National cabinet will meet on Friday to discuss hotel quarantine arrangements for new international arrival caps as well as a definition of a hotspot.
Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has again put pressure on the Victorian government to ease restrictions to allow more people to return to work.Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has again put pressure on the Victorian government to ease restrictions.Speaking to Nine'sshow this morning, Mr Frydenberg said there was an expectation that 60 per cent of people in the December and March quarters will be from Victoria.
Victoria will be exempt from new rules on JobSeeker payments which will require recipients to apply for eight jobs a month to qualify. Little River is right on Melbourne's border with regional Victoria. In fact, part of the town is considered metropolitan Melbourne, while the remaining part is not. It means some residents are enjoying more freedoms this week, while their neighbours are in stage four lockdown.Police beefed-up the so-called "ring of steel" around Melbourne this week after lockdown restrictions were eased in regional Victoria.
In regional Victoria residents can now have visitors to their homes, restaurants and cafes can have seated indoor and outdoor dining, beauty services can reopen and people can gather in groups of 10 outside.Rachael Dexter "We're seeing the numbers tumble down and we need to keep seeing that happen and then we'll be able to get on with life again," Cr Capp said.
as part of the state government's push to save the hospitality industry and avoid COVID-19 outbreaks. Under changes to the income support payment, full-time workers will need to apply for eight jobs a month and part-time workers four a month, as well as accept any offers of "suitable work".
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