing, tracing and vaccination schemes.

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NSW and Victoria have relaxed isolation guidelines for close contacts. So what are the rules where you are?

COVID-19 isolation rules for close contacts will be scrapped in New South Wales and Victoria this Friday. Here's what you need to know and what other states and territories are doing.

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ACT follows NSW, Vic isolation changes

COVID-19 isolation rules are about to be scrapped in Victoria and NSW, with changes also announced for the ACT.

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More than half of Canberrans may have already had COVID

The ACT is expected to make an announcement on Thursday about changes to close-contact isolation rules.

The Canberra Times

Epidemiologists split over easing of Covid restrictions in NSW and Victoria

While business groups celebrate change to isolation rules, some experts remain cautious

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Oi NSW & Victoria, Here’s All The COVID-19 Restrictions Getting Scrapped On Friday

After two years of this pandemic, the New South Wales Government and Victorian Government are scrapping a bunch of COVID-19 restrictions.

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ACT poised to scrap COVID-19 isolation orders for household contacts after NSW, Victoria drop quarantine rules

The ACT government says it will try to align its health orders with the two states, but some restrictions will remain.

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Queensland health authorities hint at possible easing of COVID-19 quarantine rules for close contacts

Queensland's Health Minister Yvette D'Ath flags quarantine requirements for close contacts of COVID-19 cases could be scrapped after the state passes the peak of its Omicron wave.

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ACT still waiting to announce household contact changes

Territory authorities are still expected to confirm changes to isolation rules before the end of the week.

The Canberra Times

NSW and Victoria to scrap Covid isolation requirements for household and close contacts

Covid restrictions to ease further in both states from Friday, with Victoria confident it has reached peak of Omicron wave

The Guardian - AU

Australia Covid restrictions: what’s changing and when do you still have to isolate or wear a mask?

Household contacts will soon no longer have to isolate in the two states as coronavirus case numbers drop. So what rules remain in place?

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Victorian, NSW farmers celebrate autumn break with once-in-a-century string of good seasons

An agricultural market analyst says producers across Victoria and southern NSW are perfectly placed to hit a tight global market battered by international crises.

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Qld close contact rules could be relaxed

Queensland is considering relaxing COVID-19 close contact isolation rules to bring the state into line with NSW and Victoria.

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Vic eases COVID-19 close contact rules

Victoria will ease a number of COVID-19 restrictions including scrapping the vaccine mandate for hospitality venues and masks for primary schools students.

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NSW, Vic iso ends for household contacts

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has welcomed the end of home isolation for household contacts of people with COVID-19 in NSW and Victoria.

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Victoria to lift COVID close contact isolation rules, ease vaccine requirements ahead of weekend

Victoria is announcing a winding back of COVID-19 rules this morning. It comes as the state government announces two-thirds of Victorians aged over 16 years have received three doses of a vaccine.

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Royal Children's Hospital no longer allowed to train doctors in providing children's emergency care

The Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne is stripped of its accreditation to train doctors in paediatric emergency medicine, leaving just four Victorian hospitals that can provide the training.

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Lindsay and Paula Fox donate a record $100m for National Gallery of Victoria space

A former curator praises donation for The Fox: NGV Contemporary to make up for public funding shortfalls

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NGV name rights for Fox $100m donation

The new National Gallery of Victoria Contemporary will be named after logistics magnates Lindsay and Paula Fox following a $100 million donation.

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Senior Victorians encouraged to travel as industry faces last hurdles to COVID recovery

The vouchers worth $200 each are being issued to senior travellers as the state records a bumper Easter weekend.

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Rain puts end to sunny Easter weather in Victoria as cold front arrives

Steady rainfall will be welcomed by farmers and unlikely to cause flooding, Bureau of Meteorology says

AAP

Extra 10k travel vouchers for Vic seniors

Some 10,000 Victorian seniors who missed out on travel vouchers will get a second chance to take a discounted holiday.

The Guardian - AU

Australians have unequal rights to die. For some families, that only adds to the pain

Sue Walton vowed to be with her terminally ill daughter when she decided to end her life. But NSW laws against voluntary assisted dying kept them apart

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